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  7. Candice Heckman, “In Seattle Gloom, Fans Honor Staley,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 26, 2002, http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/In-Seattle-gloom-fans-honor-Staley-1086186.php; Jennifer Vineyard, “Layne Staley Memorialized at Second Candlelight Vigil,” MTV News, April 29, 2002, http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453662/staley-memorialized-at-seattle-vigil.jhtml.

  8. For the date of the memorial service, see a copy of the program uploaded at http://www.layne-staley.com/?page_id=753.

  9. Barrett Martin, “Memoriam for Layne Staley,” April 28, 2002. The complete text can be found on the program for the memorial service at http://www.layne-staley.com/?page_id=753.

10. On the performance of “Sand” at Layne Staley’s memorial service, see the exchange between Mike Inez and Nancy Wilson on VH1’s Decades Rock Live! at the 0:26 mark in this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_HJV1BuQEE. For the story behind “Sand,” see video of Q&A with Ann and Nancy Wilson at EMP from October 8, 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5uJv34GBEU.

CHAPTER 28

Sources for this chapter include author interviews with Steve Alley, Randy Biro, Jason Buttino, Bryan Carlstrom, Evan Sheeley, and Aaron Woodruff.

  1. On Ray Gillen’s background and the Sun Red Sun project, see http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/music/catalogue/gillen.html.

  2. Andy Greene, “Alice in Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dies at 44,” Rolling Stone, March 9, 2011. Information about the charges and the jail sentence are from records from the Office of the Harris County District Clerk and the Houston Police Department, obtained by the author through public records requests.

  3. John Brandon, Unchained: The Story of Mike Starr and His Rise and Fall in Alice in Chains (Evansdale, Iowa: Xanadu Enterprises, 2001), vii–x, 1–5, 107; Demri Parrott death certificate, obtained by the author through a public records request.

  4. Salt Lake City Police Department report, May 6, 2003; probable cause statement filed with the Third District Court of Salt Lake City, Utah, May 9, 2003; Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office jail booking sheet, May 6, 2003; judgment of forfeiture filed with Third District Court of Salt Lake City, Utah, May 3, 2004; guilty plea filed with Third District Court of Salt Lake City, Utah, July 22, 2003; bench warrant filed with Third District Court of Salt Lake City, Utah, August 25, 2003. All of these documents were obtained by the author through a public records request.

  5. VH1, Celebrity Rehab, episode 307, “Family Weekend,” February 19, 2010. Mike’s official biography for the show can be seen at http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_rehab_with_dr_drew/season_3/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=13233.

  6. Video of the performances of “Man in the Box,” “Shout It Out Loud,” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” can be viewed online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF15vxXXLwc, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaoJ1CXVZXU, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1_JLBJ0N8s; Mike Starr, interview on KROQ Loveline, February 17, 2010; Blabbermouth.net, “Mike Starr Featured on Leiana’s Cover of Sonic Youth’s ‘Kool Thing’; Audio Available,” March 24, 2011, http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mike-starr-featured-on-leiana-s-cover-of-sonic-youth-s-kool-thing-audio-available/#hHkm37jJvKZ6LmuM.99. A partial audio recording of “Kool Thing” can be heard at http://www.alternativenation.net/?p=3287.

  7. Mike Starr, Loveline interview.

  8. KROQ, “Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains Slams Dr. Drew’s Celeb Rehab,” February 21, 2010, http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2010/02/21/jerry-cantrell-of-alice-in-chains-slams-dr-drews-celeb-rehab/; WMMR.com, “Alice in Chains Drummer Slams ‘Celebrity Rehab’ as ‘Disgusting,’” February 18, 2010, http://www.wmmr.com/music/news/story.aspx?ID=1198068.

  9. Mike Starr, Loveline interview.

10. Mike Starr memorial service DVD, March 20, 2011. A copy of the DVD was provided to the author by Gayle Starr.

11. Salt Lake City Police Department report, February 17, 2011.

12. Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office jail booking sheet, February 17, 2011, obtained by the author through a public records request.

13. Mike Starr memorial service DVD.

14. Mike’s voice mail to Chris Jurebie was described on the Mike Starr memorial service DVD.

15. TMZ, “Mike Starr’s Last Voicemail—I ‘Need’ Drugs,” March 10, 2011, http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/09/mike-starr-voicemail-drugs-phone-call-alice-in-chains-death/.

16. Salt Lake City Police Department report, March 8, 2011, obtained by the author through a public records request; Salt Lake City Police Department watch log, March 8, 2011, http://www.slcpd.com/Newsroom/Press_Releases/SLCPD/Watch%20Log99CN%20Tuesday99CM%20March%20899CM%202011/.

17. Salt Lake City Police Department report, March 8, 2011.

18. Ibid.