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FaceliftBank Heist [Compilation]Music Bank: The Videos [Video]LiveDiscover [Compilation]The Essential Alice in Chains [Compilation]Man in the Box [EP]Live Facelift [Video]Nothing Safe: Best Of The Box [Compilation]Greatest Hits [Compilation]Music Bank [Compilation]
"Man In The Box" as written by
Staley/cantrell....
I'm the man in the box
Buried in my shit
Won't you come and save me
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you've sewn them shut
I'm the dog who gets beat
Shove my nose in shit
Won't you come and save me
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you've sewn them shut
Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?
Jesus Christ, deny your maker
He who tries, will be wasted
Feed my eyes now you've sewn them shut
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wow i love your explanation it makes total sense more than any other i have read . i was a bit troubled by some of the lyrics and felt guilty listening . now i feel much better thanks because this is a raw and tough song and i liked the music . the lyrics tell a tale of human emotion and suffering . thanks again i will listen to this more
False... the song is about media censorship, he said that himself. Not every song is about drugs and suicide
JesusSaves, I really like your explanation as well.
Obviously there are a lot of differing opinions among fans here about the interpretation.
The song could have multiple meanings imbedded within the illustration of a cow/calf in a box.
But he did talk about Christ, which makes me think he was addressing something deeper than the treatment of animals or censorship.
Seems he was searching.
Some here have commented that he was wasted/high when he wrote it - so who knows what he was thinking in that state.
terreknight - I also love the rawness of this song -
it's in my playlist when I run and I too have felt guilty about listening.
Makes me sad that he seemingly never found help or the Truth based on his death.
I will continue to listen.
Praising Christ for His salvation!
Had this song in my head today for some reason.. hadn't heard it in years... am in a different place now than when I first heard this song... was thinking similar things to your sentiments today.. ... while pondering... thank you for the confirmation...
Dude, you are delusional to believe in a man that may have lived some 2000+ years ago. No human NEEDS religion to know truth. No human NEEDS to believe in any religion or even a creator to learn compassion and know that violence is far from peace. There are more WARS and VIOLENCE in the name of religion that any belief on this bloody planet. Odd how the belief in Christ of God never has humans any more kind, of mercy, of joy, of love, of peace, of TRUTH and the VIOLENCE continues in the name of greed & power. Oddly the HOLOCAUST still continues too with the worst violence being forced upon animals. IF humans had any true sense they would STOP being so violent in the name of religions and also killing animals for blood money. MAN is NO closer to GOD than he was 3000+ years ago. It's ALL based on lack of any true desire of PEACE. Staley was a lost soul yet very brilliant. He was in a lot of pain and is showed in his addiction. Too little LOVE for one another and the murder of animals is just mans true insanity of violence which fools also try to justify through their dumb ass religion. NO human needs to be brainwashed with religions of the beliefs of GOD to be compassionate and of PEACE/LOVE/MERCY yet have a HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS in reality. Killing is mans worst evil. Evil is real and it is of MANS pure IGNORANCE. Thank wisdom I'm NOT brainwashed into an illusion created by men of that time period yet educated enough to have higher consciousness.
interesting theory. Very thoughtful. The only problem is that some of events and statements you are trying to connect happened over a decade before Stanley's final days. The song was written in 1991.
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Layne Thomas Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American musician who served as the
and co- of the rock band , which was formed in ,
in 1987 by Staley and guitarist . Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the
movement of the early 1990s. The band became known for his distinct vocal style, as well as the
vocals between him and Cantrell. Staley was also a member of the supergroups
and . He struggled throughout his career with severe , culminating with his death in April 2002.
Layne Staley was born to Phil Staley and Nancy Staley (née McCallum) in . He was seven years old when his parents , after which he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Jim Elmer. He was raised Catholic. He took his stepfather's name while enrolled in
and was known for some time as Layne Elmer. In early 2002, shortly before his death, he would describe the experience of witnessing his parents' divorce: "My world became a nightmare, there were just shadows around me. I got a call saying that my dad had died, but my family always knew he was around doing all kinds of drugs. Since that call I always was wondering, 'Where is my dad?' I felt so sad for him and I missed him. He dropped out of my life for 15 years." In that same interview he hinted that his parents' break-up and his father's drug use were at least partially responsible for his own drug problems, and also said that he was convinced that if he became a celebrity his dad would return.
Staley began playing drums at age 12; he played in several
bands in his early teens, but by this point, Staley had aspirations of becoming a singer. In 1984, Staley joined a group of [] students in a band called , which also featured future members of
and . In 1986, Sleze morphed into , a band which Staley said "dressed in
and played ." The new band performed around the Seattle area playing
. Staley met guitarist
while working at Music Bank rehearsal studios, and the two fast friends lived as roommates for over a year in the dilapidated rehearsal space they shared. Alice N' Chains soon disbanded and Staley joined a
band who at the time also required a guitarist. He asked Cantrell to join as a . Cantrell agreed on condition that Staley join Cantrell's band, which at the time included drummer
and bassist . In 1986, Staley met Seattle underground guitarist Tim Barnes at a local Seattle bar. Barnes would later be offered a position in Alice in Chains but declined. Eventually the funk project broke up and in 1987 Staley joined Cantrell on a full-time basis. The band eventually took the name of Alice in Chains.
"We were just blown away by him - he had 'star qualities' even then. He was much more timid - he looked down while he sang. But the grain of his voice was there, the soul was there."
Staley on stage in 1992
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Alice in Chains released their debut album
on August 21, 1990. The second single, "", with lyrics written by Staley, became a huge hit. "Man in the Box" is widely recognized for its distinctive "wordless opening melody, where Layne Staley's peculiar, tensed-throat vocals are matched in unison with an effects-laden guitar" followed by "portentous lines like: 'Jesus Christ/Deny your maker' and 'He who tries/Will be wasted' with Cantrell's drier, and less-urgent voice." Facelift has since been certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of two million copies in the United States. The band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic
in early 1992. In September 1992, Alice in Chains released . The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number six on the , and was certified quadruple platinum. During the Dirt tour (in 1992), Layne saved Mike's life after he had overdosed. The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, because of Staley's . While touring, Starr left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by .
Although Cantrell wrote almost all of the music for Alice in Chains (sometimes co-writing along with the bassist and drummer), and the lyrics, Staley wrote more and more lyrics as time went on, eventually receiving credit for about half the lyrics from their entire catalog prior to the release of
in 2009. He also wrote the music, as well as the lyrics, to "", "" and "Head Creeps", and melodies to other songs. Staley's lyrics are largely viewed as having often dealt with his personal troubles, such as drug use and depression.
1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, . It debuted at number one, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and the first-ever EP—to do so. The other members of Alice in Chains, seeing Staley's deteriorating condition, opted not to tour in support of Jar of Flies. Following its release, Staley entered a rehabilitation clinic and began to work on a side project with several Seattle musicians, including
of . The band worked on material for several months and eventually scheduled a show at the
under the name The Gacy Bunch. Within a few weeks, the band changed its name to . In January 1995, Mad Season performed two songs on Pearl Jam's Self-Pollution satellite radio broadcast, "Lifeless Dead" and "". The band completed an album, titled , which was released in March 1995. The first single, "", became a modest success on
radio, and "I Don't Know Anything" still receives occasional airplay. A live performance filmed at the
in Seattle was released in August 1995 as a home video, .
During Alice in Chains' hiatus, reports of Staley's addiction began to gain widespread circulation in fan and media communities, in part from changes to his physical condition brought on by prolonged heroin abuse. He struggled tremendously. Referencing Staley's guest-singing appearance with
on the song "", the
reported, "At KISW-FM's 'Rockstock' concert at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton in May 1994—just a month after the death of Kurt Cobain—Staley made a surprise appearance. He looked sickly and wore a wool ski mask to hide his face." Some of the more persistent and unsubstantiated rumors, ranging from
to missing fingers, surfaced during this period.
is quoted as saying: "I remember seeing him in '95… he turned up and was totally green, and my stomach turned at that point—watching somebody on a track that they couldn't get off."
Alice in Chains regrouped to record , sometimes referred to as "Tripod", which was released late in 1995. The self–titled album debuted at the top of the U.S. charts, and has since been awarded—along with Facelift and Jar of Flies—double platinum status. With the exceptions of "", "", and "", the lyrics are all written by Staley, making this album his greatest lyrical contribution to the band's catalogue. To accompany the album, the band released a home video, , in which they poked fun at the rumors of Staley's addiction, but the band lapsed again, failing to complete tours planned in support of the album. When asked about the frustration of not touring to support the record, Cantrell provided some insight into how Staley's addictions led to repercussive tensions within the band: "Very frustrating, but we stuck it out. We rode the good times together, and we stuck together through the hard times. We never stabbed each other in the back and spilled our guts and do that kind of bullshit that you see happen a lot."
One of Staley's last shows with the band was their 1996
performance. He made his last performance on July 3, 1996, in , , while Alice in Chains were touring with
after their Unplugged appearance. In October 1996, Staley's ex-fiancée, Demri Lara Parrott, died from secondary complications caused by drug use (). This caused Staley to sink further into depression. "Drugs worked for me for years," Staley told
in 1996, "and now they're turning against me, now I'm walking through hell."
Staley with
Staley remained out of the spotlight until February 26, 1997, when he and the other members of Alice in Chains attended the
after "" (from the self-titled album) was nominated for . In September 1998, Staley re-emerged to help record two tracks ("" and "") with Alice in Chains, which were released on the
box set in 1999. Additional reports of Staley's deteriorating condition persisted in the midst of the sessions. Dirt producer —who was originally chosen by the band for the production—said, "Staley weighed 80 pounds…and was white as a ghost." Cantrell refused to comment on the singer's appearance, simply replying "I'd rather not comment on that…", and band manager Susan Silver said she hadn't seen the singer since "last year". Staley made his final public appearance on October 31, 1998, when he attended a Jerry Cantrell solo show. However, he declined Jerry's request to sing with him on stage. A photo taken of Layne backstage at this show is the most recent photo of Layne that has been publicly released. Thereafter, Staley was thought to have left behind his "self-imposed rock & roll exile" when in November 1998 he laid down additional vocal tracks as part of a
called , featuring members of , , and . The group recorded parts one and two of 's "" for the
to 's 1998 / film, , with a
filmed for part two. While the other members of the band were filmed specifically for the video, Staley's appearance consisted of footage pulled from Mad Season's 1995 Live at the Moore video. On July 19, 1999, syndicated radio program
was hosting Cantrell, Inez, and (via telephone) Kinney for a
on the release of , when, unexpectedly, Staley called in to participate in the discussion.
would later say that they had Staley's obituary on stand-by at
in the late 1990s. Upon the retirement of Alice in Chains' manager, Susan Silver, in 1998, The Rocket published 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. Joe Ehrbar, the editor of The Rocket at that time, said, "A few days later, we received a package containing a jar of piss and a bag of shit, with a note attached saying, 'Wipe and change this, motherfuckers!' It had to be from Layne. What a classic response.'"
From 1999 to 2002, Staley became more reclusive, rarely leaving his S little is known about the details of his life during this period. It was rumored that Staley would spend most of his days creating art, playing video games, or nodding off on drugs. Staley's mother owns the last known photo of Staley, taken on February 14, 2002, which features him holding his newborn nephew, Oscar, although the photo has never been published. Other than this rare incident, Staley was not seen often by family or friends. In his last interview, Staley stated, "Don't try to contact any AIC (Alice in Chains) members. They are not my friends." Kinney has commented on Staley's final years and isolation period:
"I kept trying to make contact...Three times a week, like clockwork, I'd call him, but he'd never answer. Every time I was in the area, I was up in front of his place yelling for him...Even if you could get in his building, he wasn't going to open the door. You'd phone and he wouldn't answer. You couldn't just kick the door in and grab him, though there were so many times I thought about doing that. But if someone won't help themselves, what, really, can anyone else do?"
In his last interview, given in early 2002 months before his death, Staley admitted, "I know I'm near death, I did
and heroin for years. I never wanted to end my life this way." Staley's physical appearance had become even worse than before: he had
several teeth, his skin was , and he was severely . In the same interview Staley spoke of the damage caused by his heroin addiction:
"I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this shit. It's a very difficult thing to explain. My liver is not functioning, and I'm throwing up all the time and shitting my pants. The pain is more than you can handle. It's the worst pain in the world. Dope sick hurts the entire body."
As far as published reports are concerned, such as 's "We Left Him Alone", close friends such as Matt Fox have said, "If no one heard from him for weeks, it wasn’t unusual." Further in the article, reporter Pat Kearney provides a glimpse into Staley's daily life and public routine:
"It appears that Staley’s last few weeks were typically empty. According to an employee of the Rainbow, a neighborhood bar close to Staley’s condo, the singer was a frequent patron, stopping by at least once a week. 'He minded his own business,' said the employee, who wished to remain anonymous. Staley would never buy anything to drink, the employee said, but would simply sit at a small table in the back corner of the bar and 'nod off. We just left him alone'."
Staley's close friend
had much of the same to say with respect to Staley's isolation: "He didn't speak to anybody as of late… It's been a few months since I talked to him. But for us to not talk for a few months is par for the course."
On April 19, 2002, Staley's accountants contacted Staley's mother Nancy McCallum and informed her that no money had been withdrawn from the singer's bank account in two weeks. McCallum then placed a call with
to say "she hadn't heard from… [Staley] in about two weeks." The police went with McCallum and her husband to Staley's home, "When police kicked in the door to Layne Staley's University District apartment on April 19, there, on a couch, lit by a flickering TV, next to several spray-paint cans on the floor, not far from a small stash of cocaine, near two crack pipes on the coffee table, reposed the remains of the rock musician." The article also stated that the 6'1" Staley weighed just 86 pounds when his body was discovered, mostly due to decomposition as his body was discovered two weeks after his death. The autopsy report later concluded that Staley had died after injecting a mixture of heroin and cocaine known as a "". Staley's mother asked the police if she could move the things off of the couch and speak to the remains of Staley.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Layne Staley, a true original who will no doubt be remembered within the pantheon of rock's all-time greats. We stand in solidarity with our brother Jerry Cantrell in this hour of mourning and send our most heartfelt condolences to all of Layne's family, friends, and fans throughout the world. Today is a tragic day for those of us who know the difference between '' and '', between '', and ''."
In an interview on VH1's
with McCallum, former Alice in Chains bass player
said that he spent time with Staley the day before he died as Starr's birthday was April 4. Starr claimed that Staley was very sick but would not call 911. The two ex-bandmates briefly argued, which ended with Starr storming out. Starr stated that Staley called after him as he left: "Not like this, don't leave like this". Since Staley is believed to have died a day later, on April 5, Starr expressed regret that he did not call 911 to save his friend' Starr reported that Staley had threatened to sever their friendship if he did. Starr was the last known person to see Staley alive. The interview ended with Starr apologizing to McCallum for not calling 911, but McCallum was insistent that neither she nor anyone in her family blamed Starr for Staley's death. She also told Starr: "Layne would forgive you. He'd say, 'Hey, I did this. Not you.'" With that said, Starr still blamed himself for the death of Staley. Mike kept this story a secret to himself until this appearance on Celebrity Rehab in August 2009. During this same interview, McCallum also claimed that Layne had attempted rehab 13 times, although it's not clear whether any of these attempts were during his reclusive years.
An informal memorial was held for Staley on the night of April 20 at the
which was attended by at least 1000 fans and friends, including Cantrell, Starr, Inez, Kinney and
frontman . Cantrell dedicated his 2002 solo album, , released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. Following Staley's death, Alice in Chains officially disbanded. For the next several years, the band refused to perform together out of respect for Staley. In 2005, the remaining members reunited for a
for victims of the December 26, 2004 , with several vocalists filling in for Staley, including
(a friend of Staley's), and
from , who had previously worked with Alice in Chains when she sang on the Sap EP (performing backing vocals on the songs "Brother" and "Am I Inside"). Following positive response, the band decided to reunite formally in 2006.
In an interview with , Kinney noted that the band would use the reunion concerts to pay tribute to the songs and to Staley. , a member of Cantrell's solo touring band (who often sang Staley's parts on the Alice in Chains songs that Cantrell performed), was announced to sing Staley's part for the reunion shows. In the same interview, Kinney noted the reunion didn't necessarily foretell a future for Alice in Chains:
If we found some other dude, I'd love to move on, write some cool tunes and change the name and go on like that. I don't see continuing as Alice and replacing somebody… We're not trying to replace Layne. We want to play these songs one more time, and if it seems like the right thing to do, it'll happen. I don't know how long it will go or where it will take us. It's kind of a tribute to Layne and our fans, the people who love these songs.
William DuVall has expressed similar sentiments while reflecting on the task of filling in for Staley:
If there had been that one formal discussion saying, 'Would you like to help us resurrect Alice in Chains?' I would have thought twice. But we were just playing for the fans who care about it and hadn't seen it in a long time. For all we knew it was going to be one more victory lap and goodbye.
The reformed Alice in Chains (with DuVall), which are known to have an intermission to include a five-minute filmed tribute in between sets to Staley, generated enough enthusiasm from fans, including Staley's mother according to DuVall, to convince the band to keep the name. In 2009, Alice in Chains released their first studio album in 14 years, . The title track off that album was written as a tribute to Staley.
"God bless Layne. He was my favorite vocalist. I've never heard of a vocalist that had that much soul."
's song "The Day Seattle Died" (from the 2003 album, ) was an ode to Staley, as well as Kurt Cobain, who were both figureheads of the
movement. In addition,
featured a song called "Layne" in memory to the singer on the 2003 album, . , lead singer of , also recorded a song
Staley, titled "4/20/02" (the day Vedder heard the news and subsequently wrote the song). The song featured only Vedder singing and playing the guitar in a -inspired tuning, and was released as a hidden track on Pearl Jam's 2003 B-sides and rarities album, , roughly four minutes and twenty seconds after the conclusion of the final listed song, "Bee Girl".
Adema opted to pay tribute to Staley with their rendition of Alice In Chain's "Nutshell" on the
EP, released late 2002.
also wrote a song about Staley called "Layne" on 's 2004 album, . A further tribute entitled "Layne to Rest" was recorded by former
frontwoman
with her band
for the 2004 album All Kneel.
stated that their song "Shadow" (an outtake from the 2008 album, ) was written about Staley.
Staley's influence has likewise been felt in other media. Two books have been written about him, both authored by Adriana Rubio— and the more recent, Layne Staley: Get Born Again, which was described as "a 'brand new book' that has been revised and updated with the inclusion of two new chapters: 'Hate to Feel' and 'Get Born Again' as a revival of the acclaimed Angry Chair book." On September 28, 2006,
reported on a movie project related to Rubio's most recent book on Staley: "According to a press release from ARTS Publications,
journalist/author Adriana Rubio has been contacted by writer/director Eric Moyer from
about turning her biography of Staley, titled Layne Staley: Get Born Again, into a movie." Music Historian Maxim W. Furek released the comprehensive The Death Proclamation of Generation X: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Goth, Grunge and Heroin, i-Universe. , that revisited the tragic deaths of numerous grunge artists.
Staley ranked #27 on
magazine's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Staley was an inspiration for the title of 's 2008 album, . Lead guitarist
brought a photograph of Staley to the studio where Metallica was recording. "That picture was there for a long time," said Hammett, "I think it pervaded ' psyche." Metallica recorded a song in tribute to Layne, titled ?Rebel of Babylon?.
On the ninth anniversary of Staley's death in 2011,
published some outtakes from an interview with , who had this to say:
I always thought that us being, like, almost being sequestered in the Pacific Northwest, there was time for bands like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and Nirvana to marinate as a band and kind of discover their sound before they were put on a world stage. I think that was cool, just being isolated away from Los Angeles and New York was really good for all those bands. And every one of those singers, too, sounds different from the other guy. Truth be told, out of all of them, Layne was my favorite. He was just such an original, just an original American voice.
"He was a one-of-a-kind singer. A lot of guys nowadays try to sound like him, but nobody can sound like him."
On September 6, 2011,
released his
album and dedicated it to Staley.[]
On the tenth anniversary of Staley's death in 2012,
published an article written by David de Sola, who began:
The Seattle grunge scene that transformed rock in the '90s produced four great voices, but the most distinct among them belonged to Alice in Chains' Layne Staley. Nirvana's
deeply understood musical dynamics and could simultaneously scream and sing a melody in a way that few others could—think of 's searing lead vocal performance on "Twist and Shout." Soundgarden's
wailed and hit high notes, putting him at times in
territory. Pearl Jam's
combined a -style natural baritone range with other punk and rock influences.
But Staley sounded like no one else. His ability to project power and vulnerability in his vocals, as well as the unique and complementary harmonies he created when singing with Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, made for a style that would get copied for years after Alice in Chains became a household name.
In 2002, Staley's mother, Nancy McCallum, and Jamie Richards, a drug and alcohol counselor, formed Layne Staley Fund, a
that raised funds for drug treatment and worked with the Seattle music community. Layne Staley Fund, the non-profit dissolved in October 2010. However, funds that were raised over the years are held in a memorial fund (Layne Staley Memorial Fund) at Therapeutic Health Services, a drug and alcohol treatment center with several locations in the greater Seattle area. The main mission of LSF was to provide hope and support for those who suffer from addiction and to assist others with resources for recovery and treatment. The main fundraiser for Layne Staley Fund was a yearly tribute and benefit concert that was typically held in August, on or around Staley's birthday. Over the years, these tributes have featured several friends of Staley, including his former Alice N' Chains bandmates
and . The latest benefit concert was held August 21, 2010, the day before Staley's birthday, and it featured the reunion of ,
and All Hail The Crown, Villains Of Yesterday and Gunn & The Damage Done.On August 21, 2011, which would have been, again, the day before Layne's 44th birthday, fans gathered to create a fan-based memorial for both Layne and Mike Starr.
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