"item": { Gallagher had been friends with Staley since 1986, even living with him and Sleze bassist Mike Mitchell for a period in the 80s. According to David de Sola's book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death.. Equally important for Sublimes success was the element of mans-man machismo, which was spelled out on the album cover depicting a hulking and shirtless Nowell standing with his back to the camera and exposing his large Sublime tattoo. Those that knew Staley personally seem to agree that he more or less died in spirit when his long-time girlfriend, Demri Parrott, succumbed to bacterial endocarditis stemming from her own drug use in October 1996. Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, started shooting smack and Alice in Chains got famous. Demri Parrott. 6. He was traveling with a bodyguard hired specifically to keep his drug use in check, but after the show he overdosed. }, The most vocal haters of the new Sublime were from Bradley Nowells family, which issued a statement in 2009 chastising Gaugh and Wilson for carrying on the band name without their original singer and friend. After that, I dont think he wanted to go on.. nodes: [ "name": "10 Surprising Stories About Layne Staley’s Reclusive Years" Here he is backstage on the Warped Tour looking like one of the many shirtless, deeply tanned, and blond bros lurking in the audience. ROCK IS DEAD? I'm Melisa. Well, what have you got? 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"@type": "WebPage", .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) schain: { That charity fights heroin dependency in the Seattle area. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); Demri Parrott (born Demri Lara Murphy on February 22nd 1969 - d. October 29th 1996) was the love of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley's life.She was born in Bremerton, Seattle (WA) to Dennis Dougherty and Kathleen Austin, and had three brothers, Devin, Derek and David. The day of his death was estimated to be April 5, exactly eight years after Cobains suicide. What happened to Demri? But having the circumstances of their death constantly rubbed in your face because so many others are experiencing addiction must be difficult. "I got [a] call saying that my dad had died, [but] my family always knew he was around doing all kind of drug,"he's quoted as saying in the book. I know Im near death, Staley continued. .addService(googletag.pubads()); "@type": "WebSite", schain: { That same year, Alice In Chains played its final shows with Staley, performing on MTV Unplugged in Aprilthe bands first concert in three yearsand several dates with the newly reunited Kiss, ending with a gig in Kansas City on July 3, 1996. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demris wedding. Staley and Parrott, by then his fiance, went to rehab together at least once. Does taking Russian roulette out of the equation make Aces death any less spectacular? I did crack and heroin for years. "I know I'm dying," Staley is reported to have said. In June 1992, the albums post-production was complete and the album was 100% complete by the end of June. Yes, Staley, born Layne Rutherford Staley on August 22, 1967, picked the middle name "Thomas" because he was a fan of Mtley Cre drummer Tommy Lee. She said after most of the crowd left at night Layne was still there, and she wanted to go swimming so Layne followed her to the pool. I know who started it and they know too, but its funny I read stuff from people who make a statement as if they were there, knew her and it was fact and people believe them. Even sadder, Seattle Weekly says Staley's death contributed to the reversal of an encouraging decline in drug overdoses in the Seattle area. I told him that John had gangrene once. I had the chance to throw out all this anger by the music in order to help others. timeout: 2000 }, Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. ver: '1.0', (1969-1996) model, artist, grunge icon, beautiful soul The book says that former Alice bassist Mike Starr was visiting Staley the day before the singer's death. *Confusion. Other (false) rumors emerged, claiming that Staley had contracted gangrene by shooting up and had body parts ranging from fingers to an entire arm amputated. about the Dirt cover were awhile ago, but that's Mariah, not Demri. Hes the reason I started singing.. { "@type": "ListItem", Demri Lara Parrott, 27, of Bremerton died Oct. 29, 1996, at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. }); Layne turned a corner with two strippers into a hallway crowded with cops. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_content_1', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-3') I think theres always been a little bit of death trip element [and a] survivor element, DuVall told Rolling Stone. But just as Layne Staley is present any time someone plays an Alice In Chains songeven an Alice In Chains song that hes not actually singing onNowell is the living dead, his spirit regenerated both by music he played a conscious part in creating and those who emulate what he left behind. RIP Layne and Demri.. var mapping2 = googletag.sizeMapping() Not exactly a good start to the relationship. Finally, Starr left angry. At the beginning of 1997, the biggest British rock band in the world was Oasis. Courtney Love tried to chase him down following Cobain's death. When Nowell finally pushed his luck with heroin too far in a San Francisco hotel room on May 25, 1996, his band wasnt yet famous enough to warrant much media attention for the tragedy. One way she's contributed to the fight is by helping run the Layne Staley Tribute Concert, which the article says is an annual celebration of Alice in Chains' contributions to music. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demri's wedding. For Nowell, being dealt a shitty hand was a fact of life, but so was the pleasure of smoking killer bud, and acknowledging the former didnt necessarily negate the latter. It's known that Parrott was upset about the situation because Parrott herself was an aspiring model and actress. Befitting a band that preferred to work spontaneously and under the influence of strong substances, Sublime is a spotty, erratic record, with more dead ends and half-formed ideas than successes. "When I tried drugs, they were f****** great, and they worked for me for years," he said. Then, two things changed. A year after his death, a rare interview emerged with Staley that he'd given with Argentinean writer and music fan Adriana Rubio, titled Layne Staley: Angry Chair A Look Inside the Heart and Soul of an Incredible Musician. Thats terrible, Mom. }, He said, In his arm? I never wanted [the publics] thumbs up about this fucking drug use. Wright contacted Staley shortly before his death and Staley agreed to record the song, privately in a studio in Seattle. Staley's final public performance was in Kansas City, Mo., in 1996. The engagement was called off, but she did pick out a dress. Brown heroin stains led from the bathroom to the living room. The2002 Rolling Stone article claimed that thedeath of ex-girlfriend Demri Parrott was one of the catalysts for Layne Staley's collapse into an isolated, drug-fueled existence that ultimately claimed his life. But while the surviving members of Alice In Chains made sure to present their band as a newly evolved entity, Sublimes Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson are trying to pick up where they were forced to leave off in 1996, when their lead singer, Bradley Nowell, died of a heroin overdose at age 28. So it shouldn't surprise anyone least of fall fans of his timeless music, the millions of people who cite him as an inspiration, or anyone familiar with rock star biographies that despite his success, he lived a hard life and died too young. Fuck it, fight it, its all the same, Nowell sang on What I Got, and it was a message that resonated with millions of people that had no idea that they were bobbing their heads to a happy-go-lucky dead guy. We were running around like two little kids! What Happened Next? Im not going to quit doing drugs. Genealogy for Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. Demri was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann (Austin) and Dennis Wayne Dougherty. .build(); His friend and Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan opened up about his death saying that Staley never recovered from Demris death so it was the main reason behind his death. The book notes he was missing teeth and struggling to breathe. "@type": "WebPage", } Bob: Your Moms worried, man. Layne and Mark Lanegan Discussed Collaborating, We talked about [working together] from time to time, Mark Lanegan told CDNow in April 2002. However, Parrotts friend Amber Ferrano denied these rumors saying that all of them were wrong and her friend never used the drugs before she met the Alice In Chains singer. 1 most spectacular death in rock history ended the life of singer Johnny Ace, whose biggest hit, Pledging My Love, surged to the top of the Billboard rhythm and blues chart about two months after his untimely demise on Christmas day 1954. The difference on Black Gives Way To Blue was, as the title suggested, a shift in perspective. Its okay! He had already lost a finger or two from his veins collapsing and not getting enough circulation to his hands I remember seeing him from a distance, and I thought, Thats the oldest punk rocker Ive ever seen., Flash back about 15 years, and Staley is a dramatically different, happier, and more spandex-friendly person. Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready remembered this version of Staley being funny and lucid, and without a doubt he was not reluctant to be a star.. But when the band was recording in Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots in 1992, Staley would hit the scary streets, desperate to score. That night, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, who had just been tossed from the band, claimed he actually died and came back as he bounced from shooting up with one famed musician to the other. Also, demri never got sober, so, all the times layne was in rehab, demri was still using heroin, which wasn't very helpful. Layne and Demri. *Referenced briefly in "Don't Follow" ("Forgot my woman, lost my friends / Things I'd done and where I've been") *Referenced in "Again" ("Your weak will won't help her heal her heart") -- Demri was suffering from . "Everyone always asks if that is Demri [Parrott, then-girlfriend of frontman Layne Staley], on the Dirt cover," he says."I think Demri's name might have been mentioned as a possible model once or twice, but it was never a serious consideration." "I pay you," she screamed back. Whether you believe it or not, it's a hauntingly beautiful story. Over a torturously slow metal-blues riff, Staley denounces the hypocrite norm, running their boring drills, and commits himself to consuming whatever drugs are available to him. Movies: Now more than ever. She was the fiance of musician Layne Staley. But nevertheless, Starr still blamed himself and never even spoke about it until that Celebrity Rehab interview in February of 2010. { On one hand, the two bands got up to some hilarious business pranking each other. Ten weeks after Nowells funeral, Sublimes label, Geffen, went forward with plans to release the bands new record, though the original title, Killin It, was understandably ditched. They had chosen Kiana Lodge on Bainbridge Island as the wedding venue, thats why the private invitation-only memorial service for Laynes family and close friends was held there in 2002. Demri Parrott was an American model. Layne and Mike Starr were watching television on April 4, 2002, the day before Staley died of a heroin overdose. "The same s--t was going on again.". In 2011, at the age of 44, he too died of an overdose, as per Rolling Stone. Still, obvious as it was, Staley got defensive when pressed about his habit, worried it would come to define him. apstag.setDisplayBids(); He never recovered from Demris death. Who doesnt want to go to a concert to hear their favorite songs, regardless of whos singing or whos playing it? "I promised that I would always be there for my children," she said to TheSeattle Times. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). .addService(googletag.pubads()); "item": { He was found dead on March 8, 2011, in his home in Salt Lake City as a result of a prescription drug overdose. But his love of Tommy Lee wasn't the only reason he swapped out his middle name. She wore vintage costumes, long skirts with docs, lots of vintage style 30s and 40s jewelry. Neither Demri's mother nor Layne's stepfather have been able to confirm that. nodes: [ { I just believe that I'm not the greatest power on this earth. var mapping1 = googletag.sizeMapping() Two years later, Alice In Chains briefly reunited to record the songs Get Born Again and Died for a boxed set. var googletag = googletag || {}; Im not doing well. Actually, the best of times was when everyone was just strung out on booze, coke and sex the basic musts on any rocker's CV. "I'm not into religion, but I have a good grasp on my spirituality. .addService(googletag.pubads()); { Staleys method of killing himself was slower and more painful, but ultimately no less effective. That model was to be Mariah O'Brien, whom Schenck had shot previously for the cover of Spinal Tap's "Bitch School" single. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. But you don't write and sing songs like "Rooster" and "Would?" "When I haven't talked to anybody in years, and every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this that ain't my title My bad habits aren't my title. Forever. She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and . }); Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Dirt, in particular, became an important touchstone. We talked for a little and when we parted ways, I cried., This wasnt the last time Gallagher saw Staley. He was down in a hole so deep he couldnt hope to hit bottom. After that, I dont think he wanted to go on., He died because he wished he had done right by the one person he knew for sure loved him for the poor butt rocker he was when he met her and hed be the first to admit it.. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') - WORLDWIDE:- Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whatisclassicrock2Cheers,Daniel Its known that both Parrott and Staley were struggling with their drug addiction problems for a very long time until the young couples early and unexpected deaths. She said she believes her daughter was there that night to be there with Layne as hes doing his transition., 10. Demri Parrott - Biography. One night, Alice in Chains dressed up as strippers in skimpy panties and combat boots, and followed Van Halen on stage, aping their signature walk. By the next year, the band's dark and deeply pained breakthrough album, "Dirt," was rife with references to the drug. "This music Layne was writing a warning. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. (Volume 2) Castaway, Chemical Tribe, What it Takes, Dying Inside, Siddhartha, Hurts Don't It? Rare pictures show her to be dark-featured and pretty, with long black hair and dark eyes. Her death also led to the end of Layne when he shut the world out and later died in 2002 at 34. He said he was going back to treatment and then going to LA to do the audition in a couple of months. But he did take time to discuss his relationship with his biological father, saying he went off on a journey at age 16 to find his estranged dad, only to find out just enough regarding his father's lifestyle to give up the effort. Krist Novoselic, Mark Lanegan, Mike Inez & Sean Kinney Tried To Help Layne. (Terry McGinnis/WireImage). Thinking about both of them yesterday and. Forrest recalls the story in his book Running with Monsters: A Memoir. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. .build(); I don't need any help to get annihilated.". And then, our neighbor sold him a drum set, and he changed his middle name to Thomas, because he admired Tommy Lee.". But those successes, which include singles like What I Got and Santeria frontloaded in the first half of the record, made Sublime a leftfield and shockingly prescient smash, predicting and capitalizing on musical trends that were just taking hold when Nowell died. Gold Standard: Oscars edition - Best Director. "I know I have no chance. According to this Alice In Chains interview with Rockline on July 19, 1999, Staley wrote the song "Get Born Again" to target what he saw as "religious hypocrisy." 5 on Marsh and Steins list. Tom Morello later claimed that he had no recollection of ever speaking to Staley about auditioning for Audioslave, so this could be a case of Gallagher misremembering the conversation, and it having more been about Staley considering the idea of calling up the former Rage Against The Machine members. "I believe that there's a wonderful place to go to after this life, and I don't believe in eternal damnation for anyone," he said to Rolling Stone in 1996. The end everyone saw coming had finally arrived. At one point, Staley was even informed that his old man had passed away, although this wasn't true. Staley goes on to discuss how he got back in touch with his dad years after giving up trying but only because Phil had seen his photo in a magazine and, realizing he was rich, hit him up for drug money. Layne was flipping through the channels and stumbled on the John Edward show Crossing Over, a show that TV Guide describes as: A psychic claims to communicate with his audiences late loved ones. }); He looked like an 80-year-old version of himself, Seattle music journalist Jeff Gilbert told Prato. You dont get the same singular experience listening to Godsmack (which took its name from a Dirt track), Staind, or Creed, who adopted the superficialities of Alice In Chains sonic and thematic signposts and reconfigured them into interchangeably angsty and thuddingly poppy plop-metal. He dropped out of my life for 15 years." (Handout). However, she goes on to say that her late son was "shocked to find that God isn't going to dig you out of every tunnel that you put yourself in to. 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Layne told Wright, Wow, I get to perform again. Wright was preparing to fly up to Seattle to prepare the studio for Laynes return to recording when he got the called that he had died. ", He then goes says his heroin habit was to blame, and he was well past the point of shooting up for fun. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and . complete: 1,