Yeah it's sad. I'm such a Layne die hard though that I'm happy to finally get a look at Layne from this period, everything about the man fascinates me especially this mysterious period. Been looking for YEARS to get a confirmed photo from this late, but the latest one up to this point was the Grammys in February 1997.
I've contacted one of the guys who is in the photo with Layne, it was for sure taken sometime between Halloween 1998-Halloween 2001. Hopefully I can find out the specific date.
Jesus...I haven't looked yet. Frankly, I'm afraid to look, given how he looked as far back as 1996. I'll have to work up to it. I ADORE Layne...and I'm not really sure I want to see this.
Jesus...I haven't looked yet. Frankly, I'm afraid to look, given how he looked as far back as 1996. I'll have to work up to it. I ADORE Layne...and I'm not really sure I want to see this.
His face looks similar to Unplugged, just a bit thinner. The hair and SUPER pale skin is surprising, but the photo isn't as bad as you'd expect it to be.
Jesus...I haven't looked yet. Frankly, I'm afraid to look, given how he looked as far back as 1996. I'll have to work up to it. I ADORE Layne...and I'm not really sure I want to see this.
His face looks similar to Unplugged, just a bit thinner. The hair and SUPER pale skin is surprising, but the photo isn't as bad as you'd expect it to be.
Okay...I worked my way into looking today - thanks for the encouragement. Because you are right - not as bad as I thought it would be. Of course, you can tell he is wearing about 4 layers of clothes, probably to bulk himself up for public consumption. But while he looks very thin, he doesn't look any worse than in in this video of the Moore Mad Season show in 1995:
Still, seeing video of him from this period is sort of sad to watch - bittersweet. As a huge AIC/Layne fan, I am grateful for every scrap of Layne I can get...but watching his decline is so heartbreaking.
nah, you can tell his mom doesn't want her son remembered in that way, it's nothing to exploit.
then what was the point of posting that? I'm not going to be one of those who say they have no interest in seeing him post AIC years, i admit i would like to see. But if you wont post then dont bother saying it. that or your just BS'ing.
He honestly doesnt look as bad as I thought he would. that said, he still looks terrible.
nah, you can tell his mom doesn't want her son remembered in that way, it's nothing to exploit.
then what was the point of posting that? I'm not going to be one of those who say they have no interest in seeing him post AIC years, i admit i would like to see. But if you wont post then dont bother saying it. that or your just BS'ing.
He honestly doesnt look as bad as I thought he would. that said, he still looks terrible.
Because he posted that it was the first ever, but it's not.
nah, you can tell his mom doesn't want her son remembered in that way, it's nothing to exploit.
then what was the point of posting that? I'm not going to be one of those who say they have no interest in seeing him post AIC years, i admit i would like to see. But if you wont post then dont bother saying it. that or your just BS'ing.
He honestly doesnt look as bad as I thought he would. that said, he still looks terrible.
Because he posted that it was the first ever, but it's not.
It's the first ever I know of online unless there's another one you know of, nothing else has been 100% confirmed like this. This one below that many think is late 90's is New Years Eve 1997 according to somebody who looked into it a couple years back. They could be wrong but that's what I heard.
I just read that book by Mark Yarm, "Everybody Loves Our Town," about all the bands that emerged from Seattle in the late '80s, early '90s...great read for anyone interested in the music that came out of there at that time..good stuff about Layne in there
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The catch 22 though is that AIC may not have been nearly as good if it wasn't for the demons that Layne had. It's sucks to look at it that way, but it's true.
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The catch 22 though is that AIC may not have been nearly as good if it wasn't for the demons that Layne had. It's sucks to look at it that way, but it's true.
I was thinking about the same thing. A lot of their songs deal with drugs and Layne's personal issues and they are some of my favorite AIC songs because of the honesty and raw emotion. I wondered what they would have been like without them.
The catch 22 though is that AIC may not have been nearly as good if it wasn't for the demons that Layne had. It's sucks to look at it that way, but it's true.
I was thinking about the same thing. A lot of their songs deal with drugs and Layne's personal issues and they are some of my favorite AIC songs because of the honesty and raw emotion. I wondered what they would have been like without them.
Even if he got off of drugs it would have still dominated his lyric and songwriting process. You never lose the feelings just how you deal with them.
It's like saying, hey if Ed grew up with his real father we wouldn't have had a lot of great early PJ songs.
Okay...I worked my way into looking today - thanks for the encouragement. Because you are right - not as bad as I thought it would be. Of course, you can tell he is wearing about 4 layers of clothes, probably to bulk himself up for public consumption. But while he looks very thin, he doesn't look any worse than in in this video of the Moore Mad Season show in 1995:
Still, seeing video of him from this period is sort of sad to watch - bittersweet. As a huge AIC/Layne fan, I am grateful for every scrap of Layne I can get...but watching his decline is so heartbreaking.
I just read that book by Mark Yarm, "Everybody Loves Our Town," about all the bands that emerged from Seattle in the late '80s, early '90s...great read for anyone interested in the music that came out of there at that time..good stuff about Layne in there
alice in chains and drug use was the same thing, one went with the other. i snorted huge ass rails and never felt like alice in chains need come out of the cd disc changer or the player in my car. i had no pupils in my eyes, totally absent from me and light. dilated is it? fuckin on...
http://youtu.be/xw1CASDtCbU
a classic of a show. i enjoy the 3rd and 4th songs , they start at 10 minutes in. this video about 45 minutes long. mad seasons @ the moore, 1995.
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Yeah it's sad. I'm such a Layne die hard though that I'm happy to finally get a look at Layne from this period, everything about the man fascinates me especially this mysterious period. Been looking for YEARS to get a confirmed photo from this late, but the latest one up to this point was the Grammys in February 1997.
I've contacted one of the guys who is in the photo with Layne, it was for sure taken sometime between Halloween 1998-Halloween 2001. Hopefully I can find out the specific date.
What photos have you seen? Can you post them?
His face looks similar to Unplugged, just a bit thinner. The hair and SUPER pale skin is surprising, but the photo isn't as bad as you'd expect it to be.
He had a very chilling voice. We'll probably never hear anything exactly like it again.
Okay...I worked my way into looking today - thanks for the encouragement. Because you are right - not as bad as I thought it would be. Of course, you can tell he is wearing about 4 layers of clothes, probably to bulk himself up for public consumption. But while he looks very thin, he doesn't look any worse than in in this video of the Moore Mad Season show in 1995:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7B659Ry ... re=related
Still, seeing video of him from this period is sort of sad to watch - bittersweet. As a huge AIC/Layne fan, I am grateful for every scrap of Layne I can get...but watching his decline is so heartbreaking.
then what was the point of posting that? I'm not going to be one of those who say they have no interest in seeing him post AIC years, i admit i would like to see. But if you wont post then dont bother saying it. that or your just BS'ing.
He honestly doesnt look as bad as I thought he would. that said, he still looks terrible.
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Because he posted that it was the first ever, but it's not.
It's the first ever I know of online unless there's another one you know of, nothing else has been 100% confirmed like this. This one below that many think is late 90's is New Years Eve 1997 according to somebody who looked into it a couple years back. They could be wrong but that's what I heard.
R.I.P. Layne.
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The catch 22 though is that AIC may not have been nearly as good if it wasn't for the demons that Layne had. It's sucks to look at it that way, but it's true.
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I was thinking about the same thing. A lot of their songs deal with drugs and Layne's personal issues and they are some of my favorite AIC songs because of the honesty and raw emotion. I wondered what they would have been like without them.
Slow suicide's no way to go indeed :(
Even if he got off of drugs it would have still dominated his lyric and songwriting process. You never lose the feelings just how you deal with them.
It's like saying, hey if Ed grew up with his real father we wouldn't have had a lot of great early PJ songs.
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"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
http://youtu.be/DX0WiCJEnUA - wood goblins
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
http://youtu.be/Nco_kh8xJDs ~ would
http://youtu.be/Zxmt4PX6gto ~ angry chair
no photos new or older of layne. just a few songs i throughly enjoy.
resting well i hope mr. Layne
you're badass
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
a classic of a show. i enjoy the 3rd and 4th songs , they start at 10 minutes in. this video about 45 minutes long. mad seasons @ the moore, 1995.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce