I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15. – Layne Staley
Kurt and I weren’t the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child. – 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 that was the thing. – Layne Staley
I’ve always looked for the perfect life to step into. I’ve taken all the paths to get where I wanted. But no matter where I go, I still come home. – Layne Staley
It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don’t see that same intimacy happening very much today. – Layne Staley
My bed isn’t made, I’m tired, I haven’t slept well for two weeks. I haven’t been laid in a month. I don’t have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest. – Layne Staley
Our perception of songs that we’ve written… the meaning changes from day to day… to whatever stage we’re at in our life and careers. – Layne Staley
Andrew Wood’s death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that. – Layne Staley
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 it, but I don’t really seek that out any more. – Layne Staley
Drugs are not the way to the light. They won’t lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering. – Layne Staley
I don’t think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available. – Layne Staley
There’s no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human. – Layne Staley
The songs are about things that we were thinking and we wrote ’em down, and when you listen to ’em, whatever you think it’s about… THAT’S what it’s about! – Layne Staley
Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I’m using or not. – Layne Staley
Music is the career I’m lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions. – 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? – Layne Staley
