LAYNE STALEY(Although I'll have to wait to get to the otherside for that one)CORESelf imprisonment I suppose somewhere inside me I yearn for freedom from That which holds me stagment Overexaggeration turns underestimated Emotion... Emotion. Why the urgency to hide and Slow the flow of that which could, And perhaps will, improve, and Heal the burning inside? I am protecting my pain It is mine And I so badly want to keep my Pain to myself But, in doing so I am hurting So many who cross me, or care for me, Aching for love and acceptance. Only to throw you down in the latter Of our shared love Yet anger and guilt not shared Between me and you You are blamed for all that is a Mystery within myself...burning Oh, I pray that I might someday Throw a blanket over that angry Child. If the strength is found within the Core of my being His tears soak my heart and Weight it down I am drowning and I am tired, and so very,very lonely I am.Written by Layne Staley
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MY GRANDFATHER, whom passed away when I was 9yrs. old, I was the Apple of his Eye. And I will always remember the love he had for his family and what a strong man he was. He served his Country in the Second World War and raised one son and three daughters. His name was Chet(Chester) Mayette. About Alice in Chains MyGen Profile Generator In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early '90s. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post-Van Halen metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers.They were hard enough for metal fans, yet their dark subject matter and punky attack placed them among the front ranks of the Seattle-based grunge bands.While this dichotomy helped the group soar to multi-platinum status with their second album, 1992's Dirt, it also divided them. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell always leaned toward the mainstream, while vocalist Layne Staley was fascinated with the seamy underground. Such tension drove the band toward stardom in their early years, but following Dirt, Alice in Chains suffered from near-crippling internal tensions that kept the band off the road for the remainder of the '90s and, consequently, the group never quite fulfilled their potential.Staley formed the initial incarnation of the band while in high school in the mid-'80s, naming the group Alice N Chains. Staley met Cantrell in 1987 at the Seattle rehearsal warehouse the Music Bank and the two began working together, changing the group's name to Alice in Chains. Cantrell's friends Mike Starr (bass) and Sean Kinney (drums) rounded out the lineup,and the band began playing local Seattle clubs.Columbia Records signed the group in 1989 and the label quickly made the band a priority, targeting heavy metal audiences. Early in 1990, the label released the We Die Young EP as a promotional device and the song became a hit on metal radio, setting the stage for the summer release of the group's debut, Facelift. Alice in Chains supported the album by opening for Van Halen, Poison, and Iggy Pop, and it became a hit, going gold by the end of the year.As the band prepared their second album, they released the largely acoustic EP Sap in 1991 to strong reviews. Prior to the release of Alice in Chains' second album, Seattle became a media sensation thanks to the surprise success of Nirvana. As a result, Alice was now marketed as an alternative band, not as a metal outfit, and the group landed a song, the menacing "Would?," on the Singles soundtrack during the summer of 1992. "Would?" helped build anticipation for Dirt, the group's relentlessly bleak second album that was released in the fall of 1992 to very good reviews.Following its release, Starr left and was replaced by Mike Inez. Dirt went platinum by the end of 1992, but its gloomy lyrics launched many rumors that Staley was addicted to heroin. Alice in Chains soldiered on in the face of such criticism, performing successfully on the third Lollapalooza tour in 1993, which helped Dirt reach sales of three million. The band released the low-key EP Jar of Flies in early 1994. It debuted at number one upon its release, becoming the first EP to top the album charts. Despite the band's continued success, they stayed off the road, which fueled speculation that Staley was mired in heroin addiction.Later that year, Staley did give a few concerts as part of the Gacy Bunch, a Seattle supergroup also featuring Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, the Screaming Trees' Barrett Martin, and John Saunders. The group subsequently renamed itself Mad Season and released Above in early 1995. Later that year, Alice in Chains re-emerged with an eponymous third album, which debuted at number one on the American charts. Again, the band chose not to tour, which launched yet another round of speculation that band was suffering from various addictions and were on the verge of disbanding.The group did give one concert -- their first in three years -- in 1996, performing for an episode of MTV Unplugged, which was released as an album that summer. Despite its success, the album did nothing to dispel doubts about the group's future and neither did Cantrell's solo album, Boggy Depot, in 1998. Cantrell basically released Boggy Depot because he couldn't get Staley to work, but its very existence -- and the presence of Inez and Kinney on the record, not to mention Alice producer Toby Wright -- seemed to confirm that the group was on moratorium at best, defunct at worst.Staley, for his part, stayed quiet, conceding his spot on Mad Season's second album to Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan. In 1999, Sony put together a three-disc Alice in Chains box set, Music Bank, divided between the group's best work and assorted rarities. At the turn of the new millennium, Columbia Records issued Live, which plucked material from bootlegs, demos, and festival shows covering the years 1990, 1993, and 1996. As if the group hadn't been repackaged as many times as possible with its limited repertoire, a ten-track best-of set, Greatest Hits, appeared in July 2001. With no sign of the group reclaiming their spot atop the alt-metal heap (and such copycat acts as Godsmack, Days of the New, Puddle of Mudd, and Creed taking the Alice in Chains formula to the top of the charts), Cantrell completed his sophomore solo effort, Degradation Trip, in 2002.But just two months before the album's release, in April 2002, the news that every Alice in Chains fan had been fearing for years had finally come to pass: Layne Staley was found dead due to a lethal overdose of cocaine and heroin.TIMELINE:EARLY 1987 Alice in Chains forms in Seattle.APRIL 1989 After being pursued by several record companies, Alice signs with Columbia, after learning Mitch Miller was no longer head of A&R.JUNE 1990 Columbia releases the band's first EP, We Die Young.AUGUST 1990 Alice in Chains' debut album, Facelift, is released. "We Die Young" becomes Top 5 metal track.SEPTEMBER 1990 First U.S. tour date at Marquee Club in Westminster, CA. An overflow crowd of 20 elbows its way in.OCTOBER 1990 Band sells out New York's Cat Club for Halloween.NOVEMBER 1990 Alice tours with Iggy Pop, introduces songs "Dirt" and "Rooster" to audiences, who don't give a flying f**k.DECEMBER 1990 Band sells out Moore Theater in Seattle. Concert filmed by acclaimed director Josh Taft, and later becomes Live Facelift, the band's home video release.JANUARY 1991 Band nominated for American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal Artist. They lose. Alice films movie debut, playing part of sleazy bar band in Cameron Crowe's film, Singles. They perform the song "Would?" Oscar buzz begins on the set. "Man In The Box" is released, and makes an interminable 26- week climb into the Top 20. Video plays on MTV for 16 weeks.FEBRUARY 1991 Band tours Europe with Megadeth. They're nominated for a Grammy for Best Heavy Metal Performance. They lose again.MAY 1991 "Clash Of The Titans" Tour with Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth commences. Band debuts the song "Would?" at Starplex in Dallas -- the crowd responds by tearing up the Grassy Knoll. The famed "Combo-pack," pairing the Facelift album with the Live Facelift home video, is released. The album charts for the first time, nine months after its release.AUGUST 1991 through JANUARY 1992 Band tours with Van Halen. Eddie thinks the band needs some wardrobe tips and buys everyone new Doc Martens and plaid shirts (including some for himself).AUGUST 1991 Alice makes national network television debut on ABC-TV's "In Concert" Show. They rock.SEPTEMBER 1991 Jerry Cantrell blows his chance for rock immortality when, while skydiving with Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, his parachute opens, and he lands safely. Facelift certified gold.NOVEMBER 1991 Alice in Chains records SAP, their second EP. Album title comes from a dream Sean Kinney has in which, at a press conference, he announces the band's new album is titled "Sap." Band decides not to mess with fate.DECEMBER 1991 Hunting in the woods with his brother, Jerry Cantrell believes November has 31 days - he misses December 1st concert with Van Halen. Columbia buys him a pocket calculator for Christmas. Alice in Chains voted Best New Band in readers' polls in RIP Magazine and Guitar For the Practicing Musician.MARCH 1992 Alice plays congenial hosts to the nation as they take "Entertainment Tonight" on a visual tour of the Seattle music scene - pool halls, rock clubs, and other revered dens of decadence.APRIL 1992 Recording begins on the new album Dirt, with Dave Jerden and the band co-producing. They record through June.JUNE 1992 Sean Kinney redecorates his apartment by throwing his coffee table out the window.AUGUST 1992 "Would?" becomes Alice In Chains' biggest AOR hit to-date, setting the stage for Dirt.SEPTEMBER 1992 Dirt is released. Written entirely by the band, Dirt paves a grim descent into a fine and private hell. Clearly, Alice in Chains is on a collision course with some dark destiny. Layne runs over himself while popping a wheelie with his 4-wheel ATV - breaks his foot but not his spirit. Undaunted, he completes Ozzy Osbourne tour in wheelchair and on crutches, never missing a date.JANUARY 1993 Band performs at two massive festivals in South America. Mike Starr reaches the top of the mountain, then retires. Bassist Mike Inez joins, causing music world to engage in "Bewitched"-style debate: who was the better Darren?FEBRUARY 1993 European headline club tour gets underway. Several European countries dissolve into civil war.APRIL 1993 Alice returns to U.S. to record songs "A Little Bitter" and "What The Hell Have I" for soundtrack to Last Action Hero. Band predicts film will be top box office champ of all time.JUNE through AUGUST 1993 Alice heads out on "Lollapalooza '93," the tour of the year. Joining them are Fishbone, Primus, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Dinosaur Jr., Arrested Development, and Babes in Toyland. Reportedly, Winger was squeezed out of the line-up.SEPTEMBER 1993 At the end of Lollapalooza, band members evicted from residence. Layne thought Jerry was gonna pay the rent. Jerry thought Sean would. Sean thought Mike would... Band moves to London Bridge Studio in Seattle - lonely, depressed, bored. While in studio, over a seven-day period Alice writes, produces and records new 7-song EP inspired by previous effort, SAP. Songs include "Rotten Apple," "Nutshell," "I Stay Away," "No Excuses," "Whale and Wasp," "Don't Follow," and "Swing On This." Band rushes to release EP before Stone Temple Pilots can get their own rumored acoustic EP out. Band names EP Jar Of Flies, after Jerry's famous high school science lab experiment: two jars of flies, one with food, the other without. The flies without food ate each other (Jerry's lifelong career indecision between music and entomology is settled on the spot).DECEMBER 1993 Power fails at Jerry's house. He is trapped in home for two days because automatic garage door fails to open. Guitarist nearly starves to death because electric can opener also not working. He writes 20 more songs. Cantrell later rescued by ski patrol. Dirt certified double-platinum.JANUARY 1994 SAP certified gold. Jar Of Flies unscrewed.FEBRUARY 1994 Jar Of Flies debuts at .1 on Billboard album chart, the first and only EP ever to reach .1.MARCH 1994 The E.P.'s first single, "No Excuses," reaches .1 on all key album radio airplay charts, setting the record for most spins in one week.APRIL 1994 The second single, "I Stay Away," is released. The video of the song features not Alice In Chains but an amazing Claymation simulation.OCTOBER 1994 Mike Inez plays on Slash's Snake Pit 5:00 A.M. Somewhere. Finds pace with Slash too slow; returns to warm bosom of Alice in Chains.NOVEMBER 1994 Layne Staley begins work with Mike McCready, Barrett Martin, and Mysterious Baker on a band initially known as Gacy Gang, but soon becomes Mad Season. Album released in March of 1995. Single "River of Deceit" becomes a Top 5 Alternative hit. Album certified gold in May 1995.MARCH 1995 Jerry Cantrell records "Ive Seen All This World I Care To See" for the Willie Nelson tribute album Twisted Willie.APRIL 1995 Layne, Jerry, Mike and Sean descend into Bad Animals studio to begin sessions for what will become ALICE IN CHAINS. Toby Wright (Corrosion of Conformity, Slayer) produces.JULY 1995 Sean Kinney plays with Johnny Cash on "Time of the Preacher" for the Willie Nelson album. For some reason, Cash keeps calling Sean "Sue."OCTOBER 1995 "Grind," the first track from ALICE IN CHAINS, leaks to radio prematurely, causing feeding frenzy of radio programmers nationwide.OCTOBER 6, 1995 "Grind" delivered to radio via satellite uplink to stem excessive spread of taped copies of song.OCTOBER 31, 1995 To celebrate Halloween properly, the band releases ALICE IN CHAINS in vinyl edition.NOVEMBER 7, 1995 ALICE IN CHAINS is released on CD and cassette. A new era of hard pleasures begins.NOVEMBER 25, 1995 ALICE IN CHAINS debuts at .1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.JANUARY 2, 1996 ALICE IN CHAINS certified gold and platinum by the RIAA.APRIL 10, 1996 Alice In Chains tape a performance for "MTV Unplugged" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theater. During the group's first live appearance since January 7, 1994, Alice In Chains debuts a new song, "Killer Is Me."JUNE 28, 1996 Alice In Chains warms up the KISS army in Detroit's Tiger Stadium on opening night of the KISS reunion tour. Alice goes on to play three more shows on the KISS tour (Louisville, June 30; St. Louis, July 2; Kansas City, July 3).JULY 30, 1996 Unplugged is released. It turns RIAA platinum a month later.SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 Alice In Chains is nominated for Best Hard Rock Video at the MTV Music Video Awards. They lose.MARCH 31, 1997 Jerry Cantrell releases his debut album Boggy Depot. It features Sean Kinney on drums, as well as Mike Inez and Les Claypool on bass.OCTOBER 1998 Alice In Chains record "Died" and "Get Born Again."JUNE 29, 1999 Alice In Chains releases "Nothing Safe - Best Of The Box"APRIL 5, 2002 Layne Staley dies of rumored drug overdoes in his Seattle apartment.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~"It's Coming After" by Layne Staley (age 15)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"It's Coming After"A whispery cat in a burgundy hat Uh, told her of a race that would die But she told him instead she's in love with the dead She's a necromancing slave from the skyCrying rhymes for the dying times If it's time to die there's nothing you can do (It's Coming After You) No, no, no And if you die too here's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna stretch your skin across her frame and paint it blueYou're blue on my walls and you're black in my heart I see red when my girls start to chant I'm in love with your way she heard a dead man say As she did it with a dog in the darkCrying rhymes for the dying times If it's time to die there's nothing you can do (It's Coming After You) Oh, no no And if you die too here's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna stretch your skin across her frame and paint it blue- Layne Staley (age 15)