I was about 20, and music became my only obsession to stay alive, he said. He told her as a kid that he excelled at swimming, he said I loved to dive into water. He said the water felt like a whole other world. She was hurt that they chose someone that looked like her rather than having her do it. According to Ferrano, even though everyone around them knew that they decided to accuse Parrott of causing Staleys addiction and depression. schain: { Whether you believe it or not, it's a hauntingly beautiful story. Meanwhile, Starr, who'd been introduced to heroin by Staley, drank a bottle of bleach used for cleaning syringes, thinking it was water. Hes wearing gold Elvis sunglasses and talking about partying with the other bands on tour and hanging with champion skateboarder Remy Stratton. "It was only five or six shows, and by the end of the last one, it was cops, ambulances, and, 'Get on the plane! (1969-1996) model, artist, grunge icon, beautiful soul Then he relapsed again. According to The Book Of Rock Lists by Dave Marsh and Kevin Stein (1981 ed. Krist Novoselic, Mark Lanegan, Mike Inez & Sean Kinney Tried To Help Layne. ,{ Needless to say, we missed the game and kept pretty much everyone else from watching it as well., That day we were talking and he said he had gotten a call from the old Rage Against The Machine members and they were putting together a new project, and they wanted him to audition. } Staley sightings became increasingly rare, and rumors circulated that the singer was wasting away in his Seattle apartment, doing nothing but drugs, painting, and playing video games to pass the time. "@type": "WebPage", Im not using drugs to get high like many people think. 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. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. The album-opening Them Bones welcomes you with the screams of a man being burned alive, and it just gets more brutal from there. Along with Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains was a primary grunge-era influence on the post-grunge bands that ruled modern-rock radio from the late 90s onward. asi: 'theadengine.com', Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, started shooting smack and Alice in Chains got famous. "@type": "WebPage", simplerGPT: true, There was a stash of cocaine and two crack pipes on the table. { You dont look too good. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", And as anyone who knows anything about IV drugs can tell you, the veins in the hand are used only after all the other veins have been tapped out.". But this version of AIC is an appreciably different band; many things can be said of Layne Staley, but Morgan Freeman-esque is not one of them. At the time of his death in 2002, neither Kinney nor AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell had spoken to Staley for more than two years. If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') The singers life was full of trauma, and drugs, at first, offered him an escape from his pain. The book says that former Alice bassist Mike Starr was visiting Staley the day before the singer's death. Thinking about both of them yesterday and today, and what might have been. ", It's hard to tell if Staley would agree or disagree with his mom's take. pubID: '434bb5e4-3704-4b75-b36c-785a444462bd', var googletag = googletag || {}; Money goes to the Therapeutic Health Services (THS), which runs the Layne Staley Memorial Fund. (Instrumental), She Was My Girl, Pig Charmer, Anger Rising, S.O.S., Give It a Name, Thanks Anyways, 31/32.Brighten (Jerry Cantrell solo record) consists of 9 tracks: Atone, Brighten, Prism of Doubt, Black Hearts and Evil Done, Siren Song, Had to Know, Nobody Breaks You, Dismembered, Goodbye.PAYPAL: https://bit.ly/2RlNUWCWHAT IS CLASSIC ROCK? There will always be haters, he said in an interview with budZtv in 2010. Starr was likely the last one to see him alive. Demri Parrott had an encounter with Katina Bonita Evangeline (1991). sid: '1366', She wasn't far behind, having immediately clocked out of work and raced home, flying past five police cars who, thankfully, didn't try to stop her. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); Like lots of rock stars, Layne Staley didn't have the happiest, most stable upbringing. "Go f-----g do it now.". I can get by without them. I know he was joking, but I dont like to hear stuff like that. Movies: Now more than ever. I know why youre here. When I got there, Layne answered the door and he was back to the old Layne. Courtney Love tried to chase him down following Cobain's death. Black Gives Way to Blue consists of 11 tracks: All Secret Know, Check My Brain, Last of My Kind, Your Decision, A Looking in View, When the Sun Rose Again, Acid Bubble, Lesson Learned, Take Her Out, Private Hell, Black Gives Way to Blue.The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here consists of 12 tracks: Hollow, Pretty Done, Stone, Voices, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, Lab Monkey, Low Ceiling, Breath on a Window, Scalpel, Phantom Limb, Hung on a Hook, Choke.Rainier Fog consists of 10 tracks: The One You Know, Rainier Fog, Red Giant, Fly, Drone, Deaf Ears Blind Eyes, Maybe, So Far Under, Never Fade, All I Am.Boggy Depot (Jerry Cantrell solo record) consists of 12 songs: Dickeye, Cut You In, My Song, Settling Down, Break My Back, Jesus Hands, Devil by His Side, Keep the Light On, Satisfy, Hurt a Long Time, Between, Cold Piece.Degradation Trip Volumes 1 \u0026 2 (Jerry Cantrell solo double record) consists of 25 songs: (Volume 1) Psychotic Break, Bargain Basement Howard Hughes, Owned, Angel Eyes, Solitude, Mother's Spinning in Her Grave (Glass Dick Jones), Hellbound, Spiderbite, Pro False Idol, Feel the Void, Locked On, Gone. Staley's final public performance was in Kansas City, Mo., in 1996. So two weeks later [our mutual friend] was having a Super Bowl party. .addSize([0, 0], [[320, 50]]) For the bands cover design, Layne Staley provided the artwork, even painting his girlfriend Demri Parrott on the cover, when approaching the band with the design they quickly agreed with it. googletag.enableServices(); It was therapeutic and worked for me for a while, until my dad saw my picture printed on a magazine." In 1988, Layne Staley met Demri Lara Parrot, a model who would eventually become a grunge icon. Forever. }); .addService(googletag.pubads()); 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. William DuVall later replaced Staley and Duff McKagan joined on rhythm guitar. 5 on Marsh and Steins list. } }, .build(); googletag.pubads().refresh(); The two had argued over Staley's condition until Staley threatened to end the friendship if Starr reached out to the authorities. Although they were no longer together, Staley was clearly devastated by the news. Demri Parrott was in relationships with Rosheen Raugi (1993 - 1996), Kent Lake (1988), Paul Uhlir (1987 - 1989) and John Baker (person) (1984). Im telling you: Demri was here last night. Demris mother, Kathleen Austin, heard this story from Mike Starr after Laynes death and relayed the story to David de Sola (and it was corroborated by Jason Buttino). He wasn't really into the trumpet, but the drums he loved. For the first time, there were problems with his vocals. He seriously, seriously hated "Rutherford." "position": 1, "I'm not doing well," the singer said. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. I changed my number. Demri had a look that seemed to define the musical era, beautiful in a small-town way with her bright eyes, round cheeks, and curly hair. "name": "Rock Features" The lesson of Black Gives Way To Blue, at least as it applies to the SoCal pot-rock band Sublime, is that there really is life after death in 90s rock, provided you can retain enough of your old sound to convince people to move forward with you. "He finally kicked heroin use, and I'm still fighting," the singer said. "When Sean got lit he was pretty unstoppable," a friend says. By early 2001, it had been a couple of years since he had seen his old friend, so he was very surprised when he ran into him at a party. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/", But that was contingent on him having the energy and focus to be able to work, and I guess that didnt materialize., 5. .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) It was love at first sight. Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four to break out, but Nirvana clearly won the to-the-death competition. Staley erupted, then yelled at him whenever he tried to take more pills. She wore vintage costumes, long skirts with docs, lots of vintage style 30s and 40s jewelry. She also has Demris engagement ring that Layne gave her. It certainly rejiggers the list: Guitarist Terry Kath of MOR jazz-rock band Chicago (as well as the city of Chicago) died under similar circumstances in 1978, holding a gun he thought was unloaded to his head and mistakenly offing himself in front of his wife and one of his stage crew members. "@type": "ListItem", Two years later, Alice In Chains briefly reunited to record the songs Get Born Again and Died for a boxed set. Forrest recalls the story in his book Running with Monsters: A Memoir. Dope sick hurts the entire body. 99 talking about this. googletag.cmd.push(function(){ Alternative Nation published a similar article in September 2014, but we are now publishing a new version with a couple of new stories. She was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bremerton. .build(); He needs his hands and arms. .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) Of course he did." The difference on Black Gives Way To Blue was, as the title suggested, a shift in perspective. Eventually, his father managed to stop using. { .addService(googletag.pubads()); My biggest dream is to become a world-renowned writer. They couldnt have a chance to get back together as both of them died tragically in a short time after their break-up. Layne Went To A House Party And Hung Out With Ann Wilson, In the Heart book Kicking and Dreaming, Ann Wilson revealed that Layne attended a party at her home around 1999. But everyone starts somewhere. We are really really lucky people Ann. She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and . Soon, even bands directly inspired by early-90s bands would conveniently set aside the feminist idealism those groups were known for in favor of an unapologetically assertive masculinity that was both reactionary to recent rock history and restorative of the old status quo. Im just a singer. An indicator of that drop in regard for himself was when, in 1998, he contracted gangrene as a result of his lifestyle. Frusciante was hesitant to visit Staley because he didnt think you could really preach to somebody about getting clean, but Forrest was adamant about trying to help him. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. apstag.fetchBids({ From the start of Dirt, youre trapped in Staleys skin, and for the next 50 minutes there will be no escape. Diffuser says that after they realized the singer hadn't spent money in a strange amount of time, Staley's mother gave the police permission to breach his door. Im not going to quit doing drugs. However, they decided to break up after a few years while people were waiting for an announcement about their wedding. I didnt own the album because I didnt have to; if you spent time in a dorm in 1996 and 97, all you heard was Sublime, Odelay, and Dave Matthews Band. complete: 1, 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? "Then, our family friend Fred loaned him a drum set, and he loved the drums. Its 1987, and Staley knows how to walk the walk of the day, strutting onstage in baby blue satin suits and exuding big-cock charisma. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. I felt so sad for him, and I missed him. "position": 4, Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. But those successes, which include singles like What I Got and Santeria frontloaded in the first half of the record, made Sublime a leftfield and shockingly prescient smash, predicting and capitalizing on musical trends that were just taking hold when Nowell died. 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. Search for Bradley Nowell videos on YouTube and youll find a smattering of interview clips recorded a year or so before he died. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demris wedding. ), the No. However, she goes on to say that her late son was "shocked to find that God isn't going to dig you out of every tunnel that you put yourself in to. In April 1997, Sublime entered the Billboard Top 20. There was more to Nowell than living life like the world was one big smoke-filled Chevy van. One of the many drenched-in-drug moments revealed in David de Sola's new book, "Alice in Chains: The Untold Story," has Cobain and Staley striking a deal while the bands were on tour in Rio de Janeiro. timeout: 2000 }, apstag.init({ As Starr stormed out, Staley begged him to stay, saying, "Not like this. Im going to die like thisthis is it. For years, Kinney had tried reaching out to Staley three times a week, either by phone or, when he was in town, yelling at the window of his nondescript Seattle condo. On one hand, the two bands got up to some hilarious business pranking each other. One of Layne Staleys friends who spoke to NME revealed that he was placed on a 24-hour suicide watch after he had learned that Demri Parrott died from an overdose. Does taking Russian roulette out of the equation make Aces death any less spectacular? But when theres 20,000 people out there, just loving everything, and just dancing around with smiles, nothing can stop that.. He showed up in the recording studio toothless, emaciated and looking like an 80-year-old man. Staley was on the sofa, illuminated by a flickering television. Alice In Chains 2.0 became a band with two lead singers, with Cantrell frequently dueting with DuVall or taking lead vocals on his own. His will to live went with her. Don't leave like this.". Seattle Weekly describes the tragic scene when police kicked in the door to Layne Staley's condo in Seattle's University District on April 19. She said she believes her daughter was there that night to be there with Layne as hes doing his transition., 10. For what it's worth, Demri's mother believes Staley, although he was clearly affected by his drug use. By this point he had quit [Alice In Chains], he had lost most of his teeth, and weighed barley 100 pounds. Don't try to contact any AIC members. On April 4, 2002, Starr, high on benzodiazepine, offered to call 911. Staley and Parrott were no longer together when she died; because she lacked Staley's rock-star bank account, Parrott was reduced to living out a conventional junkie death, finally prostituting. Also, demri never got sober, so, all the times layne was in rehab, demri was still using heroin, which wasn't very helpful. .addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280]]) Neither Demri's mother nor Layne's stepfather have been able to confirm that. But soon he was caught in an inescapable trap that led to his premature death in 2002. I don't live his lifestyle, so his house isn't the healthiest place to be around. "It would make him madder than f***," said Nick Pollock, one of Staley's former bandmates, who claimed he used to call his buddy variations of "Rutherford" just to mess with him. The host focuses on a section of his studio `gallery and makes references to those who have `crossed over.He also conducts one-on-one sessions with audience members and celebrity guests., While watching Crossing Over, Layne turned to Mike and said, Demri was here last night. "itemListElement": [ var googletag = googletag || {}; "item": { But its a surprisingly decent addition to the Alice In Chains canon. I had the chance to throw out all this anger by the music in order to help others. Thats terrible, Mom. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_3', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-5') Yes, Staley, born Layne Rutherford Staley on August 22, 1967, picked the middle name "Thomas" because he was a fan of Mtley Cre drummer Tommy Lee. Hes the reason I started singing.. "@type": "WebSite", RIP Layne and Demri.. Sadly, Starr wasn't too far behind his former friend and bandmate. On top of this, Staley had lost his ability to ingest food and survived off supplements for the last few years of his life. This portable projector plays your movies in crisp, high-contrast, 1080p detailno matter where you are. They began dating a short time after they saw each other. Other than that, there was no promotional concert tour for Sublime, or any new music to follow it up. "Demri was a fashion icon in the Seattle Grunge scene. One night, Alice in Chains dressed up as strippers in skimpy panties and combat boots, and followed Van Halen on stage, aping their signature walk. Demri Parrott was former ex-girlfriend of singer Layne Staley from Alice in Chains. googletag.cmd.push(function() { "item": { Because he'd been a recluse for so long, friends and family who might've found him earlier didn't think it was particularly odd they hadn't heard from him during that time. "In 5thgrade, he [Staley] borrowed his Uncle Bob's trumpet, so that was his first instrument," said Nancy McCallum, Staley's mother, according to Northwest Music Scene. The bands 1990 debut, Facelift, went platinum thanks in large part to the popular single Man In The Box, which succinctly laid out the themes of future Alice In Chains records in the very first lineStaley was a man trapped, buried in his own shit, and while he was self-aware enough to acknowledge it, he was powerless to lift himself out. Its the worst pain in the world. Demri Lara Parrott(February 22, 1969 - October 29, 1996) was best known for Demri Parrott her relationship with Layne Staley, the singer of rock band Alice in Chains. "@type": "ListItem", googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_sidebar_1', [[300,600],[300,1050],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-7') He was reporting on his own ongoing dissolution, giving the play-by-play on his soul being ripped away from him. In the Staley slot was William DuVall, who sang in Cantrells post-AIC band and sat in with Alice when the band first reunited in 2006 for a benefit concert. Ramirez had been playing Sublime songs for much of his life when he hooked up with Gaugh and Wilson, learning them shortly after picking up the guitar at age 11. Demri Parrott Remembered. Those that knew Staley personally seem to agree that he more or less died in spirit when his long-time girlfriend, Demri Parrott, succumbed to bacterial endocarditis stemming from her own drug use in October 1996. "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." More about Demri Parrott edit Dating History # Rosheen Raugi Producer Dave Jerden watched as Staley disintegrated after a dressing-down from Cantrell: "Layne, who had such a strong personality, had completely turned into this nothing.". The article notes that Jerry Cantrell had told Kerrang! Now touring as Sublime With Rome, Gaugh and Wilson are playing their old songs with Rome Ramirez, a singer born the same year that Sublime played its first show. Layne told Wright, Wow, I get to perform again. Wright was preparing to fly up to Seattle to prepare the studio for Laynes return to recording when he got the called that he had died. ] On April 5, 2002, Layne Staley took a speedball a combination of cocaine and heroin and passed away (via Diffuser). Parrott was born in Bremerton, Washington to Kathleen Austin and Dennis Dougherty on February 22, 1969. What Happened Next? "I believe that there's a wonderful place to go to after this life, and I don't believe in eternal damnation for anyone," he said to Rolling Stone in 1996. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. According to this Alice In Chains interview with Rockline on July 19, 1999, Staley wrote the song "Get Born Again" to target what he saw as "religious hypocrisy." Demri Parrott probably is referenced in the most AIC songs that we know of: *Love, Hate, Love. The autopsy later revealed that the next day Staley plunged a speedball into his vein. } { Krist Novoselic brought him food, hoping he could save him after losing Kurt Cobain. Johns a guitar player. He dropped out of my life for 15 years." But rather than a heartwarming reunion between father and son, his dad's habits rubbed off on him when he was trying to stay clean. They also were on hand that year to accept an MTV Video Music Award for best alternative video, an appearance punctuated by drunken shoutouts to Happy Gilmore and Lynyrd Skynyrd and an awkwardly slurred tribute to Nowell. "I know I'm dying," Staley is reported to have said. 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. It cites reports of 76 crack cocaine-related deaths in 2002, up sharply from 46 the year before, and 80 opioid deaths compared to a milder 64 in 2001. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/", She wasn't happy with the suicide ruling and wondered what more there might be to the story. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). 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. He ended up in the hospital. You dont get the same singular experience listening to Godsmack (which took its name from a Dirt track), Staind, or Creed, who adopted the superficialities of Alice In Chains sonic and thematic signposts and reconfigured them into interchangeably angsty and thuddingly poppy plop-metal. She looks very similar to Staley's longtime girlfriend and eventual fianc Demri Parrott. Ramirez grew up on Sublime records, and based on this clip of Sublime With Rome performing the hit Wrong Way in 2010 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he was hired for his ability to make Nowells demise seem like a mere inconvenience that temporarily kept the band off the road. In 2005, Cantrell, Kinney and Mike Inez, who replaced Starr as bassist, reunited for a benefit concert. .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_anchor', [[728,90],[320,50]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-6') A friend of hers said so and there's even an interview with Layne where he says Demri was pissed about it because it looked just like her when they could've just let her . Fuck it, fight it, its all the same, Nowell sang on What I Got, and it was a message that resonated with millions of people that had no idea that they were bobbing their heads to a happy-go-lucky dead guy. But the loss still crushed him. In a very real way, both men remain the most important members of their respective bands. In the end, his dad found him. Ill look at the coke-fueled disaster of Oasis misbegotten epic Be Here Now, and the unlikely triumph of Radioheads dystopian prog-rock masterpiece OK Computer. She said after most of the crowd left at night Layne was still there, and she wanted to go swimming so Layne followed her to the pool. This was neither the beginning nor the end of Staleys sufferings that he was trying to get rid of it for years. Layne Staley died on April 5, 2002. Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains during an In-Store record promotion in Los Angeles in September 1990. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. .addSize([0, 0], [[320, 50]]) Staley was playing video games while they talked, and pretended to listen according to Forrest. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); "item": { Demri Parrott was an American model. "The same s--t was going on again.". Genealogy for Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. By the time Staley actually was a star, he traded in the poufy-haired bravado of glam for the vein-popping gutter grime of Alice In Chains. Layne said, Did you see that? "When I haven't talked to anybody in years, and every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this that ain't my title My bad habits aren't my title. On the other, Staley's affair with heroin got serious fast. FULL FILM: https://youtu.be/qMlLfrU5fjsAlice in Chains lineup throughout the Layne Staley era consisted of Layne Staley (87 - 98), Jerry Cantre. One way she's contributed to the fight is by helping run the Layne Staley Tribute Concert, which the article says is an annual celebration of Alice in Chains' contributions to music. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_sidebar_1', [[300,600],[300,1050],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-7') Sean Kinney would try to visit Layne at his home, and he frequently called him to no avail. In October of that year, his former girlfriend and fellow drug addict Demri Parrott died of bacterial endocarditis. "And now they're turning against me, and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks. Mainly, he holed up in his apartment, gaming, playing with his cat and doing drugs. Now for the more positive things: Demri Parrott (which I recently found out was pronounced Puh-Row) was described by everyone who knew her as a bubbly, charismatic and beautiful girl. Courtney Love, center, tried to chase down Staley following the death of Kurt Cobain (r.), to see if he might've known something about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Cobain's death. Cover for 'Alice and Chains: The Untold Story,' by David de Sola. Demri Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley (1992 - 1994). Layne didnt get in, but sat in a chair sipping a beer. Dope sick hurts the entire body, he horrifyingly shared. Gaugh and Wilson said they had no plans to revive Sublime until they met Ramirez in 2008 and, as they later told Billboard, had instantaneous chemistry with the 20-year-old Fremont, Calif. native. "Don' try to talk about this to my sister Liz. }); He was also a serious heroin addict, a habit inspired in part by wanting to mimic his heroes. Its too late. Fortunately for Staley, Elmer appeared to be a pretty decent stepdad and even played a large role in getting young Staley into music. ", "I think people would be surprised that he [Staley] was raised in the Christian Science Sunday School for twenty years," his mother, Nancy McCallum, said to Alternative Nation in 2015. 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.