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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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Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Kirkland
Washington
Layne Thomas Staley
Layne Rutherford Staley
Better
Feel
Feels
Dead

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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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People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.
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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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Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.
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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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It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.
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I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.
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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 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 don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.
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I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied.
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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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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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I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
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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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Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips?
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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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I'm dumbfounded by me all the time. Wow! What a.... thrill.....and a joy
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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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