Today is the day that both Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain died. Staley died in 2002 after overdosing on heroin, and Cobain committed suicide on this day in 1994. A very sad day in the world of Seattle rock and roll.
Also, yesterday, April 4, Mike Starr of Alice in Chains would have celebrated his 47th birthday. He died on February 8, 2011.
The rock and roll world certainly misses these rock icons.
Layne Staley Quotes:
“Kurt and I weren’t the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child.”
“Drugs worked for me for years, and now they’re turning against me. Now I’m walking through hell.”
“Los Angeles, I don’t like that town. Too decadent, and it’s slimy.”
“Drugs are not the way to the light. They won’t lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.”
“I sing like a lark.”
“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.”
Early Alice in Chains footage, you do NOT want to miss this:
Kurt Cobain Quotes:
“If it’s illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail!”
“Punk is musical freedom. It’s saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster’s terms, ‘nirvana’ means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that’s pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.”
“I’ve always had a problem with the average macho man – they’ve always been a threat to me.”
“At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us — leave us alone! Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records.”
“You know what I hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts. I wouldn’t wear a tie-dyed tee shirt unless it was dyed with the urine of Phil Collins and the blood of Jerry Garcia.”
“Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self esteem.”
“If you die you’re completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I’m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I’ve got.”
1992 Nirvana Interview:
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