A biography for Layne Staleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Music is the career I'm lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.”
“We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.”
“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.”
“There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I'll still be paying for my prior use.”
“Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.”
“Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.”
“The songs are about things that we were thinking and we wrote 'em down, and when you listen to 'em, whatever you think it's about... THAT'S what it's about!”
“People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.”
“I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?”
“I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.”
“Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.”
“Being me is no different than being most anyone else, I guess.”
“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.”
“A lot of power-pop comes out of LA, a lot of speed metal comes out of New York.”
“Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.”
“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.”
“At home I'm just a guy who has interests that extend far beyond music.”