But I will say this: Jerry saw this coming. Im not totally sure when that started to change. Cornell said Layne came up the stairs to the apartment and was crying and nobody got up and gave him a hug and now he wished hed have done that. Then she moved in with Layne because she had nowhere else to go. to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Ive read several places where it said he had braces on his legs to help him walk, but I think that is not true. Did pick up the phone for him and speak to John Wayne Gacy and didnt know til I hung up, every place else was an apt. . I breed dogs, I work in tech support and Im a web designer.. not in a MILLION years would anyone have guessed that about me. I remember looking out your window at the docks one time while you were on the computer, and I was making you listen to some stupid old song because I thought it was cool. It is a horrible existence. This may be too personal to ask, but I have been curious. Just from her pictures you feel love what a beautiful person she was and I cannot imagine how she is missed by all who new her.I feel fortunate to have found this site and kinda feel as if I got to somehow get some insight to what a beautiful person she truly was.We all now get to experience why she is so deeply missed by her family and friends.Thank you for introducing us to her.RIP. Would they be right? Thanks for keeping this site up. There's a lot of information about Demri and interviews with family and friends. Do not let it get YOU! She didnt met her biological father and half sister until she was an adult. I have some copies of her poetry. According to David de Solas book Alice in Chains: The Untold Story, it was love at first sight. I am so sorry that post was so long. Demri was well known and had numerous friends that she touched with her charismatic and enchanting personality. When he came out, he assumed that she was asleep. I was neglecting EVERYONE even my daughter when sick and when High I just wasnt worried about it. I have no clue where or how that rumor ever got started but it is for sure not Demri. What a joyful presence she must have been, all the while carrying and apparently, practising some horrible habits. As a mother, I cannot imagine losing any of my kids. And I used to live my life just like layne and demri. That couldnt have been put in a better way! Those things would be great, I just wanted to be there when others werent so they had a safety net at all times. Im sure a lot of people would like to see a video of Demri. Demri was a leech. Demri looking sweet and beautiful.. she was such a natural beauty. Layne continued touring, they both continued the drugs. The EMTS never did anything but save your friends life. I cant stand the new AIC, to me you cant really replace a lead singer the same way you can replace a bassist or something (sorry but its true), but anyway. She was having a harder time this time and told him to take her to Capital Hills to get drugs he said, No! theres a black and white photo of Layne and a girl who looks like Demri, to me at least. Layne knew this and its why her passing just crippled him. had an issue and he couldnt stop. I could go on and on, but simply wanted to leave my mark on this site, and thanking Barbara for keeping it alive for all this time. We grew up together and we lost her 9 months after Demri. She was around five feet tallmaybe even shorterand was stunningly beautiful. Demri suffered endocarditis (an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium, that can be caused by a bacterial infection. ~Kat. But, if you do, you could save a life. If you call 911, he wont be your friend. On the other hand I also dont flatter myself that I could have done something for him; I just dont know if I was that important. Your writing gripped me immediately once you mentioned how magnetic some people could appear to us. Take care, stay strong. Miss Layne so much. 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 Layne Staley and Demri Parrott were, according to close friends and bandmates, described as perfect for each other and the term soulmates has been used more than once to define their relationship. I can see where someone would think it was her if they did not know her personally.. you know how you could pick out your best friends from just a shadow or the back of their head well that is how I am as well and that is not her. Know that you are loved, and that we all care about you. 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. You are a survivor and your story is so important, especially to those that struggle xx, Hi Barbara, just wanted to share this video with you, just in case this photo in it is Demri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGZfqQzpvU. But I hope that you will. Was it the greater love that made them sole matesdrugs? Was she running scared? She had an amazing confidence which shines through in her modelling pictures and her pieces of writing. So heartbreaking for everyone. Her full name at birth was Demri Lara Parrott. Let their legacy be one of art and discovery, friendship and love. (Just noticed this now.) Jerry loved the rock star lifestyle and didnt want to give it up and he was pissed at Layne. Dear Susan, Bless you. In the position he was in, its probably the only way he couldve had a lasting relationship. watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k Things were mellow, Layne was doing really well. REED HUTCHINSON (Feast guitarist) Before Layne was going out with Demri, I got to know her through I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Heroin isnt a social drug that you experiment with. Remember life is short and so special..love your loved ones today because we might not have a tomorrow. I know they seem crazy and all, but I have heard peoples stories on YouTube about how veganism, particularly the type that involves mostly raw fruits (unprocessed raw produce is key) changed their lives. They refered to her separately as a groupie who lied and tried to have sex with them and they said NO so she slandered them. Both Demri and Layne became drug addicts, hooked to heroin. Everything has already been said here, but I want to thank you personally. We would all just hang out and go to shows and play around. Her memorial service took place on November 2 at Neighborhood Christian Center, and donations were made to Harborview Adult Medicine Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation, Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Demri never grew up. A fascinating existence to say the least. So beautifully said, I believe the same. Hi Susan, my name is Layla and I saw your comment about your cancer situation. Now for the more positive things: Demri Parrott (which I recently found out was pronounced Puh-Row) was described by everyone who knew her as a bubbly, charismatic and beautiful girl. The drs told my family that my chances didnt look good because the infection was too out of control n i probably wouldnt make it through surgery. Hope you write that book about the two of them and/or those times! I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so I shouldnt be taking anything, but the pain is so bad. Mad Season was an American rock super group formed in 1994 as a side project of members of other bands in the Seattle grunge scene (Layne was the lead singer with Pearl Jams guitarist Mike McCready, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and bassist John Baker Saunders). At that point people were comparing the drugs as to why it was only him. Beautiful memorial and thank you Kathleen..it truly means a lot to those of us who hold them dear to our hearts. 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. So . Especially a timeless celebrity like Layne Staley who left behind such a powerful legacy of music that continues to be important to so many people. They can seduce you and make you feel like nothing else can be as good to you. 1). My husband purchased it as a christmas gift for me. These are the last photos of Demri taken 8 weeks before her death. Please write that story, for a book. ITS NOT A GLAMOROUS DRUG AND ITS NOT SOME MYSTERIOUS ROCK STAR SHIT. If memory serves, her mother was a counselor while Demri was alive. Demri Parrott was buried at the Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. The surgeon wants me to prove ive been clean for 9 months before she will do it. She is too tall.. too lean wrong body type.. cant see her face.. wrong hair.. wrong clothes.. just not her. But he wanted to be left alone. Keep us updated on how you are doing. Or did others drive her to where she needed to go? When cleaning I didnt know what belonged to who, which is risky). I made myself get over my stupid feelings for you because I had to, and when I did that I also got over my frustration with the fact that everytime I defended you I had to hide behind anonymity and lose credibility. Her smile, always sincere, always beautiful show who she was and how she was. She went out one night with the new bf of hers and she had shot heroin before they left. You need to be happy. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. I am an agnostic. DAVID DUET At our next rehearsal, Demri and Layne walked in together, and within a month I was doing guest appearances with Alice in Chains, singin Bowie songs and stuff. He was usin. Hopefully others will not make the same mistakes that so many of us have. . Again not blaming if we knew then what we know now. Every now and then Ill go through a phase where I read as much as I can about her, it never really feels like I know enough. He was in the middle of drawing a very cool cartoon for him when he died. I hope that you get to write your own edition of a book about Demri and Layne. Rest in Peace my sweet friends. Chris Cornell talks about mikes shirt etc. She couldve been so much more, its a shame. Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. Around 98, Mark Lanegan was living with Layne. To pay for such risks with ones life is just awful and seems unfair. It is heartbreaking the way Layne died and was not found for 2 weeks. So crazy cool and I know youd agreeor I wouldnt of told my stories or shared your pictures. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics. Risk factors include intravenous drug use). It tries to steal your life and the sparkle or energy that flows within us all. People are complex and I never knew her but it seems this tribute site exists because she earned it. She had affairs with other men and women, he had his own affairs with women. Layne was like no other. By blaming Jerry and the rest of Laynes friends I also have to blame myself for moving so far away and losing touch. Sadly, Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley passed away on April 5, 2002, at 34 years of age. Haha! on drugs. Need to search harder for the better ones. People just want to feel happiness again. Layne Staley died aged 34 on April 5, 2002 due to an overdose, and his funeral was held at the same place he intended to marry Demri, Kiana Lodge on Bainbridge Island. One Day Ay A Time. Ive always thought you were such an exotic beauty. But as a fan who collects all kinds of memorabilia, it is nice to have. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. Please I beg of you. Her zodiac star sign was Pisces. Truly a loving person. Layla, Ummmm people still have lives to live sir, No need to apologizeIt just shows you careI was just giving you another way to think of it but not like the person behind me answeredsaying others have lives to live etcthat is selfish and narcissistic as you know what! I would love to read more about this era and i know there is alot of crap out there but in your opinion which book written about that time in history on AIC and even mentioning Demri would you think is the most accurate?? And I agree, no one should die the way he did, junkie or not. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. Shes perfect in every way. Demri was bisexual, and she was a nudist. Who is the other girl with her on the couch? 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. 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. I will never be whole again and I keep stuffing the pain down and filling the hole in my soul with heroin but I never am rid of the pain nor am I ever joyful and worst I think of allI dont even feel alive. 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. Another thing that saddens me is that she had to live in a nursing home with elderly people when she was only in her mid-20s. I remember the first time I heard AIC I was living close to the beach and just started smoking weed and I surfed every day. by someone I never knew. Bless you. I think a book about your life that includes your friends and remembers them would be lovely. Michael was a really tall big guy. I have not read any of the books written about the era or the books written about my friends Mike and Layne. I caught myself thinking about her even when I was in a relationship. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. I hate the way he made people feel, so worthless and small. Now for the more positive things: Demri Parrott (which I recently found out was pronounced Puh-Row) was described by everyone who knew her as a bubbly, charismatic and beautiful girl. Barbara D. I wish they were still hear every time I listen to him sing I cry its so sad Ive been fighting my addictions for 20 years its a daily struggle but the music keeps me alive for now I pray there together energy doesnt die the spirit is forever. Beautiful, dedication, Demri, Demri Parrot, Picture, Pictures, Rest in Peace. So I get it and I consider myself to be a very strong willed woman. Demri Lara Parrott, 27, of Bremerton died Oct. 29, 1996, at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. The place was supposed to be for both. It was even sadder when we found out Mike Starr was the last to see him and saw that he was in troublebut Layne wouldnt let Mike call 911now hes dead, too. (Back then we were still afraid of Aids and stuff and I dont mean Layne and Demri but others that came over. Perhaps because her obituary mentions she loved to play in front of the camera, people have a particular hope that a video of her will someday surface. You were never just Layne Staleys girlfriend you were definitely an energy and a force all your own. Build your family tree online . Was it a physical predisposition to everything out there? Read that on someones Pinterest. Even by something as small as a cold. 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. "Demri was a fashion icon in the Seattle Grunge scene. Guys wanted to be noticed by you and most girls wanted to be like you or be your friend! I never thought much about the lyrics until, fast forward about 6 years, and I was on dope. It was missing something. Id love to know more about her in her younger years before she went out with Layne. Heroin is a beast of a drug all its own in short or in laymans terms..it ruins your ability to be naturally happy. https://alice-in-chains.livejournal.com/103699.html?thread=559635#t559635, https://icepicksandnukes.com/2011/12/16/setting-the-alice-in-chains-record-straight/. Its quite ridiculous. Yeah were gay, wanna join us? LOL! I think the Laynes Place being referred to was the Ward Street house they both lived in with both of their stuff. 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. She was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bremerton. Maybe Koa was referring to one of them. Ethnicity: English, Swiss-German, Irish, Scottish, remote Welsh, possibly 1/64th Cherokee Native American. Shitty logic. . There are none, at least not publicly released. Love and support to you and your family, God bless to you! Once Kurt gave Layne a ride somewhere and talked about his daughter Frances and Layne said that he was so excited about her. She must be a really strong lady. Please let them know that they are being thought about, and prayed for, and wishes for a Happy Christmas. Sure, that might work for a short while but ultimately addicts need more incentives in their life then how someone else feels and those two things shame and guilt can also completly back fire on family members who always seem to try this route too and it will just cause their addict to go deeper and farther into their addiction and they may begin to isolate themselves emotionally and physically away from the people who made them feel that way because they dont wanna let them down anymore or let them see the disgusting mess they know theyve become.. so theyll just remove themselves from their lives instead.. breaking everyones hearts including their own. Demri was okay with paying half, but not all. That is all I can remember to add. She said something to me, I said something back, and that was it. The song say hello to heaven. I know thats super personal n i thought i remember Barbara saying she didnt know specifics on what exactly happened. The love between Demri & Layne will live on forever.Music by Boards of Canada - 5.9.78Please subscribe and help our Demri & Layne YouTube community grow. 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. The truth is that the drug more powerful than the mind and often times the only way for someone to quit is to be forcefully removed because the will power is not there. They were eventually engaged to be married. If people wanted to not just voice their opinion and get their hands dirty they could have, they chose not to and got jealous of the ones that did. Layne was very true to Demri in his heart, but he related many, many wild touring adventures to me.. Despite never getting too involved, she is still my alpha and omega, my joy and sorrow, my beginning and my end. Not knowing how dangerous heroin was, getting into it and then just not being able to get out not realizing when getting into it that it is something that someone cant get out of, seems just heartbreaking. Rosheen was clean at the time and doing awesome.. but then she relapsed and on June 19th 1997 she passed awayshe was only 22 years old. The picture depicted Staley enjoying a cigarette outside the venue. When Layne didnt feel like eating Johnny could get him to drink an Ensure sometimes 2 or 3. She was constantly on the run..not sure it was running scared but running for sure maybe she was afraid of missing out or just looking for the next thing to stimulate her I have no clue what it was but I definitely could NOT keep up with her and whenever I tried or whoever tried we all would end up just as sick, lost and confused and most of us would tap out. To give Layne and Demri a fair and honest recording of their life stories. A week went by and my symptons worsened. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Can you send me the link and the time in the video where you see her? She just GLOWS!! and Layne almost backed out then, but the others talked him into it. You may never read this, but I hope that you do, from a nothing person, who is just concerned and someone who cares. However, there was infidelity on both ends, many described their relationship as open. It has nothing to do with you why they cant get clean. She seemed to have style that was individual in fashion and photography. God Bless your sobriety! Which didnt bother them though because they took it like one big joke. Hed had a close call and he didnt think that hed be able to stay clean on the road with that lifestyle. I got an errorto be continued, First I would like to thank you for this site. It is not worth experimenting with. Barbara Felt a little CRAZY. Demri's birth in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of Americas Pacific Northwest. But why? REMEMBER Layne and Demri. People dont seem to understand how much Demri suffered the last 2-1/2 years of her life spent mostly in hospital several times on life support given hours to live or that she didnt complain and was always more concerned about others than herself. Are there any pictures of her last months of her life / heroin days? She was the "it" girl in Seattle in the early 90s and anyone who knew her and the club scene at the time I doubt would argue with me on that.". Self: 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. I first heard nutshell about a year ago and had to find the source of that sound.It was here that I found AIC + the voice of Layne. I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. I was just being a bit of a creep and trying to piece together when he lived where and for how long. It wasnt a blatant thing, but it was definitely implied a couple of times that they wanted to know how he was. Then there was some stuff with his mother that I just cant share here. Why? As a result, there is a last photo that was published in 1998 and one final photo that was taken in 2002, just weeks before his death. Rare pictures show her to be dark-featured and pretty, with long black hair and dark eyes. I really appreciate this site. The Mad Season lyrics are generally regarded to be Laynes true feelings on everything and in Lifeless Dead he said How he wished that they would wed/I promise on our love she said/promises were never kept so we know he wanted to marry Demri at one point and for some reason I feel that he wanted to have a family. 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. In 1996, Staley's life was turned upside down when his former fiance, Demri Lara Parrott, died of a drug overdose and when she passed, so did a bit of Staley. Demri Parrott (demrilaraparrott)'s profile on Myspace, the place where people come to connect, discover, and share. The reason Demri always stood out to me was that was always Demri. Then I read this post and it all made sense who this Koa is and what her role might have been in their lives. Hope Im making sense. Typos. beautiful post, beautiful website and beautiful comment thread . But with Demri Im not alone, and there are so many people who, like me, only know her through pictures and stories and are similarly fascinated by her. I get so busy I dont even recognize the date sometimes. What a wonderful site and tribute to Layne and Demri. But they just often acted like a married couple. 14 February 2023. Wed hide and they would sit on the porch for hours to the point Demri almost got evicted so she let them in. And to your Family. Drugs can bring you to the highest heights. Barbara you remember when you came into the room at the hospital and thought you were interrupting and we got Rachel to leave so you could have some private time with Demri and she thanked you saying she felt like she had vultures over her and could feel Rachel wanted her to die so she could have Layne. Just saying that Demri could have done so much more. Rosheen and Demri RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997, Demri Parrott and Layne Staley Love Hate Love, More pictures of Demri can be found on my Flickr account at:RememberingDemri. Its just heartbreaking and I believe this site will help people not to ever get into it and this site and your efforts are saving countless people from such a sad fate. From the time I bought Facelift (14 then), until Laynes deathand to the present. I want to protect her from the despair, shame, guilt, pain, and the rest of the feelings that go hand in hand with drug addiction/mental illness. It was supposed to be their clean and healthy place and after Ward. Most of us refused to turn someone on for the first time. ", Your quotes vs other peoples quotes that knew her https://alice-in-chains.livejournal.com/103699.html?thread=559635#t559635. Mind, I never knew him entirely well and I never saw him do it, but its what people were saying. She met Layne when she was eighteen or nineteen, and its reported that it was love at first sight. I started writing this journal online because writing about losing you all has helped to heal my broken heart when nothing else did. I guess its possible that he dated someone else for a short time in between but everybody knows that heroin addicts have major issues with impotency so its not like he was gonna be grinding away with someone else. Demri and I share the same birthday. It doesnt seem right to me that they continue the band because there is no improvement. Sean was an alcoholic and Mike Starr was a drug addict. Makes me wonder whether genius will always, without exceptions, come with an enormous cost. Yes, she was sick from herion, but so was Marilyn. 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. For me, layne was Alice in Chains. That means 13 times she was clean. Believe me. What she looked like, how she dressed, & the decoupage shed make from angel& Victorian cutouts that she would paste on boxes & give as gifts. The drug grabbed a hold of me and before I knew it I was doing dumb shit to get my hands on it. I struggle everyday to not use heroin. Then he drove to Bothell and unloaded the car at home and he couldnt get her to wake up. This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Some are experimenting with stuff, which can just be a part of growing up. Layne wants to quit, Demri doesnt, she has developed a fatalistic attitude towards her life. Im sure we all have that person that has this strange magnetic effect on us and we dont exactly know why. Its the nature of things and I think that this is dictated by how we feel about certain people.). Pinterest. I hope so. We lost so many friends its no wonder the ones that are left behind like me and Darin.. suffer from PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) not unlike a war torn vet would but the only difference is people dont see us as heroes we brought this upon ourselvesthe uncontrollable addiction that is .. Heroin. However, I was very struck by the beautiful young woman with him in pictures. Stop!! 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!