Are the any good ALICE IN CHAINS biographies??

doog · November 2006

I apologize for another AIC thread, but i was wondering if anyone has read any biographies about AIC and/or Layne that are worth checking out. Seeing them on this current tour has re-kickstarted my interest. Thanks for any info.

MLC2006 · November 2006

I don't know if there's any books that have been written on them. I know Layne was in a glam metal band he called Alice N Chainz when he met Cantrell and started the not so glam version, Alice In Chains. Starr quit AiC I believe in 1992 when they were touring with Van Halen and was replaced with Inez, who was Ozzy Osbourne's bassist. I do know that the song "Would?" was about Andrew Wood's death and of course "Rooster" is about Cantrell's father's time in Vietnam. and of course, most of the songs Layne wrote were about heroin.

Jeremy1012 · November 2006

There is a book called Angry Chair about Layne which I have not read but is apparently very badly written. There is also a book which is co-written by Mike Starr and is supposedly diabolical. I don't know of any books that are supposed to be any good.

RW · November 2006

This is worth checking out. "The Rise and Fall of Alice in Chains", part of the Ongoing History of New Music:

http://www.edge.ca/station/ongoing_history_of_new_music.cfm?recID=111&ell=8943&pge=1

Two hour-long shows on the band, 11/05/03 and 18/05/03. Also, I recall reading a lengthy article about Layne over on the aliceinchains.com discussion board, though some people said there were factual errors in the article. You'd have to search for it over there.

HughFreakingDillon · February 20

there will be: This Angry Pen: The Lost Journals of Layne Staley

https://consequence.net/2025/02/layne-staley-journals-new-book-this-angry-pen/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Consequence Daily: How Severance Revives the Dread of Twin Peaks and LOST&utm_campaign=Consequence Daily - 2/19

Spiritual_Chaos · February 20

I don't think, things like that should be released unless the author themselves actively decided to have it released (like Alan Rickman). One has the right to ones private life, even after death IMO.

HughFreakingDillon · February 20

Spiritual_Chaos said:

I don't think, things like that should be released unless the author themselves actively decided to have it released (like Alan Rickman). One has the right to ones private life, even after death IMO.

my first instinct when I read what this was, was similar. It reminds me of when Courtney gave the ok to release Kurt's journals. I bought them, of course, but I still felt weird about it.

Loujoe · February 20

So true^^imo
Started reading Kurt Cobain's diary and it felt invasive. Had to stop.

HughFreakingDillon · November 13

HughFreakingDillon said:

there will be: This Angry Pen: The Lost Journals of Layne Staley

https://consequence.net/2025/02/layne-staley-journals-new-book-this-angry-pen/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Consequence Daily: How Severance Revives the Dread of Twin Peaks and LOST&utm_campaign=Consequence Daily - 2/19

it's out

Are the any good ALICE IN CHAINS biographies??

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