A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! Dr. Drew is also bringing in some additional prominent physicians to help him give the patients supplementary one-on-one care. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. This was cut short, however, with his sudden death. The main singer for the band's tour was William DuVall. A man named Phillip told KIROTV.com that he spotted a man pulling the hood ornament off his vehicle. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. where they found 44-year-old Starr's body. There were roughly 400 people in attendance, including former bandmatesJerry CantrellandSean Kinney. 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Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. Starr departed the group while it was touring behind the albumDirt. Starr's work is prominently featured in their albums "Facelift" (1990) and "Dirt" (1992), and the EP "Sap" (1992). There is much speculation regarding the meaning behind the name Alice In Chains. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time The resulting Facelift featured violent, tortured Cantrell numbers like We Die Young and Bleed the Freak, as well as several Staley-Cantrell collaborations, including Man in the Box, a song inspired by thoughts of food and fascism. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. In fact his high school yearbook would have starr saying he was going to tour with van halen when he got older and it was a dream that would come true. Mike caused trouble on tour I remember hearing somewhere. Starr would end up playing with drummer Sean Kinney in the band.. Starrs early influences would be Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix with a childhood friend of Starr named Jim Hacker revealing to author David De Sola how the future alice in chains bass player was single minded with his focus in life being becoming a rockstar like Van Halen. Crazy how much the bassist in any band is treated as expendable and irrelevant lol. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. As it stands now, Staley will be wearing the foot cast well into the new year. He was the original bassist of the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains (1987 to 1993). You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. I was so high i couldnt dress myself.so i wore my bathrobe with underwear on and my sunglasses and cowboy boots on my honda motorcycle on my way to the beach. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He met Mike Starr in 1998 while working on a short film and the two began the "Unchained" book project in December 1999. They told me how veal was made from calves raised in these small boxes, and that image stuck in my head. Just because we play a certain breed of music doesnt mean I cant appreciate a lot of other, lighter feelings or lighter art.. Family members linked to this person will appear here. TMZ reports that police found Starr's body in a Salt Lake City, Utah, house at 1:42 p.m. Bassist Mike Starr would also overdose, in 2011. Verify and try again. Mike Starr was fired from Alice In Chains because of his drug problem. It takes a few deep bites to get what its all about. Oops, something didn't work. Since the late 1980s, his career has consisted of the role of bass guitarist in popular hard rock bands. Hes drunk off his ass, laughing it up, trying to get in on the action while enduring some very real pain himself. Starr, 43, a founding member of ALICE IN CHAINS, had been in legal trouble before in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City. No hidden symbolism for this bunch. I wanted to create stuff that I could send out into the world that would hit people and give them an experience. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. We wanted to continue intense touring and press. The drug didnt work for me anymore. Try again later. In 2003, Black Label Society's Robert Trujillo joined Metallica; Inez replaced him in Black Label Society, joining for a short two-week west coast tour of the United States and a short tour of Japan for their The Blessed Hellride album. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. I said to myself right there. The whips come down hard at the Basement in Dallas, an underground club where the last night of every weekend is celebrated as Sadistic Sunday. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Mike Starr, the former Alice in Chains bass player who went public with his drug problems on a reality TV show, has been found dead nine years after the band's singer died of an overdose. Oops, we were unable to send the email. That movies soundtrack considerably boosted the groups profile when the crunchy dirge Would? caught on. Half of the bands original lineup would be lost to drug addiction and while a lot of hte focus is put on late frontman Layne Staley, today were going to take a look at the life and career of bassist Mike Starr.Born in Hawaii in 1966, bassist Mike Starr was the eldest of two having a sister who was three years younger. In the liner notes Inez was credited as "bass and music inspiration," as he had written the riff to the title track in a jam session. When Alice hits the stage in Dallas, the audience eagerly embraces the group, with the entire front section standing on its feet, waving outstretched fists, flicking cigarette lighters during every song. Everybody thought I was getting the worst of the bunch, says Terzo. We want to hear it. Prior to the classic lineup of Alice in Chains forming 1987 guitarist Jerry cantrell played some demos he was working on for drummer Sean Kinney. BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. It generally doesn't end good." Founder, co-singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Jerry Cantrelleschewed the show-offy, over-the-top guitar work of the glam era (as many of his contemporaries did), and in its place opted for pointedly constructed lines suffused with the slow, grinding loops and pedal tones of sludge metal and desert rock, such as on 1992'sDirt. In 1995, Inez played with Slash on the Guns N' Roses guitarist's side group, Slash's Snakepit. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. In Dallas, during a moody new song about heroin called God Smack, Staley scoots around in a wheelchair, repeatedly jabbing his arm with the microphone, simulating a junkies needle. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Following Layne Staley's death in April 2002, Inez joined Heart and toured with the band from 2002 through 2006. Alice in Chains formed during the late eighties when Staley, then singing in a different band, offered aimless Tacoma guitarist Jerry Cantrell his rehearsal studio as a place to crash. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Within a month, Inez was playing live at a gig with Osbourne at Wembley Stadium. Cantrell adds that Alices heavier sound and misanthropic attitude initially made it an outcast from the citys alternative scene: Some stuff grabs you right away; ours is really an acquired taste. It was a time of heavy substance abuse for him, of which he says,"Getting f****** up is fun, and that's why people do it. I dont know, it somehow makes Layne look more evil. The bands stringy-haired beanpole of a drummer, Sean Kinney, 26, feels Staleys determination to perform right after his accident is a sign of Alices fortitude. Starr, 43, a founding member of ALICE IN CHAINS, had been in legal trouble before in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City. This band gained attention in the Seattle area playing under several different monikers before they eventually settled on the nameAlice in Chains, which they had taken from Staley's previous bandAlice N' Chains. [12], Inez married his fiance Sydney Kelly on May 8, 2010, at the estate of Susan Silver, Alice in Chains' manager.[13]. In 1983, Starr formed the heavy metal band SATO, his first group of note. Mike Starr had been with Alice In Chains since they formed in 1987 and would be present through their near-meteoric rise to grunge fame. [8] He appears on Heart's 2003 release, Alive in Seattle, a double CD live recording that documents a 2002 concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. GREAT NEWS! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. After the gig, the band briefly mingles backstage with fans and Columbia executives before scattering. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Web"Bleed the Freak" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the third single from their first album Facelift (1990). Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. But the bands are different. He has written for Rolling Stone, Mojo and Q, hung out with Fugazi at Dischord House, flown on Ozzy Osbourne's private jet, played Angus Young's Gibson SG, and interviewed everyone from Aerosmith and Beastie Boys to Young Gods and ZZ Top. We werent getting work anyway, so we thought it wouldnt hurt us, says Staley, recalling how the band members would pass around fuck the band condoms as a publicity gimmick. In 2004, Inez recorded the track "Crazy or High" with Black Label Society for their studio album release Hangover Music Vol. Mike was ready to go home. Starr later claimed that he was fired due to his drug addiction.In 1993 he left the group. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Please seek professional guidance. VI. ", (also now deceased) as having "such severe addictions. 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Layne Staley said that Starr left because he didn't want to keep up with the band's hectic touring and press schedule, while Starr later said that he was straight up fired because of his addiction issues. Try again later. Michael Allen Inez (born May 14, 1966)[2] is an American rock musician best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains since 1993. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? You need a Find a Grave account to continue. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Mike Starr I found on Findagrave.com. Starr, however, mentioned on an episode ofCelebrity Rehabthat he was kicked out of the band due to his budding drug addiction. In 2019, Inez was a guest bass player on Mark Morton's debut solo album Anesthetic. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. For a young rock singer enjoying the first moments of celebrity, things cant get much better. Starr joined the New York City-based ALICE IN CHAINS tribute band FACELIFT on stage on May 9, 2009 at Sullivan Hall in New York City to perform three songs "Man In The Box", "Would?" In 1993 he left the group. Try again later. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Starr was arrested at Houston's Intercontinental Airport while trying to check in for a flight to Los Angeles with a suitcase he had stolen from the baggage claim area. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). He's parsimonious with his words, and picks more than eats. Enter Alice in Chains, one of the leading bands of the '90s Seattle grunge scene. Mike Inez began his career in music by playing guitar and saxophone. [citation needed] He also briefly rejoined Ozzy Osbourne's band on the Retirement Sucks tour after Geezer Butler resigned due to the pressures of touring. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Staley is reluctant at first to discuss his heroin problems, especially in light of a recent Rolling Stone article about the drugs revival, which mentioned him. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Inez toured throughout 1993 with Alice in Chains on the strength of the Dirt album. So I went home and wrote about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.. I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Try again later. According to former singer Layne Staley, in a Rolling Stone article from February 1994, Starr's departure from Alice in Chains stemmed from "just a difference in priorities. We dont stuff our personal demons inside us, we get them out, Staley says. WebAlice in Chains story is one of tragedy marked by drugs and death. As Cantrell says in an extensive interview with Kerrang!, he grew up in a musical household where his mother played the organ. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. WebAlice in Chains bassist Mike Starr had left the group after the release of their album Dirt and Inez replaced him. The expensive campaign didnt stop there when the album went nowhere slowly, Ienner decided to attach 40,000 free concert videos to copies of Facelift. Staley, whose aching vocals and frequently haunting lyrics provide Alice with much of its dark, dangerous sound, has been in a cast since late September, when he ran over his foot riding a three-wheel all-terrain vehicle backstage at a show in Oklahoma City. Inez is the only musician who has been a member of both bands. All Rights reserved. That's just the reason they gave to the public. PAUL STANLEY Blasts MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE After She Complains Of Harassment, DAVE LOMBARDO To Tour U.K. With 'Progressive Grindcore' Band EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, MIKKEY DEE Is Open To Playing With KING DIAMOND Again: 'That'd Be Great Fun For Me'. We have set your language to A few feet away, taking this all in, sits Layne Staley, the troubled, enigmatic twenty-five-year-old lead singer of the Seattle hard-rock band Alice in Chains. According to former singer Layne Staley, in aRolling Stonearticle from February 1994, Starr's departure from Alice in Chains stemmed from "just a difference in priorities. Primary Wave Music announced that it has acquired the music rights from the estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr of the Grammy-nominated Seattle band Alice In Chains. A statement from Primary His parents would split at a young age and Mike would move to Florida with his father. based on information from your browser. The project was cut short by Gillen's death in 1993. However, AIC was not the first name the band had given themselves throughout their careers. BA1 1UA. Cantrell talks about the myth of drugged-up, creative musicians, and says that he'd produced better music without it. The purpose was always therapeutic and redemptive. I really like the wheelchair effect, says bassist Mike Starr, 26. In addition, he sends his signal direct to the mixing board with a Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI.[14]. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. He had a real unique and powerful voice, but he had a sensitivity and touch to it as well, the guitarist remembers. ), Press J to jump to the feed. Sing too hard about hardships and pain, without some sense of legitimacy of personal experience, and a musician can come across as whiny, fake, or just self-absorbed. A demo version of the song was included on the box set Music Bank (1999). On March 8, 2011, at 1:42pm, police were called to a home inSalt Lake Citywhere they found 44-year-old Starr's body. This was Mike's last interview, he passed away on March 8, 2011. A lurid T-shirt hangs on the wall, picturing an EC Comics-type cannibal and the motto Jeffrey Dahmer says, Remember KidsTattoos Taste Great! Some twisted shit indeed. In the years since, Cantrell has gotten back on his feet, and currently stands as a testament of sobriety. The DVD features lessons of some of Mike's favorite Alice in Chains songs, and a sit down in depth interview. According to the members of FACELIFT, Starr "was in great shape and form. Inez toured throughout 1993 with Alice in Chains on the strength of the Dirt album. Eventually, the lack of marquee value made them switch their billing to Alice in Chains. Mike appears on the Tokyo, Japan section, On "Crazy Or High" and on "No More Tears" (from Bonus Disc), This page was last edited on 16 September 2022, at 05:10. Reflecting on the creative partnership he shared with the vocalist, who passed away on April 5, 2002, aged 34, Cantrell says, Layne was just an amazing talent. However, Bob Daisley was brought in to record the bass and none of Inez's playing is on the final album. By the end of the album, its pretty obvious it didnt work out as well as I thought it would., Staley also expresses his current sentiments onstage, introducing one grim number as a song about a hopeless fucking junkie.. Bassist Starr died in 2011 as a result of a a prescription drug overdose. 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. Think of The Beatles, Floyd, the Eagles, that attitude of, You take this line and Ill take that one it adds more colour to the canvas. In the following year, Inez played on the bonus track to Black Label Society's debut album Sonic Brew, a reworked heavy metal cover version of the Osbourne track "No More Tears". By 2006 Inez, along with the surviving members of Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, set out for a world tour with various guest singers to fill in for the late Layne Staley. In 2005, Jerry Cantrell, Inez, and Sean Kinney reunited to perform a benefit concert in Seattle for victims of the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia in 2004. The band was also featured on Decades of Rock: Heart and Friends where they performed "Would?" Starr was arrested for "investigation of property destruction and theft.". Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. In 2010, Starr was reported to be working with his new band, which included touring with the bandDays of the New. A private memorial was held for Starr at Experience Music Project in Seattle on March 20, 2011. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Mike Starr had been with Alice In Chains since they formed in 1987 and would be present through their near-meteoric rise to grunge fame. Alice in Chains and Starr parted ways in 1993. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Returning to the show to help Dr. Drew are drug counselor Bob Forrest and resident technician Shelly Sprague who have each spent years on both sides of the rehab fence. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He is also recognized for his work with Ozzy Osbourne from 19891993. Mad Season, Layne's side projects/art, Jerry's solo work. When they asked me to leave the band it broke my heart." He looks and acts nothing like a legendary "rock star," and instead lives for his music, same as he always has. The story seems to be that it just sounded good. Layne would recall that meeting telling an interviewer when i met mike starr he was on a honda motorcycle in his bathrobe and sunglasses. So why was Mike given the boot but Jerry didn't kick out Layne for the same reason? WebStarr departed the group while it was touring behind the album Dirt. There were roughly 400 people in attendance, including former bandmates, has said that Starr's death was the result of "a prescription-drug overdose. Mike Starr, the original bassist in Alice In Chains who recently appeared on VH1s Celebrity Rehab, died March 8th in Salt Lake City of unknown causes. I decided to stop because I was miserable doing it. March 9, 2011 7:35 am ET. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Its an amazing record.. Weve updated the security on the site. Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies EP was released in 1994 with Inez on bass. His final show with the band, before he was replaced by Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez, was at the Hollywood Rock festival in Bath Of that time, Cantrell speaks of darkness and light, saying, "I don't know everything, and I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea of an all-knowing God sitting up on a cloud. The band was later signed to a record deal withColumbia Recordsand enjoyed extensive success via record sales and radio play in thegrunge rockmovement of the early 1990s. Search above to list available cemeteries. After haggling over deal points with Columbia for six months, the group was finally ushered into a studio by producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones and Janes Addiction. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. The accident couldnt have come at a worse time: Staley only recently kicked a nasty drug habit; Alices powerful sophomore album, Dirt, just entered the Billboard album chart at Number Six; and the band is on the road opening for Ozzy Osbourne. Since I quit doing it, I tried it a couple of times to see if I could recapture the feeling I once got off it, but I dont. The release of 1992's Dirt secured their legacy. He was most often seen playing several variations of aSpectorNS-2bass guitarthrough anAmpeg SVTall-tube head and Ampeg 8x10" speaker cabinets. It's a part of life. Which is good and bad; its good artistically, but its bad because if you are going to be that honest then youll struggle to live it down. Answerbag wants to provide a service to people looking for answers and a good conversation. Ours is a little more brooding and introspective. At the age of 9 his father would relocate to seattle and take his son Around the age of 11 or 12 Starr got a job at ihop as a dishwasher and used the money he saved to buy his first bass guitar and started his first band called Cyprus whose name he took from the bible. Even if I cant put my finger on it, theres an individual identity to the bands.. During 1990 and 1991, Alice opened for everyone from Iggy Pop and Van Halen to Extreme and Poison, as well as slogging through a bottom-billed slot on the infamous Clash of the Titans package with Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth. [9], Inez also played bass and tambourine on Heart's 2004 album Jupiters Darling.[10]. Cantrell himself, a seriously quiet and inwardly-focused kid, was president of his high school choir and performed in musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, but always idolized bands such as AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and KISS. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Bassist Mike Starr interview on the syndicated radio show 'Loveline' with Dr. Drew Pinsky on February 16, 2010. A few songs from the Tokyo, Japan show of this tour appear in the bonus features section of their live DVD, Boozed, Broozed & Broken-Boned. Mike talks about Celebrity Rehab, his former band Alice in Chains, his new bands and being the last person to see Layne Staley alive. Michael Christopher "Mike" Starr(April 4, 1966 March 8, 2011) was an American musician, best known as the originalbassistinAlice In Chains, with whom he played from the band's formation in 1987 until 1993. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. The place was open twenty-four hours, and there were always bands playing, chicks going in and out, beer and drugs everywhere, some really wild times., Related Stories This particular October evening, several dominatrixes in body paint lash a patrons bare back with their riding crops, dig their nails into his shoulder blades, then pour vinegar into the wounds before rubbing honey and pillow feathers over his upper torso. There is a problem with your email/password. The single was released in vinyl format only. WebMike Starr left Alice In Chains in January of 1993. We all play rock music, so there is some similarity, he continues. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The group recorded It's Five O'Clock Somewhere although Inez did not play any live shows during the corresponding tour. Where does the band's name come from? And Staley? The movie touched on some really heavy feelings and emotions, and thats what were about, too, he says. He has considered Alice In Chains to be "One of the greatest bands he's ever heard" since 1991. It's a part of a lot of people's experience. There was an error deleting this problem. The group also participated in the 1993 Lollapalooza Tour . The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Send us a tip using our anonymous form. In mid-August 2001, Inez temporarily replaced Black Label Society bassist Steve Gibb, who was sent home in the middle of their Ozzfest tour. Later they struck a compromise Cantrell would play guitar for Staleys ill-fated funk-rock band, and the singer agreed to howl for the warehouse metal crew. Sorry! But to me they were a diamond in the rough., For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the labels foothold in the hard-rock market. Discussion of suicide or self-harm is not tolerated and will result in an immediate ban. By January 1993 Inez had moved on to his next project. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Inez has also been associated with Slash's Snakepit, Black Label Society, Spys4Darwin, and Heart. But it comes with a price. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" Season 3 chronicles the patients' intensive 21-day program with both group and one-on-one therapy and non-traditional therapies like art and music. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. These are just words Im pulling off the top of my head. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Starr briefly joined another band by the name of Gypsy Rose, which included earlyAlice N' ChainsproducerTim Branomon lead vocals and his future bandmateJerry Cantrellon guitar. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A real trouper, Staley has been performing on crutches, bellowing his cathartic anthems of despair as he hobbles around the stage. 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