First ever photo of Layne Staley from his reclusive years

scottstappsucks
scottstappsucks Posts: 991
edited February 2012 in Other Music
http://grungereport.net/?p=10483
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Oh wow :( he looks terrible...
  • scottstappsucks
    scottstappsucks Posts: 991
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    Oh wow :( he looks terrible...

    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.
  • all.five.horizons
    all.five.horizons Posts: 35
    :( so sad.. i'm a huge Layne Staley fan, so sad to see him like that...
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,714
    Kinda looks like Geddy Lee, no?
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,095
    Not the first pic i've seen of him post- 97
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    He looks pale, but not nearly as bad as I'd imagined or what the rumors indicated.
  • scottstappsucks
    scottstappsucks Posts: 991
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Not the first pic i've seen of him post- 97

    What photos have you seen? Can you post them?
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,095
    nah, you can tell his mom doesn't want her son remembered in that way, it's nothing to exploit.
  • scottstappsucks
    scottstappsucks Posts: 991
    An update to the story for those interested, the photo is from October 2001, just 6 months before Layne died. http://grungereport.net/?p=10532
  • PKTrekGirl
    PKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    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.
  • scottstappsucks
    scottstappsucks Posts: 991
    PKTrekGirl wrote:
    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.
  • Callaway
    Callaway Posts: 635
    It's always good to see Layne. He was an awesome man and a great musician.
  • drinkbigredinstead
    drinkbigredinstead Posts: 2,240
    One of the most unique and haunting voices I have ever heard.
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    drinkbigredinstead wrote:
    One of the most unique and haunting voices I have ever heard.

    He had a very chilling voice. We'll probably never hear anything exactly like it again.
  • PKTrekGirl
    PKTrekGirl Posts: 747
    scottstappsucks wrote:
    PKTrekGirl wrote:
    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:

    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.
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    mookeywrench wrote:
    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.
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,095
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    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.
  • scottstappsucks
    scottstappsucks Posts: 991
    mookeywrench wrote:
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    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.

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  • SxDx1982
    SxDx1982 Posts: 124
    I hate drugs. Fuckin hate them.

    R.I.P. Layne.
    I'm still out here waiting
    Watching reruns of my life
  • ResonantPassage
    ResonantPassage Posts: 8
    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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    www.resonantpassage.net

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