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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.

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
Tales
Drug
Lead
Suffering
Reality
Tale
Light
Addiction
Way
Fairy
Life
Drugs

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