I will also never let you be forgotten as long as my heart beats.this website was made in memory of you, Layne and Rosheen..and now sadly, Mike too. REMEMBER Layne and Demri. You need to get well. But they just often acted like a married couple. I looked a little bit like Demri back then and I always had the feeling that Layne was a little weirded out by that. Its even worse when you have a lot of responsibilities to take care of because you find yourself stuck to where you have to keep using to try and keep up with those responsibilities and it works at first but it tricks you and then you loose everything if you dont loose your life. 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 Jam's guitarist Mike McCready, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and bassist John Baker Saunders). Consider yourself having a friend in Iceland from now on. Yes people who werent there and did not know the facts were always injecting their two cents and conjuring up untruths because asking made too much sense. Born Demri Lara Parrott on 22nd February, 1969 . Its been lonely here without him. Makes me wonder about the beautiful pictures of Demri above, Id love to know when they were taken. 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. If you knew both it is obvious. Demri Parrott (born Demri Lara Murphy on February 22nd 1969 - d. October 29th 1996) was the love of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley's life. I listen to Chloe Dancer and think of how I want my life to be as beautiful as that song. Chris Cornells recent death triggered something in me and Ive spent days reading through this site among others. Demri Parrott died on October 29, 1996, due to an infection (bacterium) that led to death, due to the use of drugs (sharing a dirty syringe / needle). The comments above and below have provided a welcome clarity on the Demri/Layne situation after MUCH reading for the last few days. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. What she looked like, how she dressed, & the decoupage shed make from angel& Victorian cutouts that she would paste on boxes & give as gifts. We all were our suing a buzz in those days and the idea was to just be careful. I remember I was shooting video for Nancy at one of those tributes five years ago -shooting man on the street interviews outside, and Mike pulled up in a limo and talked to some of us , and we chatted but he was high as a kite. Ive really been inspired by a lot of Laynes music, both AIC and Mad Season. She was wicked to him but Layne was being a dumb kid and he just wanted to date a model, he said so himself when it was over. They were engaged to marry on 1992.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 Season's "Above". He moved to the U District, to a condo right above this tavern called the Blue Moon. No one had a bad thing to say about her and honestly believe shes in that extreme minority of human beings that are inherently and intrinsically GOOD people. What a true tragedy heroin addiction is. (At the time, Layne didnt know what happened with MS. Id heard it from one of the people I knew who also lived there. I cant put my finger on it, but it wasnt what I wanted out of a $200 book. When I spoke to Layne I was pissed off and crying, and told him what was going on at the house, but he pretty much already knew. David Lee Roth's opinion on Freddie Mercury and Queen Paul Stanley doesn't agree that Rock and Roll is dead I knew she was really One night, Alice in Chains dressed up as strippers in skimpy panties and combat boots, and followed Van Halen on stage, aping their signature walk. Hope to read some more posts soon. Club tells us, the year 1996 seems to have marked the start of his slow, sad downfall. I wish I didnt wait so long to return.but life gets in the way. So beautifully said, I believe the same. Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. I think at that point Jerry got pissed and tired of waiting around and did his own music. I am very sorry about your lossI hate cancer and congrats on doing good, keep strong. Then, two things changed. They were eventually engaged to be married. She was a lover of the arts and theater. It took me a long time to figure out what to write here, but I felt compelled to say something. She had been in and out of the hospital a lot, and I am sure her mother did everything she could to help her. I was a reference for him. She was also bisexual, which was not as accepted in the early 90s as it is now, and there are some beautiful photos taken of her with a girlfriend. No problem.. Demri Parrott. Perhaps because her obituary mentions she loved to play in front of the camera, people have a particular hope that a video of her will someday surface. "He was sort of a classic destroyer of hotel rooms.". The song was included on the compilation albums Music Bank (1999) and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006). Personally I see it as a travesty that she has managed to get her name linked with Layne forever in some kind of tragic love story. Layne loved what they had done, he thought Jerry did it on purpose. Allowing us insight into lives cut short and giving it all up ugly or beautiful for us to learn. Hey Barb if Dem were alive today, what do you think shed be doing? I just hope you are able to get well again and I hope whatever happens you are able to find peace with it. Thanks for your honest opinion when you look at it like that its true im thinking of friends from 16yrs ago and even if someone wrote a book on me that facts are so not lined up with who i really am She never tapped it seemed.. no matter how horrible the circumstances got she could deal with it. She was just a friend of my roommate. Tell them you love them every chance you get! They both were on different drugs by the time Dirt came out, and it only grew worse for them both, though they still loved one another. Whatever it was that happened, their names still linger and the mystery of their love and death still hangs. So right now and since june of 18 ive been sick as hell waiting to have my new valve replaced again. and this: watch?v=LL29f0AehNI She was made weaker by the fact that shed contracted heart problems from the use of dirty and used cotton when she used heroin. Just dropping in to see if there have been any new stories to read , Its awesome designed for me to have a web page, which is valuable designed for my knowledge. She was of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, and Swiss-German . The first one who loved and protected Layne (Jerry had music, yeah a hundred guys did, but nobody had Laynes voice and it was amazing. In 2017, 81,000 Americans tried heroin for the first time. Thanks for setting the record when it needs to beK, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, On this anniversary of Dems passing I just want to thank all of you especially you Barbara, Darin and Fabiola for making these bittersweet days a little brighter.when I am aching and missing her I can come here, .Perhaps my niece will write about Dems life it seems some folks are interested.but Ill need you guys for those times.we were so close as you knowthe misinformation and assumptions out there just doesnt get itthanks for truthlove you kathleen, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARINS GUEST POST COMMENTS. I just wish that they both had survived, Layne marrying her, but it seems that she didnt want to get married. Previous article If you are interested in promoting your band/music email altnationadvertising @gmail.com RELATED. It is not worth your life and the heartbreak of your family just to see what its like. She couldve been so much more, its a shame. Hed had a close call and he didnt think that hed be able to stay clean on the road with that lifestyle. This website is simply amazing, a treasure trove of information for those wanting to go under the surface. She was an American model, artist, and muse. 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. In October of 1996, his fianc Demri Parrott, died as a result of bacterial endocarditis, as she was also a heroin addict. Their legacy should be used in the context of learning. Ethnicity: Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent I know he did get an infection because of his very, very stupid way of not looking after things. . Thought the site was abandoned but I know life gets in the way. No problem. For those of you who don't know, Layne Staley, the singer of Alice in Chains, was in the long time relationship with Demri Lara Parrot who sadly died in 1996 from drug overdose. If I worked at Microsoft and went to Rehab I guarantee my coworkers wouldnt be coming to hash out work problems. She was tiny, dark-featured, with long dark hair and dark eyes.Demri attended at a high school in Arlington, Washington, and dropped at her Junior year (Grade 11) when she was 16. I remember also reading that Layne took Andys death badly. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. . . I have never known Mike to lie and I knew him a long time. I never wanted [the publics] thumbs up about this fucking drug use. I know I will personally miss Demri as long as I live but today marks the day that Demri was taken from us ALL forever. Most and foremost many people are dying everyday like me and I am talking about how I just found out I am dying and they are such an jerk to come behind me and talk about how they got so much living to do!! *sigh*. Ok, thank you Liz! Not much is known about this unidentified older man aside from the fact that he apparently isolated her from her friends and family and wouldnt let them talk to her. Over 15,500 Americans died from a heroin overdose in 2018. I had nothing left of them myself so it was like a true gift and to find pictures of my loved ones online. She died about three months after the Unplugged album was recorded. Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains during an In-Store record promotion in Los Angeles in September 1990. I just wanted to share my story because i dont think alot of heroin addicts think about the other consequences that iving heroin can cause such as endocarditis. Hope the families will at some point be more forthcoming as well. (then going to work on my singing. In all actuality they probably never will unless they have gone through it. That Koa story has been particularly perplexing and I never could figure out exactly how it fit in. It turns my stomach. and Layne almost backed out then, but the others talked him into it. AiC was playing a show that night at an old fire station in Redmonddo you remember that place? He was getting more and more into one of his favorite hobbies too, which was anime (which he helped get me into. The did accept him but it never worked out. Hey Amber, I know its been awhile since your comment was posted, but do you by any chance happen to know for sure that Layne moved out of the Ward Street house in 93? 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. Thanks for posting that. Ive read this a few places. What a wonderful site and tribute to Layne and Demri. Im not totally sure when that started to change. 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. The site is great, the pictures are beautiful, and it so wonderful that we can remember them. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. I dont think that her and Layne had a healthy relationship and I dont think it should be idealised. Staley lived his last days in his condo in Seattle. And there used to be a girl in my life who reminds me of Demri a lot. She was interested in philosophy and poetry, and loved to collect vintage clothes, make decoupage, write poetry and play in front of the camera. I also like to believe that there is an afterlife where we get to see our loved ones who have passed before us and we get to watch and protect the ones who are still here on earth. im not an angel either, no one is, but alchohol is my stupid drug, whish it wasnt so, makes you fat and sick. The same to you, Barbara, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Did Layne Staley go to toys your us to buy games? beautiful post, beautiful website and beautiful comment thread . SomeoneI dont want to say whobrought him some heroin because they couldnt find any coke. I knew Andy before her, but I started getting a lot closer to Xana than I ever had with him. Yeah were gay, wanna join us? LOL! Layne and Demri's relationship made me come to terms with the fact that some people in your life will just drill a hole in your head and insert themselves there and there's nothing you can do to ever get them out. I tried to tell myself its all in my head and that it would get better but no matter what the drug strips you of your ability to compromise and feelings about how things affect others. I have had major issues with drugs and alcohol (off and on) since I was in my early teens and I could have 100 people tell me that I could always visit or talk with them when Im feeling down however I always had a hard time with that because its hard to explain to someone if theyve never been there. When I was on dope I just didnt care and all that mattered was how I was going to get better or keep from being sick it wasnt even about getting high anymore because it would take $500 to vet high once for a couple of hours. I have the second version and it was at the bookstore and we got it for like $20 or so. She had her own connections for buying heroin and she could afford that, but it was LAYNES fault that she got sick b/c he hadnt bought her cotton before he left. but I wanted to make a note on the message posted by D but written by koa know that runs online for about 8 years I know for sure because we put the message in alternativegrunge forum in Italy .. ! But she probably would have wriggled free, and shouted, F you! My life is my own! Typos. Prayers are with you at this Holiday time. I dont update it much but sometimes I add to the pages more.. like I did this one recently. Kathleen will verify the full name thing too. It has nothing to do with you why they cant get clean. I would like to write a book about my life with stories in it about them. Someone asked for a video of Demrigot this from youtube its Demri and Layne singing together hope this helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. Not just to your soul and family but to your body in general. I remember a few months after she got the pacemaker that certain friends of Laynes were blaming her illness on him. I dont think you can get shorter from heroin abuse Im not sure though, from what I know the only way to actually get shorter is from getting old, and thats because you will slowly lose the cephalorraquid liquid thats between every vertebra (I dont know how to say that in english lol, the vertebras are the little bones that form the column), but maybe affected his posture like you said Liz still there are a whole bunch of other side and long term effects, Ive read that heroin is the most addictive opiate right after desomorphine (its like heroin little cousin only nastier), and its getting pretty big un Rusia, Ucrain, and starting to come to my country, too. Whatever the case, their love life led many people around them to believe that they were soulmates and that their love was made in heaven. 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