@indiatree If you listen to the man's lyrics, that's all he ever wanted. Death. Seattle rock died the day Layne did and I hate to say it but most likely gave himself a hot dose. He was depressed and lived much longer than he wanted. Layne, I hope you were given the clean slate you wanted...
Wow, I couldn't help but to laugh at the first comment. Someone needs a Midol pretty badly. Having a complete meltdown just because the uploader of this video screens comments! "know nothing about art"? "deserve to die"?, "bunch of know-nothing fucking idiots"? "shouldn't be allowed to listen to AIC"? I've seen people go postal over petty shit on YouTube before, but that one wins first prize.
This reporter is typical, stone fucking cold due to her incompetence and misguided knowledge being fed to her through a prompter to make her seem intellectual and informative.
Both of which she fails to do so, extremely fucking pathetic.
Layne Staley, A.K.A. Layne Elmer, went to the same high school as I did. He wouldn't recognize it now; in about '98 or '99 or so they remodeled it, and now it looks like a tire factory instead of a school...
I hate when anchors report on death like the other guy said like if there weather reports. Thats what they did to Fredie Mercury." A day after anounced he had the AIDs virus lead singer of the band Queen has passed away in his home in his bed. Now to todays stock report." I know they have o be proffesional but it just seems like they belittle someones life when they say like that.but watcha gonna do.
I hate how they released zero details about drug paraphernalia and stashes found beside his body when it was discovered! The cause of death was known almost initially, they could have at least said "due to a suspected drug overdose"
i dont understand back then when they found him, they found a whole bunch of paraphernalia in his condo, yet the news said police didnt see anything suspicious. Makes you wonder if maybe the news does shit like that on purpose to keep people watching?
I don't think Layne wanted to die he just found it impossible to ask anyone for help.Heroin addiction is relentless,and it leaves the user in a never-ending hell.Most of us have a strong sense of self-survival-he didn't appear to evidence that.Somewhere along the line he accepted the fact that this was the way he would die,would being the operative word here.It didn't have to be like that.He was a talented artist.In the end,that wasn't enough.
as much as i love layne, i hate to say i doubt he would have made it as big in the end if he didn't fucking die already.
Everyone can be helped. Its a choice not a disease uncurred.
Layne, wanted to die. In the end after his ladys death and bunch other shit, he just wanted to go home. Its why I LOVEEEEEE his music. can't get more raw than that plus his voice shreds curt cobain into pieces
i remeber hearing this and just sitting back in my chair an all i could utter was "daaaaaaaamn" .. ill never forget that day.. thank god he still lives on through all the amazing music he made.
if i ever run into jerry 'all i care about is money' cantrell, i'll spit in his face for turning his back on this amazing human being when he needed people around him most and for him spitting on layne's legacy by replacing him after he died. i never cried so hard in one day. i bet jerry didnt shed one tear...
The government should ban drugs from the U.S.A this wouldnt have happend if the government didnt let him use drugs but still someone could have helped him i was 2 years old when he died
This makes me so sad. I can't even explain it. Layne Staley was a brilliant and amazing vocalist. His voice and words resonated within me like no other singers'. I hope, at least in death, he found peace.
Man... fuck news. 'guy who is worth a shit dies, we report it to wake you up, have another commercial and don't forget the terrorists'. Sure, it wasn't on this video, but fuck news
"Comment pending approval"? That;s kind of ironic too. Idiots, hypocrites, and liars. That's why Alice In Chains was so epic. You know nothing about art. You're a bunch of know nothing fucking idiots. Censoring comments on a video about Layne Staley? The height of hypocrisy. You deserve to die. Some of the comments on this thread are disgusting and you shouldn't be allowed to listen to AIC.
@danteras23 - I set this to "Comments Pending Approval" because of spammers that post links to porn sites. I review comments before accepting them, and I allow ALL comments to go through, whether negative or positive about AIC. I just don't allow spammers who target popular YouTube videos to post links to porn sites. I posted this clip out of respect for Layne, and to draw attention to the fact he was the #1 news story that day.
It's amazing. People don't even get the music. Layne was who he was and that is why he wrote the way he did. Angry Chair, Rotten Apple, Man In The Box, Don't Follow, I Stay Away, these songs aren't about rainbows and sunshine. He died as he lived, on his terms.
The stupid bitch should of started it off like "And some sad news today" instead of like a peppy bitch trying to earn her fat paycheck to buy more botox.
Staley spoke of the damage caused by his heroin addiction:
"I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this shit. 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.".............no one could help him....fucking sad
people can say whos the best and this and that . but this man left us to soon 9 yrs ago and he is still making us buzz,and the music will be loved forever by many .... p.s. dear god thank you for letting me be 16 in 1992 and not now there is nothing to connect to musically( breaking benjamin,mudvayne,are fine but shit we had the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Layne, Kurt, Shannon, Jimi, Jim, Janice......it boggles my mind. Why can't God just leave us the great ones, and take the less talented (I'm NOT looking for your answers, guys, just thinking out loud)
Couldn't anyone help this poor man? Years doing drugs alone in a filthy condo, his body deteriorating, until his death? It's horrible. Couldn't his family go to court and have him declared incompetent? Down to 80 pounds, his body covered with abcesses and sores, missing teeth, kidney and liver damage, living in filth and still doing more drugs-most judges would establish a temporary conservatorship. His finances & everything would be taken out of his control. Something drastic had to be done.
@indiatree ...he just went to far...sad. One of the best male voices in my book... 1967- forever...RIP brother and thanks for all that you gave in your time here.
all that could have been done, he was also pissing and shitting on himself and lost one of his fingers due to infection. but layne wouldn't have liked it or he would have gotten out of it. he knew he would have his life taken by drugs. in the early 90s, he told i think the drummer who was basically pleading him to go to rehab that he would never get rid of his drug habit and that he would die from it.
@indiatree Unfortunately, you cannot help someone who does not want help, regardless of their poor health and conditions. That is why intervention is useless unless the individual seeks it. RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr.
dnt say things you don't know about interventions are most definitely not useless, sometimes users are unaware they are hurting others intervention lets them see.
you can help others than don't want to or can't help themselves, it's called involuntary hold, he had an illness dude, some people survive.
@indiatree easier said than done. but yeah i agree with you. it would have been very difficult and he would have hated everyone that would have been in on it but it would have been worth it.
@indiatree Are you fucking kidding? Did you listen to any of the music? it was all about that. You are an idiot and deserve to die for saying that and so does anyone who agrees with you. The music was about pain and it wouldn't have been as good had he not gone through what the went through. He was an artist. Fuck you. You're a clueless moron.
@danteras23 Wow thats kind of harsh. His comment was naive sure, but he doesn't deserve to die for it. What if Layne had been someone you loved like a brother, would you still feel the same way?
@indiatree One of the stupidest and most ignorant comments I have ever read on youtube. It;s kind of ironic. You should listen to Rotten Apple. Ignorance is spoken.
@indiatree I can't believe this comment. So, you think they should have taken Layne Staley, one of the great artists of his generation and done what with him? Put him in some kind of cell? Some kind of home? Taken away his dignity? That would have made things better? You should listen to Man In The Box. It's kind of about that, along with some other stuff that you listen to and claim to understand and like. That's a joke. he lived and died on his terms. That;s the way it should be.
@danteras23 i somewhat agree. The rest of the band said they tried their hardest but couldnt 'just go in there and take him'. An actual quote from the Rolling Stone coverage on his death. Layne knew what he was doing and wanted no-one else involved. Mike Starr (reportedly the last man to see Layne alive) respected Layne's wishes to never tell his family what state he was in. Heroin is a wicked drug that destroys the user and his family. No matter how hard you try, their mind is already made up.
@indiatree This comment should be deleted and this guy should be taken away for saying it because he is obviously incompetent and has no idea what he's talking about. I find it disturbing that anyone actually agrees with this. They are obviously not fans of Layne or the music. Death is a part of life. He did what he did for a reason. He wasn't the first and won't be the last. It was his choice as it should be for everyone.
@danteras23 What the fuck are you talking about, guy? He is trying to say why didn't anybody lend him a hand and help him the fuck out? He obviously had a serious drug problem and needed to be in REHAB, not a fucking prison. I think you completely missed what he was trying to say, this goes for everybody bashing indiatree. Could you even try to imagine the music they could have put out if he had gotten clean?
@indiatree but there could always be a relapse especially in his case of doing it even before they became famous, too bad though i wish he was still around
@indiatree People did try to help him. He refused help. He wanted to "leave" it was his choice.......all the help in the world wouldn't have helped him. The last person to see him alive was Mike Starr (who just passed away recently) Layne threaten to never again to talk to him if he called for help. Again, this was Layne choice......listen to his music to understand. Not just AIC either... look up the album Above by Mad Season. Great lyrics
@indiatree You'd love to help those in that situation, but some people are just impossible to help. My cousin has been taken in by family member after family member, and continues to do whatever he has to to get his fix...It's sad, and we love the guy, but he is drowning and takes everyone who offers a hand down with him...that's probably how Layne was...it's so sad, but some people you just can't help no matter what
@indiatree 'Layne told me that he started doing drugs during their tour with Van Halen.That was when he started doing heroin. I asked him how did this whole thing start and he told me that the first time he shot heroin he thanked God for feeling so well. Since then he just didn't stop' -Yanni Bacolas (member of the band the era when they were still named Alice N' Chaiz)
@indiatree Layne told me that he started doing drugs during their tour with Van Halen.That was when he started doing heroin. I asked him how did this whole thing start and he told me that the first time he shot heroin he thanked God for feeling so well. Since then he just didn't stop' -Yanni Bacolas (member of the band the era when they were still named Alice N' Chaiz)
This news clip made me aware of AIC and Layne. I was a kid and had no idea this amazing music existed until I saw this clip. It's such a shame. I miss someone I've never even met before.
@layne182 How do you know Nancy? I know her too. I live in the Seattle area and go to rehab for taking opiates. She came to my group and spoke upon my request. It was one of the most meaningful experiences in my getting healthy again.
thats it ?! 30 seconds in the news and i havent even seen anything on the news about mike. this is fucking dumb screw michael jackson this is the people they should have spoken about for a year like they did with mj.
@1killerbilly The story with them was they were pretty much best friends. Mike was the last person to see Layne alive. He wanted to get help, but Layne told him if he did, he'd never talk to Mike again. He is believed to have died the day after Mike left. Mike struggled with his addictions for years after, and after many attempts to get clean, he finally succumbed to his addictions and the guilt about Layne last week. A very sad story.
The 1st time I saw Alice In Chains was in 1989 and they opened for Great White. I remember going to that concert to see OMG Great White, one of the ultimate hair bands of the 80's!!! But then here comes AIC. Layne in nothing but a pair of overalls. After the show, there was a group of us looking down, at back stage, and here comes the boys of AIC. Layne pulls down those overalls and moons us all. Ah, my 1st memory of Layne and AIC. Many, many more afterwards... I miss you Layne and Mike!
"Partially decomposed".... hearing this saddens me. No one should have to die and go unnoticed for such a period of time that it takes this long for someone to find you. Layne purposely isolated himself in misery, but we should be certain to reach out to those suffering.
@RhysieKup it still wouldnt be the same. the harmony between layne and jerry was just unreal. their new front man is pretty good ill admit but still not even close to layne.
Layne will be missed!!! One of the best singers in my book... just glad to see after all that the remaining members of AIC decided to carry on with what they love and that is making music.. I believe that is what Layne would have wanted them to do.. RIP Layne Staley!!!
I wonder why Layne didn't/doesn't get as much attention as Cobain did when he died. Everyone cries and masterbates over Kurt, yet most people don't even know who Layne is :/ Frustrates the hell out of me.
Layne was a lost tortured soul, It's so sad that no one looked for him, his body was found so long after he passed.........i wonder if they found any writings in the room with him, lyrics or whatever......what a shame....R.I.P. LS FUCK, Dime bag too, for all those that miss these motherfuckers lets get big fuckin thumbs up!!!!!!
I will forever miss all the music Layne never had a chance for me to hear. As for this suck ass news flash, nothing unusual about an 8 ball on the tabkle and a needle hanging off his arm. I wont mention the other shit that was extremely shady about the ordeal because I dont want to be sued. Lets just say im glad his old bass player is still a fucking loser!
My first concert ever was Sepultura, Alice In Chains, and Ozzy in 1992...Layne had a broken leg and played on crutches for most of the set, it was in support of "Dirt"...one of the greatest vocalists I have ever seen live....
@izakguitar No kidding, but even at the time, Layne's death was overshadowed by Aaliyah's. He got little to no love in the press because he was an addict. Well, first we create them (with, of course, their own free will and responsibility), then we ostracize them, them we demonize them. We don't do enough to help them, and they don't make it any easier unfortunately. RIP Layne...
True story I lived right up the hill from Layne's condo. I was in college everyone thinks he was isolated hisself well I seen him a few times just walking the streets. But honestly at the time I didn't even fucking recongize the guy since well it didn't look lie the Layne I knew from the 90s. Before you ask why I lived up the hill from him its because I was in college in Seatlle during this time. I will never forget the night he was found only to find out he was gone. RIP Layne.
I found a photo of Layne from 1999 (I think). It's one of his isolation years though. It's on my channel description. He hasd missing teeth, pale skin, and no meat on his face. RIP Layne The Angry Angel
He died on rougly the same day in april that kurt died. Yes he was found on april 20th but the coroner said he more than likely died around april 5th or sixth, just like cobain.
i am telling u ppl that Layne Staley is so underrated n unappreciated. i can't believe VH1 most shocking music moments didn't have him on that list. his music his vocals his talent was flawless. i can't believe that Alice In Chains weren't as big as Nirvana. i wish i would've met Layne Staley RIP my inspiration!
wow.... we here about micheal jacksons death a year after it happend, yet layne staley gets 39 seconds??? layne staley would blow any modern rock singer or any singer for that matter out of the water, he was truely a legend, not micheal jackson who is accoused for making a roller coaster on his ranch too atract little childeren. LAYNE STALEY IS THE BEST VOCALIST WHO EVER LIVED. HANDS FUCKING DOWN
@georgealister not when your a herion addict and the last person to see you is your bset friend and guitarist and he was fucked up on benzos and herion. he was a addict a bad one, he died!! why do people need to say that shit? Its totally wrong and awful to the family's of these people who lived with them and there illness. when you find a needle in there arm.it a wrap you know what happened and how.layne died of a benzodiazpam and herion overdose! as sad as it is he was alone too
i also became a fan after his death, i didnt hear of AIC until i turned 17 but when i did, my Love for it spread and in saying that ive become a die hard AIC fan, and it pains me as well to know that hes gone
Anyway, I remember when i heard this and I pretty much just broke down. Him and Cobain passing away pretty much destroyed my entire 2002 year afterwords.
@emeraldrafael sorry for you dude I am a recovering addict and it didn't make my life fall apart and I was a die hard cobain fan and aic its so weird that people say that shit..I guess knowing what he went trough by being in a band and being a herion addict you come to see its part of that illness. its sad very sad, but how in the world did it affect you?..you didnt know him or kurt..like dude thats crazy your whole year??live your life not someone elses!
When he died i was almost 14...I didn't even knew that aic existed...but i can imagine the pain of a big true fan of theirs when layne's death announced...because i felt the same pain some years later though.
When he died i was almost 14...I didn't even knew that aic existed...but i can imagine the pain of a big true fan of theirs when layne's death announced...because i felt the same pain some years later though.
Yeah, I listened to MJ news for about 2 months and Layne gets 39 seconds. Ridiculous. It hurts my heart to think about his mother walking into his condo and seeing her son like that. He was amazing, and his music got me through tough times. I feel like I owe this man so much. RIP Layne
I got into rock/metal several years back and have eventually progressed through many bands and styles of rock/metal and I can safely say Alice in Chains are by far one of my most favoured bands. Layne, it's been 8 years since your death but millions hear your voice yearly because you, and your band, is THAT good.
From the song Down in a Hole, I say this: you can now fly, your wings are no longer denied.
@FundamentalAlienat Oh man, well said. There are still so many people who never listened to AIC in the 90s but "discover" them now and still get as hooked on them as we have been for the last 18+ years. They were THAT good and I really hope Layne is somewhere watching us, finally free of the pain, and proud of the impact he's had on so many.
@baldazz really? lol Michael jackson was a genious in his own right :-). 40 years of performing! Layne was too, but i mean come on, respect the king! =p. Please approve my comment?
Jerry sang his heart out during the Tribute Song "Black Gives Way To Blue" in memory of his friend Layne last Friday night a the Key Arena in Seattle, it wan an amazing performance and the entire concert was recorded in 3D for an upcoming DVD that will be out sometime next year but you can check out my channel for live footage that I recorded.... Check it out!!.. RIP Layne!!..
Ok , so . why does Layne Staley get 39 seconds on a major new network . And when i watch the news they get 4 minutes on the charity down the fucking street ?
They don't care...sucks how they can refer to his "partially decomposed body" .....everyone knows if your dead for a week your decomposing why point it out to the world ....@AlicesAddiction
this is so true... We chase misprinted lies We face the path of time And yet I fight And yet I fight This battle all alone No one to cry to No place to call home Oooh...Oooh... Oooh...Oooh... My gift of self is raped My privacy is raked And yet I find And yet I find Repeating in my head If I can't be my own I'd feel better dead Oooh...Oooh... Oooh...Oooh...
"The partially decomposed body of 34 year old Layne Staley was discovered..." Makes me shudder everytime I hear that. I've seen this video 67 times.
sewbuttons6 3 weeks ago
Whats the point of liking this video?
Cdub2k 4 weeks ago
:(
xoxoKatex 1 month ago
terrible
walkingparadox17 2 months ago
Bitch is way too apathetic about Layne being dead. Just saying. She probably prefers Cher.
lalas1026 3 months ago
watching this 0:39 second video is reliving a very sad couple of days for me.
jas22 3 months ago
@indiatree If you listen to the man's lyrics, that's all he ever wanted. Death. Seattle rock died the day Layne did and I hate to say it but most likely gave himself a hot dose. He was depressed and lived much longer than he wanted. Layne, I hope you were given the clean slate you wanted...
sweatybowfin 4 months ago
@sweatybowfin hot dose?
wagz420 3 months ago
Wow, I couldn't help but to laugh at the first comment. Someone needs a Midol pretty badly. Having a complete meltdown just because the uploader of this video screens comments! "know nothing about art"? "deserve to die"?, "bunch of know-nothing fucking idiots"? "shouldn't be allowed to listen to AIC"? I've seen people go postal over petty shit on YouTube before, but that one wins first prize.
mplsmn1975 4 months ago 5
This reporter is typical, stone fucking cold due to her incompetence and misguided knowledge being fed to her through a prompter to make her seem intellectual and informative.
Both of which she fails to do so, extremely fucking pathetic.
Parag0n 4 months ago
@Parag0n Right on man, thats modern media for you.
mhintz34 3 months ago
Wow...has it really been this long? I feel so guilty for not realizing it's been over nine years...we miss you, Layne > <
siler7 4 months ago
Damn, CNN used to be ugly.
XxLonelyRainnxX 4 months ago
why on 420 common man thats a buzz kill
solidskins 4 months ago
Happy birthday. Gone but never forgotten.
OverkillAlchemist 5 months ago
Almost 10 years later and this is STILL heartbreaking to watch RIP Layne
aicdethfan84 5 months ago 2
Happy birthday Layne! We love and miss you so much!!! R.I.P.
MyLibus 5 months ago
Jeez, they couldn't have picked some other lyrics to be heard in the background? Who approved that one???
itsthebrew93 5 months ago 14
Layne Staley, A.K.A. Layne Elmer, went to the same high school as I did. He wouldn't recognize it now; in about '98 or '99 or so they remodeled it, and now it looks like a tire factory instead of a school...
DennisGW10 5 months ago
@DennisGW10 Did you know him well?
HardyBoyFan101 5 months ago
@DennisGW10 really?
MsF1chick 5 months ago
I hate when anchors report on death like the other guy said like if there weather reports. Thats what they did to Fredie Mercury." A day after anounced he had the AIDs virus lead singer of the band Queen has passed away in his home in his bed. Now to todays stock report." I know they have o be proffesional but it just seems like they belittle someones life when they say like that.but watcha gonna do.
notavailableisnotava 5 months ago
@notavailableisnotava I know, right!? That's what I noticed too.
ManWithAmbientMind 5 months ago
I hate how they released zero details about drug paraphernalia and stashes found beside his body when it was discovered! The cause of death was known almost initially, they could have at least said "due to a suspected drug overdose"
alastairmctavish 5 months ago
Such a shame.
F50Italia 5 months ago in playlist Layne Staley/Alice In Chains
just like when Amy Winehouse died, news/media reporting her on every hour of every day until now
MrGrunge1991 5 months ago
i dont understand back then when they found him, they found a whole bunch of paraphernalia in his condo, yet the news said police didnt see anything suspicious. Makes you wonder if maybe the news does shit like that on purpose to keep people watching?
rev9fan1 5 months ago
All I care to remember is facelift, dirt and jar of flies. RIP Layne
BobDoleNSatanRmyniGz 6 months ago
@BobDoleNSatanRmyniGz what about sap and alice in chains and i dont care if people dont like it but i do black gives way to blue?
pyromaniarules 5 months ago
R.I.P Layne Staley true legend
fredsassy5 6 months ago
I don't think Layne wanted to die he just found it impossible to ask anyone for help.Heroin addiction is relentless,and it leaves the user in a never-ending hell.Most of us have a strong sense of self-survival-he didn't appear to evidence that.Somewhere along the line he accepted the fact that this was the way he would die,would being the operative word here.It didn't have to be like that.He was a talented artist.In the end,that wasn't enough.
theshadowyouknow 6 months ago
as much as i love layne, i hate to say i doubt he would have made it as big in the end if he didn't fucking die already.
Everyone can be helped. Its a choice not a disease uncurred.
Layne, wanted to die. In the end after his ladys death and bunch other shit, he just wanted to go home. Its why I LOVEEEEEE his music. can't get more raw than that plus his voice shreds curt cobain into pieces
stopgogo 6 months ago
@stopgogo his voice shreds cobain into pieces. what does that even mean?
sickstar14 5 months ago
God can you please bring back Layne Staley and take Justin fuckin Beiber?
mattbassace 6 months ago 3
i remeber hearing this and just sitting back in my chair an all i could utter was "daaaaaaaamn" .. ill never forget that day.. thank god he still lives on through all the amazing music he made.
MrConkerz22 6 months ago
if i ever run into jerry 'all i care about is money' cantrell, i'll spit in his face for turning his back on this amazing human being when he needed people around him most and for him spitting on layne's legacy by replacing him after he died. i never cried so hard in one day. i bet jerry didnt shed one tear...
wild1033 6 months ago
for me, rock and grunge died that day
zero71234 6 months ago 3
The day seattle died
deathboy666999 6 months ago
now i want to listen to grind
teenas4 6 months ago
return to dirt, brother!
YalkOne 6 months ago
They didn't expect foul play...MY ASS. I love how they can never report the truth so the media isn't all freaking out n shit.
johnstoner666 7 months ago
The day the music died :(
novembre8211 7 months ago
The government should ban drugs from the U.S.A this wouldnt have happend if the government didnt let him use drugs but still someone could have helped him i was 2 years old when he died
Sandstorm51 7 months ago
@Sandstorm51 is that a serious comment?
sickstar14 5 months ago
@Sandstorm51 ya. me to. i wast 2 when he died. i miss his songs.
the55grand 5 months ago
ana hovent... go fuck yourself
Fulmarmusic 7 months ago
4/20/2002 A dark, dark day in music history. The day, good music died.
fataltears666 7 months ago
This makes me so sad. I can't even explain it. Layne Staley was a brilliant and amazing vocalist. His voice and words resonated within me like no other singers'. I hope, at least in death, he found peace.
earthwitch323 8 months ago
Man... fuck news. 'guy who is worth a shit dies, we report it to wake you up, have another commercial and don't forget the terrorists'. Sure, it wasn't on this video, but fuck news
AnangoMagic 8 months ago
WORST 4/20 EVER........
MRridl6 8 months ago
"Comment pending approval"? That;s kind of ironic too. Idiots, hypocrites, and liars. That's why Alice In Chains was so epic. You know nothing about art. You're a bunch of know nothing fucking idiots. Censoring comments on a video about Layne Staley? The height of hypocrisy. You deserve to die. Some of the comments on this thread are disgusting and you shouldn't be allowed to listen to AIC.
danteras23 8 months ago
@danteras23 - I set this to "Comments Pending Approval" because of spammers that post links to porn sites. I review comments before accepting them, and I allow ALL comments to go through, whether negative or positive about AIC. I just don't allow spammers who target popular YouTube videos to post links to porn sites. I posted this clip out of respect for Layne, and to draw attention to the fact he was the #1 news story that day.
MaccaIsntDead 8 months ago 41
@MaccaIsntDead No problem. Was just wondering. I always kinda get freaked out when I see that. :)
danteras23 8 months ago
@danteras23 wtf? LOL calm down,dude
linegenrou 8 months ago
@danteras23 Wow, you fucking moron.
hardcorezombi 7 months ago
@danteras23 Don't forget about Mad Season...........listen to the lyrics on that album. Those came from the core of Layne.
edemvedson 7 months ago
@danteras23 Hey. I had to create an account just to tell you how stupid and immature you sound. Please do not reproduce. That is all.
TheLimivorous 5 months ago
@danteras23 I wonder who the jackass is now?
rossbay 13 hours ago
It's amazing. People don't even get the music. Layne was who he was and that is why he wrote the way he did. Angry Chair, Rotten Apple, Man In The Box, Don't Follow, I Stay Away, these songs aren't about rainbows and sunshine. He died as he lived, on his terms.
danteras23 8 months ago
The stupid bitch should of started it off like "And some sad news today" instead of like a peppy bitch trying to earn her fat paycheck to buy more botox.
PANTERAcfhGETCHAPULL 8 months ago
Staley spoke of the damage caused by his heroin addiction:
"I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this shit. 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.".............no one could help him....fucking sad
Stone469 8 months ago
That bitch is a dirty whore
Wh1t3R1d3r 8 months ago
people can say whos the best and this and that . but this man left us to soon 9 yrs ago and he is still making us buzz,and the music will be loved forever by many .... p.s. dear god thank you for letting me be 16 in 1992 and not now there is nothing to connect to musically( breaking benjamin,mudvayne,are fine but shit we had the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
paveFL 9 months ago
I still miss him EVERY day!!
psychothecat11 9 months ago
she doesn't even know who he is..dumb bitch
gottspieler 9 months ago
Patronising.
JohnBurchfield 9 months ago
Why oh why does this always have to happen.....
Layne, Kurt, Shannon, Jimi, Jim, Janice......it boggles my mind. Why can't God just leave us the great ones, and take the less talented (I'm NOT looking for your answers, guys, just thinking out loud)
pizzacrime 9 months ago
@pizzacrime The great ones are still here my friend. It's just that death makes you appreciate them more.
House3211 9 months ago
@pizzacrime Those people you mentioned all had choices to make, what they did was done of their own
volition, willingly & purposefully. God didn't take them--they chose to go on their own terms; we either have
to find a way to deal with those inner demons or we must succumb to them, one way or another! I speak
as one who lost her own husband @ a very young age to suicide in the same gruesome manner as Kurt,
because of drug addiction, pain & inner demons . . . Vaya Con Dios to all of them!
Elizabeth22413 7 months ago
He died on 420!!!!
Panterallica1 9 months ago
The saddest day of rock
marceufilho 9 months ago 2
That's it ? I fucking legend was found dead and that's it ???
mourd014 9 months ago 3
Couldn't anyone help this poor man? Years doing drugs alone in a filthy condo, his body deteriorating, until his death? It's horrible. Couldn't his family go to court and have him declared incompetent? Down to 80 pounds, his body covered with abcesses and sores, missing teeth, kidney and liver damage, living in filth and still doing more drugs-most judges would establish a temporary conservatorship. His finances & everything would be taken out of his control. Something drastic had to be done.
indiatree 10 months ago 50
@indiatree
Something drastic was done he died.
HarmonyRainsong 9 months ago
@indiatree shut up
mattyb567567 9 months ago
@mattyb567567 just talks shit and has no friends.You Tube hates people like him.Trash talker.
conspiracymedia 9 months ago
@indiatree ...he just went to far...sad. One of the best male voices in my book... 1967- forever...RIP brother and thanks for all that you gave in your time here.
Lemure333 9 months ago
@Lemure333 not one of the best THE best RIP layne
wwhit30 8 months ago
@indiatree
all that could have been done, he was also pissing and shitting on himself and lost one of his fingers due to infection. but layne wouldn't have liked it or he would have gotten out of it. he knew he would have his life taken by drugs. in the early 90s, he told i think the drummer who was basically pleading him to go to rehab that he would never get rid of his drug habit and that he would die from it.
michaelmyers1993 9 months ago
@indiatree Unfortunately, you cannot help someone who does not want help, regardless of their poor health and conditions. That is why intervention is useless unless the individual seeks it. RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr.
4thandinches 8 months ago
@4thandinches
dnt say things you don't know about interventions are most definitely not useless, sometimes users are unaware they are hurting others intervention lets them see.
you can help others than don't want to or can't help themselves, it's called involuntary hold, he had an illness dude, some people survive.
oye2a2000 8 months ago
@indiatree easier said than done. but yeah i agree with you. it would have been very difficult and he would have hated everyone that would have been in on it but it would have been worth it.
trailbikerharo 8 months ago
@indiatree Are you fucking kidding? Did you listen to any of the music? it was all about that. You are an idiot and deserve to die for saying that and so does anyone who agrees with you. The music was about pain and it wouldn't have been as good had he not gone through what the went through. He was an artist. Fuck you. You're a clueless moron.
danteras23 8 months ago
@danteras23 Wow thats kind of harsh. His comment was naive sure, but he doesn't deserve to die for it. What if Layne had been someone you loved like a brother, would you still feel the same way?
I'm the man in the box
Buried in my shit
Won't you come and save me, save me
Ragmora 8 months ago
@indiatree One of the stupidest and most ignorant comments I have ever read on youtube. It;s kind of ironic. You should listen to Rotten Apple. Ignorance is spoken.
danteras23 8 months ago
@indiatree I can't believe this comment. So, you think they should have taken Layne Staley, one of the great artists of his generation and done what with him? Put him in some kind of cell? Some kind of home? Taken away his dignity? That would have made things better? You should listen to Man In The Box. It's kind of about that, along with some other stuff that you listen to and claim to understand and like. That's a joke. he lived and died on his terms. That;s the way it should be.
danteras23 8 months ago
@danteras23 i somewhat agree. The rest of the band said they tried their hardest but couldnt 'just go in there and take him'. An actual quote from the Rolling Stone coverage on his death. Layne knew what he was doing and wanted no-one else involved. Mike Starr (reportedly the last man to see Layne alive) respected Layne's wishes to never tell his family what state he was in. Heroin is a wicked drug that destroys the user and his family. No matter how hard you try, their mind is already made up.
layne182 8 months ago
@layne182 I agree heroin is a horrible drug
Sandstorm51 7 months ago
@indiatree This comment should be deleted and this guy should be taken away for saying it because he is obviously incompetent and has no idea what he's talking about. I find it disturbing that anyone actually agrees with this. They are obviously not fans of Layne or the music. Death is a part of life. He did what he did for a reason. He wasn't the first and won't be the last. It was his choice as it should be for everyone.
danteras23 8 months ago
@danteras23 What the fuck are you talking about, guy? He is trying to say why didn't anybody lend him a hand and help him the fuck out? He obviously had a serious drug problem and needed to be in REHAB, not a fucking prison. I think you completely missed what he was trying to say, this goes for everybody bashing indiatree. Could you even try to imagine the music they could have put out if he had gotten clean?
Meantformurder 8 months ago
@indiatree he'd been dead since '96, inside at least, when his girlfriend Demri Parrot od'd. it's so sad really, he was such a tortured soul...
danathor99 7 months ago
@danathor99 I'm not sure she od'd. I think she had a blood infection due to a dirty cotton ( coton fever ) or something called " endocarditis "
rhcpfolies 7 months ago
@rhcpfolies This is correct.
Fondy6 7 months ago
@rhcpfolies Yes, that is what his fiance had. Endocarditis is inflammation of the inner lining of the heart muscle.
LeafFan4Life86 5 months ago
@indiatree but there could always be a relapse especially in his case of doing it even before they became famous, too bad though i wish he was still around
ILOVEHIPPIEFLIPS 7 months ago
@indiatree Listen to his lyrics....
Chargeglass 7 months ago
@indiatree People did try to help him. He refused help. He wanted to "leave" it was his choice.......all the help in the world wouldn't have helped him. The last person to see him alive was Mike Starr (who just passed away recently) Layne threaten to never again to talk to him if he called for help. Again, this was Layne choice......listen to his music to understand. Not just AIC either... look up the album Above by Mad Season. Great lyrics
edemvedson 7 months ago
@indiatree You'd love to help those in that situation, but some people are just impossible to help. My cousin has been taken in by family member after family member, and continues to do whatever he has to to get his fix...It's sad, and we love the guy, but he is drowning and takes everyone who offers a hand down with him...that's probably how Layne was...it's so sad, but some people you just can't help no matter what
capnkdawg 5 months ago
@indiatree 'Layne told me that he started doing drugs during their tour with Van Halen.That was when he started doing heroin. I asked him how did this whole thing start and he told me that the first time he shot heroin he thanked God for feeling so well. Since then he just didn't stop' -Yanni Bacolas (member of the band the era when they were still named Alice N' Chaiz)
ba773r1na 3 months ago
@indiatree Layne told me that he started doing drugs during their tour with Van Halen.That was when he started doing heroin. I asked him how did this whole thing start and he told me that the first time he shot heroin he thanked God for feeling so well. Since then he just didn't stop' -Yanni Bacolas (member of the band the era when they were still named Alice N' Chaiz)
ba773r1na 3 months ago
This news clip made me aware of AIC and Layne. I was a kid and had no idea this amazing music existed until I saw this clip. It's such a shame. I miss someone I've never even met before.
ForeverLivesNirvana 10 months ago 3
wow.. nancy told me he wasnt decomposed.. i refuse to remember an idol as being found decomposed
layne182 10 months ago
@layne182 How do you know Nancy? I know her too. I live in the Seattle area and go to rehab for taking opiates. She came to my group and spoke upon my request. It was one of the most meaningful experiences in my getting healthy again.
BryanLeeDennis 9 months ago
thats it ?! 30 seconds in the news and i havent even seen anything on the news about mike. this is fucking dumb screw michael jackson this is the people they should have spoken about for a year like they did with mj.
Mikael909 10 months ago 3
whats the story with layne and mike
1killerbilly 10 months ago
@1killerbilly The story with them was they were pretty much best friends. Mike was the last person to see Layne alive. He wanted to get help, but Layne told him if he did, he'd never talk to Mike again. He is believed to have died the day after Mike left. Mike struggled with his addictions for years after, and after many attempts to get clean, he finally succumbed to his addictions and the guilt about Layne last week. A very sad story.
bettyanesthesia 10 months ago
The 1st time I saw Alice In Chains was in 1989 and they opened for Great White. I remember going to that concert to see OMG Great White, one of the ultimate hair bands of the 80's!!! But then here comes AIC. Layne in nothing but a pair of overalls. After the show, there was a group of us looking down, at back stage, and here comes the boys of AIC. Layne pulls down those overalls and moons us all. Ah, my 1st memory of Layne and AIC. Many, many more afterwards... I miss you Layne and Mike!
spacegrass01 10 months ago
Twins over the Indians 6-2.
SoberFoe37 10 months ago
"Partially decomposed".... hearing this saddens me. No one should have to die and go unnoticed for such a period of time that it takes this long for someone to find you. Layne purposely isolated himself in misery, but we should be certain to reach out to those suffering.
ddunnpsyd 10 months ago 6
curiosity question: what would have happened if jerry died instead?
RhysieKup 10 months ago
@RhysieKup it still wouldnt be the same. the harmony between layne and jerry was just unreal. their new front man is pretty good ill admit but still not even close to layne.
RIP Layne and Mike
Jason122333 10 months ago
Lol 0:15. The yankees lost... /fail
MrThatguyo 10 months ago
I really didn't like how this reporter announced his death. She made it sound like a weather report.
marty7044 11 months ago 74
@marty7044 and when she said medical examiners identified IT.... IT bitch i got IT for you... AIC WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
drummer7343 11 months ago 2
well atleast it was on the news on 420 :)
THEluckySLEVIN1 11 months ago
Layne will be missed!!! One of the best singers in my book... just glad to see after all that the remaining members of AIC decided to carry on with what they love and that is making music.. I believe that is what Layne would have wanted them to do.. RIP Layne Staley!!!
nateharbin 11 months ago
I wonder why Layne didn't/doesn't get as much attention as Cobain did when he died. Everyone cries and masterbates over Kurt, yet most people don't even know who Layne is :/ Frustrates the hell out of me.
DaltonsBizkit 11 months ago
wow cnn looked like shit back then...
llHyRaXll 11 months ago
@llHyRaXll CNN is still shit you moron, media is useless, controlling, brainwashing, FUCK IT!
Stroodels 11 months ago
Layne was a lost tortured soul, It's so sad that no one looked for him, his body was found so long after he passed.........i wonder if they found any writings in the room with him, lyrics or whatever......what a shame....R.I.P. LS FUCK, Dime bag too, for all those that miss these motherfuckers lets get big fuckin thumbs up!!!!!!
billdee33 11 months ago
the way she talks about layne and alice in chains, it seems as if she had no idea about the first thing about layne/alice in chains
Pedaissance 1 year ago
@Pedaissance obviously that would be because she doesn't, genius...
jdoran1121 11 months ago
Layne Staley is with Kurt Cobain right now
resdsox1 1 year ago
@resdsox1 and they're doin it big...
S7A1ND 11 months ago
I will forever miss all the music Layne never had a chance for me to hear. As for this suck ass news flash, nothing unusual about an 8 ball on the tabkle and a needle hanging off his arm. I wont mention the other shit that was extremely shady about the ordeal because I dont want to be sued. Lets just say im glad his old bass player is still a fucking loser!
sniffy45 1 year ago
My first concert ever was Sepultura, Alice In Chains, and Ozzy in 1992...Layne had a broken leg and played on crutches for most of the set, it was in support of "Dirt"...one of the greatest vocalists I have ever seen live....
freddiecoldcuts 1 year ago
i love how micheal jackson gets a year straight of people talking about his death and layne stalyley only gets 39 seconds. thats retarded
izakguitar 1 year ago 2
@izakguitar No kidding, but even at the time, Layne's death was overshadowed by Aaliyah's. He got little to no love in the press because he was an addict. Well, first we create them (with, of course, their own free will and responsibility), then we ostracize them, them we demonize them. We don't do enough to help them, and they don't make it any easier unfortunately. RIP Layne...
paulsilence 1 year ago 2
@paulsilence for real dude
izakguitar 11 months ago
@izakguitar how do you know this was the only one?
Pedaissance 1 year ago
@Pedaissance im not positive, but if u look up layne staleys death this is like the only one u see
izakguitar 11 months ago
True story I lived right up the hill from Layne's condo. I was in college everyone thinks he was isolated hisself well I seen him a few times just walking the streets. But honestly at the time I didn't even fucking recongize the guy since well it didn't look lie the Layne I knew from the 90s. Before you ask why I lived up the hill from him its because I was in college in Seatlle during this time. I will never forget the night he was found only to find out he was gone. RIP Layne.
TheRockchick1981 1 year ago
I found a photo of Layne from 1999 (I think). It's one of his isolation years though. It's on my channel description. He hasd missing teeth, pale skin, and no meat on his face. RIP Layne The Angry Angel
RamonesSkater4life 1 year ago
He died on rougly the same day in april that kurt died. Yes he was found on april 20th but the coroner said he more than likely died around april 5th or sixth, just like cobain.
shane31lv 1 year ago
This makes me extra sad because he died on my birthday =(....maaan this suck. Layne shall be missed, thanks for the great music man!
holyswordsmanoffaith 1 year ago
If you're going to present a news story about somebody dying, shouldn't you at least look and sound sad?
punishmment 1 year ago
@punishmment its the news its meant to be a unbiased facts/opinion its up to the viewer to feel sad or not
barker888 1 year ago
@punishmment no shit. the bitch sounds like she is talking about a lost fucking dog.
fingersmcoy 1 year ago
i am telling u ppl that Layne Staley is so underrated n unappreciated. i can't believe VH1 most shocking music moments didn't have him on that list. his music his vocals his talent was flawless. i can't believe that Alice In Chains weren't as big as Nirvana. i wish i would've met Layne Staley RIP my inspiration!
COEWrestling2010 1 year ago 4
wow.... we here about micheal jacksons death a year after it happend, yet layne staley gets 39 seconds??? layne staley would blow any modern rock singer or any singer for that matter out of the water, he was truely a legend, not micheal jackson who is accoused for making a roller coaster on his ranch too atract little childeren. LAYNE STALEY IS THE BEST VOCALIST WHO EVER LIVED. HANDS FUCKING DOWN
sick8721 1 year ago
Gosh, people have told me I would make a great news reporter, but I could never do that....she seemed so unemotional about his death. What a loser.
nehnehmjfan22 1 year ago
its a see through show of u think and what u knowwwww
manthisshitsgotlegs 1 year ago
thank you for the uploader comment.
pattylovesrandy 1 year ago
don't like the way she said : One of the most succesful band?! in the 90's.
like she never knew layne existed before his death
johead22 1 year ago
@johead22 Considering the source, "she" probably didn't.
ChurchOfTheWay 1 year ago
Nothing suspicious about a guy dying at 34?
georgealister 1 year ago
@georgealister not when your a herion addict and the last person to see you is your bset friend and guitarist and he was fucked up on benzos and herion. he was a addict a bad one, he died!! why do people need to say that shit? Its totally wrong and awful to the family's of these people who lived with them and there illness. when you find a needle in there arm.it a wrap you know what happened and how.layne died of a benzodiazpam and herion overdose! as sad as it is he was alone too
Auddiekaos420 1 year ago
i also became a fan after his death, i didnt hear of AIC until i turned 17 but when i did, my Love for it spread and in saying that ive become a die hard AIC fan, and it pains me as well to know that hes gone
dami3nofnc 1 year ago
Well, she seems depressed.
Anyway, I remember when i heard this and I pretty much just broke down. Him and Cobain passing away pretty much destroyed my entire 2002 year afterwords.
emeraldrafael 1 year ago
@emeraldrafael sorry for you dude I am a recovering addict and it didn't make my life fall apart and I was a die hard cobain fan and aic its so weird that people say that shit..I guess knowing what he went trough by being in a band and being a herion addict you come to see its part of that illness. its sad very sad, but how in the world did it affect you?..you didnt know him or kurt..like dude thats crazy your whole year??live your life not someone elses!
Auddiekaos420 1 year ago
@emeraldrafael I was in a guitar store, of all places, when I heard.
DisasterBlaster500 1 year ago
I still jam to the great AIC. every old song is a good one. RIP Layne
antz350 1 year ago
Thay are not grunge rock you dum hoe LOL.
Vickery23 1 year ago
@Vickery23 yes they are you fucking idiot
klash21 1 year ago
Grind...kind of a fitting song to play.
Hellsbells1993 1 year ago
So awful.. He is forever missed..
clash4421 1 year ago
When he died i was almost 14...I didn't even knew that aic existed...but i can imagine the pain of a big true fan of theirs when layne's death announced...because i felt the same pain some years later though.
ArtaStories 1 year ago
When he died i was almost 14...I didn't even knew that aic existed...but i can imagine the pain of a big true fan of theirs when layne's death announced...because i felt the same pain some years later though.
ArtaStories 1 year ago
Yeah, I listened to MJ news for about 2 months and Layne gets 39 seconds. Ridiculous. It hurts my heart to think about his mother walking into his condo and seeing her son like that. He was amazing, and his music got me through tough times. I feel like I owe this man so much. RIP Layne
riolinda91695673 1 year ago 3
@riolinda91695673 his mom didnt find him a family firnd found him?? what do you mean?
Auddiekaos420 1 year ago
Why the lady is with a fucking smile on her face???
PGuitar97 1 year ago 4
May Layne Staley Rest in Piece
sonicgaming14 1 year ago
I got into rock/metal several years back and have eventually progressed through many bands and styles of rock/metal and I can safely say Alice in Chains are by far one of my most favoured bands. Layne, it's been 8 years since your death but millions hear your voice yearly because you, and your band, is THAT good.
From the song Down in a Hole, I say this: you can now fly, your wings are no longer denied.
FundamentalAlienat 1 year ago
@FundamentalAlienat Oh man, well said. There are still so many people who never listened to AIC in the 90s but "discover" them now and still get as hooked on them as we have been for the last 18+ years. They were THAT good and I really hope Layne is somewhere watching us, finally free of the pain, and proud of the impact he's had on so many.
You can now fly Layne...RIP.
MsBrit78 1 year ago
aaah :(
vanessacorduroy7 1 year ago
michael jackson gets a month of coverage and this is all layne gets
bojanks15 1 year ago 4
@bojanks15 month my ass the media is still bitchin about it
zombiebassist1994 1 year ago
@bojanks15 Yeh like...what's so special about MJ anyway? lol
baldazz 1 year ago
@baldazz really? lol Michael jackson was a genious in his own right :-). 40 years of performing! Layne was too, but i mean come on, respect the king! =p. Please approve my comment?
giannaluva65 1 year ago
I miss this guy a lot.
superjoe1182 1 year ago
Jerry sang his heart out during the Tribute Song "Black Gives Way To Blue" in memory of his friend Layne last Friday night a the Key Arena in Seattle, it wan an amazing performance and the entire concert was recorded in 3D for an upcoming DVD that will be out sometime next year but you can check out my channel for live footage that I recorded.... Check it out!!.. RIP Layne!!..
MrRockStarr69 1 year ago
Ok , so . why does Layne Staley get 39 seconds on a major new network . And when i watch the news they get 4 minutes on the charity down the fucking street ?
AlicesAddiction 1 year ago
@AlicesAddiction thank you
Dunderhead36 1 year ago
They don't care...sucks how they can refer to his "partially decomposed body" .....everyone knows if your dead for a week your decomposing why point it out to the world ....@AlicesAddiction
NumarkHands111 1 year ago
skepticalien 1 year ago
@skepticalien we know what the lyrics are buddy.....thanks anyway!
moonbreath1 1 year ago