Layne Staley
Layne Staley
Layne Thomas Staley was an American musician who served as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains, which he founded with guitarist Jerry Cantrell in Seattle, Washington in 1987. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s. The band became known for Staley's distinct vocal style, as well as the harmonized vocals between him and Cantrell. Staley was also a member of the supergroups Mad Season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth22 August 1967
CityKirkland, WA
CountryUnited States of America
You my friend,I will defend,and if we change well, I love you anyway.
We Die Young is about gang violence. That was something that was happening in Seattle, something that kinda opened our eyes. It just seemed like things were getting out of hand. Incidents where kids were getting shot, and getting their tennis shoes ripped off their dead bodies. It just seems like these kids are dying at younger and younger ages and getting involved in gang activity.
There were a lot of drugs. We kinda just passed the time that way. For a couple of years we were all doin' anything we could get our hands on.
Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips?
I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied.
Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.
I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.
I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?
I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.
Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.
One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.
There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I'll still be paying for my prior use.
Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
I don't take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That's still there if you want it, but I don't really seek that out any more.