Layne Staley Quotes
Layne Staley Quotes
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Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
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At home I'm just a guy who has interests that extend far beyond music.
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Being me is no different than being most anyone else, I guess.
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Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.
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Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.
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I don't do much else but stay in my hotel room.
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I 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.
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I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?
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I guess I can go anywhere I want. If only I knew where to go.
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I sing like a lark.
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I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
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I 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.
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I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.
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I'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.
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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.
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Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.
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My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.
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My 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.
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One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.
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Our 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.
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People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.
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The 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!
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There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I'll still be paying for my prior use.
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There 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.
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There's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.
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We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.
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We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
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We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.
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Whatever 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.
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When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself.
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