Alice In Chains Layne Interview Part One

[@syphonunfiltered]

you can tell that lady interviewing him in the beginning was really diggin' Layne

[@flowrpowrlovechild]

what a beautiful man. I love you Layne! your still rockin this rock dude! A/I/C will live forever! I miss you so much,man.

[@kinkane5566]

"...told everyone to f_ck off....", you gotta love this dude, RIP Layne...

[@veddercinnamongirl]

I would love to see Layne playing with himself!!! What a man!!! What a man!!!!!!!! RIP brother!

[@riolinda91695673]

Layne, I wish I could have met you. He had the greatest voice. His videos seemed kinda "dark" i guess you would say, but he was such a goofball. I wish he could have been here still to celebrate his 42nd birthday. I bet he would have still been adorable, even at 42. RIP Layne. I cant wait to meet you someday.

[@WolfHeavyMetal]

Layne was cool, funny and happy here. Great 2 see. Alice In Chain's were the best new rock band of the 1990's. They were under-rated. I'm a 1980's hair metal band fan, so Layne's jokes were fun for me! We all miss him,

[@Erick-io5xi]

Very under-rated.

[@tomgreenfan]

@@Erick-io5xi very underrated

[@Erick-io5xi]

"Can I say hell" haha

[@calypsocoma]

Lol if he couldn't he jus did 🙃🙂

[@laffytaffy2916]

He always had great manners and was polite during interviews⛓⛓

[@1victoriag]

HAHA"told everyone to fuck off, i had a good time man." Oh how i love layne.

[@Kimbereli09]

Ha... would love to see video clips from THAT performance... we miss ya, Layne!

[@midnightmystery544]

I love seeing Layne like this!

[@fonkyjunkie]

LMAO! "We got the best hair in rock'n 'roll"! I loved Layne's sense of humour so much

[@TheStepmonkey]

Wow this video is so old, thanks for uploading the interview 👌

[@tanjicca]

This is not an easy thing for me to say, being both a true fan of AIC music and a chick, but: can you f**ing blame her?!? It would have been QUITE enough for him to be the smart, sensitive, funny guy he was, on top of that the most talented, charismatic and powerfull male vocalist this earth ever saw, but - go figure - he had to be this stunning man, who can make your head spin even from the grave, too. Well, yeah, you guys - that´s more than enough to make a woman look at him that way...

[@dannyjizay]

lol "yeah we're a hair band" good one layne.

[@ghty102]

idk aboute kurt but layne was deffinetly not a jerk 0.0 he offered a place for jerry cantrell to live before even knowing the guy. he beat up a nazi in sweden to:P

[@tamibrandt]

Layne was SO MUCH MORE than his addiction. He met Jerry Cantrell ONE TIME, found out he had no family in the area, he had little money left and Layne (drunkenly) offered Jerry a place to live, he gave Jerry the guitars and gear he needed, Layne set Jerry up with a life. He set him up with a band when he gave Jerry the number to Sean Kinney's girlfriend and found out that the girlfriend was Mike Starr's sister. He encouraged Jerry to sing more because after all they were Jerry's lyrics, Jerry should sing them. I'm sure Jerry would have made it on his own without Layne, but it would have been the long scenic route to get there. Layne set Jerry up with a life that wouldn't fail unless Jerry let it happen. Jerry wrote Rooster about his father's experiences in Vietnam and when Jerry saw his dad in the audience at one of their shows, Jerry asked Layne (and the guys) to play Rooster and they did. It was the first time Jerry's dad heard Jerry's music and knew that his son understood him through that song. It brought Jerry and his dad closer together. And Layne had a vital hand in that reunion. (Meanwhile Layne's own biological father was an opportunist) When Rolling Stone screwed AIC over in 1996 by telling the band the article would be about them, but instead made it all about Layne. Layne fought back, he never wanted to make ANYTHING about himself. He always thought of the band as a unit. HE never wanted to be singled out. The article came out and he felt horrible for the guys and his family having to see that. No matter how deep he was into his heroin addiction, he always cared about his band, friends and family. He was soft spoken, but he had a sense of humor and wit that never left him even to the end.

[@itsyaboyitsyaboy]

lol "i had a good time actually" fucking awesome

[@ZandriaWinn]

@tickedoffnow he didn't "glorify" his addiction...if anything he said the things he said and sang about his addiction to serve as a sort of warning to others...nothing about his songs glorified his drug use...

[@hislove4ever7]

lol poor layne, having to die alone...god i miss that man. he was so amazin

[@Sunzu49]

Heh, Layne wondered if it was okay to say "Hell" on national television.

[@WolfHeavyMetal]

You said it brotha! LONG LIVE 80'S METAL!

[@Br8km3dwn]

Apologies i meant such God bless layne staley

[@Anyu7378]

"And the good die young..." R.I.P. Layne.

[@djinniboo]

"I think they like my hairdo...." I love my guy! (sigh)

[@Letmeberhereinurheart]

Is there any footage of that performance that Layne was talking about?

[@katyisgone]

he was so f*cking gorgeous, i wish i could have saved him

[@Thomann1984]

Kurt was not an asshole! I read his biography too and rather think he was suffering from depression and drug abuse. I know what you mean (the 75% thing), but when Nirvana became big, things got outta hand, the situation was difficult for Kurt. Layne later was an "asshole", too and didn't open the door when his bandmates came around, sooooo. I wouldn't call them assholes, both genius with each a sad fate of its own.

[@LindzD2007]

haha awh he was hilarious, wish he was still here! what a loss...

[@ravensmead]

i don't know much about the dude but for "Them Bones" i say thank you ......it helped us ......|

[@JesusChrist5000]

boy he did have a way with words

[@tearzacurtis3116]

Haha! Layne... you are so funny! God I miss him!

[@shiran865]

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee him!

[@Headbanger270]

Layne was the greatest rock singer ever. His legend will always go on. Lol AiC is the ultimate grunge hair band! and the best grunge band still on the scene. Their music is the reason why they're my fav band!

[@silverremedy]

Haha! That made me laugh out loud. Awesome.

[@rangerinthehood]

wish i could have drinked a beer with him

[@gothicaloticaxx]

is layne wearing an L7 shirt?

[@shiran865]

Haaaa i love layney! :D

[@Pingaheimer]

He's definitely a god of music and vocals. People need to specify when they use the word "god". Just like Michael Jordan is a god of Athleticism and Basketball.

[@gemainchains]

i love layne rip

[@babyfishmouth-sweepingnations]

same here

[@darknes7800]

RIP Layne...

[@darknes7800]

Crazy part of Layne's life is that he made unbelieveable music, but if it wasnt for the drugs what would his music be about, great songs are usually about pain and loss

[@axegas76]

Man, he looked good before getting deep into H

[@Nick_Wyman]

He was kidding about the hair band haha. If you guys didnt catch that.

[@UnchainedMelodie92]

Lol I'm pretty sure *everybody* caught that.

[@Headbanger270]

Yeah they actually did. They made it famous if they didn't start it. So basically, they made grunge huge. Alice in Chains was mainly heavy metal, but stuck to their Seattle gringe roots, but proved to everyone that they are the hardest, heaviest, and darkest grunge band.

[@sanzen1234]

Grunge bands were all so different- only thing they had in common was amazing singers who didn't sing high pitch like a woman 80s style

[@sniktawleahcim]

what the hell, upside down flag on guy at the end... ...

[@Br8km3dwn]

Im sorry if you dissagree i have been negged for saying this already but like i dont think duvall or whatever hes called compares to suck a guy like layne he was soucha young kind and talented man GOD BLESS YOU LAYNE you brought a true meaning to music and showed real passion

[@spooner113]

If not I would gladly take his place.

[@tickedoffnow]

@zandriakay I know Layne didn't glorify his addiction-but he glorified it in the beginning when he was naive-and he glorified mostly Alcohol-believe me-Layne didn't glorify Heroin or Cocaine-he was ashamed of himself

[@dillimeinbilli]

He was quite a funny guy.

[@Camwi]

God I miss that guy.

[@shardz20]

He looks like such a dude on this interview. I love it, Layne go get some shades xD

[@deluxesoule]

@ramses86 me too.

[@jeanbean43]

i wouldve without a doubt!!!

[@oGNaC]

yes they were grunge..

[@JeniferRedman]

❤❤❤😂

[@LayneBerry]

my name is layne

[@shardz20]

Funny guy..

[@MrKittles1123]

I don't know enough to say for sure one way or another, but wouldn't "Junkhead" from Dirt qualify as somewhat of a heroin glorifying song? I'd say most of what I know that Layne wrote regarding heroin can accurately be described as against it or as a warning about it, but that song's kind of the opposite with it's lyrics. lol Btw I love how this video ends with that guy XD like, that was a clip worthy of defining the sum of Layne's character as a human being. lol!

[@tickedoffnow]

It's sad how people glorify their drug addiction when they're addicts-then they realize too late exactly what they've done :(

[@CristinaF210]

i prefer this guy

[@junkhead27]

all i gotta say is ...mark arm ang green river look it up ...youll see what i mean

[@tanjicca]

@mcdawnie You know it!

[@Aburdity95]

OH MY GOD did I say they weren't talented no I didn't. I like Nirvana and alice in chains,and I think layne and kurt were the most talented guys of the 90's and they are still talented while they are dead.I got Nirvana live at reading, BEST FUCKIN show i've ever seen. DONT go sayin shit that you don't know is true. YEAH im 14 but but I can tell you A lot of stuff about good music.

[@majorivan]

tequila seemed to be a common factor

[@infinitytru]

funny guy

[@Wrestlefan1]

@Drewmanisawesome not all of it... motley crue actually had some good tunes

[@randomartinson]

haha!

[@kingjelly82]

haha, layne is awesome exept for his freakin drug problems

[@cesarbenavides1422]

I think this is one of the oldest videos in youtube

[@lemartravis1]

@DowNINit09 U Sure

[@melbatunes]

shouldda stuck with the Tequila...

[@hoggingtondog]

@jlfryar1 Couldn't have said it any Better!

[@Blahkishma]

@gothicaloticaxx What?

[@Gresilda21]

O tush qe me kenaq

[@Headbanger270]

Dude their main style is heavy metal, don't you know anything about their playing style?! Their main style is heavt metal, but they stuck to their grunge roots, but are the heaviest grunge band. They deserve credit as both heavy metal and grunge. They even got a "Best HEAVY METAL PERFORMANCE NOMINEE". LOL what do you say to that?

[@UnknownUTUBEAgent]

Layne is God!

[@precyzja]

Tylko ON potrafił zaśpiewać jak wkurwiony anioł... amen

[@Aburdity95]

I know he acted like a jackass somtimes but not all the time, and he jokes around about that to.

[@lowcash000]

heroin is hell off a drug:)

[@Aburdity95]

you sure you're not talking about James hetfield. he talks a lot of trash about bands. even Alice in chains and nirvana

[@Polly543]

not cool man

[@RAZBRY]

mm yerrrrrrr cause ur his sister.... wtf. =| lol no probs if u believe that though ha... R.I.P. layne. luv ya dude.. such a waste ='(