Layne Staley

“My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.”

“Music is the doorway that has led me to the only real purpose I have.”

“I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being a hypocrite by doing them. I was writing about what was going on.”

“Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead you to a fairy land, they lead you to a swamp.”

“Our music is an honest and true representation of the world as we see it.”

“I saw all the pain and I saw all the joy, and I lived it. I felt it.”

“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.”

“I know I'm near death. I did a lot of drugs. I don't know why.”

“I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna.”

“I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this... stuff.”

“I was in a band called Alice in Chains. And they were my brothers.”

“I don't think any of us are normal people.”

“Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I've always found that place inside of me that I can access and be who I want to be.”

“Words are my talent. I don't have many, but I have a way with them.”