"This f****** drug use is like the insulin a diabetic needs to survive. No one would ever see him alive again. Demri Parrott Tribute - YouTube He seriously, seriously hated "Rutherford." sid: '1366', Mark Lanegan and Mike Inez also went to Laynes home and bang on his door trying to see him. "item": { People who knew both of them well generally agree (and told me) that Layne never got over Demris death. William DuVall later replaced Staley and Duff McKagan joined on rhythm guitar. After that, I dont think he wanted to go on., He died because he wished he had done right by the one person he knew for sure loved him for the poor butt rocker he was when he met her and hed be the first to admit it.. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. 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.. "I promised that I would always be there for my children," she said to TheSeattle Times. Perry Farrell and Kurt Cobain and all those guys did drugs, and Brad wanted to see what it was like. By the time Sublime was in the studio recording its self-titled third record, Nowell was in such rough shape that producer Paul Learyno stranger to substance abuse as a founding member of Butthole Surferssent him home before the record was completed. 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. He struggled with addiction for much of his life, and as Steven Hyden of the A.V. They are not my friends.". .addSize([990, 200], [[728, 90], [970, 90], [970, 250]]) Alice In Chains late leader Layne Staley tragically lost his fight against addiction on April 5th, 2002. He would never perform with Alice In Chains again. They broke up, in part because she couldn't accept his relentless womanizing. "@type": "ListItem", .addService(googletag.pubads()); var googletag = googletag || {}; Sublime proved to be an ideal band for a generation that approached rock music with an irreverent, hip-hop-inspired sensibility. Tillman claimed that Ace had been drinking heavily and goofing around when he picked up the pistol. 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. Parrott had died in October 1996. That night, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, who had just been tossed from the band, claimed he actually died and came back as he bounced from shooting up with one famed musician to the other. Rumors began circulating that he had lost an arm to gangrene. I'm telling you: Demri was here." } The group didnt release another album with Staley following their eponymous third studio album in 1995, which gave Alice In Chains their first number one record in the United States. "There is no f-----g way I'm going to do that," he shouted. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. She was hurt that they chose someone that looked like her rather than having her do it. }, At the time of his death in 2002, neither Kinney nor AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell had spoken to Staley for more than two years. Layne turned a corner with two strippers into a hallway crowded with cops. But that was contingent on him having the energy and focus to be able to work, and I guess that didnt materialize., 5. Befitting a band that preferred to work spontaneously and under the influence of strong substances, Sublime is a spotty, erratic record, with more dead ends and half-formed ideas than successes. Self: 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. He had just gotten pretty much the entire Nerf arsenal, so we went to war. I'm Melisa. But when theres 20,000 people out there, just loving everything, and just dancing around with smiles, nothing can stop that.. 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. But nevertheless, Starr still blamed himself and never even spoke about it until that Celebrity Rehab interview in February of 2010. 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. But having the circumstances of their death constantly rubbed in your face because so many others are experiencing addiction must be difficult. She did not use heroin until with him. She was around five feet tall-maybe even shorter-and was stunningly beautiful. She wore vintage costumes, long skirts with docs, lots of vintage style 30s and 40s jewelry. var mapping1 = googletag.sizeMapping() "@type": "ListItem", Parrott, too, was a heavy drug user and fatally overdosed on October 29, 1996. 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. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). He was also a serious heroin addict, a habit inspired in part by wanting to mimic his heroes. 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. 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. Staley spent the bulk of his childhood being raised by his mom, Nancy McCallum, and her second husband, Jim Elmer, who she met at a mutual friend's Christmas party, according to David de Sola. Rare pictures show her to be dark-featured and pretty, with long black hair and dark eyes. 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. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); }, about the Dirt cover were awhile ago, but that's Mariah, not Demri. 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. Layne Staley | | The Guardian Gallagher had been friends with Staley since 1986, even living with him and Sleze bassist Mike Mitchell for a period in the 80s. If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! The difference on Black Gives Way To Blue was, as the title suggested, a shift in perspective. 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? 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. "I don't have any magic answers," she told the paper. "And now they're turning against me, and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks. After a year in stores, it was selling 50,000 copies a week, eventually going on to sell 6 million. Is there a reason Layne Staley first got into heavy drug use? She looks very similar to Staley's longtime girlfriend and eventual fianc Demri Parrott. .addSize([0, 0], [[320, 50]]) "@type": "WebPage", And I thought, oh, for heaven sake, listen to his music. } As for fans that object to another man heading up Sublime, Ramirez seems content to play the haters gonna hate card. "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. What's not known is if they finally connected. Layne and Mark Lanegan Discussed Collaborating, We talked about [working together] from time to time, Mark Lanegan told CDNow in April 2002. When I got there, Layne answered the door and he was back to the old Layne. Demri Parrott's Death, Mystery About Her Life And Layne Staley - JukeBugs Very little is known of Demri Parrott, except that she was practically worshiped by her fianc, Layne Staley. "@type": "WebPage", "He finally kicked heroin use, and I'm still fighting," the singer said. - WORLDWIDE:- Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whatisclassicrock2Cheers,Daniel On one hand, the two bands got up to some hilarious business pranking each other. function(bids) { The2002 Rolling Stone article claimed that thedeath of ex-girlfriend Demri Parrott was one of the catalysts for Layne Staley's collapse into an isolated, drug-fueled existence that ultimately claimed his life. The book notes he was missing teeth and struggling to breathe. Close to a dozen more stints in rehab were in his future. How close do you think that was to us, Ann? 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. } Then, Staley said his dad reached out. Demri Parrott - Biography - IMDb Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. He reminds me of my friends from high school, who returned home from the first year of college in the summer of 1997 blasting nothing but the Sublime record. "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. var googletag = googletag || {}; I know Im near death, Staley continued. That version of the band still records and performs. } }, Thinking about both of them yesterday and today, and what might have been. RIP Layne and Demri.. }); However, that defensiveness had nothing to do with personal embarrassment. 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. Dirt plugs you into the day-to-day slog of one addicts life; even if you don't connect with the record, you still cant help but feel a dull ache in your bones and the sting of rancid sickness in your nostrils. Demri Parrott was in relationships with Rosheen Raugi (1993 - 1996), Kent Lake (1988), Paul Uhlir (1987 - 1989) and John Baker (person) (1984). googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') 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. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-4') "@context": "http://schema.org", My strengths and my talent are my title," he said. 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. It might be the least spectacular rock death of all time, in the sense that it surprised absolutely no one, including Staley himself. Layne Believed Girlfriends Ghost Visited Him Just Prior To His Death. "name": "Rock Features" The two were allegedly watching a show called "Crossing Over," which is about a psychic medium that helps connect loved ones to deceased relatives. And it's a little comforting to think Staley at least didn't believe he was alone at the end. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-4') ,{ In a very real way, both men remain the most important members of their respective bands. 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. They couldnt have a chance to get back together as both of them died tragically in a short time after their break-up. So it is that Alice in Chains, with its influential blend of heavy metal and grunge, which plays on. An appearance at Cypress Hills Smokeout Festival followed in October, and the bands first tour commenced in April 2010. "@type": "BreadcrumbList", .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) 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. adServer: 'googletag', 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. 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. Following Parrotts death, its rumored that she was the one who introduced Layne Staley to the drugs during their relationship. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. *Rain When I Die. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') He didnt have a great voice, but he sang like he did, using the power of his personality to give his vocals the sunny brassiness that made Sublime songs so irresistible on the radio once 1996s Sublime brought the bands music to the masses. 7/19/94. Kaths death was good for only No. 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. ", At this point, Staley was too weak to fight on and admitted to having accepted that the drug would get the better of him sooner or later. Demri Lara Parrott (1969-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial } "item": { The article notes that Jerry Cantrell had told Kerrang! The pain is more than you can handle. "@type": "WebPage", I just believe that I'm not the greatest power on this earth. Money goes to the Therapeutic Health Services (THS), which runs the Layne Staley Memorial Fund. !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"); By the end of the year, that title would belong to Radiohead. "When he returned from a trip to the bathroom," wrote Jon Wiederhorn about Layne Staley for Rolling Stone, "his sleeves were unbuttoned, exposing what appear to be red, round puncture marks from the wrist to the knuckles of the left hand. From rough beginnings to the deadly experiences with hard drugs that stole his prime and took his life to his final years as a recluse, these are the tragic details of one of rock history's greatest voices. Some of Staleys fans and friends blamed Demri for causing all these tragedies. (Volume 2) Castaway, Chemical Tribe, What it Takes, Dying Inside, Siddhartha, Hurts Don't It? Who Was With Demri Parrott When She Died? - FAQS Clear Layne Staley died on April 5, 2002. } .defineSizeMapping(mapping2) David de Sola writes that Staley would fly into a minor rage whenever someone referred to him by that name. timeout: 2000 }, } She will know it sooner or later. apstag.setDisplayBids(); I think theres always been a little bit of death trip element [and a] survivor element, DuVall told Rolling Stone. Layne and Demri : grunge - reddit Much of the interview deals with his ongoing experiences with heroin addiction, which he claims were about to take his life. The couple was defined as soulmates and everyone admired their passionate relationship. Zack de la Rocha had quit Rage Against The Machine just a few months prior, and his bandmates were looking for a new singer. " Kinney recalls. Demri Parrott - IMDb ), the No. 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. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. Not exactly a good start to the relationship. Money, status, nothing to me, Staley sings, though thats not completely trueits the money and status that allow him to live this way. They had chosen Kiana Lodge on Bainbridge Island as the wedding venue, thats why the private invitation-only memorial service for Laynes family and close friends was held there in 2002. Demri Parrott Archives - David de Sola
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