Layne Staley Quotes - Page 2

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.

At home I'm just a guy who has interests that extend far beyond music.

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.

I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?

Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.

I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.

We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.

There's no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.

We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.

Being me is no different than being most anyone else, I guess.

Los Angeles, I don't like that town. Too decadent, and it's slimy.

It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.

People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.

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.

Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.

One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.

I'm not doing well. Don't try to talk about this to my sister Liz. She will know it sooner or later.

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.

There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I'll still be paying for my prior use.

Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.

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.

Music is the career Im lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.

We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.

I don't do much else but stay in my hotel room.

I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.