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Memories of Layne
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 MemoryLayne: andrew408: MemoryLayne: I believe in the murder theory. But I don't know if they will ever re open the case.
me too. I doubt they ever will. Courtney has too much power.
Yeah, I know :( it sucks so much. She's scary. Lets see how far the "justice for kurt" movement goes!
i believe Kurt was murdered, I do not believe it was Love's doing. All the evidence against her is circumstantial,[Love & death admitted all the real evidence against her was circumstantial.] which in the court of law can be over come. I hate how the whole movement has become nothing but Courtney bashing. Anyways I want to note this. There was some interview online that Layne did where he mentioned that he liked Hole, has anyone seen it? It disappeared a few years ago and he mentioned some other cool bands but I don't remember who they are. I know he liked Ministry.
"Everyone calls America a 'she'. But America has a penis. And that penis is the state of Florida." 
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MemoryLayne
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Laynefan: MemoryLayne: andrew408: MemoryLayne: I believe in the murder theory. But I don't know if they will ever re open the case.
me too. I doubt they ever will. Courtney has too much power.
Yeah, I know :( it sucks so much. She's scary. Lets see how far the "justice for kurt" movement goes!
i believe Kurt was murdered, I do not believe it was Love's doing. All the evidence against her is circumstantial,[Love & death admitted all the real evidence against her was circumstantial.] which in the court of law can be over come. I hate how the whole movement has become nothing but Courtney bashing. Anyways I want to note this. There was some interview online that Layne did where he mentioned that he liked Hole, has anyone seen it? It disappeared a few years ago and he mentioned some other cool bands but I don't remember who they are. I know he liked Ministry.
I've never liked Courtney, but I see where you're coming from, some things are hard to prove when all the forense evidence is gone. They should probably look for other suspects and not take for granted that it was in fact Courtney. I do believe it was her, but there's no real way to know I think. As for this Layne interview you are talking about... it sounds strangely familiar. I know he liked Ministry cause I've seen pics of him wearing a a Ministry cap. I'll look among my videos and let you know if I find it ;)
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SoulDesertion
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Woohoo. Found it.
PANDEMONIUM ARTICLE (VOL #29 - APRIL 1995)
"Layne Staley Unchained"
------------------------------------------- Maxi and Layne recently spent the evening together in Seattle. Between
taxi rides and a tour of a few quiet taverns, Layne recorded these
remarks.
Maxi: Has Alice in Chains broken up?
Layne: No. Alice in Chains has taken a break from the strict, stressful,
busy routine. We're going to relax a little more. We've renegotiated our
record contract to take the pressure off of having to deliver so many
finished albums. We're giving them one new album, and then we'll see
what happens.
M: What about the Metallica tour? Why did you pull out?
L: We decided that we needed some time to grow individually. We were all
tired.
M: The rumor mill is rich with tales of a huge fight between you and
Jerry Cantrell. Is any of this true?
L: No, we get along fine. We have no differences about music or
direction. We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've
grown and we are learning to accommodate each others differences as
friends and bandmates.
M: What do you think about the treatment that you've been getting by the
press lately?
L: I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. They [the press] are
borrowing insults from the previous article. Nothing new, and nothing
true.
M: What have you been doing since releasing Jar of Flies?
L: I have, so far, written songs for half of a record that I plan to do
myself at the end of the summer, and I recorded the full Mad Season
record. I also had a feature show at an art gallery with my pen and ink
drawings.
M: One of those drawings is on the cover of your new album.
L: Right. On the Mad Season album.
M: Give me a brief history of the early days of your career with Alice
in Chains.
L: We played the Seattle scene for two and a half to three years, then
went in to record what we intended to be our own independent record. We
thought we could find someone to distribute it for us locally. What
ended up happening, was that Susan Silver and Kelly Curtis came down to
the studio to hear us recording. Our manager at the time couldn't stay
with us, and Susan and Kelly said they wanted to help us out. They said
that if they didn't get us what we wanted in six months we wouldn't have
to pay them anyintended to be our own independent record.
M: What station was it that first started giving you radio attention?
L: KISW. Damon Stewart was the first DJ to start spinning our songs.
M: How did audiences react to Alice in Chains at first hearing?
L: They just looked at us at first. But the more we circled around and
came back to each city, the better the response got. By our third or
fourth U.S. tour we felt like we were doing okay on stage.
M: You did four US tours...
L: We did Extreme, Iggy Pop, Van Halen, Clash of the Titans - that's the
one that really pushed us over the top. We survived a Slayer crowd every
night for about fifty days and thought we could do about anything after
that. Slayer's was not an easy crowd to please.
M: I imagine you must have started to get sick of some of that material.
How many times do you think you've played "Man in the Box?"
L: Hundreds. I think we played it at almost every show.
M: A lot of people finger your songs on the Singles soundtrack as kind
of a turning point for you guys. How did that movie affect your career?
L: It helped a lot to get our music out to so many people who were all
focusing on the Seattle scene thing at the time.
M: How is success treating you? What does it feel like to have enough
money to fly anywhere in the world right now?
L: [Laughter] I'm not set for life, but I guess I can go anywhere I
want. If only I knew where to go.
M: What did you go out and buy after you got your first advance?
L: I paid a lot to the IRS. No fancy cars, but I bought some good
recording equipment, guitars, furniture, and I bought a computer. I
haven't bought much since.
M: If you were writing your autobiography, what would you put in it?
What would you want people to know about you?
L: I've always looked for the perfect life to step into. I've done all
the work, taken all the paths to get where I wanted. But no matter how
far I go, I still come home to me. At home I'm just Layne, a guy who has
interests that extend far beyond music. Music is the career I'm lucky
enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions. Music is
the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.
M: So where do you see yourself in five years?
L: Working a lot less, maybe taking some time for my hobbies.
M: What makes you happy right now?
L: [long pause] Hmmm... [very long pause] rearranging my apartment, and
taking photographs.
M: Talk to me about drugs. How have they affected your life? Do they
still affect your life?
L: Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life,
whether I'm using or not. There are lasting consequences for using
drugs. It doesn't matter whether I am taking drugs or not, I'll still be
paying for my prior use.
M: How have drugs affected your songwriting?
L: When I'm writing music, I find myself in my head. Whatever dramas or
chaotic happenings are going on in my life, I can always find that place
inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest,
wisest person that I can be at that moment.
M: Do you consider yourself a role model?
L: No. I hope not. I do have a lot to say about preventing people from
making stupid decisions. I made a stupid decision and now I'm paying for
it. My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I
haven't been stupid decision and now I'm paying for it.
M: Do you support the idea of legalizing drugs to get treatment closer
to users?
L: I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys,
hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available. Drugs
are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they
lead to suffering.
M: Was Kurt Cobain a friend of yours? How did his death affect you?
L: [Long pause, visible discomfort] Kurt and I weren't the closest of
friends, but we ran in to each other at shows and hung out. I knew him
well enough to be devastated by his death. I just don't understand at
all. The last time I saw him, he gave me a ride from QFC on Broadway to
a friend's house, the whole way there, which was about a fifteen minute
drive, he talked about his daughter. For such a quiet person, he was so
excited about having a child, he really loved that little girl. About a
month later I saw on the news... [long pause] that he was dead.
M: How has the Seattle music scene changed since Alice's heyday?
L: Musicians worked together more then. We colaborated with other bands
more often. There wasn't as much business pressure on bands. It was all
about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I
don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.
M: Do you think that Seattle is still a hot-bed of talent?
L: I guess so. I've heard some really good industrial music from the
Northwest lately.
M: What's in your CD player at home right now?
L: Ministry, the soundtrack to Bram Stoker's Dracula, the new Hole LP,
and the Flaming Lips EP.
I'm not fine, fuck pretending.  
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MemoryLayne
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Ahh I had read that interview before, it's a great one. Imagine Kurt and Layne in the same car :')
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Laynefan: w00t! Nice score and great interview! I heard likewise that Courtney said she liked Alice in Chains.
laynefan...i saw courtney on howard stern’s E! show (when her solo album came out a couple of years ago) and she did give aic props. as for the koa post...it might be mostly factual as far as layne is concerned. but she even says she never met jerry, so the negative things she said toward him are really just opinion and heresay. i remember that post from the sony board...it really spurred a shit-storm. and there was a second post from her...a shorter one. i had it along with the one you posted, but must have deleted them.
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SoulDesertion
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Laynefan: w00t! Nice score and great interview! I heard likewise that Courtney said she liked Alice in Chains. .
Damn I would really like to hear/read about courtney giving them props. I know she digs Cantrell obviously, because she brought him in to help write her new album. "In recent weeks, Cantrell said he's been taking breaks here and
there from his solo work to keep company with one of his "Seattle
homies": Courtney Love. "She's an interesting character," he said. "We've gotten
together a few times to work on some stuff for her next solo album.
She's been working with a bunch of people. I know Billy Corgan's been
over there. But I threw a few things at her, and I think we've come up
with something different."
I'm not fine, fuck pretending.
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Laynefan
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KyleW: Laynefan: w00t! Nice score and great interview! I heard likewise that Courtney said she liked Alice in Chains.
laynefan...i saw courtney on howard stern’s E! show (when her solo album came out a couple of years ago) and she did give aic props. as for the koa post...it might be mostly factual as far as layne is concerned. but she even says she never met jerry, so the negative things she said toward him are really just opinion and heresay. i remember that post from the sony board...it really spurred a shit-storm. and there was a second post from her...a shorter one. i had it along with the one you posted, but must have deleted them.
Ah so it was on Stern, I heard about it from another fan on the jc board. I heard about it from some of the older boardies. I didn't know it caused so much contreversy.Funny that it was posted on JC.com and was barely noticable. (Thats where I got it from.) What did the other shorter post say? Oh yeah  SoulDesertion , i heard that Jerry was supposed to work w/ her on her new upcoming album, but I'm not sure what became of that. Because Jerry and Courtney never publically fueded & it seems hes not involved in the devolapment anymore. That was a little over a year ago.... I mean when he was involved.
"Everyone calls America a 'she'. But America has a penis. And that penis is the state of Florida."
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SoulDesertion
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Found this interesting...it's from Johnny Bacolas myspace page. He is from the band second coming and was obviously in SLEZ with Layne.
"I was born in Seattle, WA. Both of my parents immigrated from Greece and met here in Seattle and married shortly thereafter. My mom is from a town called Lamia, a few hours north of Athens. My Dad from Athens, right below the Parthenon in a rough area called "The Petralona." He passed away December 23rd, 2005. My mom, my brother Timmy and I miss him very much. When I go back to Greece, I stay/live in a suburb called Glyfada, when I'm not on the islands (my favs are Hydra, Santorini, and Mykonos). I developed a passion for music when I was about 5 years old listening to Elton John songs that my dad would bring back from King Tuck's (name of his tavern), his tavern's Jukebox, and began playing guitar when I was 12. I started my first rock band around that time with James Bergstrom, who is still my drummer to this day in Second Coming, and Darin Isaacs. We've been best friends since Kindergarden. I transitioned to bass guitar when I was about 16 and bass is still my primary instrument to date. We started Alice in Chains around this time, at first the band was called SLEZE, I think we were about 13 or 14 when we started that. Layne (Staley) joined the band around that time. We met through his brother Ken Elemer while James and I were still @ Einstein Junior High. Ken told us of his brother who played drums, but wanted to sing really bad. He sold us on the peroxided blonde hair. We thought that was pretty cool. He came and jammed with us and the 1st songs that we played were False Alarm by Armored Saint, and a Slayer song I can't remember. We had a great time. We recorded a few demos and played a ton of gigs around Seattle. Our 1st show was at Shorewood High School (see a clip of the actual video on the video page here). When we were about 18-19, Layne began playing with Jerry, Sean, and Mike, and we basically disbanded. James and I continued on to form what is now Second Coming and recruited a local DJ named Maxi, who was also a killer guitar player and songwriter. He couldn't really sing though. His brother, Ron Holt, was intrumental in all of our early careers as musicians. He kinda formed us, and mentored us. He was Layne's favorite songwriter from what I remember. He wrote the song titled "It's Coming After" that Layne sings on (see that video on this page as well)."
I'm not fine, fuck pretending.
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