Addiction can change a persons priorities and also put huge dent in their moral compass even having children isnt enough for some addicts.. the one love that people cherish the most in their lives. For the first time in 10 yrs im doing good! I was wondering how Demri and Laynes moms were doing, esp. Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, started shooting smack and Alice in Chains got famous. Which makes the seductive drugs become even more powerful. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Think about it like this who could write a book about you? It was later revealed that he leaned more toward drugs so much so that he lost the ability to ingest food. Is it possible to be Demri on the left? In Demris case specific, you are doing an incredible job, because you are brave enough to tell us who was the real and captivating Demri Parrott. Please go to a support group. I believe that when he lost her he probably felt like it should have been him and that the only hope to be happy was gone and like I explained before he probably just gave up trying to quit and just decided to let it consume him. Until America recognizes the addict is sick have compassion try to help not enable stand up to the Government to look at Portugal & the actions they took it worked sadly it is scary how the future looks. I know that he was at Jerrys 98 Halloween concert, and had thought about making an appearance there. 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. The reason Demri always stood out to me was that was always Demri. She was an amazing person from what I can get, and im sorry for the bad word but f*ck the haters.all jealous people that dont know how to appreciate someone so full of life Demri was! A fascinating existence to say the least. For me, I was blesse dot have been there when it all happened ( Im from L.A. She was 26.. Layne was like no other. Tell them you love them every chance you get! 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. Thanks for keeping this site up. She was talking to another guy right behind Layne and she was wearing black shirt and shorts. You were like a mom to them,making sure they were eating and breathing. yes.. devin, derek, and david. So sorry to hear about your Dad too and believe me I understand how easy it is to go back to the only thing we know made us numb again. In addition, Demri had a cardiac pacemaker in her heart. Demri has 3 brothers: Devin Derek Demri Parrott's brother, David, is still alive and kicking. Seattle, 1991. One story has Demri trying to kick drugs & dating a coke dealer in the final days of her life. Remember life is short and so special..love your loved ones today because we might not have a tomorrow. In a lawsuit filed after Staley's death, his mother, Nancy Layne McCallum, alleged that at one point in the mid-'90s, her son tried to withdraw from the band to take care of his issues, but Silver forcefully pointed out that if he did, he would be putting 40 people out of work. Yes, I like both men and women. The drug grabbed a hold of me and before I knew it I was doing dumb shit to get my hands on it. Whatever it was that happened, their names still linger and the mystery of their love and death still hangs. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Born Demri Lara Parrott on 22nd February, 1969 . He was like Laynes pimp, only he couldnt get Layne to work. She stumples out to the car and passes out (O.D.s duh!). PONY MAURICE (Feast singer) I kind of fell in love with Xana and Demri for a while. Mike met with her because when Layne got mad she refused his calls so Mike did it to tell her off and because he wanted to find out why he was ejected from the band and figured it was from Melinda and Sean breaking up. I know that. If you go onto Facebook you will find a number of groups dedicated to the memory of Layne. Then I went back to Houston, where I was working at a nightclub, and the phone rang in the office. But soon he was caught in an inescapable trap that led to his premature death in 2002. Yes, she introduced Layne to heroin, yes, they both got caught up in it, but she didnt want to stop, though Layne tried. I got it all and you speak 100% the truth. So crazy cool and I know youd agreeor I wouldnt of told my stories or shared your pictures. You have to want it or its impossible. History has proven that young people experiment without clearly thinking of their mortality. Being in a relationship w/ Layne changed none of that. The best thing you can do is dont freaking try it. 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. Id like to read it someday but finding a copy would be the hard part and there is no way Id pay that much to read a book by someone who just researched Mike. She said take her to Capital Hill to Rehab so he thought he was (per what he told me). I liked Classic rock and blues when I was 11. . Layne and Demri met at a party back in 1988 and it was love at first sight. Of course we all make mistakes for Gods sake and so what?! She said something to me, I said something back, and that was it. Regardless, you have done great justice to remembering your friends. I wish that Barcolas hadnt moved out. David Lee Roth's opinion on Freddie Mercury and Queen Paul Stanley doesn't agree that Rock and Roll is dead I was a weird kid because I liked all different types of music that kids my age didnt like because it was considered uncool. Which is correct?? 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. Maybe Koa was referring to one of them. The next time Id run into those people who just meant to try it once would almost always be totally caught up and addicted. From the same photo shoot as the picture . Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Youre a wonderful woman. That kind of clientele. Thank you for this wonderful website. 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. Layne had told her that if she started using drugs again hed have to make her leave. I love it. Jerry started to stay away from Layne though. 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? I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Or did he just appear that way because of being really thin and probably feeling sick a lot? Thats all I wanted to say. But god, if he isnt just a little gratified also. Anyway I feel for both of them. It was therapeutic and worked [for] me for a while until my dad saw my picture printed on a magazine., The singer divulged how his father became a bad influence on him. Since both Staley and Cobain were smackheads and ran with the same musicians, the assumption was he might know something. From then on, he said, he just wanted to do art and make music for his friends. One of Layne Staley's friends who spoke to NME revealed that he was placed on a 24-hour suicide watch after he had learned that Demri Parrott died from an overdose. Staley was on the sofa, illuminated by a flickering television. Survivors include her mother . God bless her, and God bless Layne, not just because I feel for them both, but because I hope that both are pain free in Heaven. She also used the surname Murphy and had three younger brothers, Devin, Derek and David. 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. Question: Did Demri ever drive a car? She was then determined to help her then-boyfriend, Layne to get clean but she couldnt. Finally, Starr left angry. If you put him in rehab, he could check himself out. They went down to QFC and he asked her to wait in the car while he ran into the store to buy a few things. Thank u to everyone who takes the time to read this ! That was her. I have fell of the wagon a couple of times because I will wait for an excuse to do it. thank you Barbara if you see this for sharing all this information. Hopefully its still like that because its important that addicts be able to call for help without worrying theyre gonna go to jail. That Jerry just wanted to keep Layne well so he could keep the band together. Thank you so much for sharing your story it means a lot and people who do not understand need to hear it. Dearest Dem, I will forever miss you..you silly, sweet, wild and precious fairy child. When did you lose hope, though? They both go through hell, together and apart, but the love they shared keeps them together, not as a couple, but as two people who will never leave one another, no matter what. Personally, I have no idea exactly what happened, but I got a lot of stories. While it warms my heart that people want to know about her, care about her, love her and most of all have not forgotten her genuinely unique gifts. Again not blaming if we knew then what we know now. Staley was found dead, toothless and weighing only 86 pounds, in his Seattle apartment in 2002. They changed into this dark, brooding, heavy thing.. Mrs. Austin, you tell of how Demri suffered, how she had gifts, it was her calling in life to teach and not to learn and to give unconditional love to all, yet you put her grandmother and the headstone that she made for Demri, down. I know none will be truly right until you and Darrin perhaps right one but for now could you guide me to what you feel is ok?? But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. . And, as I mentioned, there are a lot of true facts in the story but I dont know what to make out of it as a whole. What a hard an painful situation. The autopsy later revealed that the next day Staley plunged a speedball into his vein. A google search for Demri and Layne brought me here at last. Dope sick hurts the entire body, he horrifyingly shared. Someone in his life thought that was enabling Layne and suggested Johnny move out.I cant remember who it was (maybe Nancy?) I didnt know any of these. I dont think they were good friends but they had used drugs together when their bands were playing at the same show in south america somewhere, if memory serves.and the ride home. Do you know that the book about Mike Starr on Amazon is like $100 bucks? Then she moved in with Layne because she had nowhere else to go. And to your Family. They are blessed to have had a great friend in you who will tell their story and stick up for them so fiercely too. When faced with a simple decision, the butterfly effect comes into play, hurtling Layne into a timeline where events in his life occur as follows: first, Layne moves up the date for his wedding to longtime fiance Demri Lara Parrott; second, Demri reveals that she's pregnant; third, Layne realizes that he has some confusing, conflicting . 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 . Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. You have enough money, you can go buy a cottage on the beach and be there with Demriwho was also very artisticand you can go and create whatever art you want., DAVID DUET Layne and Demri had kind of an open relationship. Thanks for your compassion. Close to a dozen more stints in rehab were in his future. He had me come and look at it to see and meet the landlord. 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