I was just wondering why couldnt you guys call the cops? I read it within days. Once again, I am sorry you have lost so many people that you loved. I believe that their friendship was love as well as drug based. His family, bandmates, and manager, Susan Silver reached out to help him but couldnt. 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. She was talking to another guy right behind Layne and she was wearing black shirt and shorts. Some people say that, on tour, Layne ran out of coke, and Demri went looking but found Herion instead. Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. 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 didnt want to say too much about myself when you are facing so many scary health problems but my stepfather died 2 weeks ago of lung cancer. His mother was quoted in Grunge is Dead as saying that he bought another condo in 94, but I dunno. Demri was super-funny and very forward. However, I found that things that boost your confidence and self esteem help you stay away from it. It means so much to me. PONY MAURICE (Feast singer) I kind of fell in love with Xana and Demri for a while. (1969-1996) model, artist, grunge icon, beautiful soul RIP Layne and Demri." Demri Parrott died on October 29, 1996. 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. Maybe Ill find a little peace now even without credibility, just like you always thought was possible. 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. On the aspect of her family, Parrott attended a high school in Arlington before moving to the Highschool of Performing Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. Grief takes time. Demri died on Oct. 29th of 96 of a heroin overdose. I feels like Demri realised too late and by protecting everyone and trying to avoid them any further pain, she decided to leave. He had his cats and a nice place to live and his art and his hobbies. I can only imagine what the music, art and fashion industries would be like today if they had both survived their addictions. Great to see you on here. No, ive never met you, but I still care about you and your family. She, like Layne, was very generous. Dear Barbara, thanks so so much for this post. Haha! 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. It is heartbreaking and doesnt seem fair. I am so sorry for Kathleen (Ds mom) to have lost her children like this. 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 totally sure when that started to change. Sadly, Demri passed away in 1996 of endocarditis caused by her drug use. Prayers. I often think what could have been if he just got clean, what kind of music hed be writing? Just let them know youll be there when theyre ready to get clean. Demri Parrott may not be a rock star but what she has in common with them is that she died early and as a result of a drug overdose. Siblings: 4 (Devin C. Remme, Derek J.P. Murphy, David J.M. If so, what kind. Hi Barbara, I remember right after Layne passed that you sent me a beautiful email about Demri. Why wouldnt she stay with Layne, or anyone, always running, to and fro, even before she got sick? I remember Johnny being the same way. Nothing would have made her happier than to know her name will forever be attached to Layne's memory. Hopefully others will not make the same mistakes that so many of us have. Hi Susan, my name is Layla and I saw your comment about your cancer situation. Haha! thank you for you time keep up the good work for these beautiful magic souls you keep alive. Marital Status: Single She wasnt out getting loaded and living it up thats Rachels story. I paid a professional hat blocker a lot of money to help me with the final construction, but I bought all the fabric and designed them, I dont even know who Rachel is. The website will forever live on my server for those seeking to learn a little more. Heroin is a beast of a drug all its own in short or in laymans terms..it ruins your ability to be naturally happy. Please write that story, for a book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL29f0AehNI, Oh Barbara, I was just waitting for your confirmation but now im very disappointed:( But anyway thank you very much for this site. 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. He hardly ever saw Jerry anymore, but Mike Inez was still kind of close with him. Staley couldnt 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. "There is no f-----g way I'm going to do that," he shouted. She seemed to have style that was individual in fashion and photography. Valley St. or Roy. Its people like demri and Layne who would really make you think life was worth living. This site https://icepicksandnukes.com/2011/12/16/setting-the-alice-in-chains-record-straight/ will let you fact check and their are some concert's where he talks pretty negative about her stealing and selling their equipment, etc. and Layne almost backed out then, but the others talked him into it. 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. Happy to hear youve enjoyed it. Demri Parrott. watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k Thank u to everyone who takes the time to read this ! End of june..i start getting sick again. People around the world come here to share informations and curiosities and read stories about people you love so much. The song was included on the compilation albums Music Bank (1999) and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006). Heroin isnt a social drug that you experiment with. Bigs hugs! Demri Lara Parrott - February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996. I visit it often . into dope deep at that point, and one time I saw her on the bus and she pulled up her shirt and showed me her scar from when she was on the hospital table and they had to massage her heart back to life. And thank you very much for your attention and respect with us fans! I bumped into this web site and it was a very nice memorial for Layne and Demri. About. Actually, the best of times was when everyone was just strung out on booze, coke and sex the basic musts on any rocker's CV. Teri, Mark Arms girlfriend, was maybe going to live there and then Chad from RHCP did for a little bit but they all had their issues. I was the only one with a real job and I should have been saving to travel but spent it on making Andy look amazing and it irks me to think someone is claiming to have made his hats! 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. Yet, MM continued on til the day she died. This past Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the death of Demri Parrott, Layne Staley's ex-fiance. She also used the surname Murphy and had three younger brothers, Devin, Derek and David. Its not easy but it is possible!! If you want to sign up to get notified of our website updates.. please enter your email address into the form at the bottom of the right hand sidebar. I read once that everyone knew her, and if you went anywhere with her from California to Vancouver, shed bump into people she knew. They both wanted to live a normal life, get married, but the drugs stood in the way. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott, started using. Layne loved what they had done, he thought Jerry did it on purpose. This blog says everything I wanted to say! I hear all these people who talk down on heroin addicts because they cant just quit or that they make other people suffer. So it is that Alice in Chains, with its influential blend of heavy metal and grunge, which plays on. ITS NOT A GLAMOROUS DRUG AND ITS NOT SOME MYSTERIOUS ROCK STAR SHIT. And there used to be a girl in my life who reminds me of Demri a lot. 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 know that you have a busy life, but Ill never forget that you emailed me info on Demri, such as her liking of decoupage with Angels & Victorian art, which she used & put on boxes as gifts for friends. He is still my favorite singer of all time to this day; that will never change I dont think. But she went one way for love, he another. But i get drug tests and go to counseling and outpatient classes. She couldve been so much more, its a shame. I just wanted to share that with you and everyone else on here. I listen to Chloe Dancer and think of how I want my life to be as beautiful as that song. But it did allow me to come over for several days and get things clean a tidy, although Demri was always a neat freak around me. Their children. I know her story is full of pain and mistakes, you never hid that from us, and maybe because of this some close friends and family dont come in public to tell about her. Read that on someones Pinterest. 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. But not in a slutty way. That was a long time ago now but I still remember it like yesterday. Scared of what? Barbara, Hi ~ Every story is different so I cant claim to say this is the best advice for every person with an addict in their lives. For me, layne was Alice in Chains. Hey everyone, im a long time lurker but never have posted not sure why. Demri tried to warn me too and I also ignored her and lost years of my life.. that I can barely remember and doing almost everything I had always promised myself that ID NEVER DO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP DOING THINGS I COULD NEVER OF IMAGINED ALWAYS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE THAT FUCKING EVIL ADDICTION!! I also thing its amazing how they found such amazing friends along the way who stuck with them during the hardest times! Over 15,500 Americans died from a heroin overdose in 2018. This was probably 91. Ela faleceu em 29 de outubro de 1996 de endocardite, uma inflamao do corao, causada por uma overdose de herona, no Hospital Evergreen em Kirkland, Washington. I get so busy I dont even recognize the date sometimes. Dont try to contact any AIC (Alice in Chains) members. She wasn't happy with the suicide ruling and wondered what more there might be to the story. I think about 95% of it had to do with shame over what he had become. Cotton Fever isnt from dirty cotton its from injecting a microscopic piece when you suction up the heroin thru it. Theres an interview with AIC from 1999 on RockLine (Im sure you know it) where Layne calls in, and at the end of the interview he mentions that theres a girl he was friends with that had turned into a freak. Her cause of death was an acute intoxication and the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate and butalbital. I was into the grunge scene since my brother first brought home a copy of Nirvana Nevermind in 1991. 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 am not strong enough to deal with addicts bullshit anymore. :)), Thanks for this site and sharing so much about your friends. if you knew what junkies were like you wouldn't be romantising this shite. Enjoy the site and remember the point is to remember those who have DIED due to this reason. The best thing you can do is dont freaking try it. . Maggie Elizabeth McGraw: Who IsTim McGraws Daughter? Barbara D. Well here I am, all these years later. Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, started shooting smack and Alice in Chains got famous. By 96 or so, Jerry was fed up with Laynes fear of touring. (Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage). Met Toby the Serial Killer Board Game guy in a regular looking apartment. Not really a big deal Again not blaming if we knew then what we know now. If it is made up, then she is an amazing writer. She adopted Parrott as her surname after her mother, Kathleen A. Austin married Stephen John Parrot. Who was she as a child and a teenager? Then, two things changed. 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. Starr was likely the last one to see him alive. She just GLOWS!! But, either way, I just wanted to say what a beautiful site and all the loving comments about a side of Layne that most of us would have never had the chance hear about. I needed to get back to work and Id drive them crazy getting up every couple hours and putting my ears to their mouth to make sure they were breathing. She was an addict, just like Layne. That is all I can remember to add. Seeing posts pertaining to Andrew Wood, Xana and Mike was very pleasant too. Im not jumping on this now just because our wonderful Layne is gone as much as because of the conjecture. Who was more self conscience than Layne esp. It is around this point he cut her off financially so he was not supporting her addiction. I went through and read all the Layne/Demri parts when I first got the book, too. Bottom line they both had to want it and they were convinced that only people who mixed alcohol and heroin (as in getting so drunk you forget what and how much you used) is the only thing that could kill you. If youre saying to yourself Ahh.. There was one time I found a spoon, and it was obvious what it had been used for. I know he was taking care of Layne and buying groceries and making sure he was eating and cared for. These talented people were all under the thumb of an evil drug addiction that tortured them and eventually ended their lives and heroin is not a drug you try once so if you want to be another tragic statistic..go ahead and try it only once but Ill tell you from my own personal experience being there when people have tried that it for the first time and very few successfully do that. I just feel that sometimes Jerry does not get enough credit for the good things that he has done. He was a coke dealer. From then on, he said, he just wanted to do art and make music for his friends. Thought the site was abandoned but I know life gets in the way. I can say that Kathleen and Rosheens Moms know each other and leaned on each other during that tough time when they both lost their daughters. Nonetheless, there are other claims that Demri and her ex met at a party and it was love at first sight. Nice she was, but not very independent. Its all in your head how this life is and if you can find away to stay positive then everything wont look so dark. I had the chance to throw out all this anger by the music in order to help others. Love to you all, from Scotland Demri Parrott died on. Bless you, get well, and have a Happy New Year filled with love, happiness, and joy. Death is forever and you are needed in this world. I wish I didnt wait so long to return.but life gets in the way. I think Jerry really was sincere, too, at least back then. But, over time their addictions developed separately but similarly. Back in 93 early 94 Layne was seeing this dip**** model who did more harm to him than good. Its the nature of things and I think that this is dictated by how we feel about certain people.). Yes, families fight, a lot, but in death should not peace be made between everyone? There are similar pics of Erin Everly & Axl Rose back in the day, to Layne & Demri. One of the many drenched-in-drug moments revealed in David de Sola's new book, "Alice in Chains: The Untold Story," has Cobain and Staley striking a deal while the bands were on tour in Rio de Janeiro. Being and ex-heroin addict myself, I know first hand the trials and tribulations that come with doing hard drugs, trying to keep a relationship going with my addicted girlfriend, and playing in a rock band, all at the same time. beautiful post, beautiful website and beautiful comment thread . I know its a picture and not a video but just thought Id share in case it could add to Layne and Demris pics. The Koa story has her at Laynes place until about 8 days before she passed. 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. She will forever be loved and missed. 2 years after they were engaged and about 6 years since they began dating, the former couple split. Survivors include her mother . It was Layne and Demri and they had to find me to tell me they started doing dope and how wonderful it was, and right then I knew they Alright, I apologize then and I am very sorry to hear about what your going through. May 31, 2015 Date of Birth: February 22, 1969 Place of Birth: Bremerton, Washington, U.S. I personally havent lost any friend such at young age, and the pain all of you guys who new Demri and were their family and friends are having, I think I will never imagine it. As I approach the 10year anniversary of the day I came home from work ( I bartended at Lindas the iconic dive bar on Seattles Capitol Hill) and discovered my sister dead in our apartment on Denny Ave N. Nobody can understand what a loss of a beloved can take from those left behind if they havent been there. 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. I couldnt afford all the hospital bills, but somehow, or someone, helped Demri. Please go to a support group. Hide the drugs!' It steals everything from us including everything that makes us who we are the things we love about ourselves and then it takes our very last breathe before we even know how far gone we are. Kurt and Layne knew each other. However they clearly adored each other and this is why they remain such a large part of each others legacy. Youve lived through so much loss and heartache, and youre still there for the real fans, speaking the truth. Layne was very true to Demri in his heart, but he related many, many wild touring adventures to me.. Its the worst pain in the world. I know youve lost several, so hard to take, but your only daughter was trying to teach unconditional love for everyone. It usually has nothing to do with how much they love YOU. I cannot imagine how you feel I have so much empathy for you. When they cancelled the 94 tour it was because Layne was afraid. 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. The former fiancee of Layne, Demri Parrott died of drug overdose acute intoxication and the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate, and butalbital on 29th October 1996. He started doing this whole big martyred thing in the press Im standing by Layne, even though its making me sufferrrrrrr! but in private he was slipping the knife in. That kind of clientele. He seemed to think that because he never shot heroin he was better than Layne. I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Every parent wants their child to grow up healthy and successful. Its just a bunch of musicians talking about the music scene in the Seattle and surrounding areas.Theres a tiny bit about Demri in it. I left Seattle because I was very stupidly stuck on Layne and I knew that probably nothing was going to come of it. They can numb you from all the pain. So heartbreaking for everyone. Demri would be proud of you "Demri HATED being known as Layne's girlfriend. Anyway, Layne introduced my friends and I to Demri, and Ill never forget my first impression of her she was this angelic looking little thing, with the biggest, most genuine smile She took my hand in both of hers, and told me what a pleasure it was to meet me. HML from what I understand, Layne spent a lot of time in the slumped forward position while he was nodding when heroin users experience their rush and then get sleepy they sortof nod off and then wake up and then nod again He used for so long and slumped forward a long time and that affected his posture and height. Please I beg of you. Hey Barb if Dem were alive today, what do you think shed be doing? I started writing this journal online because writing about losing you all has helped to heal my broken heart when nothing else did. Demri was in and out of the hospital for the last couple of years of her life.At the time of her death, she was clean, but for her last hours, she was at a friend's house, who took her to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington, and recognized too late that she wasn't doing well on the pills she'd ingested. Actually I was bothered by it though. If your brain and body like it your brain and your body will talk you into trying it again.. and again and before you know itand pretty soon you cant stop itand even if your brain and your body agree with your heartdrug addiction is cunning. When he came out, he assumed that she was asleep. I do not know how much truth there is in the message must have the attributes and say their name. 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