According to Ferrano, even though everyone around them knew that they decided to accuse Parrott of causing Staleys addiction and depression. As recounted by Rick Anderson of Seattle Weekly, Staleys body was found sitting upright on the couch, his remains illuminated by a flickering television in an otherwise darkened room. Just as Alice in Chains became famous, Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, introduced him to heroin. "@type": "WebPage", "I was trying to kick this habit out of my life, and here comes this man asking for money to buy some smack." He never made it, so Chris Cornell went and got the job.. "They asked if he believed in God? He was also a serious heroin addict, a habit inspired in part by wanting to mimic his heroes. " Kinney recalls. He was traveling with a bodyguard hired specifically to keep his drug use in check, but after the show he overdosed. I know I have no chance. Club tells us, the year 1996 seems to have marked the start of his slow, sad downfall. Whether or not he still spoke to his bandmates was also up for debate. Rooster is a spooky character study about Cantrells father fighting off demons from the Vietnam War, but it also applied to Staleys own drawn-out, unwinnable conflict. "I pay you," she screamed back. Layne and Mark Lanegan Discussed Collaborating, We talked about [working together] from time to time, Mark Lanegan told CDNow in April 2002. Formed in 1988, Sublime made its name by playing surf towns up and down the California coast, honing a feel-good blend of punk, hip-hop, and ska informed by Nowells multicultural upbringing in Long Beach. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott, started using. Staley was on the sofa, illuminated by a flickering television. googletag.enableServices(); .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/10-surprising-stories-about-layne-staleys-reclusive-years/", His biological father, Philip Staley, vanished shortly after his birth in 1967, according to "Layne Staley: Angry Chair" by Adriana Rubio (and explained in Metal Sucks). ver: '1.0', }, "Layne shot me up first a couple of times. 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. Staleys method of killing himself was slower and more painful, but ultimately no less effective. 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. Some believe that that when Layne his ex Demri Parrott died in 1996 from Drug overdose, Layne never recovered from her death and probably what caused him to fall apart beyond repair with his drug using. googletag.enableServices(); }, In addition to Mark, Demris friend Ferrano agreed with him and stated that Staley died because he felt guilty about ending their relationship and not being kind to Demri who was the only person that loved him although he wasnt famous and rich back then. 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. That version of the band still records and performs. By David de Sola | November 1, 2016 | 0. Do you think that almost hit us, Ann? As for fans that object to another man heading up Sublime, Ramirez seems content to play the haters gonna hate card. googletag.pubads().refresh(); Learn More{{/message}}. 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. And demri parrott kinda introduced him to heroin, i believe the first time layne used it was in the backstage of a show when demri gave to him. An indicator of that drop in regard for himself was when, in 1998, he contracted gangrene as a result of his lifestyle. Layne: Im okay, though. !function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){if(a[a9])return;function q(c,r){a[a9]._Q.push([c,r])}a[a9]={init:function(){q("i",arguments)},fetchBids:function(){q("f",arguments)},setDisplayBids:function(){},targetingKeys:function(){return[]},_Q:[]};A=p.createElement(s);A.async=!0;A.src=t;g=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];g.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)}("apstag",window,document,"script","//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js"); "When Sean got lit he was pretty unstoppable," a friend says. } Her death also led to the end of Layne when he shut the world out and later died in 2002 at 34. Neither Demri's mother nor Layne's stepfather have been able to confirm that. (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? Don't try to contact any AIC members. "item": { Layne Staley died on April 5, 2002. After that, I dont think he wanted to go on.. Demri Parrott was former ex-girlfriend of singer Layne Staley from Alice in Chains. Although they were no longer together, Staley was clearly devastated by the news. Alice In Chains late leader Layne Staley tragically lost his fight against addiction on April 5th, 2002. He was already pretty reclusive in 1996, but after her death, there were only three recordings that I know of (Despiseley Brothers, 2 AIC songs, and a Pink Floyd cover for a movie soundtrack). Other (false) rumors emerged, claiming that Staley had contracted gangrene by shooting up and had body parts ranging from fingers to an entire arm amputated. "item": { Demri Lara PARROTT Left this world October 29, 1996; born in Bremerton, Wa, on Feb 22, 1969 and attended school in Arlington. Cobain agreed to pay for the product if Staley shouldered the cost of having it flown in. *Confusion. They are not my friends.. It was therapeutic and worked [for] me for a while until my dad saw my picture printed on a magazine., The singer divulged how his father became a bad influence on him. His will to live went with her. Mar 14, 2016. I never wanted [the publics] thumbs up about this fucking drug use. Then, two things changed. 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.". She attended at school in Arlington (Washington), and dropped at her . Though never verified, there have been rumors that Layne worked on a home demo called Everyday that he planned on sending to Jerry Cantrell, possibly as late as 2002. "I promised that I would always be there for my children," she said to TheSeattle Times. hp: 1, 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. 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. But its a surprisingly decent addition to the Alice In Chains canon. Next According to David de Sola's book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death.. apstag.init({ .addService(googletag.pubads()); According to Greg Pratos Grunge is Dead and Mark Yarms Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, many of Laynes rocker friends refused to give up on him and still tried to see him during his reclusive years. 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. 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. "@type": "ListItem", It's too late. The difference on Black Gives Way To Blue was, as the title suggested, a shift in perspective. Parrott, too, was a heavy drug user and fatally overdosed on October 29, 1996. Two years later, Alice In Chains briefly reunited to record the songs Get Born Again and Died for a boxed set. If it had been a novel, a good editor would have cut out all the monotonous material about Staley holing up for years in his apartment, so sick that he made his busy corps of dealers bring drugs to his front door, and finished the story closer to 1996, the year he unofficially limped away from the world and Alice In Chains, then one of the biggest hard-rock bands in the land. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demri's wedding. People who knew both of them well generally agree (and told me) that Layne never got over Demris death. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. The two were allegedly watching a show called "Crossing Over," which is about a psychic medium that helps connect loved ones to deceased relatives. Im not going to quit doing drugs. Equally important for Sublimes success was the element of mans-man machismo, which was spelled out on the album cover depicting a hulking and shirtless Nowell standing with his back to the camera and exposing his large Sublime tattoo. .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) The most vocal haters of the new Sublime were from Bradley Nowells family, which issued a statement in 2009 chastising Gaugh and Wilson for carrying on the band name without their original singer and friend. } His comments given to Rubio show that Staley was aware that his mortality was on the horizon and had accepted his fate. ], There were times where someone had to go into the bathroom to see if Brad was still alive, Leary told Rolling Stone. Staley and Parrott were no longer together when she died; because she lacked Staleys rock-star bank account, Parrott was reduced to living out a conventional junkie death, finally prostituting herself in order to score drug money. The single Down In A Hole is a pained expression of romantic loss that became a metaphor for chemical longing in Staleys hands. At the beginning of 1997, the biggest British rock band in the world was Oasis. He never recovered from Demris death. "@type": "WebSite", This fucking drug use is like the insulin a diabetic needs to survive, he said. .addSize([990, 200], [[728, 90], [970, 90], [970, 250]]) I dont give a fuck if you fucking believe me or not, dude. ", It's hard to tell if Staley would agree or disagree with his mom's take. From the start of Dirt, youre trapped in Staleys skin, and for the next 50 minutes there will be no escape.