Layne Staley's Mother on Layne's Drug Addiction & Death: "A Death Grip"
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Alice in Chains lineup throughout the Layne Staley era consisted of Layne Staley (87 - 98), Jerry Cantrell (87 - 98), Sean Kinney (87 - 98), Mike Starr (87 - 93) & Mike Inez (93 - 98).
Alice in Chains post-Layne Staley has consisted of William DuVall (06 - Present), Jerry Cantrell (05 - Present), Sean Kinney (05 - Present) & Mike Inez (05 - Present).
The We Die Young EP consists of three tracks: We Die Young, It Ain't Like That, Killing Yourself.
Facelift consists of twelve tracks: We Die Young, Man in the Box, Sea Of Sorrow, Bleed The Freak, I Can't Remember, Love, Hate, Love, It Ain't Like That, Sunshine, Put You Down, Confusion, I Know Somethin (Bout You), Real Thing.
Sap consists of 5 tracks: Brother, Got Me Wrong, Right Turn, Am I Inside, Love Song.
Dirt consists of 13 tracks: Them Bones, Dam That River, Rain When I Die, Down in a Hole, Sickman, Rooster, Junkhead, Dirt, God Smack, Iron Gland, Hate to Feel, Angry Chair, Would?
Jar of Flies consists of 7 tracks: Rotten Apple, Nutshell, I Stay Away, No Excuses, Whale & Wasp, Don't Follow, Swing on This.
Self-titled consists of 12 tracks: Grind, Brush Away, Sludge Factory, Heaven Beside You, Head Creeps, Again, Shame in You, God Am, So Close, Nothin' Song, Frogs, Over Now
The MTV Unplugged performance consisted of 13 songs: Nutshell, Brother, No Excuses, Sludge Factory, Down In A Hole, Angry Chair, Rooster, Got Me Wrong, Heaven Beside You, Would?, Frogs, Over Now, The Killer Is Me.
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 & 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. (Volume 2) Castaway, Chemical Tribe, What it Takes, Dying Inside, Siddhartha, Hurts Don't It? (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.
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So Daniel, after reading what Nancy said; do you now feel any sense of responsibility for profiting from perpetuating the romanticizing of the rock n roll death/drug myth?
@@billepperson2662 Ehhhh man I don’t think that’s fair.
Daniel has covered stuff from all over the grunge/Seattle Music Spectrum.
A lot more is going on in this video than Romanticizing Rock N Roll Drug culture.
It would be different if his whole channel was centered around that and nothing else, but it’s not, he a lot more than just what you mentioned.
Side note-One if the most common comments on any Layne/AIC Video is
“Layne was more than his Addiction, and you are wrong for talking about it!”
Okay yeah Layne was obviously more than his addiction,
otherwise we wouldn’t be here.
There are millions of people that are Addicts, and sadly that is all they are,or were.
None of them have UA-cam videos made about them, nobody that is a junkie, and a junkie only, has videos made about them! 😆
I hope you get what I’m saying, this is going way longer than intended.
To conclude-And I hate to say such,
But
You can’t talk about Layne without bringing up addiction/drugs,
The ugly truth is that Drugs were a huge part of him and his life/legacy.
He said himself that he wanted to be remembered for his art,
Not his addictions,
well that’s not possible ,
He chose to spend the last decade of his life using an ungodly amount of the two hardest drugs on Earth.
He didn’t want to, try to, or care one bit about getting clean, he bought a condo, and indulged in more crack and herion than anybody ever has.
You can’t do that and expect to not be remembered as such. If Layne didn’t want to be remembered as a hardcore drug user, than he could have cleaned up and made art, and the drug days would be far overshadowed.
What’s pay pal?
@@BCMoney1995 Well said.
My sponsor always told me "You can't get well in the same environment that you got sick"... And boy was he 100% correct. I had to literally cut 90% if the world I knew out of my life. It was hard, but necessary. I thank my lucky stars everyday that I don't need a fix to get out of bed in the morning anymore. 12-17-2022 will make 7 years I been off the junk.. Still to this day, getting clean is the absolute best thing that I've ever done for myself.. 💯💪 Shout-out to all y'all cleaning your lives up. Whether you have 1 day or 1000.. the only person that has the most clean time today, is the one that woke up the earliest.. 🤘
Congrats Lanny! Thank you for sharing your story! Here's to 7 more years of sobriety and many more!
What about if you've been up all night on meth..? 😉😂
Much love and respect bro, here's to the rest of your life 🤗👍🙂
9/5/22 will be 6 years for me! I had to get rid of at least 99% of them. I only talk to 2 of them because we are all clean together.
Brother I got clean in 2014. I got LUCKY , AND I MEAN LUCKY. People don't realize the support that's required to get clean ❤
I was addicted to heroin and fetanyl for 15 years but I've been sober for 62 days now and love my life
That’s wonderful
@@k.doolittle2473 thanks I'm just glad I could get clean in time to enjoy my daughter's :)
Wonderful
Hey, man. Been there trying to get close friends to kick. The arguments, name calling, nasty things said back and forth. Ultimately, you gotta just leave and hope for the best.
Congratulations, keep going it's crazy when u actually have a bank account...and there's money in it! Not much, but some. Still don't have a dn car not from lack of trying but buying online and breaking down within a yr of each one and credit sucks to build back up but it can be done. I was on h for 16years now methadone-kinda regret that went up to 400mg but I'm down to 53mg and still trying it's been about 15,14yrs since I got on that. 😕
Being a former addict myself. I found out about the Layne Staley fondation and there was a place where you could send them an e-mail.. They had posted stories from people/fans on the site but it hadn't been updated in years. I sent an e-mail over talking about my story and what Layne's music had done for my own recovery. Believe it or not, I got a reply from Layne's mother a few weeks later. This was in the very start of the recovery process and I've been clean this whole time around (2 years 6 months). It meant so much to me to get a letter from her. Really helped me keep going down the recovery route.
I remember meeting Layne outside a club in San Francisco, years before he became famous. We were laughing about stuff and it always makes me sad to think about him because he was a nice guy.
Hey Kate, ya the people I’ve talked to from the Alice in Chains circle all say Layne was a really nice guy. Could you subscribe if you already haven’t by the way? Lot’s more videos to come
I've heard many other people say that Layne was a really nice guy and was easy to talk to.
The saddest thing about Layne is the fact they didnt find him for 2 weeks. I remember when he died and hearing that. It was so heartbreaking and that always stuck with me. It wasn't because people didnt lovw him, its was because he was so self destructive in his illness. God its so sad. What an artist. He will always down as one of the GOAT 🐐 💯
When I found out that he sat there for 2 weeks. Then his mother sat with him. I didnt sleep right for 2 nights. Thinking he was alone. :(
@@maq815 I know, so sad
@@robind5226 Mateo dice gracias
@@maq815 It's sad that the only reason it was only 2 weeks was because an accountant noticed there were no financial transactions. Who knows how much longer it would have been
I still remember the day i saw the Man In The Box video and i fell on my ass, i went to buy the record the very next day and i was hooked, Layne became my favorite singer of all-time and he's still is after all these years, i miss him even 20 years after his death and i love what the band is doing now too. I love these guys tremendously, i'm a big Jerry Cantrell fan also.
You're incredibly right! I agree and it's true when you're saying inside the back way, I had a brother too around 2002 and if he saw your projector vision like 16mm, it's best to let them scream but silently lol. Thanks for your insight.
Yep! Such an awesome, raw, heavy fucking tune and subsequent album! I was hooked as well
Yes Jerry Cantrell is freaking AMAZINGLY TALENTED 💝
I literally could've typed the same thing. We are now friends. How's it going?
I was fishing with a buddy of mine last weekend and We Die Young was playing. I asked him if he remembered hearing that for the first time. I was at a friend's pool with the very same friend right after it came out.
Mike Starr was there on april 4th the day before Layne died. He said that Layne told him he was sick and swore that Demri was there with him the night before. Its common for people in hospice for end of life care to claim that dead family members and / or loved ones visit them while on their deathbed. That always stood out to me. I think Layne was going to pass very soon, regardless of the speedball that they said was his cause of death. Being 6 feet tall and 84lbs wasn't the result of the shot that kiled him. His body was dying from the years of hard drug use and neglect. Thinking of his mother going in to sit and talk to his dead body breaks me emotionally. My heart breaks for her being in that situation. It is unimaginably sad.
RIP Layne
The music industry doesn't give a FUCK about the artists...
I am a heroin addict. I just got out of jail, where I broke the four days I was there. When I got home, I used. All of this after going to federal prison in 2011 for five years for heroin. Got out, stayed clean for another three years while on paper. The fourth and final year of my supervised release, I relapsed. Was arrested asleep at a stop light. Violated the terms of my release and picked up a state charge as well. Went back to federal custody sentenced to four months for my violation. Got out, relapsed right away. Went on the run from my state case. Got caught last Saturday night. Went to county jail, my angel, my lady( who is not an addict) posted my 20,000 bond. Got out… used. Now I’m facing going to state prison if I don’t shape up. I do not want to continue hurting my loved ones and myself. I am in fight mode. All of the positive energy and prayers I can get is greatly appreciated. Going back to prison will not help. I am finally in a place where I don’t find drugs at all romantic. H is terrifying. Love to all of you out there in the fight.
Life. We are are taught how to live it supposedly. Boxed. Keep fighting. And learn to live with yourself when you are alone with your own mind.
It sounds like you need medical help not prison. The government is part of the problem when it comes to Americans and drug abuse.
@@kevinkev9996 i agree. the amount of actual resources is little to none
sending my best vibes x
Reach out to Jesus and a local church for support.
Layne is one of the greatest rock singers I’ve ever heard. I named my son after him. Nobody knows the pain or what happened to him growing up that turned him into drugs. The poor guy knew it was over towards the end of his life and there was no way out. Some can get out of the cycle, others can’t. Again, nobody knows what he went through as a child. Some things are so traumatic that it’s undo able. Nobody knows besides him. RIP.
EVERYONE has been through a trauma! Absolutely everyone! There is NOT one soul that is living a blissful life, with no skeletons nor torments. That said, NOT everyone struggles with substance abuse. To say it was fated that he become addicted to drugs, as though he was a total victim, and not an equal participant in his situation is not honest nor wise. We NEED to accept personal responsibility(not blame) for our situations so we can be empowered enough to overcome all the trials and tribulations that happen to EVERYONE! I dont mean to sound callous, but Layne is dead and gone now! But there are people alive now and struggling that dont need to put on pedestals those who were consumed by addiction! Lets have MORE compassion for the living who struggle, than the dead who's struggle is over!
@@inconnu4961 Bravo!👍 I agree 100%. We have to be honest (as hard as it is)...Layne was a drug addict and he decided not to fight his addiction, he let himself slowly die probably in the worst way possible. If you are not ready or don't want to help yourself first nobody in the whole universe can help you. Many persons are going through various personal tragedies but they fight. If you don't fight you can't win in life. John Frusciante comes to my mind (talking about musicians). He was in a similar situation as Layne...but John decided to live, to fight and he made it. Layne let himself go, sadly...many say nobody (family, band members etc.) helped him. That's not fair. Layne (and ONLY him) made the final decision.
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@@inconnu4961agree. Layne made a big mistake by falling into full victim(helpless) mode. He isolated and that’s a wrap. Staley almost seemed like he wanted to die a tragic death as if it were cool or something
@@MLCrowwell, his friends say he tried multiple times to go to rehab. In my opinion his addiction got worse after Demri got health issues, indeed the last 2,5 years of her life were spent in hospital and Layne started to look so deep in his addiction from '93. Demri's friends say Layne felt guilty, I don't why but he gave up because of it, I think he wanted to die.
I met her one year at the annual tribute to Layne. Very gracious woman! I can’t imagine living thru what she did, seeing her son’s body after he had been deceased so many days.
Layne was a wonderful singer and musician, but learning about him and hearing about his life from his Mom's perspective was very powerful and heartbreaking. So many parents and families turn their backs on their sons and daughters at even the thought that they may want to be a musician, and that is before the reality of drugs have any part of their life. Even though Layne was unable to get clean and live a long life, his Mom is a wonderful example of loving your children, even when some very hateful demons are a part of them. To Layne's Mom, Thank you for sharing your talented son with the world, even while seeing what it was costing him. And may your example help others in similar situations, so that more lives aren't lost too soon. 🖤🎶🤘
the superhuman vocalist nobody expected to be human...
Omg at the depth of this comment! 💞
Layne didn’t do any Tours after 1993, yes he did a couple shows, but no tour after 93, yet Jerry and Sean did nothing but hold out Bc they love and respected Layne, so they deserve to continue touring with the AIC entity. At this point the current lineup has done more shows than Layne fronted AIC. They deserve it!
Wow, that’s crazy to think about.
They loved him so much that he spent the last few years of his life completely alone and miserable in his apartment, just forgotten by the whole world. People think guys in bands are like brothers but most of the time they're just co- workers.
Well said man.. absolutely correct. And also AiC was actually Jerry's band from the start. Don't get me wrong it was named AiC later on after Layne joined in but yea, Jerry started the band and had to trick Layne into joining. 🤘🤣🤘
The new singer sucks
@slimymclord8165 Layne became a recluse. He refused to hardly see anyone. That's what I heard. He gave up the ghost.
Mark Lanegan in his 2020 memoir "Sing Backwards and Weep* says that the day Layne got out of the Hazelden rehab center he went straight to his house and asked him for heroin. Mark had said to Layne "Why would you want to start all over again? You are really clean this time ". Layne then said "Man, all I thought about was getting high while I was in there. I only went to shut everyone up". This isn't word for word what they said but it's close enough. I know the feeling that Layne had at that time. The cravings can be so overwhelming it can drive you insane. I just hope wherever Layne is now, he's getting the peace of mind he deserved while being alive. RIP Layne Staley ♥️
This is so touching. I kicked my dr prescribed fentanyl addiction listening to Laynes voice and music. He will forever be my angel. I wish his mother peace and all my love.
Being 'down in a hole' myself in my life feels like seeing glimpses of some sort of clarity or undeniable reality and truth when I hear Nancys quote about finding her son after his death. I need to hear more of that because I think it could save my life. I used to think I was close to Layne's story because I came from the grunge era and AIC is my favorite band and I too am a heroin user but lately I realize that it's nothing more than the fact that I can see my future in the story. That 3 barbed hook analogy really hit home.
Hey I know exactly what you mean. I'm currently on Methadone (only been on 60 milligrams for about 4 months now and I'm already ready to wean off and be completely sober and clean). I was late getting to the clinic by 15 minutes and they wouldn't dose me for my Saturday dose and my take home dose for Sunday, so to avoid extremely horrible withdrawals I had no choice but to cop dope off the streets and though the high is lovely when you come down off it you can get so damn depressed! Hang in there and PLEASE put yourself into treatment. I swear and promise you that life can be SO much better if you detox, sober up and stay clean. If you ever need to chat or anything you can e mail me at joshuayettou@gmail.com or just reply here. Whatever you are comfortable with. I am in Baltimore City, Maryland USA if you happen to live in my area let me know and I'll help you out. Keep your head up and stay safe. Much love 💕
Not many of us left, I've survived but have lost dozens of friends. It's no joke, as you know. But you can beat it, for myself i found myself putting myself and others at risk and thought to myself. I'm treating it like my God, I was raised in a Christian home. This realization was a wake up call. This up bringing gave me the needed solid foundation that allowed me to dig my way out. Wish the best for you, If I may ask, where are you at in your use? I believe you know what I mean when I ask that.
@@projectw.a.a.p.f.t.a.d7762 I'm not sure how I would discribe the current status of my addiction. I've been on methadone for about 8 years I finally stopped using hard drugs about 4 years ago now. Now I've gotten out of control because I relapsed on methadone. I take my dose plus quite a bit more that i get on the street. With the addiction it's not quite a 3 barbed hook but with how hopeless life feels I can't imagine going without the self medication. I'm not getting endocarditis any more or injecting in my femoral and I escaped hep C but the amount of methadone along with how sedentary I am has really got me feeling unwell and unhealthy. Lately I tend to day dream of how heroine is a better distraction for how miserable I am so I may as well go back to that since it all feels the same and as miserable. I've really made huge steps to get off of the streets and get where I was before taking extra methadone I'm just very stuck in a tough backside.
Anyways thank you for asking, explaining it really helps put proper perspective on it.
@@projectw.a.a.p.f.t.a.d7762 btw I can fully relate to your pain from losing friends. People in active addiction don't grow old and that's more and more true every day.
good luck to you brother 🙏
Layne's mom is an amazing, compassionate, extremely empathetic soul. RIP Layne
Addiction is an insidious, powerful disease. Losing a son and a granddaughter, even after multiple extended stays at treatment centers, made us feel helpless and hopeless. They are unable to outrun their demons. I'm not sure we'll ever understand the addictive mindset. My condolences go out to Layne's family. Layne, hopefully you are in a better place, RIP my friend.
I’ll never forget nodding off to my right in a chair, right in the middle of an overdose. Lights in the night sky flickering out and nobody around to save. Virtually the same motion I made when I was attacked with a club. All of sudden, blackout. Miraculously I came out of it. Some scary sh*t.
@@the2ndcoming135 Hope you are doing well buddy stay strong
@@AliceInDarkness190 🥭
Layne said it himself in the Mad Season song- Wake Up..."slow suicide is no way to go." He was writing a warning about his own life. His mother wishes he was alive more than any of us ever could imagine...even with how loved for his talent and personality he was on his best days. She just is trying to say if this or that had happened, then Layne would still be here. Layne was never gonna be able to kick and stay off heroin. Sad as that is. RIP Layne. Hope he found the peace he desperately sought in this world in the next
Around drugs and addiction all my life did not prepare me for the utter gut-wrenching emptiness I felt come over me when reading about the empty paint cans that filled his apartment. I can’t explain it but it threw me a loop and I’ve never been able to pick that book up since that day. I physically and emotionally…I sobbed for Layne so hard it hurt. R.I.P. beautiful soul. ❤️❤️❤️
Empty paint cans from him painting...or..? What's the book title? Sorry, I'm a new fan & just trying to read & learn all that I can.
@@LaRuStaDaLizard huffing.
Yeah the paint can detail fucked with me too bc I've been a serious addict most my life and I just thought wow even with all that income at his disposal not all the speedballs in the world fulfilled him that he was even huffing paint
@@LaRuStaDaLizard I would say probably painting, but I'm not sure. Hard to imagine Layne huffing spraypaint. :/
@Nikolas Lotvonen I agree, I just can't imagine him huffing paint. But u never know...
His music was a warning not to go down the path that he took. Layne is so missed gone too young. No mother should have to bury their children. Let's not remember Layne as a tragedy or an addict but a human. After demri died I don't think he recovered from losing her poor man his heart was broken
Layne was also under the impression he was at the point of no return. In way too deep with the "beast." As long as that heart beats you can always recover !
The gun Was loaded BROWN/WHITE WAIT FOR THE Golden
When the news came out about Laynes death and how he was found was heartbreaking, poor mother having to see her son gone like the way he was found, what a strong good woman you are Nancy, your son is now at Peace, RIP Layne!!🙏❤⚘🀄
As much as we miss him as fans, his parents & family along with his friends experienced such a loss. I miss my Daddy and other family members that have passed on, it’s so hard on you that it break your heart and it never heals. God Bless Layne and keep his soul, along with my loved ones. 🙏🏻✝️🕊
Layne was very fortunate to have such a loving mother. RIP Layne Staley
I am still an AIC fan. I first got into the band in 2001.I remember hearing about Laynes death from a friend in high school. The way Layne went out was terrible and saddening but he is no longer in pain.
Didn’t he die in his apartment and was discovered weeks later?
@@trevorthetherapist4200 yes, he died from an overdose but was very very sick. There were rumours he may have contracted aids. It not unlikely. His body was found two weeks later by his mother and the police.
@@trevorthetherapist4200 yes 2 weeks later
Thanks for this ! So important to people trying to recover from drugs and alcohol
Learning about Layne's life, I imagine the loss of his longtime girlfriend must have come down particularly hard on him. Nothing is more important than family when you are facing a mental health crisis.
What if the family is the cause of your crisis?
Family are those most likely to condemn and dismiss you because they think they "know" you.
@@somewhatsomething4882 ^
@@somewhatsomething4882
Exactly! Well said. 🎯💯👍
This shows how little you actually know about Layne’s life. And that’s okay. But the truth is, his long time girlfriend Demri Perrot was the one that introduced Layne to Smack. Before that, Layne used Coke recreationally, and loved to drink, but otherwise, was a normal dude. She’s the very REASON he started slipping away. And Layne had a very addictive personality, which is why it took such a stronghold over him. His dad was a natural addict and was on Heroin himself for many years. He never had anything to do with Layne, and once Layne made it in music, he showed up. And instead of Layne telling him to go fuck himself, he took him in because they were both in the same drug. And it just got progressively worse. Losing Demri and his dad causing more disappointment may have set him over the edge and quit trying to rehab, but it all began when he met Demri who enticed him to try that forbidden fruit.
@@ButtScootBJJ so what are you trying to tell him exactly?! Whether she started him on those deadly drugs or not has nothing to do with what he was saying. Her death most definitely fucked layne up and sent him on a much steeper downward spiral than before.
Thanks for doin more on Layne alot of this i already have heard. But Laynes my idol and its good to hear more people celebrate his life and tell his story thanks man
Nancy, love you so much. I haven't talked to you since 2006. I no longer have the original copy of the book I sent to you. I wish I had taken the time to write it better. Thank you for clarifying all the misprinted lies about his death. He was so very loved.
Thanks for this. I never knew much about the friends and family who loved him. Only his bandmates. One of my favorite bands. Such a loss
Agreed.
Yeep MARK L Too Nancy:(Doch Mike S hat dies nicht verdient Rip My Choice of S
His music and art got me thru some of the darkest times in my life,that's what he left with me.thnx Layne
You will never ever save a person who does not want to save themselves or be saved. At one point he simply gave up on life and only he and he alone could have changed that
Amen!
I'm so sorry for the loss. My husband and I struggled off and on since 16. We met at 17 and he was 19. He was put on parole and began to drink to so he could get away with it. He got Serosis and was put on hospice. I nursed him back to health. It took me one year. He was taken off hospice and ALL THE meds with it. He released and I didn't ble him eventually relapsing myself. We checked into detox 4yrs later and he checked into a rehab surprisingly after his only other in samoa where they abused the boys horribly. Paradise cove I think led to majority of his demons. He died of an aneurysm. Well, his body shut down one organ after another. Our best frien stood by me and would sit with me at night till I fell asleep eventually moving to get away from the drugs. He came back for 3 days and used I was on methadone and was trying. He overdosed the last night I had to pound on his chest and give mouth to mouth. He came back with me hysterically crying u can't leave me I have only u. We held eachother all night for the first time his mom came to bring him back home I said b careful call me as soon as ur home. The call came. It was his mom she found him slumps over his bed needle still in arm.may 14 2009. I haven't dated since. The only 2 people I loved. I'm so sorry to Layne stayle mom. When I heard my husband was in jail and I had a pain in my gut. Someone we felt we related to all these years and he was gone. It was almost like he was one of us but had a bad ass voice and was able to express how he felt about it other than I HATETHIS SHIT WHY DID I KEEP GOING! He had a beautiful soul you could tell.
You are a wonderful soul and you should be proud! Keep your head up you got this! Been there and done that myself. Methadone saved my life honestly! You are never alone and best of luck!🙏💖
I'm so happy to hear his mother's explanation. It really hits home.
Demri's passing broke his soul. Still.... dope had power that no one can understand unless they've been there and have seen it 1st hand.
His poor mother! I've heard "you dont get over it!.... you just learn to live with it"
Poor woman. I've almost done it to my mom multiple times! 💔💔💔💔
Thank god I'm still here after all I've been through.
Great piece Danny boy!
As always, thank you soooo much for ur work and art💚🖤💚🖤💚
Ur the greatest
I hope that you beat your addiction. Please don't put your mum through that trauma. Huge hugs from Australia.
Oh yea!! Never hicked my music equipment or anything if that sort.
Worked and had my band. Payed all the bills 1st and then party the rest of the money up! Got dope sick a few times... but you kno when ur getting a habit.
I hate dope. After I was ran over by a truck... there no way I'd trust my body to handle it again! did the farewell shot and said bye to it!
Now it's just motá and the occasional Steel Reserves!
Thank you though!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘💚🖤💚😇😇
“Layne was sacrificed.” That is a profound statement, and one that I think is very accurate. His mom had it right. Dead rock stars make lots of money. Living rock stars don’t make as much money. If you can take that Journey mentally, the music industry capitalizes on death. Never mistake the art for the industry. If you’re desire is to be a professional musician, you don’t have to sign a record deal. You don’t have to be famous. After all, you might regret it. If your desire is to be famous, I would urge you to find other ways to fill that void. It’s not as great as you think it is.
Hi, Marc how old are you and have you thought about starting a band
@@rosakami1588 I play and write songs on my own time. Play some cover gigs with friends here and there. I have no desire to do music full time. I make enough to support my family and do right by them. I still play and write. The rest is ego and delusional thinking. The music industry brings nothing but death in part or in full. I’m one of those guys that doesn’t care if my music is heard by the masses. I studied music history in college. At one point I wanted the record deal like many of these guys do. The. I realized something. Unless you’re a classical or Jazz composer no one will listen to your music 200 years from now. And if they are listening to your music 200 years from now they won’t listen to it while you’re alive. With Rock Stars no one immortalizes them until someone in the band dies. Dead people aren’t around to enjoy the fruits of fame.
I DON'T KNOW WHY, but something about Nancy has just always seemed...."off." It's always bugged me. Yes, she was his mother, I know she loved him, and went through hell watching him fade away, but I believe Layne's issues STARTED when she and Phil got divorced. Did they ever get in depth family counseling for that? Layne himself said that the divorce devastated him. And he apparently left school extremely early, at what? 15? 16 years old? My parents would have FLIPPED OUT had that notion even passed my lips! It just seems like Layne had a very "squishy" upbringing, and was _allowed_ to do the things he did, eventually leading him to allow himself to be as out of control as he was, always on shifting sand, with very little in the familial rock-hard family granite he needed in his life to anchor himself to. Kids not only need love, but _boundaries,_ and _discipline._ From what I've gathered, he was such a free spirit that he didn't have the mental or emotional capacity to say NO to the things that ruined him. Proverbs 22:6 says: "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Seems to me that the ball was dropped very early in his life, and he just spun out of control from then on...
100% true
I think Phil was even worse. Phil literally used heroin with Layne. That is so sick, shooting up with your kid.
@@ktw70 he sounds a lot worse than her but coming from someone who has a mom who acts self righteous and then contradicts herself daily. It messes with a kids head. Nancy also told him his dad died. I think her all about religion and then living against the values she speaks about all the time was very damaging. She seems to blame all of his struggles on drugs and the music industry. I’ve read several books where she’s saying so many ignorant things about the music industry and how it was all their fault with what happened to him. Yes it contributed but he had a lot of problems before ever becoming a rock star.
Nothing is worse than a mom who is judgmental, and has no accountability at all.
I have always thought the same thing!! I never wanted to say it out loud but yeah I feel the same
Excuses are like assholes. We've all heard that one.
Gave up weed and booze this year. I’m one of the super lucky ones … I experimented with pharmaceuticals quite a bit back in high school… oxy, Xanax, Vicodin, norcos, adderall and others. Did a lot of coke, Molly, and adderall in college and post college… but never tried H. Never tried meth. Never tried crack. Booze and weed have been the ones to stick around through my late 20s into my early 30s. Spent 17 years of my life as a very heavy marijuana user and a borderline alcoholic, mixed in with everything I listed above… And I finally took the plunge to get completely sober. About 4 months in and it feels great. Finally feeling feelings again. One day at a time though. Doing it for daughter, for my family, and for myself.
Thanks for sharing your story JP, stay strong and keep on pushing forward. It's always good to hear when someone is overcoming their struggles. Reading about what happened to Layne is incredibly sad, but also a warning in a sense. Could you subscribe by the way if you already haven't? Lots more videos coming
If you bump into his sister please understand she's her own person with her own interests. She loves and misses him but life is long when you lose someone so young. ❤🕯️ RIP
One smart lady that was looking from the outside in, and see what was happening and coming....never an easy call!. She thought and tried. Rip Layne.....gone but definately never forgotten . A true person and voice in life. God bless his memory. 🤘
Layne has tuned his voice into Jerry.......Thank you for this upload, brother. I have subscribed!
I myself was a fentanyl addict for 2 years. And only a addict can understand what layne talked about in his lyrics....the song that hit me the hardest was ,(wake up,)...man did it hit home...i thank layne everyday for my sobriety....man do i owe him so much....
Stay strong bro, congrats on getting through
Am I the only one on this thread that believes that the record label could have done more to save layne from hisself? There are times I believe the label got him hooked. Cannot explain why
Unfortunately, having first hand experience with addiction, the ONLY person that could help LS was LS! 🇨🇦👍🏻
I spoke to Staley briefly in 94, this was during the jar of flies era, he asked me how he was doing in his vocals, I said "Layne, you're doing great, man", he sighed and he was doubtful of his vocals, I played them back for him to listen and he was shaking his head saying "no, no, I can do better", we recorded more but ended up settling on the tape he was unsure of, jerry was drunk.
My goodness I just want to hug Layne's mother so tight, I'd probably lose it because I have been through so damn much, just trying to have a decent life after horribly traumatic Motorcycle accidents that almost got my leg amputated let alone almost died a few times..
God bless Nancy and the family as well as all of us that are struggling with life, pain, addiction and the losses that we all struggle with 🙏❤️🙏❤️
A parent losing a child. Nothing worse. No matter what the circumstances, or fame.
When Layne and Demri first met Xana and I in Seattle, the first place we went was to Toys R Us. He was a gentle soul.
Demri did not die from a drug overdose. She had a staph infection.
"Our clients never relapse..." Fucking absurd. Many addicts will relapse several times before achieving long term sobriety. Whoever ran that place was delusional or dishonest, or probably both. It's unfortunate but it's not the end of the world necessarily.
Yeah,that treatment center must be THE SHIT! Never had a patient relapse…well,that’s great considering that like,85% of people relapse after their first rehab and sometimes,it takes SEVERAL tries before success is achieved.
Unfortunately relapse is part of drug addiction. Recovering addicts have to learn to see the symptoms of relapse before the actual using again.
Thanks for everything you do for the grunge scene Seattle thanks u 🙏🤘
I chatted with nancy a few times, she is such a kind hearted person.. cant imagine her loss
I feel so much for Nancy.. I hope she can live and find her own joy bless her soul.
I think I have a Bittersweet feeling of listening to Laynes mom describe what it was like and I just can't even fathom that I'm so sorry for her loss for all of Layne friends and family I feel bad for them because I don't even claim is just I know him because of who he was either I did not know him and it still hurts me to know how bad he suffered but I know how I personally feel the friends that I lost that overdosed one in particular Marty Knarr he was a good-looking young kid 27 I believe he passed but he reminds me of Layne he was only a loss to those of us that knew him I loved him he wasn't famous he was a special to those of us that knew him so I imagine those the knew Layne it was the same. I really feel like telling my friends have spoken to me from the grave I thought about relapsing and then all the sudden I started watching these things about Layne Staley. I knew who he was I remember when he overdosed but I never have gotten so close to the story is I have here recently, and I'll talk to my friends about the relapse dreams everyone of the dreams are one of my friends that I used with that overdosed and died and I believe they're speaking to me from the grave trying to warn me they're showing me the ugliness of the disease that and watching what happened to Blaine is absolutely keeping me clean I'm sober but it doesn't make me feel good that those people had to suffer and die so I can be clean but for them. I will stay clean absolutely I will do it for them because they are not able to I will! 🙏🏻❤
Hazleton got me off smack in 2015. It took two go arounds and 90 days there on the second go with a support plan for when I got out, but I'm still sober today!
Wow well said Nancy, I’d love to meet you and speak about this. I would have loved to have met Layne he is so beautiful in every way. I’m so sorry for your loss.
The whole band went threw drugs and alcohol,Layne was on heroin,Sean kinney was a alcoholic,Jerry did cocaine and alcohol Mike Starr also,they even said in a interview we lost him,Sean and Jerry got sober after his death they were all close friends,Layne just shut his self down, especially after his girlfriend demri died,that pushed him over the edge
22:10 shoes you can't fill ! He had to make a new path . Layne is someone you could never replace in music or in life . Imo is the best singer in rock ever !
Everyone is replaceable! this is the sad truth that more life experience will teach you!
I’m hoping these new solo recordings by Layne will still be released and I know they will be amazing
The story of Kurt, Layne, Chris and others, is unbelievably tragic when you take into account what they gave to the world and how they affected it; the universe built up such powerful energy in that area of Washington through those humans to let out such a noise that it's still being heard today.
Great comment!
Layne was a great artist his talent was amazing. i felt the chemistry between him & Jerry
Jar of flies is the album I base any rock bands acoustic album venture, from creativity to production!!!
Wow this woman is a Powerhouse of Wisdom and knowledge! My Mom was not legally insane but sold my grandpas house from underneath us for Pennys of its value knowing she would then be homeless! And there is no law against that! There are varying degrees of sanity,like She said!
Never heard 1 person say anything negative about layne he truly was a kind soul all around. Unfortunately he was stocked by the disease of addiction . RiP
I know from PERSONAL experience that when you are on the "down and outs" or have "hit the skids" or are addicted NO ONE will help you! You are shunned by family and most friends. The only "friends" you have are fellow addicts! Sad. RIP sir!
Nobody knows HOW to help! Addicts are their own worst enemy by pushing people away who tell you to stop! because addiction is such an individual experience, what works for some wont work for others. And unless some one has been addicted before, most people dont know how best to help.
Wise words and analogies from Nancy.
Met her a few years ago at a speaking event of hers … it was hard stuff to hear.
I would really love to contact her...
Addiction is tragic. I remember AiC debut around 1990 when I heard Man in the Box on Z-Rock (a syndicated hard rock show) and was blown away. AiC is still my favorite band from that time period. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nivrvana, all great but AiC was more rock and what I liked better.
I was an heroin addict for 8 years I've been clean for 5 no relapses I am now a drug abuse counselor and I refuse to tell my people they are addicts and will be for the rest of their lives and will struggle everyday..that's a common thing told in drug abuse facilities and it's not motivational and it's not true I was bad on drugs and now I'm not...I'm just like anyone else just with a bad memory that's about it.. you have to motivate people and build security not shame and guilt for their bad decisions...🖤👌 I quit and never looked back never had an issue with wanting to do it again or anything else..so can others..
His story sticks like no other. All these years,.....I was really looking forward to an old man Layne rasping - out his songs acoustically like Cash,.. but he was a shooting star. Here, now gone.
At 23:00. Sooo glad he said that. Right when he mentioned that fans complain Will is trying to sound like Layne I was like umm hello? No you hear 1/2 of Jerry & Layne which was the voice of AIC the combination of them. That's why it was able to work with Will & Jerry. 1/2 of AIC voice was still present. I myself haven't listened to anything passed Black Gives Way To Blue & I won't. But I do like that one.
As a Mother, I can say there are facets, corners, and secret things about our children that only we know. I certainly respect Nancy's wisdom, it cost her dearly to learn and share it.
I find it so odd that he ended up buying this condo in such a heavily populated, congested area, and still isolated like he did. That’s extremely bizarre to me.
I think William is great, saw um live during black gives way to blue tour, awesome show, I just feel that some die hard fans expect the impossible, I can understand fans being very protective of Layne, but some expect William to be strung out on scag, and that's sad, that should not be the case!!... One thing I noticed that I thought was smart was in Black Gives way to blue album, up into Rainier Fog it sounded to me like Jerry eased William on in vocally alittle more each album, which I thought was a brilliant move, probably knowing how Layne's fan base could 🤔 think!! ✌️
How can I reach Nancy?? I have loved her for years...I've always wanted to give her nothing but love and support.
Her sweet son Layne is never far from my mind or heart ❤️
As an addict that's currently on Methadone (only been on 60 mgs for about 4 months and plan on weaning off soon. I'm ready to be completely clean and soon!) And someone who still struggles with other substances (rather not say here), I know exactly what it feels like to have such a tough time with stopping drug/alcohol use and to stay clean. It's an everyday (every MOMENT) battle in your head and on your mind and body and soul. It's like that good angel on the one shoulder whispering in your head "you are a beautiful person. Go get help and get clean!". Then there's the demon on the other shoulder which is the much more devious and powerful side. It constantly SCREAMS "OH C'MON YOU CAN ENJOY THIS BUZZ TODAY. YOU DESERVE IT. IT FEELS AWESOME AND YOU CAN ALWAYS GET CLEAN ANOTHER DAY. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO THAT FEELS SO DAMN GREAT!?". It can drive a person insane and is extremely exhausting. For anyone who has a loved one struggling with addiction just try and understand that it's absolute hell on that person and that they don't continue to use for "fun". It's because their brain chemistry is dependant on the feel good chemicals (dopamine/seratonin) and us addicts usually don't know HOW to stay clean (especially if ones been doing it since a young age and for many years). Be easy on them and offer kind advice and a listening ear and a ride to meetings/rehab/etc. I wish you all in active addiction/soberity and ones dealing with a loved one suffering with addiction the best of luck. MUCH Love ❤️❤️❤️
Get off the juice asap bro! I dropped off at 40mg and Xanax cold turkey and ended up in the hospital . Bad news I was sick for a year. Couldn’t really sleep more than a couple hours at a time for 6 months.… liquid handcuffs, I’m sure you’ve heard that term
Brother I was in those exact same shoes, peer pressure is a beast when you're an addict... Although I had to do it COLD TURKEY, because I accepted drug court on a Felony DUI (from nodding off, not drinking) but Being forced to do it CT was probably what helped me the most. The detox off an 8 year heroin addiction as well as being an addict of other shit for over 20 years was with out a doubt the worst experience of my life. I'm NEVER going through that shit ever again.. 12-17 gonna be 7 years clean.. regardless if your doing it with help or not, doesn't matter.. fuck whoever says your "NoT CleAn"🥴 as long as you not puncturing viens it's a great fucking day.. HANG IN THERE MAN, IT WILL GET EASIER AND MUCH BETTER.. You got that. Don't give up or give in when times get tough. You made it this far for a reason. 💪💯🤘
@@lannyordoyne7512 That's crazy you said that cause I almost completed a really long and detailed reply to my man northCALIFA about my awful experience having to cold turkey withdrawals in County Jail from years and years of using Subutex/Suboxone (Bupronorphine), Xanax/Ativan, alcohol (drinking heavily everyday for years), cocaine and Gabapentin (a neuropathy type medication that helps with pain and has mild dopesickness like withdrawals but mainly terrible ANXIETY). I literally almost died (this happened twice within 6 months) in there! I was having seizures in a cell they put me in by myself cause I was so bad off. I was sweating profusely, my entire body was aching like there was no tomorrow and my anxiety was through the roof! I buzzed for the CO and they FINALLY got me to a nurse before my neck snapped! It felt like my neck kept being pushed by an invisible force of some kind and it was really scary! It took over 30 days of pure misery before I finally felt better, I couldn't sleep, eat or barely hold a conversation. I just laid on my rock hard bunk in my dark and lonely cell. It was absolute hell on earth. My addiction was so bad I went straight back to my doctor to get my scripts for Subutex, Xanax and Gabapentin. I was also selling some to support my alcohol and cocaine habit and to have a few dollars. It was my income and my way of a free buzz. Such a hard habit/lifestyle to quit then. Now all I do is take my Methadone and I still do dumb stuff but am MUCH better off than I was (this was back in May of 2015 so exactly 7 years ago). I'm ready to wean off this crap and be totally clean though. Sorry for the essay of a reply but I just felt the need to share all that. Anyways, thanks for the kind words and best of luck to you and your future!
@@joshuayettou9032 man you definitely don't have to apologize for writing too much to me. It helps me in so many ways when I hear someone else's story.. especially when our stories have so much in common. Its crazy man, everything you listed in your symptoms is 100% my experience also. And like you, it was done in a nasty, cold, unforgiving jail. Part of my plea was 120 days in jail before I could actually start the program. Plus I was on trustee, SO I HAD TO WORK THROUGH THIS SHIT.. FOR FREE!!!! All bullshit aside, 2 fucking months I was sick as all hell. Like to the point where I had thoughts (not so much suicidal) but hoped a car ran off the road and took me out, while I was picking up trash on side that highway.. Or something in that nature, as long as it happened fast and painless..🤦🤣 I wouldn't wish that feeling on my worse enemy. Thought about just talking off in the woods and escaping so many times during detail it ain't even funny.. BUT, Im so fucking thankful it was as bad as it was.. It definitely gave me a good foundation to stand on once I got out and entered the program. I don't know much about Suboxone withdrawal, because I've never messed with it, but I can imagine it ain't worth a fuck either. Man just hang in there. One day you'll look back on the experience and be greatful you went through it.. It definitely makes you look at life different, just knowing all the "what-ifs" you dodged while you was running wild out there...lol
@@joshuayettou9032 And hey man, good job on getting to where you are now.. shit definitely ain't for the faint hearted. That shit is tough. You ever needa get some shit off your chest and don't wanna do it with someone you know come back to this thread and reply to the comment. I'm all ears, well eyes but you get the point. 🤣🤣 Best of luck to you brother 🤘
Some people don't want to quit. Layne was that way, that's what he wanted to do. It's sad for the rest who he left behind but don't think he wanted help. We've not superhumans, only so much our bodies can take... Very tragic.
Ohh he defo wanted to quit ...after a few years it becomes boring as fk...there just becomes more reasons to not be able to quit...they pile up and it just can seem that the best and easy way Is to carry on...after 21 years I'm nearly 2 years clean...and I swear it is just down to shear luck ..I don't think i wanted it more than I did 15 years ago ...I just kept trying and I took small steps to do it....but then I'm not layne...and I'm not my younger self ... ..I didn't have loads of doe to keep my habit up where layne did ....I was struggling daily it became iva get clean or die...my friends who lost there life's to it wanted to change to ..a friend of mine did 6 months rehab came out slipped up twice and the overdosed ..she defo wanted to change ...just the devil in it all is such a pull ...you lose your self to a point where it just don't make sense to put ya self thorough the hell of trying.to kick ...that's why most never do ...or can't.....it is such a hard thing to explain addiction ...and i believe it maybe can be different for different people ...we all have are reasons and we all have to find the answers are self's...hope anyone who is struggling or know anyone who is ...keep trying ..don't give up
@@Stewartchampion I wish you well. Keep staying sober please.
I don't get the impression he wanted to clean up...at all, in the last 5 years. I think his girls death finished his fight. I understand his mom is upset but he wasn't really under outside pressure at the end. You need to want to. The problem isn't with the supply chain. It's with the consumer. If you obliterated the supply chain people would fly to Afghanistan and slice poppies themselves if they wanted to quiet the pain they were carrying...or holding onto.
I'm in tears
"He's a tall dude..."
Yeah okay buddy that is sooo meaningful. Nevermind Layne was over 6 ft.
I hope artists and musicians of today will learn from the mistakes of artists and musicians of the past and not get into drugs thinking its gonna make them more creative or something like that.
Listen to Tripod if you want to hear Layne's take on the music industry, record label, and using "friends". Hell left it all on that album. For those of you who do not know what Tripod is, it's Alice In Chains third self titled album.
Layne was on hiatus for years....so where was his mom then??????
He shut himself away from everybody, only dealing with his dealers to get his supplies. Sean and Jerry tried repeatedly to see him and contact him and he would not respond. He would only see Mike Starr.
He locked himself in a room and played PlayStation while his teeth fell out and he developed gangrene. It wasn’t all at once, but it was a very rough state. His last interview he said he is about to die and can5 even control his bowels. He wasn’t in the hospital. Just rotting away at home.
@@sibbyeskie locked himself away 😂 and his mother couldn't go in and break his front door open
@@thejoker7239 sure in your fantasy all addicts die because their mom didn’t break their door.
She was in Alaska for some odd reason I forget why but it’s a bit weird that she wasn’t even in the same like state given how bad Layne’s health was getting… I mean it’s not like he wouldn’t have bought her a house or whatever
I thought I read Demri passed from a heart infection brought on from intravenous drug use. Was in aware it was and OD. Poor souls! Both of them!💔💔💔💔
Layne paid for heart surgery for Demri to have a heart valve replaced. She had an infection called endocarditis. She continued to use and eventually OD"d and was admitted to hospital again where she passed away with her mum and auntie by her bedside.
I see now how much Layne wanted to stay on Earth. It was not a death wish, it was gripping addiction which is an undescribable feeling that no one can understand.
The same could be said for shannon hoon. Six months sober back out on the road in that exact same environment with the exact same people.
The barbed hook analogy is spot on
I feel horrible for his mom, it is not the right order of life for a mother to bury a child. Although I understand completely why she wants to blame the industry, you can only do that so much because he had a lot of time at the end of his life where he wasn’t working for AIC or very rarely anyway; he had the time to get clean. He just was in too deep and didn’t want to get help or stay clean. Addiction is such a powerful force 💔 Tragic end for a beautiful soul, grateful for his music to live on forever.
Layne told Mark Lanegan that he never wanted to get clean. He only went to rehab because he was being pressured to do so - he was trying to make other people happy. As soon as he got out or rehab he went to Mark's to use. You have to want to quit and stay clean.
RIP Layne one of the GOATs
Some people can and some people can not. There are many factors. I know she obviously knows her son better than I. However in Layne's case, I just do not thin it was possible. Couple of reasons, money which gives him the means. The scene he never truly got out of, gave him the access. The obvious one, his inter circle of friends from the music industry and long time girl friend. They ALL shared that very same thing in common. It was a big part in creating their bonds between one another. Although I was never there with the guy, Mark Lanegan really shines a light on just how bad it got, how hard they went and what they were wiling to do for it. Layne needed a complete departure from that life style. It's got to be awfully tough to not just live it but embrace it and truly become it.
Your always remembered brother.
I love Layne. My wife n I love him. The emotions we feel listening to him are ... emence. I like this video but ... couldn't you have included more than just 9 photos on repeat? There is so much more out there. I understand it's more about the content but the repetitive pics, for me, distract from the subject. Anyway, thank you for this ... we all love Layne. Side note, our sons middle name is Layne
Their are definitely some parents that should hear this from Nancy and not go to 1 or 2 Allanon meetings and hear the words you have to turn your back on them? Seems like it's just the words they have been waiting to hear? I don't mean money wise either but seems like it is focused on that aspect? I don't need their money to kill myself never did kept the same job 28yrs not trying to sound glorify that aspect either. When Layne died I was working outside of Manhattan and couldn't look over at the Twin Towers for years and the same with AIC couldn't listen to them for years. Now I'm finally excepting both but still heart broken. Nancy thank you for talking on something so painful your a Angel in my eyes and I listen to this and find out wisdom I didn't pick up on?😇
She should know that you go to AA or NA to get infinite counseling after treatment. Impossible for a treatment center counselor to continue that role for thousands that come through the doors.
Layne was a sweet smart thoughtful imaginative wonderful person!!
The autopsy report left me shocked, 86 lbs. and six feet tall. He was deep in deaths grip and nobody could get him back. He didnt want to come back or the thought of it was to scary.
His mother is "doing" more for him now than she did when he was alive. TWO WEEKS? And not even going then except for the fact that his manager called her concerned because there was no activity for two weeks? Not cool.