Layne Thomas Staley was born on August 22, 1967 in Kirkland, Washington. Beginning as a drummer at age twelve, he eventually switched to singing, leading a cross-dressing glam outfit called Alice ...

Alice in Chains' Layne Staley passed away in 2002, with a new book set to collect his journals, ... The group would soon become one of the most influential grunge rock outfits of the ‘90s, ...

Fifteen years ago this week, Layne Staley died at the age of 34 in his Seattle condo, though he wouldn’t be discovered until April 19, 2002. The Alice in Chains frontman was the latest in a s… ...