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.

She also told Starr: "Layne would forgive you. Cross would later say that they had Staley's obituary on stand-by at The Rocket in the late 1990s. Upon the retirement of Alice in Chains' manager Susan Silver in 1998 The Rocket publiLayne Staleyd an article asking the question "But who's to wipe and clean Alice in Chains now?" supposedly a jab at the rumors of Staley's addiction.

Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s. The band became known for his distinct vocal style as well as the harmonized vocals between him and Cantrell. Layne Thomas Staley (August 22 1967 – April 5 2002) was an American musician who served as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains which he and guitarist Jerry Cantrell formed in Seattle Washington in 1987.