Its known that both Parrott and Staley were struggling with their drug addiction problems for a very long time until the young couples early and unexpected deaths. He was found dead on March 8, 2011, in his home in Salt Lake City as a result of a prescription drug overdose. By David de Sola | November 1, 2016 | 0. It was love at first sight. I never wanted to end my life this way. He was 44 years old. in 1998 that he and the other guys in Alice frequently hung out with Staley at his place, playing video games and having a grand old time. They couldnt have a chance to get back together as both of them died tragically in a short time after their break-up. googletag.enableServices(); This actually isnt much of a departure from the sound of Alice In Chains 1.0, which was steeped in the undead Southern-rock harmonies of Staley and Cantrell. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; I know Im near death, Staley continued. var mapping1 = googletag.sizeMapping() "@type": "BreadcrumbList", Mainly, he holed up in his apartment, gaming, playing with his cat and doing drugs. His will to live went with her. She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and . Kinney claims he had an alter ego he called Steve who would stand on a chair in an upscale restaurant and pee on the dessert cart or methodically pour beer into the sconces lining a hotel hallway for the pleasure of seeing them explode seconds later. Although he'd lived as a recluse for years, former Alice in Chains bassist Michael Starr who Diffuser says blamed himself for Staley's death claimed on an episode of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew"that he was the last person to see Staley alive. "@type": "WebSite", . Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four to break out, but Nirvana clearly won the to-the-death competition. Hes the reason I started singing.. The book says that former Alice bassist Mike Starr was visiting Staley the day before the singer's death. "Since that call I always was wondering, 'Where is my dad?' googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') "He would get so angry at me, he would be ready to get out of the goddamn moving car. Most people who love Sublime today are fans of a band that Nowell hasnt been a living member of for 15 years. "I don't give a f*** if you f****** believe me or not, dude. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Demri Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley (1992 - 1994). But its a surprisingly decent addition to the Alice In Chains canon. "itemListElement": [ The engagement was called off, but she did pick out a dress. "He finally kicked heroin use, and I'm still fighting," the singer said. Austin got that bear back after it was found in Laynes things after his death. "name": "Deep Cuts" I know I did my best or what I thought would be right. "item": { An updated version of The Book Of Rock Lists would probably be topped by Dimebag Darrell Abbott, the former Pantera guitarist who was gunned down onstage by a crazed fan during a performance with his band Damageplan on Dec. 8, 2004 at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. He seriously, seriously hated "Rutherford." He wanted a teddy bear that Demri had had with her in hospital. William DuVall later replaced Staley and Duff McKagan joined on rhythm guitar. Staley had actually died on April 5, 2002 eight years to the day after fellow Grunge rock frontman Kurt Cobain had taken his own life but his body wasn't found until April 19,according to Ultimate Classic Rock. At one point, Staley was even informed that his old man had passed away, although this wasn't true. Staley's final public performance was in Kansas City, Mo., in 1996. What happened to Demri? "@type": "ListItem", "When I tried drugs, they were f****** great, and they worked for me for years," he said. The last time Kathleen Austin Demris mother saw Layne was in 1997. Addiction was a constant throughout Staleys short life, which he tried his hardest to break out from but sadly didnt make it, and his music serves as a memory of his distinct talent. Demri Parrott died on October 29, 1996. Demri Parrott probably is referenced in the most AIC songs that we know of: *Love, Hate, Love. - CANADA \u0026 USA:- YouTube http://bit.ly/2Kbji5C - iTunes https://apple.co/2KNOCD2 - Vimeo http://bit.ly/2Iv1ywd - XBOX http://bit.ly/2K8AF6Z- Google Play https://bit.ly/3cwDybUWHAT IS CLASSIC ROCK? Its not AC/DC roaring back to life with Brian Johnson on Back In Black, but its not the embarrassment it seemed destined to be either. The specificity of Dirt is what makes the album so moving, and its the most obvious attribute separating Alice In Chains from the legion of bands that emerged to take its place after Staley slipped into permanent heroin hibernation. He hadn't yet mastered singing high. Learn More{{/message}}. It seems strange, since Staley would, of course, go on to become one of the most noteworthy figures in a genre that would present itself as the antithesis of everything bands like Mtley Cre stood for. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') The singer spoke about how he went on a journey when he was 16 to find his father, but what he discovered made him not want to look any further. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_1', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-3') 5. There was more to Nowell than living life like the world was one big smoke-filled Chevy van. Staley couldnt bring himself to join Cantrell on stage after being asked, and a photo taken of him backstage is the last image of the singer before his death. "position": 3, Despite his numerous attempts to get clean, Staleys body was discovered in his Seattle condo, with toxicology reports finding his death was the result of an accidental overdose. "Demri was here last night," Staley allegedly said. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancee of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. } Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro recently tweeted about late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and Layne's girlfriend Demri Parrott, who died in 1996. var googletag = googletag || {}; After that, I dont think he wanted to go on.. At that point, Staley had already been to rehab after an intervention. I felt so sad for him, and I missed him. No one would ever see him alive again. "@type": "ListItem", Both Jerry Cantrell, the other engine driving Alice in Chains, and drummer Sean Kinney openly talk about their sobriety these days, but are none too specific about the substances, other than booze, at the source of their addictions. So two weeks later [our mutual friend] was having a Super Bowl party. I hadnt seen him in a couple of years and wasnt prepared for it. They were attached at the hip until 1994 when they split for a final time. Much farther down on the most spectacular rock deaths list is Layne Staley of Alice In Chains. He wasn't really into the trumpet, but the drums he loved. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_sidebar_1', [[300,600],[300,1050],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-7') "Alice In Chains: The Untold Story" says the two met in 1988, before Alice in Chains blew up, and that it was "love at first sight." } complete: 1, Just as Alice in Chains became famous, Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, introduced him to heroin. They found the deceased singer sitting upright, surrounded by drugs and drug paraphernalia, cans of spray paint, spent needles, and unspent cash, all illuminated by a flickering TV. In the soaring chorus, Staley harmonizes with Cantrell on lines that spell out the catch-22 that defined his final years: Whats my drug of choice? Layne Might Have Considered Fronting Audioslave. I can get by without them. I know he was joking, but I dont like to hear stuff like that. She says she hopes that her son's music will shed light on the disease of addiction that ultimately took his life. .defineSizeMapping(mapping1) Staley sound-alikes became so common in the years after his public retreat and death that it was perhaps inevitable that one of them ended up replacing him in his own band. I dont go broke, and I do it a lot. Even as his habit kept Alice In Chains off the road and out of the studio, Staley still had more than enough money to ensure that hed always have a steady supply of the substances he craved. According to "sources close to the band," Staley lost his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend, Demri Parrott, to a heroin overdose later that same year. Back in those days, the band lived in abject poverty, "obsessed with getting p---y and who they were f-----g.". Tom Morello later claimed that he had no recollection of ever speaking to Staley about auditioning for Audioslave, so this could be a case of Gallagher misremembering the conversation, and it having more been about Staley considering the idea of calling up the former Rage Against The Machine members. Bob: Your Moms worried, man. It might be the least spectacular rock death of all time, in the sense that it surprised absolutely no one, including Staley himself. 5. Menu. .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) She then ignored directions from the officer on the scene to stay outside, entered the house, and sat next to her son's body. } "item": { However, that defensiveness had nothing to do with personal embarrassment. If he felt any misgivings about essentially pretending to be Bradley Nowell so his old bandmates could tour again under a lucrative moniker, he didnt show it when he made his debut as Sublimes new lead singer in February 2009 at a surprise show in Nevada. } googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_3', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-5') The book notes he was missing teeth and struggling to breathe. Who doesnt want to go to a concert to hear their favorite songs, regardless of whos singing or whos playing it? Whether you believe it or not, it's a hauntingly beautiful story.
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