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Bookmark or Share- Layne Staley: The brief life of grunge's late hero | LouderEven though he died at 34, Layne Staley still left an enduring musical legacy. (Image credit: Getty Images) Layne Staley died in April 2002. Alone. From an overdose of heroin and cocaine. His body was discovered on April 20, seemingly two weeks after his death. He was 34 years old.
- Layne Staley Found Dead - Rolling StoneBy Robin A. Rothman. April 22, 2002. Former Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead in his Seattle home Friday; he was thirty-four. The King County Medical Examiner has not yet...
- What The Final 12 Months Of Layne Staley's Life Was LikeBut Layne Staley's final interview reveals that he was no longer using heroin for pleasure, but simply because he was so addicted to it that he couldn't possibly stop. "This f*cking drug use is like the insulin a diabetic needs to survive," said Staley in a portion of the interview published by Blabbermouth.
- The Death Of Layne Staley, The Alice In Chains FrontmanAfter a long struggle with drug addiction, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley died of a speedball overdose on April 5, 2002 — but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks. Layne Staley’s death did not come in a single moment.
- Layne Staley - WikipediaLayne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement.
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