Thank you so much for sharing your stories. He was always fighting someone elses battle when he thought he had his beat. I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. Guys wanted to be noticed by you and most girls wanted to be like you or be your friend! Why? He went into rehab after that. She wasnt out getting loaded and living it up thats Rachels story. The drug is the great deception and it kills people around where I live every day. It is an extremely powerful demon drug that can steal your life and your inner strength faster then youll have control of. Stay strong, stay strong, you can beat this. Lol. ITS JUST FUCKED UP BULLSHIT! Because shed been staying at his apartment at the time that she got sick (when he had gone on tour,) and according to them, he hadnt thought to leave her enough money to buy new bags of cotton for, what, ninety nine cents? It helped me get the guts to start learning to play guitar, something Ive wanted to do for a long time! The pain is more than you can handle. They both wanted to live a normal life, get married, but the drugs stood in the way. We will met them (again) and all together we will party and laught up avobe someday. He also did Mad Season at some point in there. I remember Johnny being the same way. Ive been thinking a lot lately about Andrew, Demri, Layne etc, because Im currently waiting for a bed to open up at a detox facility to hopefully help me kick this awful ten-year addiction to painkillers. They both were on a downward spiral without a safety net. Every story is different so I cant claim to say this is the best advice for every person with an addict in their lives. Survivors include her daughter, Jeanne Blair of Indianola; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. His comments given to Rubio show that Staley was aware that his mortality was on the horizon and had accepted his fate. (Doubtlessly there are some people who were there at these times and knew things differently. Layne helped him a lot in a lot of ways. 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. Young, but very sexy. Dont try to talk about this to my sister Liz. Im not jumping on this now just because our wonderful Layne is gone as much as because of the conjecture. remember her asking me super-direct questions like, So, hows the sex between you and Angela? And I was like, Oh, my God, you cant talk about this! I went to the video and checked and I dont think its Demri because: 1. 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. At that point people were comparing the drugs as to why it was only him. 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. But Demri did start using drugs again, and instead of asking her to leave, because then she would really be in trouble, Layne took a hike. One of his more moronic friends told me that he had actually died, but what little I did get from Layne told me this wasnt true. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancee of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. Which didnt bother them though because they took it like one big joke. You lose the internet Susan bc you obviously dont give a shit about other people that have to concentrate on sobriety every day, work a full time job, pay bills, take care of kids, etc. 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. Its the worst pain in the world. A little flower wild child girl who wont be never ever forgotten and will be for ever and for always loved and missed. It was her choice, Im sure if someone could have stopped her, they would have done so. The village to raise a child or extended family member or friend to help re-direct those who are going off track, is not here anymore. I know it sounds crazy but Im begging you to check it out. 2 of Kathleens patients told her about this weird thing that happened (he had done the same thing). She died in the hospital late in 1996. Im pretty sure about it , Much love, peace and good karma to you! After all of their struggles, the frustration, the blame, Layne still loved Demri, desperately, and her death destroyed him. She wasnt making a lot of money back then, but she did manage to get a lot of his. She had this really cool, big Roman nose. What always stood out to me was her sense of self. It is possible. The former model had 3 younger brothers, Devin C. Remme, Derek J.P. Murphy, and David J.M. I dont think that her and Layne had a healthy relationship and I dont think it should be idealised. I started to dislike him then. They were trying to treat her endocarditis for the last 2 years and she had a pace maker at 26 but the H had a serious hold on her, too. By the end, she was living with an older man who bizarrely drove her around unconscious for several hours before getting help. Even by something as small as a cold. 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 .. We tried to before but couldnt really connect with Nancy- too much focus on Laynes addiction and Heroin, and yknow there was a lot more to those times than just that. Kathleens comment was left on one of my older posts.. so I just wanted to share it so that everyone would get a chance to readitbecause I know a lot of us love and respect Kathleena lot. I found this online and I wanted to share it in case you havent read it before, Laynes girlfriend, Demri [Parrott], was the one who made the connection between our bands. Death is forever and you are needed in this world. Thank you for that! , Hi, Being so removed from the reality of it all only made it more exciting though, and through all my adult years I have regularly sought out every bit of information I could about the real lives of the musicians involved, and in this case, their significant others. She was just honestly sweet and kind to literally everyone around her. I made it, but my wife sadly did not. Hope the families will at some point be more forthcoming as well. Hopefully be a soulful powerhouse like him. or Tracy Johnson.. all of them can be found on my Facebook friends list. Does that not spread to ones own family? 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. Jerry always had this I told you so thing going on. If you put him in rehab, he could check himself out. It was for that, not because he was mean or wanted to date, he just wanted them both to get well and even said he wished Rehab had Co-Addictive Behavior Counselling for couples, which I was trying to help with at Wickenburg. Laynes music has always spoke to me and I know a lot of it has to deal with how brutally honest he always was with his struggles. If it is made up, then she is an amazing writer. AIC has always been a huge impact on me personally (and musically). A friend once said that "Demri was not a hippy, goth, grunge girl she was her own creation. Again Thank you so much for sharing your story it is important that we all share our stories with each other openly and honestly so another person does not fall into the same trap. The drug grabbed a hold of me and before I knew it I was doing dumb shit to get my hands on it. I feel like some people enter the world with their story written for them already. The singers life was full of trauma, and drugs, at first, offered him an escape from his pain. The Blue Moon was kind of notorious, at least when I was a teenager, as the place to go buy drugs. She did not come here to learn any lessons she came to teachshe taught unconditional LOVE and from what I can tell she continues to do so..Do not place any attachment or story to my mothers headstone for Dem that story will come out after my mom is no longer around.. that is another story Thanks for the oppurtinity to set a few things straightI know the misinformation did not come from you sorry if I appeared to be venting perhaps I was a little. I didnt get a album to hang on my wall which would have shown something for all the hard work. 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. Youve lived through so much loss and heartache, and youre still there for the real fans, speaking the truth. People call to make sure they are listed in the Thank Yous on an album. But I guess thats the nature of celebrity. When she had a $10 habit they went over to Laynes dads around the block who was clean and sober and starting a painting business and did the same to him after Robbing the place kicking in the back door. Demri DID die of an overdose after not using for a short while,,,,She battled endocarditis for over 2 years which the doctors informed my family they were unable to kill (Ive often wondered if it was MRSA before it had a name,) She had a heart valve repaired and another replaced and the pacemaker implanted age 26. I had an office in town and they kept bugging me to come over. She knew that, and she took full advantage of it. She wasn't happy with the suicide ruling and wondered what more there might be to the story. Heroin doesnt turn you into an asshole. She goes into rehab and comes back to the car gets in and falls asleep while he runs errands. The blue hat was given to the EMP by me at Mike Starrs service there. As a young artist, she wrote poems and also found a way to start a career as an amateur actor. When young, we all do crazy, risky things, especially in the early 90s. How did her kids get so involved with drugs and addiction? I have fell of the wagon a couple of times because I will wait for an excuse to do it. Then she moved in with Layne because she had nowhere else to go. Writing your own book would be such a trip..imagine visiting the old places and mentally putting yourself back there to get into that mind frame to write.how bitterweet. That night, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, who had just been tossed from the band, claimed he actually died and came back as he bounced from shooting up with one famed musician to the other. He loved Oscar, his sisters baby. Not anymore thou. Very little is known of Demri Parrott, except that she was practically worshiped by her fianc, Layne Staley. I never met Demri but I used to rehearse at Naf and played at the Offramp and RCKNDY , so I met Layne, Mike, Sean and Jerry a few times. Demri and Rosheen loved each other very much and I loved them both. I can understand as well as empathize with Layne, Demri, and all addicts that have been seduced by a drug that seems so good at first. There was nothing about her that was so special that it would have stood out all on its own. If so, what kind. I feels like Demri realised too late and by protecting everyone and trying to avoid them any further pain, she decided to leave. Ive read/heard about that name (Demri Parrot) since the late 90s but never really felt the urge to check out her bio until recently. Ill try to sum this up as much as i can. Typos. Which is a good thing trust me. You were making fun of it and you crooned the line you are so superduper bravissimo to me like the big goofball that you were. Maybe some of Dems other friends can help you to confirm if that is really her but I say 100% NO.. but you should ask Fab what she thinks or Darin Lamb. Layne and "Demri's" families have the right to mourn them with dignity and they have a right to remember their loved one's through very rose tinted glasses. It was believed that Parrotts death was the beginning of the singers end. It will take a different catalyst for every addict to finally take that leap off the cliff and get helpsome will need to be love bombed, some will need tough love jail is not the answer but ALL will need the help of people who understand them and wont judge them and a very strong and loving support system, also time away from their old friends, sometimes family and the places theyve used in is crucial and they all need to want it at least enough to try it one day and then hopefully one more day and they will need to learn new tools to cope with their new reality and how to live their new life clean without the old faithful emotional and physical buffer of opiates. She was interested in philosophy and poetry, loved to collect vintage clothes, make decoupage, and play in front of the camera. It was missing something. Thank you Barbara for making this site and memorial! If it is truth you have lost more than your Demi but a sibling with a D too. 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