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Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.

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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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Articles
Titles
Every
Junkie
Dope
Article
Whiskey

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People have the right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you, but when I haven't talked to anyone in years, and every single article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this- that ain't my title...my bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and talents are my title.
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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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Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.
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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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