SEATTLE The lead singer to the Seattle-based grunge rock band Alice in Chains died Friday afternoon.
Layne Staley was 34. He was born in Kirkland, Wash. where he grew up.
A King County medical examiner's investigator said his office collected a body from the address in the 4500 block of 8th Ave. N.E. Friday night and planned an autopsy Saturday. The Medical Examiners office refused to confirm the identity of the deceased.
Unofficial reports suggested that Staley died of a drug overdose.
Alice in Chains was one of a handful of grunge rock bands that became a national sensation by bridging the gap between hard rock and alternative music.
In addition to its minimalist, hard-driving music, heroin was also part of the grunge scene.
Alice in Chains was forced to cancel a 1994 tour after Staley admitted his battle with heroin addiction, a drug that had taken a toll on other Seattle musicians, including Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.
Cobains own struggle with heroin was well known long before he committed suicide in 1994.
Just three months later, Hole bassist Kristen Pfafffs body was found in the bathtub of her Seattle apartment. She too had died of an overdose.
Staley was born Aug. 2, 1967 in Kirkland, Wash.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Well then that sucks AIC was one of my favorite grunge bands
Here's a quote from Layne that was in Rolling Stone:
"I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them," he told the magazine. "Here's how my thinking pattern went: When I tried drugs, they were (expletive) great, and they worked for me for years, and now they're turning against me and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks."
Looks like he just couldn't stop...
Layne Staley was 34. He was born in Kirkland, Wash. where he grew up.
A King County medical examiner's investigator said his office collected a body from the address in the 4500 block of 8th Ave. N.E. Friday night and planned an autopsy Saturday. The Medical Examiners office refused to confirm the identity of the deceased.
Unofficial reports suggested that Staley died of a drug overdose.
Alice in Chains was one of a handful of grunge rock bands that became a national sensation by bridging the gap between hard rock and alternative music.
In addition to its minimalist, hard-driving music, heroin was also part of the grunge scene.
Alice in Chains was forced to cancel a 1994 tour after Staley admitted his battle with heroin addiction, a drug that had taken a toll on other Seattle musicians, including Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.
Cobains own struggle with heroin was well known long before he committed suicide in 1994.
Just three months later, Hole bassist Kristen Pfafffs body was found in the bathtub of her Seattle apartment. She too had died of an overdose.
Staley was born Aug. 2, 1967 in Kirkland, Wash.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Well then that sucks AIC was one of my favorite grunge bands
Here's a quote from Layne that was in Rolling Stone: "I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them," he told the magazine. "Here's how my thinking pattern went: When I tried drugs, they were (expletive) great, and they worked for me for years, and now they're turning against me and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks."
Looks like he just couldn't stop...
