(Terry McGinnis/WireImage). This site is so beautiful, props to those who made it/run it! Yet, MM continued on til the day she died. She goes into rehab and comes back to the car gets in and falls asleep while he runs errands. Also, you mentioned the pain she was in, & how her mother, Kathleen tried so much to help. Have you read David de Solas book on Alice in Chains? Alright, I apologize then and I am very sorry to hear about what your going through. Around October 20th or so she made some phone calls and wrote some letters to some people. Courtney Love, center, tried to chase down Staley following the death of Kurt Cobain (r.), to see if he might've known something about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Cobain's death. Also, tf is your point? She wasnt out getting loaded and living it up thats Rachels story. I started writing about her online about 12 years ago now and some of the pictures I posted can still be seen floating around online like the one of them kissing taped to my wall or the black and white ones of her in the coat and hat.. all print outs I received from Darin from her memorial. Layne was tired of it and didnt want to do it anymore, and Jerry became very devious in his words and his actions. Thanks for your honest opinion when you look at it like that its true im thinking of friends from 16yrs ago and even if someone wrote a book on me that facts are so not lined up with who i really am I remember Johnny being the same way. Anyway sorry I could not be more helpful. Its so sad that two talented people lost their innocent lives to the demons of drugs. They both wanted to live a normal life, get married, but the drugs stood in the way. Demri counted on Layne & others to help, & they did. I know Im near death, Staley continued. In a lawsuit filed after Staley's death, his mother, Nancy Layne McCallum, alleged that at one point in the mid-'90s, her son tried to withdraw from the band to take care of his issues, but Silver forcefully pointed out that if he did, he would be putting 40 people out of work. Theres an interview with AIC from 1999 on RockLine (Im sure you know it) where Layne calls in, and at the end of the interview he mentions that theres a girl he was friends with that had turned into a freak. And to your Family. I respect that. I knew Layne circa 94 99, Demri circa 96 right before shd died. It is around this point he cut her off financially so he was not supporting her addiction. Lol. When faced with a simple decision, the butterfly effect comes into play, hurtling Layne into a timeline where events in his life occur as follows: first, Layne moves up the date for his wedding to longtime fiance Demri Lara Parrott; second, Demri reveals that she's pregnant; third, Layne realizes that he has some confusing, conflicting . William DuVall later replaced Staley and Duff McKagan joined on rhythm guitar. Dear Barbara, thanks so so much for this post. Layne wants to quit, Demri doesnt, she has developed a fatalistic attitude towards her life. Though he did pay for her drug treatment. they're narcissists what fuck over and throw away everything good they have in their lives.. feel sorry for fuckers struggling to survive in the third world instead of overprivileged fucks who destroy themselves on drugs cos they're so obsessed with themselves and their inadequacies.. self-fulfilling prophecies.. gross.. when you really think about it. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. Risk factors include intravenous drug use, and electronic pacemakers). Chris Cornells recent death triggered something in me and Ive spent days reading through this site among others. Which didnt bother them though because they took it like one big joke. Thank you for sharing about Demri. I hope you read this, it could really help you. That Koa story has been particularly perplexing and I never could figure out exactly how it fit in. Grief takes time. This past Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the death of Demri Parrott, Layne Staley's ex-fiance. According to Tom he drove out to Fred Meyer past Wedgewood where Demri spent half the summer (before moving into Juliets) and he went shopping. He was usin. Soon I heard he had passed on. Just thinking about it. I have the second version and it was at the bookstore and we got it for like $20 or so. The surgeon wants me to prove ive been clean for 9 months before she will do it. I honestly hope so but if not.. no judgment here just love and understanding. Shitty logic. Here is all to know about Demris death and the mystery that surround it. They had called me after being with me in Vegas in the spring of 93 when they got there and they wanted Layne to have the band there on Family Day to deal with Band Issues. They didnt want people to be too scared to call them. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. He had me come and look at it to see and meet the landlord. That night, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, who had just been tossed from the band, claimed he actually died and came back as he bounced from shooting up with one famed musician to the other. My heart goes out to Demris mother and family, same with Laynes. Haha. I dont know who wrote it but if it was Kathleen I would guess that she could not mention everyone and I bet a lot of important people were not mentionedbecause only Demri really knew who mattered the most to her just like you only know who is really important to you. Believe me. Tell them you love them every chance you get! Staley's accountants contacted his former manager, Susan Silver, and informed her that no money had been withdrawn from the singer's bank account in two weeks. Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains during an In-Store record promotion in Los Angeles in September 1990. If I had been in that same situation, my own mother, who I love dearly, would not have been so loving. The report further exposed that Parrot did not use it until the Alice in Chains singer became a part of her life. I dont wanna see people anymore and its nobodys business but mine.. It could be her though because she would definitely go to that show and she did have long hair like that (although her hair was more wavy I think) and there were a lot of people coming up to her and talking which would mesh with how popular she was. Why? Jerry is one of the best melody writers ever, and Layne was a virtuoso vocalist and obviously his lyrics resonate with so many people. I mean no disrespect with this question. It is even hard this far out but so freeingI have terminal cancer and if I could I would have love to have given your daughter whatever it was in me to make this happen so she could be here with you Addiction is a disease and one we need to address in this country very seriously without all the judgementWe shall just pray for all the negative talk out there if there is and the ironic thing is that it is those that judge other addicts that will discover it is in their own family! He didnt seem to want to do it because he had a bad feeling about it. She was unconscious for two and a half hours before she finally got to hospital. October 29, 1996 Where did Demri Parrott die? It ruins your health and your self confidence, your self esteem and your creativity. Layne was around more drugs due to his lifestyle. I have wanted the book for years, but could not see me spending $200+ for a paperback book. But he wanted to be left alone. She will know it sooner or later. Please let them know that they are being thought about, and prayed for, and wishes for a Happy Christmas. One of the purely amusing anecdotes de Sola shares concerns the night the Music Bank, the rehearsal warehouse where the band rented space, was raided in 1988. It tries to steal your life and the sparkle or energy that flows within us all. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with "I know youyou're Layne's girlfriend", and she would step back and reply "No, I am Demri", I would take all of us to Vegas. Was just curious about that. Demri and I share the same birthday. Dear Susan, Bless you. However they clearly adored each other and this is why they remain such a large part of each others legacy. Barbara you are right on that they suffered from a fatal disease- and also right that drugs arent worth dabbling in. Just saying! All of you stay safe and strong and Barbara thanks so much for sharing with all of us fans out there! Murphy, and Christa Dougherty (step-sister)) She will forever be loved and missed. She had an amazing confidence which shines through in her modelling pictures and her pieces of writing. I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Anyway I feel for both of them. 1). Close to a dozen more stints in rehab were in his future. It is a horrible existence. He hadn't yet mastered singing high. at this time of year. I adored the both of them, but we definitely had plenty of conversations that were like, Look, its not fair for me to say whats right or wrong for you guys But I got to the point where I was like, I cant have this goin on here and be wonderin if you guys are gonna wake up or not., SUSAN SILVER Not that the others werent heavily into drugs, too, but Layne was clearly so deepit was so dangerousthat all of our lives centered around how to aid him. I never told anyone that I knew you and you used to tell me dont let it bother you. She didnt ask me, she didnt care. A fascinating existence to say the least. I had a rule for my comments if more then one link was added to a comment then it would be held for moderation.. this is to stop people from posting spam comments with links to their websites.. It is not worth experimenting with. Then Kurt shot me, and then Layne shot me after that and I died, for like 11 minutes.". demri parrott. Being in a relationship w/ Layne changed none of that. Thats an actress and that picture is a screen cap from the video Sea of Sorrow. I wish Demri had that same desire, to want to be an actress/model, who read books, studied acting. Just from her pictures you feel love what a beautiful person she was and I cannot imagine how she is missed by all who new her.I feel fortunate to have found this site and kinda feel as if I got to somehow get some insight to what a beautiful person she truly was.We all now get to experience why she is so deeply missed by her family and friends.Thank you for introducing us to her.RIP. Hope you write that book about the two of them and/or those times! And their angel wings. I had nothing left of them myself so it was like a true gift and to find pictures of my loved ones online. But that black cloud, which they couldnt see in those early days, hovered over them both. He walks around flipping his hair and trying to hump everything he thinks might have a vagina. "He was sort of a classic destroyer of hotel rooms.". What a true tragedy heroin addiction is. 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