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When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself.

Layne Staley

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Layne Staley
Age: 34 †
Born: 1967
Born: August 22
Died: 2002
Died: April 5
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Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Kirkland
Washington
Layne Thomas Staley
Layne Rutherford Staley
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Everyone
Home
Stuck

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Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.
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Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.
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I'm dumbfounded by me all the time. Wow! What a.... thrill.....and a joy
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We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
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I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.
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I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied.
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One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.
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It's just writing about things, feelings, not that we're dark or depressed...just as much as anyone else is.
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I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them. I didn't want fans to think heroin was cool. But then I've had fans come up to me and give me the thumbs up, telling me they're high. That's exactly what I didn't want to happen.
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I'm not doing well. Don't try to talk about this to my sister Liz. She will know it sooner or later.
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I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.
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What do you mean, I'm a wild front man! I'm jumping all over, I do the dance moves.
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I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this sh-. It's a very difficult thing to explain. My liver is not functioning and I'm throwing up all the time and shitting my pants. The pain is more than you can handle. It's the worst pain in the world. Dope sick hurts the entire body.
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I've always looked for the perfect life to step into. I've taken all the paths to get where I wanted.But no matter where I go, I still come home me.
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The songs are about things that we were thinking and we wrote 'em down, and when you listen to 'em, whatever you think it's about... THAT'S what it's about!
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People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.
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Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
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I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
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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.
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Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.
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