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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.
Layne Staley
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Layne Staley
Age: 34 †
Born: 1967
Born: August 22
Died: 2002
Died: April 5
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Kirkland
Washington
Layne Thomas Staley
Layne Rutherford Staley
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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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Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.
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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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What do you mean, I'm a wild front man! I'm jumping all over, I do the dance moves.
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There's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.
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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 wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.
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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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