Layne Staley

“We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.”

“Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.”

“My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest.”

“My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.”

“There's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.”

“I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.”

“Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be.”

“Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.”

“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.”

“There were a lot of drugs. We kinda just passed the time that way. For a couple of years we were all doin' anything we could get our hands on.”

“Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.”

“I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.”

“I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn't afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.”

“I don't do much else but stay in my hotel room.”

“I sing like a lark.”

“A lot of power-pop comes out of LA, a lot of speed metal comes out of New York.”

“I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.”

“I've always looked for the perfect life to step into. I've taken all the paths to get where I wanted. But no matter where I go, I still come home.”

“One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.”

“We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.”