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Alice and Chains

I realize a few of you out there enjoy their music(david99 and a few others) this just in:
SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- King County authorities said a body found in a Seattle residence has been identified as that of Layne Staley, 34, lead singer of the rock group Alice in Chains.
The partially decomposed body was found Friday in Staley's home in the city's University District, King County Sheriff's Sgt. Cameron Webster said.
Investigators performed an autopsy to identify Staley, said Monty Nelson, an official with the medical examiner's office.
He said the cause and manner of death will be determined after more investigation.
Alice in Chains formed in 1987 and was prominent in Seattle's music scene, which included "grunge rock" groups such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
Fans in Seattle and Boston were organizing candlelight vigils and memorial ceremonies to pay tribute to Staley, according to postings on the band's Web site

Another sad day for rock fans.
tireguy

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sean
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What a way to go. Junked up to the point that you kill yourself and they find you so rotted that they can't identify the body. I guess that's where "denying your maker" will get you...... Sean
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sean
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Ohlala, maybe we're misunderstaning each other here.

First of all, my comment about "deny your maker" comes from one of AIC's songs. If you're familiar with the band, i'm sure you've heard it.

Secondly, i was inferring that having a LACK of faith ( denying ones' maker ) could "possibly" lead towards depression. After all, it is faith that sometimes gives one the strength to push forward when all seems lost. Without that faith, one might give up hope, become a recluse and end up killing themselves since they see no future or hope for mankind or themselves. While some may call faith of this type a crutch, i call it common sense and the will to survive and thrive.

Like many others before him promoting "Godlessness", Staley ended up meeting his maker on terms that no sane person would choose. Obviously, Staley had faith, but it was in something that led him to his grave in a horrible state of human decay. Bon Scott rallied people to profess that they were on the Highway to Hell. That's where he ended up, choking to death on his own vomit.

Maybe there's some truth to what these guys were trying to tell us in those songs ??? Maybe those lyrics were actual "prophecy" of what was to come for them and why they could sing them with such conviction ? Maybe all of the fame that they gained from such things was worth a short life and dying a miserable death ? Can you imagine how it must feel to be so alone that you have no-one to call upon for help, not even the One that you've cursed to gain that fame ?

I guess they didn't need help "killing the rooster". Even if they said "ya know he ain't gonna die", he did. I guess that part of that specific "prophecy" was wrong. Sean
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PS... There's a LOT of music that i like that i don't agree with the lyrics. Obviously, some are easier to overlook than others. Having said that, i liked AIC and thought that they had a sound all their own. It's too bad that we loose talent like this to such a dumb thing as drug addiction.
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