Book distributor Simon & Schuster has released the first few pages that will be part of This Angry Pen of Mine: Recovering the Lost Journals of Layne Staley, a collection of Staley's journal entries ...

One of the leading forces of Seattle grunge, Layne Staley would play out one final song for Alice in Chains before succumbing ...

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Ignoring his friend's protestations and calls for him to stay, Mike Starr stormed out of Layne Staley's apartment in Seattle's University District and slammed the door behind him. It was Starr's ...

Twenty-four years ago today, one of the greatest and most distinct voices in rock music history was tragically silenced forever. Known for the raw power, haunting vulnerability, and the pain in his ...

Such a beautiful, sad yet talented soul, lost too soon, like they all are. Layne Staley was the frontman of Alice in Chains who unfortunately left this mortal coil April 5, 2002, leaving behind such a ...

On this day (June 3) in 1996, Alice in Chains took the stage at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. With the band steadily gaining popularity, no one could have imagined that it would be the ...

It's a tragic fact that many of the most iconic musicians of the '90s are no longer with us, as fans know all too well. From Kurt Cobain to Chris Cornell to Scott Weiland to Mark Lanegan and so many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one excerpt, we see a poem written by Staley, painting a picture of his complicated relationship with fame. It reads, "Wear the ...