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Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 01:13 p.m. Pacific
Former singer Staley died of overdose,
autopsy results show
Layne Staley, the lead singer and guitarist of
Alice in Chains, died of an overdose of heroin
and cocaine, an autopsy has determined.
Staley, 34, an admitted heroin user, was found
dead April 19 in his University District
condominium, where he apparently died some
two weeks earlier.
“Acute intoxication of the combined effects of
opiates (heroin) and cocaine,” is the official
record of the cause of Staley’s death.
The autopsy labeled the death as accidental.
Seattle police went to Staley’s condo after a
relative called to say she hadn’t heard from him for several weeks.
Officers found Staley’s body on a couch. Drug paraphernalia was nearby.
For years, drugs consumed Staley’s life. On Alice in Chains’ 1992 album, “Dirt,”
five of the 13 songs were about the cycle of heroin addiction.
Staley stopped performing in about 1996, but his attraction to heroin never
slowed, leading to a waste of talent many called unique.
Peter Blecha, former director of the Experience Music Project, has said Staley
was one of the greatest of rock “voices” of all time.
Former singer Staley died of overdose,
autopsy results show
Layne Staley, the lead singer and guitarist of
Alice in Chains, died of an overdose of heroin
and cocaine, an autopsy has determined.
Staley, 34, an admitted heroin user, was found
dead April 19 in his University District
condominium, where he apparently died some
two weeks earlier.
“Acute intoxication of the combined effects of
opiates (heroin) and cocaine,” is the official
record of the cause of Staley’s death.
The autopsy labeled the death as accidental.
Seattle police went to Staley’s condo after a
relative called to say she hadn’t heard from him for several weeks.
Officers found Staley’s body on a couch. Drug paraphernalia was nearby.
For years, drugs consumed Staley’s life. On Alice in Chains’ 1992 album, “Dirt,”
five of the 13 songs were about the cycle of heroin addiction.
Staley stopped performing in about 1996, but his attraction to heroin never
slowed, leading to a waste of talent many called unique.
Peter Blecha, former director of the Experience Music Project, has said Staley
was one of the greatest of rock “voices” of all time.
