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. 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. Also I read somewhere that Layne wanted kids of his own is that true? there is something so special about her. Yes, shes there. Very seldom been wrong. Demri died in the hospital with her mother and her aunt right beside her on the morning of Oct 29 around 7:40 a.m. She was unconscious when she was brought in and never woke up again. You were making fun of it and you crooned the line you are so superduper bravissimo to me like the big goofball that you were. Kathleens comment was left on one of my older posts.. so I just wanted to share it so that everyone would get a chance to readitbecause I know a lot of us love and respect Kathleena lot. I wasnt even sure where to post this comment but whatever. Her cause of death was an accute intoxication and the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate and butalbital. 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. 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. Finally, best of luck if you write a book Muself, I would love to produce a film documenting all of this. By then, Demri had also become addicted to heroin. I know this because Layne called me to make sure I was checking on her so I was around a lot. I know he blamed himself for Demri dying we all played the should a, could a, wouldda tape in our head. History has proven that young people experiment without clearly thinking of their mortality. 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. She said she believes her daughter was there that night to be there with Layne as hes doing his transition.. I have seen people/myself go from great people to completely changed. He is artistic, plays the drums and guitar, he has natural talent. Hot! I also do NOT recommend enabling or helping addicts stay in their addiction by loaning them money or letting them stay with you.. especially if their addiction is messing up your own daily lifebut I also dont recommend calling them names or hating on them either they do that enough to themselves already. Its quite ridiculous. ago These are the last photos of Demri taken 8 weeks before her death. That doesnt mean I dont care that just means I wasnt aware. I think a book about your life that includes your friends and remembers them would be lovely. If they weren't in insert thing, you wouldn't know them. This website is simply amazing, a treasure trove of information for those wanting to go under the surface. 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. Yes people who werent there and did not know the facts were always injecting their two cents and conjuring up untruths because asking made too much sense. FULL FILM: https://youtu.be/qMlLfrU5fjsAlice in Chains lineup throughout the Layne Staley era consisted of Layne Staley (87 - 98), Jerry Cantre. God bless her mother, cause mine would have let me die without hospital stays. There are very few happy endings for heroin addicts. No drug dens. Self: 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. RIP. Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. I just came across this site, and Im stilled to my core by the haunting beauty in these photos and the story of Demri and Layne, and so many others in her world. She couldve been so much more, its a shame. All text content on this website is copyrighted by , DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0g2SWqnK8, http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-demri-crew-guy-recalls.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGZfqQzpvU, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. God. On the Demri Parrott page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. not demri.will try and find the link to the post that says she was not available/she and Layne not together at the time. Hope Im making sense. We talked about how we KNEW that AiC was going to be the biggest band in the world, and she insisted that I tell Layne that, because he didnt believe it coming from his girlfriend. He found her like that, turned on the heating, drove home and did his laundry, leaving her in the car. They can seduce you and make you feel like nothing else can be as good to you. 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. Its a tribute vid, and at 5:45 (and I mean exactly easy to miss!) watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k Hang in there sister it gets easier and it gets better. It was supposed to be their clean and healthy place and after Ward. They were engaged to marry on 1992. The first one who loved and protected Layne (Jerry had music, yeah a hundred guys did, but nobody had Laynes voice and it was amazing. Aalsteinn, Hi Xana! I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Dearest Dem, I will forever miss you..you silly, sweet, wild and precious fairy child. There's a lot of information about Demri and interviews with family and friends. Im lucky to have 2 beautiful little girls that keep my life full. Hey Barb if Dem were alive today, what do you think shed be doing? In my experience the Demri info isnt accurate. Its people like demri and Layne who would really make you think life was worth living. my heart aches when I see these pics. Again not blaming if we knew then what we know now. For all the site! Its like being high on life and thats what everyone should strive for because though life can be scary and ugly, it also can be beautiful depending on how you look at things. I know Demri got endocarditis as a result of heroin use, and all of the trouble that caused her. Layne apparently adored her; he would never talk badly about her and apparently it was the same with her. When did you lose hope, though? She sometimes complained that she knew he was sleeping with other girls, but she also had relationships on the side too. That was her. I will pray for peace and healing for you and youre children. He was dressed as a monster that night and no one recognized him. Gah, Mike Starr was a weird one. Demri Parrott. No that is not true I come here today, Oct 30 to pay my respects because Oct 29th I didnt forget but rather I was being told after fighting cancer for 6 long years that the cancer had returned and given results of my scansit is now in my ovary, uterus, also back into breast and 2 lumps one blocking a duct in the breastso basically I was trying to take in that I dont have much longer to live and what I will need to do as far as my kids, etcbut still within 24hrs I came to pay my respectsjust because someone doesnt post on a site on a certain date doesnt mean that the person is still not remembered. Hopefully, this still reaches you today. I apologize ms. Susan. I cant get it to paste & post, but at least the other two are still here However so. A good portion of the stories accessible on the internet seem to take place around the release of Facelift, gathering info about the later years in much harder. One Day Ay A Time. Im a long time AIC fan and think Layne was the most underrated ARTIST of our time. You could say that I believe in alternative medicine, have you heard about the raw vegan/ vegan movement? He was always fighting someone elses battle when he thought he had his beat. They were both so beautiful in their own weird way. I have been a long time fan of Layne Staley. I meant she never *tapped out* not tapped it Ugh! Im not totally sure when that started to change. Big hugs! They started dating around spring or summer that year. Though he did pay for her drug treatment. In spite of all the rumors he WAS clean. Im on suboxone tho. However, their addictions caused damage to the relationship and they broke off their engagement. This page is the FamousFix profile for Demri Parrott. 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. 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. Anyway I feel for both of them. Yes, she was sick from herion, but so was Marilyn. Please if you ever get a chance, write that book. I know exactly what he was feeling like I felt it every day I had to go to work sick or living to get high. But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. We never celebrated my birthday so she wanted to be clean so we could which was on the 28th. I get so busy I dont even recognize the date sometimes. I read once that everyone knew her, and if you went anywhere with her from California to Vancouver, shed bump into people she knew. play a tattletale game. You will be ok. Love lots of love. 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. The statistic for heroin addicts who get clean and stay clean are actually depressing and shocking. Why? Love everyone? Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancee of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. That Jerry just wanted to keep Layne well so he could keep the band together. She was apparently very chatty, witty and loud. Well I highly recommend it. Layne and Demri's relationship made me come to terms with the fact that some people in your life will just drill a hole in your head and insert themselves there and there's nothing you can do to ever get them out. Do not let it get YOU! Think about it like this who could write a book about you? Johnny was a Godsent to Layne. He also thought Damon was spying when it was obvious, no one had to tell. It is a horrible existence. Believe me they love you!! Some people say that, on tour, Layne ran out of coke, and Demri went looking but found Herion instead. Tell them you love them every chance you get! Grief takes time. Kathleen will verify the full name thing too. A fascinating existence to say the least. He fretted and fretted. That is good news. No one had a bad thing to say about her and honestly believe shes in that extreme minority of human beings that are inherently and intrinsically GOOD people. She is thanked in the liner notes of Facelift, which was released on August 1990. Ok, Ive said enough here I hope I help someone with my stories. If I didnt have anything I just wanted to give up and not go to work I have no idea how I made it through it because I called in with the flu a lot. It has been very therapeutic for me over the years and it has helped to keep Demris memory alive and has introduced her name to so many who never knew who she was which was my original goal. What she looked like, how she dressed, & the decoupage shed make from angel& Victorian cutouts that she would paste on boxes & give as gifts. I am not strong enough to deal with addicts bullshit anymore. She wasnt making a lot of money back then, but she did manage to get a lot of his. Thanks for your compassion. Demri, who was the cutest, most beautiful thing in the world, came up to me one night and lifted up her shirt. In the position he was in, its probably the only way he couldve had a lasting relationship. Just stop! xx. And I have a life too. There are also more happy and nice memories here that focus more on the positive aspects! I was neglecting EVERYONE even my daughter when sick and when High I just wasnt worried about it. Demri and Rosheen loved each other very much and I loved them both. Someone who took many drugs, uppers, downers,narcotics, yet she always tried to better herself, in acting, in life. Layne picked it out for her because of the gardens. 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. RIght before Demri died she had been about to move to Hawaii with her father (or stepfather, I forget which.) This site is so beautiful, props to those who made it/run it! He walks around flipping his hair and trying to hump everything he thinks might have a vagina. R.I.P. Yes, Laura very, very true you basically nailed it. Demri Parrott was an American artist who was born on February 22, 1969. I heard a lot of nice things about how Layne how he was a very down to earth person but, we need to remember we are all human and we all make mistakes in life. Thank you again, Layne. Are they highor notmatters none That's her storylive yours. My husband purchased it as a christmas gift for me. Pretty soon youre just doing it to feel normal and function and you dont even get high anymore or getting high gets harder to accomplish without having to do more then usual..and rarely can you even afford to get wellbut that is also how some addicts accidentally overdose..just trying to feel it or after theyve gotten clean for awhile..like after getting out of rehab, jail or detox and then they relapse and overdose because their tolerance has gone way down and they accidentally do too much.. Thats probably almost 80% of the reasons why an addict will overdose. Ive always thought you were such an exotic beauty. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Maybe some of Dems other friends can help you to confirm if that is really her but I say 100% NO.. but you should ask Fab what she thinks or Darin Lamb. They didnt want people to be too scared to call them. <3, Hi Barb I needed to reach out to one of Demris friends. But when people are addicted to heroin, they have to want to stop or you cant really help them. Just human. Anyway, Im pleased to see others still commenting in these threads. I was there through the 4 year battle and was in the hospital room when my mom had to make the painful dedication to end life support. But not anymore. Demri, Layne said, appeared to him before his death, so maybe he wasnt so alone. I promised both I would never read it, but the excerps I have seen are ridiculous. Today. Laynes music has always spoke to me and I know a lot of it has to deal with how brutally honest he always was with his struggles. Their friends warned against it, rehab for both many times. I do know for sure that he seemed shorter because his spine curved since he spent literally years in that position. There are also the addicts who just seem to overdose all the time and I dont know if their bodies are not built to handle it or what but theres always that girl or that guy that no one wants to get high around or with because they know they might end up giving them CPR by the end of the night and let me tell you when you have someones life in YOUR hands thats traumatizing. That's what Layne is for me. Jerry wanted to tour but Layne was sick and then in and out of rehab 13 times. I think that a lot of facts that she put on the story are true, BUT..she def. then announces the song say hello to heaven. I got an errorto be continued, First I would like to thank you for this site. They were freaked out by it all and didnt understand it. It was the other way around. I can only imagine what the music, art and fashion industries would be like today if they had both survived their addictions. MRSA has been around for quite some timeI first found out about it back in 1994/95 with some of my first nursing home patients that I transported to the E.R. When I spoke to Layne I was pissed off and crying, and told him what was going on at the house, but he pretty much already knew. Thank you for that ms. Susan. When someone you care about turns blue and stops breathing that will mess with you forever. It made a toll in her tiny body and doctors knew she wouldnt make it. Im so glad that Demris mother supported her no matter what. I hope they are in peace and my prayers are with the family and friends. I was and still am a huge fan of Laynes and AIC, and admired the beautiful Demri. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL29f0AehNI, Oh Barbara, I was just waitting for your confirmation but now im very disappointed:( But anyway thank you very much for this site. Thank you for this wonderful website. Layne was like no other. She died on 29 October 1996 in Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, Washington / Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA at the age of 27. to make him jealous. She very much held her own identity and path. I dont give a fuck if you fucking believe me or not, dude. The last time Kathleen Austin - Demri's mother - saw Layne was in 1997. she looks really different than in her other photos, still pretty, just a little rough and worn down. . "he would never talk badly about her and apparently it was the same with her. on drugs. I love it! Although she is not here in body, I can guarantee she is here in spirit, watching everyone and is beside her mother. I love it. I do believe in suboxone if you just use it for a short period and then detox off. Layne was okay until the last night of the tour. Anyone of her friends would have given her money to buy cotten besides its free at the hospital and they do send you home with a ton of supplies and she was there a lot. A little flower wild child girl who wont be never ever forgotten and will be for ever and for always loved and missed. Demri tried to warn me too and I also ignored her and lost years of my life.. that I can barely remember and doing almost everything I had always promised myself that ID NEVER DO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP DOING THINGS I COULD NEVER OF IMAGINED ALWAYS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE THAT FUCKING EVIL ADDICTION!! ), Jerry was totally dogging out then. He was known for his distinctive vocal style and tenor voice, as well as his harmonizing with guitarist/vocalist . I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. Its easy for people to judge and if they can stick with you during good and bad thats a wonderful thing. I miss you, Demri. Im sorry, but I just cant stand the man. 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. I dont know anything about him other than that he dumped her at the Emergency Room and disappeared. She was staying with Tom the coke dealer because he had klonapin so she wouldnt have seizures. 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. Hey Amber, I know its been awhile since your comment was posted, but do you by any chance happen to know for sure that Layne moved out of the Ward Street house in 93? Anyways, I can imagine what Layne and his girl were going through when people you thought were your friends are either with you or against you and the others are there because your famous and providing whatever you need. According to David de Sola's book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death.. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a remote part of the scene, 25 years later! You do that on your own! If it is made up, then she is an amazing writer. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I know Mrs. Austin has lost more than Demri, may God Bless her, and Laynes mom has a grandchild, or grandchildren, by now. I think I would feel much better to write my story which includes them all Mike, Layne, Demri, Rosheen, Darin Tracy.. RCKNDY the Off Ramp The Seattle grunge scene in the early 90s.. now that would be a book that Id like to write. I went to the video and checked and I dont think its Demri because: 1. He always kept saying that he had slipped. Most of what everyone heard then was nonsense. Demri went to rehab a few times and she had a pig valve in her heart. Sadly, another member of the 27 Club, Press J to jump to the feed. Youve led a life that wouldve crushed a great number of people. I dont think you do not know the dimension of your work. Living your life not feeling happy is not the way you were meant to live. Just let them know youll be there when theyre ready to get clean. Thank you so much and its always great to hear that people are enjoying the website AND finding more about the truth compared to the hype. Id love to hear your take on any of them if you do read them though. Demri was staying with a friends Dad trying to kick by the time I got out so she could come stay at my parents while I recovered from surgery and she had to be clean to do that. If your brain and body like it your brain and your body will talk you into trying it again.. and again and before you know itand pretty soon you cant stop itand even if your brain and your body agree with your heartdrug addiction is cunning. So we run back to the thing that we thought made us happy again and then after a while that does not even work anymore. Lol. 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. Ill be thinking of you. Of course we all make mistakes for Gods sake and so what?! They were very discreet about it. It was copied and posted to several different places. His style was like no other. I have wanted the book for years, but could not see me spending $200+ for a paperback book. RIP Demri and Layne. OK, Ill stop now; I just wanted to write that to someone who understands, so thank you if you read this rambling mess. This blog says everything I wanted to say! I would stay with Layne and Demri sometimes, and I had laid on their floor kicking for a couple of days. They were both hardcore heroin addicts and much of their life and their relationship was very, very ugly. She was also bisexual, which was not as accepted in the early 90s as it is now, and there are some beautiful photos taken of her with a girlfriend. What a hard an painful situation. Unique-Significance9 1 min. Its kinda surreal to read some of these stories from people who were actually there. Also what things happen on the drugs in question that makes dating not realistic. The second one has just a part of the interview becouse it also has Primus and Tool too, but the image quality is better. Demri counted on Layne & others to help, & they did. Thanks for posting that. Then Jack shared the photos of Demri and Rosheen which made my YEAR! Then they put out Tripod and yet again Layne would not be able to tour because he was so sick. (1969-1996) model, artist, grunge icon, beautiful soul 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. She was around five feet tallmaybe even shorterand was stunningly beautiful. Or did others drive her to where she needed to go? She was around five feet tall-maybe even shorter-and was stunningly beautiful. She was talking to another guy right behind Layne and she was wearing black shirt and shorts. Yes, she introduced Layne to heroin, yes, they both got caught up in it, but she didnt want to stop, though Layne tried. These talented people were all under the thumb of an evil drug addiction that tortured them and eventually ended their lives and heroin is not a drug you try once so if you want to be another tragic statistic..go ahead and try it only once but Ill tell you from my own personal experience being there when people have tried that it for the first time and very few successfully do that. She was human. But unless you knew them.. because they were so private I just cant imagine anyone can ever get it right.. unless you were there and you felt their life spirit.. you know what I mean? Not Demri, sorry. If it is truth you have lost more than your Demi but a sibling with a D too. (Doubtlessly there are some people who were there at these times and knew things differently. Tommy who bragged about selling Andy his last dose and Michael who was in El Steiner would invite themselves over, before AIC got home and did the Moore show. As a mother, I cannot imagine losing any of my kids. Hes a different person on coke. Thank you for your story. I believe its the second version. I have the second version and it was at the bookstore and we got it for like $20 or so. Who knows why, ours is to respect their will. I am an agnostic. Prayers. She was having a harder time this time and told him to take her to Capital Hills to get drugs he said, No! Ive talked to you on FB and appreciate how friendly and open you are When I came to your website and pulled up Dems page, I realized I had already been here a few years ago. Will has a decent range but hes no Layne and that era has passed and theyre just not as good as they used to be, which leads me to believe that Layne was responsible for a lot of why old Alice in Chains kicked ass. And even when dealing with something as delicate as the history of these people you always share your stories and never treat us like crazy people. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. Layne Staley died on April 5, 2002 due to an overdose. But he never said so outright. Like you said Barbara some things sound partially right. Its extremely heartbreaking. Thanks for setting the record when it needs to beK, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, On this anniversary of Dems passing I just want to thank all of you especially you Barbara, Darin and Fabiola for making these bittersweet days a little brighter.when I am aching and missing her I can come here, .Perhaps my niece will write about Dems life it seems some folks are interested.but Ill need you guys for those times.we were so close as you knowthe misinformation and assumptions out there just doesnt get itthanks for truthlove you kathleen, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARINS GUEST POST COMMENTS.