Layne Staley Death Pics - Former alice in chains singer layne staley was found dead in his seattle home friday; The king county medical examiner has not yet released an official. At 6’1″, layne weighed just 86 pounds, having died on april 5, 2002 from an overdose of heroin and cocaine. At 34, staley had achieved success that most only dream about, and lost it all to. The haunted heaviness of singer layne staley's voice helped alice in chains achieve international stardom. Layne staley's death may have been as dark as the lyrics he sang for grunge rock supergroup alice in chains. Staley, 34, lay dead in his north seattle apartment for two weeks,. Legendary alice in chains and mad season singer layne staley died 16 years ago today (though we’ll publishing this a few hours before the official april 5th date). Staley died at only 34 years old after overdosing on a speedball. His band members were shaken by the news and released the following statement: “we are proud to. In this saddening except from alice in chains: The untold story, author david de sola recounts the final gloomy days of frontman layne staley. In april of 1997, an entity known. From rough beginnings to the deadly experiences with hard drugs that stole his prime and took his life to his final years as a recluse, these are the tragic details of one of rock. When alice in chains' first bassist mike starr was hanging out with staley the day before his death — the last time, as far as staley's friends and family could tell, that anyone. Alice in chains singer/guitarist jerry cantrell shared a rare photo of his late bandmates layne staley and mike starr. He wrote on instagram, “thinking about our brothers. Staley couldn’t bring himself to join cantrell on stage after being asked, and a photo taken of him backstage is the last image of the singer before his death.
Former alice in chains singer layne staley was found dead in his seattle home friday; The king county medical examiner has not yet released an official. At 6’1″, layne weighed just 86 pounds, having died on april 5, 2002 from an overdose of heroin and cocaine. At 34, staley had achieved success that most only dream about, and lost it all to. The haunted heaviness of singer layne staley's voice helped alice in chains achieve international stardom.