Hi Barbara, I was just checking in to see if there are any new posts an I noticed your comment about the books. To be honest.. Ive never read Demris obituary but wed have to ask the person who wrote it why Rosheen was not mentioned.. maybe they did not want to confuse people? xx. Its a tribute vid, and at 5:45 (and I mean exactly easy to miss!) I agree with you D and Eric, in different things a lot of that just sounds to made up..and even if Jerry is a bit arrogant or has this kind of personality-which Ive read somewhere of him being a bit hard on Layne-it doesnt mean hes not a good personShe paints him like such a BAD GUY! You have to want it or its impossible. she looks really different than in her other photos, still pretty, just a little rough and worn down. You also made people smile and giggle and anyone who was ever part of your life no matter how long or how short.. will NEVER forget you. Layne was around more drugs due to his lifestyle. But, how did it happen? Shane came along and started talking shit about how nobody commented on Oct 29th and I said people have their own lives to live meaning that I dont monitor this site every single day and I have relatives that have died and friends that Ive known personally that have died. She stayed with whoever would let her in during her final year, and was taken in by the father of a friend. And then shortly after that, their whole sound changed cause they got introduced to the scene and Susan Silver. I love this picture of Dem.. her hair.. her style..her attitude and her smile.. everything that made her Demri is in this picture. I believe Layne when he said before his passing that Demri visited him. OK, Ill stop now; I just wanted to write that to someone who understands, so thank you if you read this rambling mess. Demri's birth in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of Americas Pacific Northwest. Im determined to fight this demon, and be a better daughter, sister, aunt and friend to those who love me. Great to see you on here. She was very sure of herself and this was apparently the cause of some of her problems with Layne. Merry Christmas to you. But not in a slutty way. The girl looks like her. Im telling you: Demri was here last night. Demris mother, Kathleen Austin, heard this story from Starr after Laynes death and relayed the story to David de Sola (and it was corroborated by musician Jason Buttino). I remember Johnny being the same way. I will never be whole again and I keep stuffing the pain down and filling the hole in my soul with heroin but I never am rid of the pain nor am I ever joyful and worst I think of allI dont even feel alive. Jul 10, 2014 - Layne with fans New Years Eve 1999, reportedly last public photo in circulation. I heard that methadone is harder to kick than H in some cases. Previous Next. I had started working for Sony Records at the time, doing a regional A&R job, and with them being signed to a Sony label, it was a little bit awkward for both us. Hey everyone, im a long time lurker but never have posted not sure why. Was it a physical predisposition to everything out there? And their angel wings. Thanks for this site. It was supposedly him who reconnected once she became ill. She suffered a lot in life, from around 1993 (I think) until her death in 1996, she was in and out of hospital constantly. Hopefully be a soulful powerhouse like him. e_wink.gif I was only then getting to know Layne and I liked him a lot. When cleaning I didnt know what belonged to who, which is risky). I respect that. Crazy. then announces the song say hello to heaven. Id cook up some favorite foods like my scampi tacos, phad Thai, smoked chix green chili enchiladas, and Layne loved his pot roast meal and Demri Fettuccine. A Subreddit for anything Alice in Chains related. Their friends warned against it, rehab for both many times. Its not like you can just sit around the house for 2 weeks and suffer life doesnt allow it and if you dont have great insurance the rehab isnt taking you either. i was born after demris passing but reading about her and seeing her photos is truly enchanting. Hearing how so many of your friends relapsed makes it obvious just how addicting heroin is and how strong of a grip it has. Maybe Koa was referring to one of them. Unique-Significance9 1 min. Quite a few wrongs have been righted by the existence of this site, the amount of BS out there about these individuals is beyond belief. There are similar pics of Erin Everly & Axl Rose back in the day, to Layne & Demri. You can tell when theyre lifers. Layne picked it out for her because of the gardens. Aic. You were like a mom to them,making sure they were eating and breathing. Me and some other fans have read nearly everything we could find on Layne and there has not been a mention of any girlfriend except Demri. The distance between how young, beautiful and full of life Demri was in this pictures, and how much pain and suffering she must have suffered later in life, based on what you have shared, is so huge. I noticed the list of books on the home page and decided to go check out Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm at our public library. Jerry always had this I told you so thing going on. He only ever made one reference to the fact though, and that was after she was gone. Regardless, you have done great justice to remembering your friends. So much more, I wish that email had been saved, but with an updated computer & such, Ive lost it. You could say that I believe in alternative medicine, have you heard about the raw vegan/ vegan movement? A month after I saw her on the bus, she was dead. I would stay with Layne and Demri sometimes, and I had laid on their floor kicking for a couple of days. History has proven that young people experiment without clearly thinking of their mortality. Sorry if I missespelled something, english isnt my primary language. Demri Parrott was buried at the Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. Austin got that bear back after it was found in Layne's. However, in the years that followed Dirt"s success, Layne and Demri drifted apart, and their engagement broke sometime in 1994, although she features in the cover of Mad Seasons Above. The drug is the great deception and it kills people around where I live every day. I am good today but I did have to leave Seattle and start a whole new life away from everyone I knew. Have you read David de Solas book on Alice in Chains? She loved to model and I love this picture of her, Rest in Peace Sweet Girl Demri Lara Parrott 1969-1996. Tommy who bragged about selling Andy his last dose and Michael who was in El Steiner would invite themselves over, before AIC got home and did the Moore show. It speaks volumes about this site that a guy sitting in his living room in Iceland in 2017, can read through it and feel as if he were a fly on the wall in all these parties and gatherings. The saddest thing about Demris family is that there were 4 children and now there is only 1 left. Oh man, the Koa story. Then there was some stuff with his mother that I just cant share here. It was never about, How are we going to prop him up to get him on a tour? I had this conversation with Layne over and over and over after the success of Facelift: Your health is the most important thing. anyhow Why do you think it is so hard to stop? She was just a friend of my roommate. Which is correct?? So anyways, yesterday I ran into so-and-so and blah blah blah. As a mother, I cannot imagine losing any of my kids. Mad Season was an American rock super group formed in 1994 as a side project of members of other bands in the Seattle grunge scene (Layne was the lead singer with Pearl Jams guitarist Mike McCready, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and bassist John Baker Saunders). I am so sorry for Kathleen (Ds mom) to have lost her children like this. Having been an avid fan of grunge for well over 20 years, I had always wondered about those references to Demri in relation to Laynes demise. David de Sola writes in his biography of Alice in Chains: They had chosen the place called Kiana Lodge on Bainbridge Island [Kitsap County, Washington] as the wedding venue. Demri did pick out a dress, and Alice in Chains band member Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demris wedding.. She had allegedly accepted that drugs would kill her, and so she continued to use. Not to mention the way she speaks about Jerry Lets not forget that the guy wrote (and still writes) most of the beautiful and haunting AIC music. No drug dens. Thanks Dave! Thank you for this wonderful website. RIP LAYNE RIP MUSIC. Most of us refused to turn someone on for the first time. The same to you, Barbara, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Both Demri and Layne became drug addicts, hooked to heroin. Id love to hear your take on any of them if you do read them though. Certain parts of this story are definitely true. Today the sitereceived a comment from Demris Mom Kathleen which is so special because she thought of us and wanted to let us know how she felt today and I personally wanted everyone who watches this site.. friends, fans and people who loved her a chance to hear from her Demris Mom today. I just came across this site, and Im stilled to my core by the haunting beauty in these photos and the story of Demri and Layne, and so many others in her world. Dope sick is horrible and unless you have experience it for yourself you wouldnt understand and the mental part of it is even worse. It is not easy because our brain chemistry is so damaged its hard to live life again with out it. Layne, I was yours for the asking, but you never asked. She didnt want to be known asLayne Staleys girlfriend, but she started to be known this way. I hope things are getting better for you and if not you hear me and please go get help. Yes, Laura very, very true you basically nailed it. For university, she studied at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 - 1989). beautiful post, beautiful website and beautiful comment thread . Both Layne and Dem were very attractive individuals with a fan base. Yes, she died young, of mysterious circumstances, but she made a living for herself. When he disappeared from performing, it became almost impossible to find a current photo of him. This was probably 91. Barbara, Hi ~ Demri Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley (1992 - 1994). Gah, Mike Starr was a weird one. A loving comment from Kathleen (Demris Mother) after she ran into Darin Lamb and found out about my website for the first time what a blessing. I cant stand the new AIC, to me you cant really replace a lead singer the same way you can replace a bassist or something (sorry but its true), but anyway. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. Laynes father could have been that positive influence, but he only helped drive Layne to an early grave. Reading through the stories of Demris existence is at the same time beautiful and awful. Personally, I have no idea exactly what happened, but I got a lot of stories. According to David de Sola's book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death.. Was that not what Demri was trying to say? For instance, I would never trade my mother for anything in the world and she would give her last breath for me. She was also seeing this new guy that her family hadnt met. Thank you so much for sharing your story it means a lot and people who do not understand need to hear it. Maybe someday I will write that book but as of right now I do not have any concrete plans to do that.. and if I ever did write a book it would be about MY life not just theirs and then I would include stories that involved them but I could never write just a book about them.. to me that would be..weird, wrong possibly? Mind, I never knew him entirely well and I never saw him do it, but its what people were saying. I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so I shouldnt be taking anything, but the pain is so bad. If you need to talk to someone when times get tough just shoot me an email my address is boggs128@aol.com and I will chat with you. Layne dated pornstar Tera Patrick in the 90s (she said so in her biography, she was 17 and worked as a model at the time) and also Simone Starr Farrow, the australian model (and then drug dealer). Layne had told her that if she started using drugs again hed have to make her leave. I am glad Rosheen knew how much she mattered, because that is what really counts anyway. Another thing that saddens me is that she had to live in a nursing home with elderly people when she was only in her mid-20s. you can find these new pics on the Instagram account called memoriesofdemri . That doesnt mean I dont care that just means I wasnt aware. Also I read somewhere that Layne wanted kids of his own is that true? I adored the both of them, but we definitely had plenty of conversations that were like, Look, its not fair for me to say whats right or wrong for you guys But I got to the point where I was like, I cant have this goin on here and be wonderin if you guys are gonna wake up or not., SUSAN SILVER Not that the others werent heavily into drugs, too, but Layne was clearly so deepit was so dangerousthat all of our lives centered around how to aid him. However, I found that things that boost your confidence and self esteem help you stay away from it. I also want to be straight up about why Demri, Layne, Rosheen and Mike are gone now theyre stories should never be romanticized. I dont think you do not know the dimension of your work. Not trying to get anything out of you, no anger, but if what you say is true, and I believe you, Rosheen wouldve passed in April 1998. Barbara, I found an interview of ALC at the backstage of Lolapalooza in 1993 and the good news is that Demri was caught by the camera . The day I met Demri she was wearing them, along with cut-off jeans, and a cardigan shed had since gradeschool (apparently). People also asking: . Things were mellow, Layne was doing really well. BUMMER. As a three-year-old, Demri was . Barbara Beautiful memorial and thank you Kathleen..it truly means a lot to those of us who hold them dear to our hearts. Mark and Layne were really cool together. 2). I feel a very strange connection to him, like I can almost remember bits and pieces of his life through my own eyes. That is a horrible excuse some addicts may use to treat people badly, steal from people they know or physically hurt people.. thats all on them still. REED HUTCHINSON (Feast guitarist) Before Layne was going out with Demri, I got to know her through Believe me they love you!! Think about it like this who could write a book about you? Addicts not necessarily. Shes perfect in every way. I could go on for days with stories, but I wont. Ya I mess up and say it (we had nicknames) but also it was to motivate her to add a little fuel under her butt and remember she had a purpose for being here. I liked Classic rock and blues when I was 11. It is a familiar tale but one that just cant penetrate the young minds. I got it all and you speak 100% the truth. Ive always thought you were such an exotic beauty. I feel as though we can no longer talk about Layne on any AIC sites and that he is slowely being weened off of all of them..so again & again, thanks, and love hearing your stories. , ..u can always download vuze then go into kickass torrents and type in any movies, books, sitcoms you want to watch and download it.voila it downloads onto vuze and you can watch it anytime offline from then on.free all free, Sounds good i can be your book reviewer give star ratings..!!! Of course we all make mistakes for Gods sake and so what?! Why didnt she stay home with her Mom when Layne wasnt around? Demri went to rehab a few times and she had a pig valve in her heart. Thank you B! Im not saying they were gay, lol! Helping as a group also made too much sense. But miraculously i stabilized and had open heart surgery to replace my valve..im so sorry this is so long but im not done yet. Michael was a really tall big guy. Not only am I a fan, but I have become intrigued by Laynes life due to having a 21 year old son, who in many ways, reminds me of Layne. To be honest Leah.. Again thank you. Shitty logic. That means 13 times she was clean. Stop!! Also there is a pretty controversial youtuber whos channel is Freelee the Banana Girl, and she does cuss a lot lol, but her videos can definitely help. Demri HATED being known as Laynes girlfriend.If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with I know youyoure Laynes girlfriend and she would step back and reply No, I am Demri I would take all of us to Vegas. He is at rehab all drugs are drugs so I think he was right, besides why not. not demri.will try and find the link to the post that says she was not available/she and Layne not together at the time. Read that on someones Pinterest. Have a look see and enjoy! It usually has nothing to do with how much they love YOU. Im sure if I did I would snatch it up with excitement in my heart and then eventually growl under my breathe a little and put it back.. who knows though I might buy it. We talked about how we KNEW that AiC was going to be the biggest band in the world, and she insisted that I tell Layne that, because he didnt believe it coming from his girlfriend. I know it can cause lots of damage to your body. See at 2:32 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0g2SWqnK8 there are two girls. Barb just saw this quote from Kathleen on PaperPortraiture website: I was saddened to see so much misinformation still out thereI am responding to the post of 10/29 Remembering etc. When someone you care about turns blue and stops breathing that will mess with you forever. Demri had the help of her family and Layne, not something to ignore. And did you ever see Mad Season play live? So crazy cool and I know youd agreeor I wouldnt of told my stories or shared your pictures. I know its been mentioned she was to keep her distance from the band later on but I thought you might have some fun memories travelling together to see some AIC gigs from earlier in the picture? It is believed that her death has overwhelmed Layne so much that he returned to addiction. Drugs was his escape to find what he was longing forlove. Why? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The drs told my family that my chances didnt look good because the infection was too out of control n i probably wouldnt make it through surgery. Need to search harder for the better ones. For opening your heart with all of us, for sharing your love and passion for Demri, for making her not being forgotten At the time of her death, she was clean, but for her last hours, she was at a friends house, who took her to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington, and recognized too late that she wasnt doing well on the pills shed ingested. In all actuality they probably never will unless they have gone through it. *, I will pray for you and your family, God bless you Susan. Just stop! On the Demri Parrott page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. Then again, all the dealers would come to his house anyway, because, hey, he was Layne Staley. I also took the photo of Demri with the red white and blue tights on, I gave her the tights from my work Fantasy Unlimited, and we went to see our friend Pony and I think she and Pony dressed up then we took a few photos, this being one. Layne is one of my favorite musicians and as soon as I saw and read about Demri, its easy to see why she was loved by so many and still is! Dear Barbara, thanks so so much for this post. In the position he was in, its probably the only way he couldve had a lasting relationship. No one would have had any idea who she was if not for Layne. I have the second version and it was at the bookstore and we got it for like $20 or so. http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-demri-crew-guy-recalls.html. In spite of all the rumors he WAS clean. Typos. Her cause of death was an accute intoxication and the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate and butalbital. She was loved by many, but always on the run, Layne got her and him a house, but shed stay only a few nights, never moving in. Being involved in the music scene, where there tends to be a lot of substance use? Ive read a lot about Demri over the past six years. His father was an addict as well. I hope this doesnt sound silly, but I pray to Andrew and Demri sometimes. Hi Barbara, I remember right after Layne passed that you sent me a beautiful email about Demri. I found this online, in case some of you havens seen it before. I have no clue where or how that rumor ever got started but it is for sure not Demri. I was with Demri most of 96 up until I went in the Hospital Oct.14. Its a terrible disease and I have seen so many patients that I treated and transported from the streets of Detroit that had it from shooting up. Staley couldn't bring himself to join Cantrell on stage after being asked, and a photo taken of him backstage is the last image of the singer before his death. "Demri was a fashion icon in the Seattle Grunge scene. It was hard to tell because as many times as he said it was over, she was still going around town telling everyone that they had gotten married. Ethnicity: English, Swiss-German, Irish, Scottish, remote Welsh, possibly 1/64th Cherokee Native American. Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and model Demri Parrott's relationship started as a fairytale but turned out a tragic love story that people can still remember. Laura. The facts, and I will allow myself to speak of them as facts, as I have 100% trust in Barbaras descriptions and tellings, are staggering. Shadows of their former selves and it happens faster then you know unless youve seen it happen before then you know exactly what I mean. I wish I could hug you and Thank you again for visiting my website and coming back again after 10 years thats crazy huh? I wish things could have turned out differently for her. (i.e. View the latest Demri Parrott photos. I know we all hear this and we all have been told over and over to stay away from drugs but I wish I could drill it into kids heads who might consider trying it. She moved around to different high schools in the 1980s. I just hope you are able to get well again and I hope whatever happens you are able to find peace with it. I just was smitten with Xana. I thought that taking drugs is an adventure, that it makes possible to survive such a thing as great artists who are an inspiration to us, but now I know its not an adventure, it is often the road of no return. Most of her friends describe her as a very sweet and beautiful person, kind, peaceful and artistic. One night he and his father were shooting heroin together and his father ODed. I just dont know what happened after 98 99. Hi Amber, I was shocked to see how much you have shared about Layne and Demris life. Addiction is no joke, I go to med school so I spend a lot of time in the hospital and its just awful what being addicted to something does to people. I struggle everyday to not use heroin. No problem.. But I hope that you will. also if you look up Demri Parrott Dave Hillis, theres a pic of her in not great condition soon before she passed. Sorry I really wasnt trying to make this about me just stating that the daily struggle is so hard and it always helps to have those who have been there talk you through it. It is such a sad situation. by someone I never knew. The Blue Moon was kind of notorious, at least when I was a teenager, as the place to go buy drugs. The reason Demri always stood out to me was that was always Demri. Demri Parrott passed away in October of 1996, one of the worst things to ever happen to Layne Staley. Remember life is short and so special..love your loved ones today because we might not have a tomorrow. 3 years ago | 67 notes #demri parrott #demri lara parrott #demri #layne staley #alice in chains #seattle grunge #seattle grunge scene #demri forever "Demri could communicate and socialize beyond her years. Rare pictures show her to be tiny, dark-featured and pretty, with long black hair and dark eyes. He obviously didnt have the strength. It sounds far fetched but then thinking that we just turn off like a light bulb is also way too hard for me to accept. Yes, they had other loves, yes, they were not dating at the time of her death, yes, Demri was off on a jag, staying with someone else. I hope that you come to this site again. He was usin. . Go to you tube, type in temple of the dog off ramp cafe. If you put him in rehab, he could check himself out. Yes, she was sick from herion, but so was Marilyn. For all she claimed she wanted to be known as Demri, not Layne's girlfriend, she rode that and took whatever she could from it. I dont know why I chose here, maybe I need to vent or maybe I just want to share a little bit of the truth as I perceived it. Demri's obituary. I will pray for you I know it has to be really tough. Thank you so much and its always great to hear that people are enjoying the website AND finding more about the truth compared to the hype. I completely understand this, and I dont expect that everyone should like her, nor do I wish to make her into an angel or saint; she wasnt. Layne was trying to quit EVERYthing at this time (he even attempted quitting smoking) and Sean was still bringing pot around everytime they would get together. I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. How does one know which ones will get stuck there and get in the grips of addiction? EVER. I am sober now and I understand this and it brings tears to my eyes thinking about how bad I was for all those years of stealing and lying to them and my mom crying worried if I was going to die. They were engaged in 1992 but later separated in 1994. Youre a wonderful woman. It helped me get the guts to start learning to play guitar, something Ive wanted to do for a long time! I hope it helps you as well. The website will forever live on my server for those seeking to learn a little more. ciao sorry for my english I hope to be understood, I wanted to participate more and share with many of you but as I said I do not know the English language, thank you barbara (admin) and his friend Darim you for sharing your stories . She thought he should because his stuff was there. God Bless. Hopefully others will not make the same mistakes that so many of us have. Just how much sense does that make? Im not sure if this message goes to Barbara, or not. And Marilyn had no family to help her, she was alone in all this. Rare photo of Demri Parrott & Layne Staley from a photo shoot they did together. That kind of clientele. He literally looked up to the sky and said, Thank you for this feeling., DAMON STEWART Right after the release of Facelift, Layne and I became roommates in Seattle.
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