Alice In Chains - Original Bassist Dead At 44
Former Alice In Chains bass player Mike Starr has passed away. His body was found on Tuesday March 8th in a Salt Lake City home. Starr was 44 years old.
Starr was Alice In Chains' first bass player and was a part of the line-up from 1987 till 1993. He appeared on the band's first two albums, Facelift and Dirt, but left in the middle of the "Dirt Tour" and was replaced by current bassist Mike Inez.
Back in April 1994, Starr was sentenced to 30 days in the Houston jail for misdemeanor drug possession. More recently in 2009, Starr appeared on the third season of "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" - one of VH1's bizarre reality series. Last month, he was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance. Salt Lake City cops said he had 6 Xanax pills and 6 Opana (painkiller) pills when he was busted.
Starr was Alice In Chains' first bass player and was a part of the line-up from 1987 till 1993. He appeared on the band's first two albums, Facelift and Dirt, but left in the middle of the "Dirt Tour" and was replaced by current bassist Mike Inez.
Back in April 1994, Starr was sentenced to 30 days in the Houston jail for misdemeanor drug possession. More recently in 2009, Starr appeared on the third season of "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" - one of VH1's bizarre reality series. Last month, he was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance. Salt Lake City cops said he had 6 Xanax pills and 6 Opana (painkiller) pills when he was busted.
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| Fat & Sassy! Elite Posts: 3857  |
Wow. Guy got into trouble a lot. I suppose it could have been worse though. I mean, he could have spent the rest of this post-Layne Staley-era-AIC life dickin' around with Nickelback and Creed like Jerry Cantrell.
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
DAMN that dude had HELLA drugs when he got busted. Money says COD was an OD on that combo.
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Well it looks like he had it coming. RIP anyway
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62004  |
One more  RIP
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| Elodie Artour Slania Posts: 1175  |
Drugs totally fuck you up...  RIP, Mike!
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Written by Elodie Artour on 10.03.2011 at 01:25 Indeed. There's no wonder lots of metallers die in their 40s and even 30s. They dig their own grave.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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Written by RavenKing on 12.03.2011 at 01:15 Absolutely. Not to mention that alcohol can screw your body, too...
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