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.
Layne StaleyWe started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.
Layne StaleyPeople have the right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you, but when I haven't talked to anyone in years, and every single article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this- that ain't my title...my bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and talents are my title.
Layne StaleyThe 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!
Layne StaleyI found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?
Layne StaleyI'm not into religion, but I have a good grasp on my spirituality. I just believe that I'm not the greatest power on this earth. I didnt create myself, because I would have done a hell of a better job.
Layne StaleyAndrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
Layne StaleyWe survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.
Layne StaleyMy 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.
Layne StaleyWe try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
Layne StaleyThere's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.
Layne StaleyI don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.
Layne StaleyMusic is the career Im lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.
Layne StaleyI don't take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That's still there if you want it, but I don't really seek that out any more.
Layne StaleyDrugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.
Layne StaleyI'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 me.
Layne StaleyOur perception of songs that we've written... the meaning changes from day to day... to whatever stage we're at in our life and careers.
Layne StaleyWhatever 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.
Layne StaleyPeople have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.
Layne StaleyDrugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.
Layne StaleyThere 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.
Layne StaleyWe Die Young is about gang violence. That was something that was happening in Seattle, something that kinda opened our eyes. It just seemed like things were getting out of hand. Incidents where kids were getting shot, and getting their tennis shoes ripped off their dead bodies. It just seems like these kids are dying at younger and younger ages and getting involved in gang activity.
Layne StaleyI saw all the suffering that Kurt Cobain went through. I saw this real vibrant person turn into a real shy, timid, withdrawn person.
Layne StaleyI 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.
Layne StaleyI'm not doing well. Don't try to talk about this to my sister Liz. She will know it sooner or later.
Layne StaleyI started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
Layne StaleyI'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this sh-. It's a very difficult thing to explain. My liver is not functioning and I'm throwing up all the time and shitting my pants. The pain is more than you can handle. It's the worst pain in the world. Dope sick hurts the entire body.
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