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If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead

Layne Staley

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Layne Staley
Age: 34 †
Born: 1967
Born: August 22
Died: 2002
Died: April 5
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Singer-Songwriter
Kirkland
Washington
Layne Thomas Staley
Layne Rutherford Staley
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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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I'm dumbfounded by me all the time. Wow! What a.... thrill.....and a joy
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I don't take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That's still there if you want it, but I don't really seek that out any more.
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I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.
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We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
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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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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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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'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'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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There's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.
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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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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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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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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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What do you mean, I'm a wild front man! I'm jumping all over, I do the dance moves.
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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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