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> [I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this sh-. It's a very difficult thing to explain. My liver is not functioning and I'm throwing up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/i-m-not-using-drugs-to-get-high-like-many-people-think-i-know-i-made/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

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## More by Layne Staley

> [Being me is no different than being most anyone else, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/being-me-is-no-different-than-being-most-anyone-else-i-guess/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/whatever-dramas-are-going-on-in-my-life-i-always-find-that-place/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/my-bad-habits-aren-t-my-title-my-strengths-and-my-talent-are-my-title/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [I don't do much else but stay in my hotel room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/i-don-t-do-much-else-but-stay-in-my-hotel-room/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [I sing like a lark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/i-sing-like-a-lark/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [People have the right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you, but when I haven't talked to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/people-have-the-right-to-ask-questions-and-dig-deep-when-you-re/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/i-found-out-through-the-internet-that-i-have-aids-i-learned-that-i/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/people-have-a-right-to-ask-questions-and-dig-deep-when-you-re-hurting/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/we-survived-a-slayer-crowd-every-night-for-about-50-days-and-thought/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/we-started-this-band-as-kids-and-as-time-has-gone-on-we-ve-grown-and/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I'll still be paying for my prior use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/there-are-lasting-consequences-for-using-drugs-i-ll-still-be-paying/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/music-is-the-doorway-that-has-led-me-to-drawing-photography-and/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/i-haven-t-read-anything-but-regurgitated-rumors-nothing-new-and/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/i-was-in-a-band-when-i-was-15-we-were-a-glam-band-then-i-couldn-t/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

> [Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/layne-staley/drugs-are-not-the-way-to-the-light-they-won-t-lead-to-a-fairy-tale/)

[Layne Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/layne-staley/)

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