Layne Staley(1967-2002)
- Actor
- Director
- Music Department
Layne was born August 22, 1967 in Kirkland, WA. When Layne was seven,
his parents divorced. He started playing drums around the age of 12.
Layne always wanted to sing when he played his drums, so his groupies
told him that he should sing instead. So, Layne traded in his drum set
for a microphone and delay.
While at a party in Seattle in 1987, he met
Jerry Cantrell who suggested the
two start a band. Jerry then introduced Layne to Mike Starr, who
introduced him to Sean Kinney.
Layne was known to be dark and mysterious, but he actually had a thirst
for knowledge and was a chatterbox. He was also an artist. Layne did
the artwork both for Mad Season's album and in sleeve of Alice in
Chains' "Dirt" album. His best known artwork is probably the Alice In
Chains Sun Logo.
his parents divorced. He started playing drums around the age of 12.
Layne always wanted to sing when he played his drums, so his groupies
told him that he should sing instead. So, Layne traded in his drum set
for a microphone and delay.
While at a party in Seattle in 1987, he met
Jerry Cantrell who suggested the
two start a band. Jerry then introduced Layne to Mike Starr, who
introduced him to Sean Kinney.
Layne was known to be dark and mysterious, but he actually had a thirst
for knowledge and was a chatterbox. He was also an artist. Layne did
the artwork both for Mad Season's album and in sleeve of Alice in
Chains' "Dirt" album. His best known artwork is probably the Alice In
Chains Sun Logo.