Demri Parrott was in relationships with Rosheen Raugi (1993 - 1996), Kent Lake (1988), Paul Uhlir (1987 - 1989) and John Baker (person) (1984). Although he'd lived as a recluse for years, former Alice in Chains bassist Michael Starr who Diffuser says blamed himself for Staley's death claimed on an episode of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew"that he was the last person to see Staley alive. Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four to break out, but Nirvana clearly won the to-the-death competition. It might be the least spectacular rock death of all time, in the sense that it surprised absolutely no one, including Staley himself. More about Demri Parrott edit Dating History # Rosheen Raugi 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. sid: '1366', How close do you think that was to us, Ann? "item": { .addService(googletag.pubads()); His comments given to Rubio show that Staley was aware that his mortality was on the horizon and had accepted his fate. As Layne sat there and Ann was swimming, a huge meteor went over them and it lit up Laynes face. I told him that John had gangrene once. "item": { I didn't want my fans to think that heroin was cool.". I dont give a fuck if you fucking believe me or not, dude. Close to a dozen more stints in rehab were in his future. But when theres 20,000 people out there, just loving everything, and just dancing around with smiles, nothing can stop that.. var googletag = googletag || {}; }, They are not my friends.. At his side are two beautiful women, looking at him adoringly. Around 1999/2000, Bob Forrest and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante tried to help Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley get clean. } .addSize([0, 0], [[320, 50]]) "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. ], It was later reported that the shooter believed that Pantera was reading his mind, which suggests that the famously affable Abbott was perhaps too good at connecting with fans. Tom Morello later claimed that he had no recollection of ever speaking to Staley about auditioning for Audioslave, so this could be a case of Gallagher misremembering the conversation, and it having more been about Staley considering the idea of calling up the former Rage Against The Machine members. "I'm not into religion, but I have a good grasp on my spirituality. (1969-1996) model, artist, grunge icon, beautiful soul At the time of his death in 2002, neither Kinney nor AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell had spoken to Staley for more than two years. apstag.setDisplayBids(); He ended up in the hospital. 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. 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. The story of Sublime is one of the strangest and most tragic tales in all of 90s rock. ", "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. Layne Was Going To Record With Taproot In 2002. Demri's obituary. Alice In Chains: The Untold Story author David de Sola shared some information with Alternative Nation about the wedding that never came to be between Staley and Parrott, and how the planned site of the wedding eventually was where a much sadder event took place. { eyewitness account from Thorntons bassist Curtis Tillman. Revisit the final painful interview of Layne Staley - Far Out Magazine The last time Kathleen Austin Demris mother saw Layne was in 1997. 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. A stiff cocktail of drugs composed of cocaine, codeine, and morphine was rattling around his ravaged, 86-pound frame. Demri Parrott's Death, Mystery About Her Life And Layne Staley - JukeBugs "When I tried drugs, they were f****** great, and they worked for me for years," he said. "@type": "ListItem", However, Parrotts friend Amber Ferrano denied these rumors saying that all of them were wrong and her friend never used the drugs before she met the Alice In Chains singer. .addService(googletag.pubads()); Forrest had gained a reputation at the time as being someone who could communicate with addicts, he had helped Frusciante get clean in 1997. "This music Layne was writing a warning. }); Late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was reclusive his his final years prior to his 2002 drug overdose death, but stories have surfaced over the years about collaborations he discussed, his hobbies, and run ins he had with old friends. 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.". var mapping1 = googletag.sizeMapping() Alice In Chains late leader Layne Staley tragically lost his fight against addiction on April 5th, 2002. 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. 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. Taproot were recording a new album with Alice In Chains producer Toby Wright in 2002, and wanted Layne Staley to sing on a song, according to Mark Yarms book Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge. Whats going on. function(bids) { Layne Staley & DEMRI PARROTT's Relationship: Tragedy, Love - YouTube }); Gaugh and Wilson tried as best as they could to capitalize on Sublimes unexpected and poorly timed success, signing a deal to release a series of archival records collecting early songs, outtakes, and remixes, starting with 1997s Second Hand Smoke. Layne said, Did you see that? I think maybe the percentage has been a bit inverted [on the new album]. ", It's hard to tell if Staley would agree or disagree with his mom's take. melisaiscan@rockcelebrities.net, When Neil Young Found A Way To Communicate His Son With Disabilities, Inside Of The Third Eye Blind: Departures, Net Worths, And Conspiracy Theories, How Journey Fans Were Divided By Neal Schon And Arnel Pineda Feud, Paul Stanley Appreciates Gene Simmons Overcoming His Biggest Fear For Him, Top Five Best Counting Crows Songs Of All Time, James Hetfield To Share The Screen With Peter Dinklage In Dark Western Thriller, Rob Halford Believes Ozzy Osbourne Needs Support After His Difficult Decision, Neal Schon Reacts To Arnel Pineda Fans Accusations, Total Bullsh*t, Nikki Sixx Applauds Selena Gomez For Her Courage, Ted Nugent Believes Americans Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves, Paul Stanley Reveals Gene Simmons Real Character Beyond KISS Persona. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/layne-staleys-haunting-wedding-never-will-break-heart/", You dont look too good. Next .build(); "position": 1, On January 28, 2001, he saw Layne again at a Super Bowl party. .addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280]]) googletag.cmd.push(function(){ According to David de Solas 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. 4. FULL FILM: https://youtu.be/qMlLfrU5fjsAlice 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) \u0026 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) \u0026 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 \u0026 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 NowThe 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. .addService(googletag.pubads()); Some of Staleys fans and friends blamed Demri for causing all these tragedies. 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. Austin got that bear back after it was found in Laynes things after his death. 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'm Melisa. 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. The pain is more than you can handle. 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. "I pay you," she screamed back. Layne: Nothing. .build(); .defineSizeMapping(mapping1) Survivors include her mother . Thinking about both of them yesterday and. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demri's wedding. It's known that Parrott was upset about the situation because Parrott herself was an aspiring model and actress. There was a stash of cocaine and two crack pipes on the table. I never wanted to end my life this way. 99 talking about this. Part 7: 1996: Layne Staley and Bradley Nowell are the living dead In June 1992, the albums post-production was complete and the album was 100% complete by the end of June. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", pubID: '434bb5e4-3704-4b75-b36c-785a444462bd', "name": "10 Surprising Stories About Layne Staley’s Reclusive Years" googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_3', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-5') "I know I'm dying," Staley is reported to have said. } (Rolling Stone later noted that the heroin-related death of touring Smashing Pumpkins keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin that July garnered more coverage than Nowells death.) From the start of Dirt, youre trapped in Staleys skin, and for the next 50 minutes there will be no escape. They began dating a short time after they saw each other. Her death also led to the end of Layne when he shut the world out and later died in 2002 at 34. On the other, Staley's affair with heroin got serious fast. For what it's worth, Demri's mother believes Staley, although he was clearly affected by his drug use. Staley and Parrott, by then his fiance, went to rehab together at least once. But soon he was caught in an inescapable trap that led to his premature death in 2002. Menu. But when the band was recording in Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots in 1992, Staley would hit the scary streets, desperate to score. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/deep-cuts/", Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. For the first time, there were problems with his vocals. .addService(googletag.pubads()); } Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Layne and Mike Starr were watching television on April 4, 2002, the day before Staley died of a heroin overdose. (Terry McGinnis/WireImage). But Staley, of course, never did. ", The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Layne Staley, this Alice In Chains interview with Rockline. (Handout). There were times where someone had to go into the bathroom to see if Brad was still alive, Leary told Rolling Stone. To quote a Staind album title, the legacy of Dirt is colored by 14 shades of gray. He would never perform with Alice In Chains again. 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. apstag.setDisplayBids(); Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. Demri Parrott. { However, that defensiveness had nothing to do with personal embarrassment. Staley wasnt the sort to hedge his bets when it came to calling his own drug-related death. It's the worst pain in the world. Mark Lanegan and Mike Inez also went to Laynes home and bang on his door trying to see him. .addService(googletag.pubads()); There will always be haters, he said in an interview with budZtv in 2010. Then he relapsed again. "name": "Layne Staleys Haunting Wedding That Never Was Will Break Your Heart" And then, our neighbor sold him a drum set, and he changed his middle name to Thomas, because he admired Tommy Lee.". Best of 2022 Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. Hes the reason I started singing.. Demri Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley (1992 - 1994). In 1993, when the band was touring in support of "Dirt," Staley would walk offstage midsong to get high. I wrote the following tweetstorm to remember her (and him) for the occasion: Most, if not all of that material was in my book, where Layne and Demri's relationship and her . "It was only five or six shows, and by the end of the last one, it was cops, ambulances, and, 'Get on the plane! Neither Demri's mother nor Layne's stepfather have been able to confirm that. Starr left Staley's place later that day. 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 having the circumstances of their death constantly rubbed in your face because so many others are experiencing addiction must be difficult. apstag.fetchBids({ } The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready remembered this version of Staley being funny and lucid, and without a doubt he was not reluctant to be a star.. 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. 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. *Confusion. } Far Out Magazine details one of Layne Staley's final interviews, as published in "Layne Staley: Angry Chair." 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. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_1', [[300,250],[336,280],[728,90],[970,90],[970,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-1') } He wanted a teddy bear that Demri had had with her in hospital. Thinking about both of them yesterday and today, and what might have been. He showed up in the recording studio toothless, emaciated and looking like an 80-year-old man. 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. Whether or not he still spoke to his bandmates was also up for debate. In a lawsuit filed after Staley's death, his mother, Nancy Layne McCallum, alleged that at one point in the mid-'90s, her son tried to withdraw from the band to take care of his issues, but Silver forcefully pointed out that if he did, he would be putting 40 people out of work. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Nevertheless, Alice In Chains has lived on like few bands of its time, and even in death Staley is still among the most vital singers youre likely to hear on the local modern-rock station. }); William DuVall later replaced Staley and Duff McKagan joined on rhythm guitar. We were running around like two little kids! Rumors began circulating that he had lost an arm to gangrene. Actually, the best of times was when everyone was just strung out on booze, coke and sex the basic musts on any rocker's CV. timeout: 2000 }, I can get by without them. I know he was joking, but I dont like to hear stuff like that. "Since that call I always was wondering, 'Where is my dad?' No one would ever see him alive again. Parrott, too, was a heavy drug user and fatally overdosed on October 29, 1996. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. 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. googletag.enableServices(); She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and . Where some of the records might have been more Scarface, this one is more Shawshank Redemption.. Ten weeks after Nowells funeral, Sublimes label, Geffen, went forward with plans to release the bands new record, though the original title, Killin It, was understandably ditched. 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. Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and model Demri Parrotts relationship started as a fairytale but turned out a tragic love story that people can still remember. 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. "position": 3, "I don't have any magic answers," she told the paper. "It's heartbreaking and overwhelming and unnecessary." But as far as the public was concerned, Staley lived out the rest of his doomed existence as the ghost of grunges skeezy past. 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. That version of the band still records and performs. ,{ Staley had actually died on April 5, 2002 eight years to the day after fellow Grunge rock frontman Kurt Cobain had taken his own life but his body wasn't found until April 19,according to Ultimate Classic Rock. So it shouldn't surprise anyone least of fall fans of his timeless music, the millions of people who cite him as an inspiration, or anyone familiar with rock star biographies that despite his success, he lived a hard life and died too young. Staley was found dead, toothless and weighing only 86 pounds, in his Seattle apartment in 2002. He struggled with addiction for much of his life, and as Steven Hyden of the A.V. 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. That charity fights heroin dependency in the Seattle area. Throughout, Cantrells off-kilter, shotgun-blast-to-the-intestines guitar work acts as a queasy counterpoint to Staleys dead-man-walking howling. "position": 1, googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_1', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-3') Demri Parrott Staley's final public performance was in Kansas City, Mo., in 1996. She wasn't happy with the suicide ruling and wondered what more there might be to the story. By the next year, the band's dark and deeply pained breakthrough album, "Dirt," was rife with references to the drug. In Greg Pratos Grunge is Dead, Laynes mother Nancy revealed that Layne was a video game freak. He had a big screen TV, 5 games 5 different gamers. Genealogy for Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. 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. }, "I'm not doing well," the singer said. 5 on Marsh and Steins list. Alice in Chains 'Dirt' Album Cover: The Story Behind It - Revolver Demri Parrott Tribute - YouTube The couple was defined as soulmates and everyone admired their passionate relationship. It took Layne Staley, Alice in Chains' lead singer, a while longer to kill himself with a speedball. I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. The single Down In A Hole is a pained expression of romantic loss that became a metaphor for chemical longing in Staleys hands. 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. We talked for a little and when we parted ways, I cried., This wasnt the last time Gallagher saw Staley. Demri Parrott - Listal Forrest says that Staleys mind clearly still worked but that he was a million miles away., Bob: Hey Layne. Demri Parrott - Biography. "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. .addService(googletag.pubads()); "I never wanted to end my life this way," he continued, lamenting but ultimately accepting his decision to start using crack cocaine and heroin years before. 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 . Demri Parrott had an encounter with Katina Bonita Evangeline (1991). It's hard enough to lose a child. Staley remembered, I was trying to kick this habit out of my life and here comes this man asking for money to buy some smack., He finally kicked heroin use, and Im still fighting, Staley said resentfully. "itemListElement": [ But while the surviving members of Alice In Chains made sure to present their band as a newly evolved entity, Sublimes Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson are trying to pick up where they were forced to leave off in 1996, when their lead singer, Bradley Nowell, died of a heroin overdose at age 28. 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. They broke up, in part because she couldn't accept his relentless womanizing. Its okay! "position": 4, A year later, though, drummer Sean Kinney painted a different story, saying, "I talk to Layne, but we don't hang out. Layne was very into his artwork during his later years, frequently buying art supplies that were scattered around his home. Following his death in 2002, Screaming Trees frontman told Rolling Stone, He never recovered from Demris death. 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. Cantrell recalled to Charles R. Cross of Rolling Stone how he met his lead singer: Its a Seattle party, and Staley is standing in the middle of it all, his hair dyed a bright glam-rock pink and teased with a hair clip atop his tiny frame. .addService(googletag.pubads()); Layne Considered Sending A Demo To Jerry Cantrell. And I thought, oh, for heaven sake, listen to his music. But that was contingent on him having the energy and focus to be able to work, and I guess that didnt materialize., 5. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demris wedding. "He would get so angry at me, he would be ready to get out of the goddamn moving car. Part of what makes Dirt an impressive artistic achievement is that much of the album was written or co-written by Cantrell, who performed a sort of method songwriting by infusing a junkies hopelessness and guttural desperation even into songs that didnt directly address addiction. Demri Parrott was an American model. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_sidebar_1', [[300,600],[300,1050],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-7') Parrott, too, was a heavy drug user and fatally overdosed on October 29, 1996. 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. Dope sick hurts the entire body. Staley erupted, then yelled at him whenever he tried to take more pills. They are not my friends.". This actually isnt much of a departure from the sound of Alice In Chains 1.0, which was steeped in the undead Southern-rock harmonies of Staley and Cantrell. { Staley created a personal shrine in the recording studio featuring a dead puppy in a jar that he used for inspiration as he crooned lyrics like "Stick your arm for some real fun.". According to a transcript of a 2002 Rolling Stone article, Layne Staley spent the final years of his life in reclusive isolation, with nothing but his drugs to keep him company. .defineSizeMapping(mapping2) Nancy responded, Laynes got an odd sense of humor. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_1', [[300,250],[336,280],[728,90],[970,90],[970,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-1')