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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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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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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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Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.
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My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest.
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You my friend,I will defend,and if we change well, I love you anyway.
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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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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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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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When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself.
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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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People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.
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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'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 haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.
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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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If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead
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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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Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
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One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.
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Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.
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