Layne Staley Quotes

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• Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this - that ain't my title.
• Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.
• I saw all the suffering that Kurt Cobain went through. I saw this real vibrant person turn into a real shy, timid, withdrawn person.
• Music is the career Im lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.
• 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 anyone…
• I'm not into religion, but I have a good grasp on my spirituality. I just believe that I'm not the greatest power on this earth.…
• I'm not doing well. Don't try to talk about this to my sister Liz. She will know it sooner or later.
• 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…
• Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not.
• We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.
• I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied.
• 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…
• We Die Young is about gang violence. That was something that was happening in Seattle, something that kinda opened our eyes. It just seemed like…
• It's just writing about things, feelings, not that we're dark or depressed...just as much as anyone else is.
• What do you mean, I'm a wild front man! I'm jumping all over, I do the dance moves...
• I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them. I didn't want fans to think heroin…
• I'm dumbfounded by me all the time. Wow! What a.... thrill.....and a joy
• Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips?
• 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.

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