When young, we all do crazy, risky things, especially in the early 90s. If I worked at Microsoft and went to Rehab I guarantee my coworkers wouldnt be coming to hash out work problems. They broke up around spring summer 94, or maybe even earlier. Allowing us insight into lives cut short and giving it all up ugly or beautiful for us to learn. They were engaged to marry on 1992.However, in the years that followed "Dirt"'s success, Layne and Demri drifted apart, and their engagement broke sometime in 1994, although she features in the cover of Mad Season's "Above". What a beautiful comment. Someone asked for a video of Demrigot this from youtube its Demri and Layne singing together hope this helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. Just not interested in other peoples opinions or stories, they bore me. Demri HATED being known as Laynes girlfriend.If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with I know youyoure Laynes girlfriend and she would step back and reply No, I am Demri I would take all of us to Vegas. I want people to know that you also had an amazingly strong and smart Mom who not only cherished you but also tragically lost you to a demon that she was powerless to fight against and so were you.. that she lost you far too soon.. which broke her heart and not long aftershe tragically lost your brothers too.Your life may of taken a wrong turn and you got too lost too find your way back but that was not your whole story. At the time, Demri was working at the store. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a remote part of the scene, 25 years later! It wasnt a blatant thing, but it was definitely implied a couple of times that they wanted to know how he was. Demri counted on Layne & others to help, & they did. I do know for sure that he seemed shorter because his spine curved since he spent literally years in that position. I cant get it to paste & post, but at least the other two are still here However so. I didnt go to shows and I was ecpected to. I cant get over how freaking gorgeous Demri truly is. What a wonderful site and tribute to Layne and Demri. Oh lord, the jokes ;D They would go out together and a lot of people thought they were gay. Cover for 'Alice and Chains: The Untold Story,' by David de Sola. The distance between how young, beautiful and full of life Demri was in this pictures, and how much pain and suffering she must have suffered later in life, based on what you have shared, is so huge. Staley then delved into his family life and how his father passed away after falling into a drug-filled route, with the two growing estranged. Unconditional love? Please go to a support group. Id like to read it someday but finding a copy would be the hard part and there is no way Id pay that much to read a book by someone who just researched Mike. Well, I found two videos with the same interview, but I can not post the comment with the link and I do not know why. Then she moved in with Layne because she had nowhere else to go. At the time, Jerry was very understanding and more than supportive to Layne. Dealers came to them. There is a thin line between being a friend and being a parent. How can two people that loved one another so much come to this, is a question that all of us fans have asked at different times. As for the book both Mike and Layne told me they wanted to sue her because it was full of lies. A Subreddit for anything Alice in Chains related. I was put into an induced coma for 6 days on a ventilator. I am very sorry about your lossI hate cancer and congrats on doing good, keep strong. Thank you B! You have to want it or its impossible. It speaks volumes about this site that a guy sitting in his living room in Iceland in 2017, can read through it and feel as if he were a fly on the wall in all these parties and gatherings. But god, if he isnt just a little gratified also. They are not my friends.. Hearing how so many of your friends relapsed makes it obvious just how addicting heroin is and how strong of a grip it has. We all were our suing a buzz in those days and the idea was to just be careful. I remember I was shooting video for Nancy at one of those tributes five years ago -shooting man on the street interviews outside, and Mike pulled up in a limo and talked to some of us , and we chatted but he was high as a kite. 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. If it is made up, then she is an amazing writer. I am an addict and have been for years. Staley created a personal shrine in the recording studio featuring a dead puppy in a jar that he used for inspiration as he crooned lyrics like "Stick your arm for some real fun.". I personally havent lost any friend such at young age, and the pain all of you guys who new Demri and were their family and friends are having, I think I will never imagine it. I didnt want to say too much about myself when you are facing so many scary health problems but my stepfather died 2 weeks ago of lung cancer. I know that you have a busy life, but Ill never forget that you emailed me info on Demri, such as her liking of decoupage with Angels & Victorian art, which she used & put on boxes as gifts for friends. But not anymore. The next year they got invited to play Unplugged and did a couple of songs for a movie and then Demri died in October and Layne kindof shut himself off. I dont update it much but sometimes I add to the pages more.. like I did this one recently. But sometimes feeling it completely is what we need to do. I am so sorry for Kathleen (Ds mom) to have lost her children like this. Some people are predisposed to addiction and so their story is written for them. If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with "I know youyou're Layne's girlfriend", and she would step back and reply "No, I am Demri", I would take all of us to Vegas. Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. I wasnt even sure where to post this comment but whatever. Hey Barb if Dem were alive today, what do you think shed be doing? I didnt get a album to hang on my wall which would have shown something for all the hard work. That would mean everything to me. 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. I was probably 18 and super-shy and I It can sneak back in and take over even faster then it did the first time. I can understand as well as empathize with Layne, Demri, and all addicts that have been seduced by a drug that seems so good at first. Dear Barbara, thanks so so much for this post. Im not sure if this message goes to Barbara, or not. They broke up, in part because she couldn't accept his relentless womanizing. What always stood out to me was her sense of self. thanks for enjoying the post, i think at some point in the future i'll write a longer one with more details (especially positive ones), it feels impossible to do her justice in just a few paragraphs, The last of your months ..days ..none of this matters? I caught myself thinking about her even when I was in a relationship. I thought here may be a good place. It was missing something. I agree completely. It was copied and posted to several different places. I know Im dying, he starkly told Rubio. But he wanted to be left alone. Apparently she made friends with some of the elderly people and used to make them laugh. Given the seriousness of why you were there you thought she would be upset and she was glad to have you there and her gone. For all she claimed she wanted to be known as Demri, not Layne's girlfriend, she rode that and took whatever she could from it. Hi Barbara, I remember right after Layne passed that you sent me a beautiful email about Demri. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiance of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. Murphy, and Christa Dougherty (step-sister)) But Im glad that Demri existed, she was special and brightened the lives of many of those around her special enough that we still talk about her and admire her beauty 24 years after her death. You need to be happy. There are very few who are strong enough to keep up the fight for as long it will take to stop completely and for a lifetime. Ya I mess up and say it (we had nicknames) but also it was to motivate her to add a little fuel under her butt and remember she had a purpose for being here. Heroin becomes their lover, their mother, their friend. Get help for yourself from someone whose been there or a professional and they can help you learn how to handle your specific situation better. I wrote the following tweetstorm to remember her (and him) for the occasion: Most, if not all of that material was in my book, where Layne and Demri's relationship and her . 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. Dope sick hurts the entire body, he horrifyingly shared. Barbara, Hi ~ Barbara, thank you for replying to my post of 5/22. Anyway I feel for both of them. He was like Laynes pimp, only he couldnt get Layne to work. They can numb you from all the pain. Its so sad to hear that she wasnt in one place for long. She was an American model, artist, and muse. Kurt and Layne knew each other. I got an errorto be continued, First I would like to thank you for this site. I had a rule for my comments if more then one link was added to a comment then it would be held for moderation.. this is to stop people from posting spam comments with links to their websites.. Worth having a look my friend. Everybody had their problems, not just Layne. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest.She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and Dennis Wayne Dougherty, but at the time of her birth, her 18-year-old mother had been married to Stephen John Parrott, aged 21, for 21 days. We would all just hang out and go to shows and play around. Kathleen was hurt by that and would say, "My daughter's life wasn't a waste". had an issue and he couldnt stop. Layne, I was yours for the asking, but you never asked. "When Sean got lit he was pretty unstoppable," a friend says. I didnt wish to get in an argument here I dont think its appropriate but I think it was just a misunderstanding. Regarding kids I think Layne wanted to have a family. They dated for 2 years after getting together in Mar 1988. She also used the surname Murphy and had three younger brothers, Devin, Derek and David. anyhow if she had no association with Layne Staley you wouldn't give a fuck about her. She wanted the 27 club, and she got it, much to everyone who loved her, bringing them such sorrow. Songwriting abilities have nothing to do with personality. Gives a little insight into her life at the time. Layne loved what they had done, he thought Jerry did it on purpose. 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