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I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.

Layne Staley

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Layne Staley
Age: 34 †
Born: 1967
Born: August 22
Died: 2002
Died: April 5
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Kirkland
Washington
Layne Thomas Staley
Layne Rutherford Staley
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It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.
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We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.
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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'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied.
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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 haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.
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Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips?
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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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I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
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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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Our perception of songs that we've written... the meaning changes from day to day... to whatever stage we're at in our life and careers.
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One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.
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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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I'm not into religion, but I have a good grasp on my spirituality. I just believe that I'm not the greatest power on this earth. I didnt create myself, because I would have done a hell of a better job.
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Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.
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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'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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If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead
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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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Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.
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