Mark Lanegan Narrates: Story of Mark's near arm amputation & Layne Staley performing with the Trees

Lanegan tells the story of nearly losing his arm while the screaming trees where touring with Alice in chains. Layne visit and even fills in for Mark on stage with the trees in his absence (Bonus footage)
Story from Mark Lanegan book "Sing backwards and weep" BUY HERE:
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Bonus footage original link:
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Audio:
• LAYNE STALEY - MAD SEA...
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[@jackoakes1998]

2:02 Yikes on the typo 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@James_Lahey]

What typo asshat

[@edinburghredneck]

As that red-haired former stripper from a lifetime ago, I thank you for this. I was very surprised to be remembered, much less to be mentioned in his book. The eventual whiskey soured tomfoolery notwithstanding, most of that evening was spent in deep conversation- about a thousand other things completely unrelated to the occasion and the maelstrom surrounding us. When Mark took the stage, Layne and I stood at the side, grinning like fools…even as drunk as he was, Mark’s voice was perfect. I am so very sad that he is gone.

[@dantegstring]

@@edinburghredneck Where at?

[@sketch3744]

That's not a typo. an apostraphe is used there to show possesion. The apostraphe is also acceptable after the 's'. Either of "Laynes' performance" and "Layne's performance" is gramatically correct.

[@jackoakes1998]

@@sketch3744 I spelled trees like tress 😂😂😂

[@ohmra2749]

Mark to his arm: "I nearly lost you there" R.i.p.

[@jovanreid6782]

HA! Good one.😄

[@TheCarelessAquarius]

He has an old Wild West sounding voice. Like you’d sit next to him at an old saloon drinking sarsaparilla‘s as he told old stories.

[@ssherrierable]

How would you know what it’s like to drink next to someone at an old saloon?

[@JorshWarshington1]

He had to avoid the amputation. The name Mark Arm was already taken.

[@winnie6203]

He's like the white Morgan Freeman lmao. Also, is there anything Layne could not sing? 😎

[@shamtenma5350]

Or the white Ron Perlman.

[@charlareece3055]

Yes Layne could sing anything, no there was nothing he couldn't sing!!

[@antonyrafter99]

He killed Nearly lost you.

[@Tmuk2]

From my experiments in the shower I'd say ST songs are a lot easier to sing than AIC ones

[@korn5308]

Right even his funk band kicked ass

[@amerLeVrai]

Rest in peace Mark You kept this damned arm

[@dlvox5222]

I’m not sure it gets more rock and roll than this.

[@danielross9057]

Going down on a stripper ??? yikes 😬

[@ko0974]

Layne always doing the right think...singing few songs for screaming trees. Than visiting mark.and crying ..such a caring emhphat..

[@PizzaChet]

Yep. So caring that he helped him get back into injecting again. What a pal! Just a real Mother Teresa.

[@ko0974]

@@PizzaChet okay. Don't think Mark needed any help from layne or anyone else re heroin..maybe physically helped him to inject when Mark lost use of his arm..so yeah mother Theresa alright as otherwise he would have gone into horrible withdrawals on top of what already suffering..Mr lanagan was both a user a supplier.. which he openly regrets and admits.

[@Guitarisforgrins]

@@PizzaChet Mother Teresa actually refused to give people pain killers. She kinda sucked.

[@PizzaChet]

@@ko0974 I knew/know too many users and enablers. I forgive Mark. It took a major reconciliation, but I have to say I'm glad he survived.

[@ko0974]

@@PizzaChet love Mark's voice..both singing and now reading. His honesty in his memories to give us another view of how shite that part of their lives were... He has just survived Covid now too...think read he released a book on that...almost December so can crack out Dark Mark's Christmad album!!

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Lanegan...the 90s Jim Morrison. I was listening to Mad Season in the car up loud today and hearing Layne and Mark together was even more haunting than usual. I'm a hardcore Layneaholic but Mark's been a fave of mine since I Nearly Lost You hit Australian radios decades ago. Hanging Tree on QOTSA's Songs For The Deaf shows how truly haunting Lanegan's voice is. Rock In Peace, Mark🤘🏻💜. This time we really did lose you😔.

[@shellywatson9845]

Funny, I always describe Mark as a 90's era Jim Morrison type to people that don't know of him.😊

[@karoonboomie2813]

That would of been the ultimate concert of a lifetime, Layne singing vocals for Screaming Trees.

[@allthingshorrorrelated]

Heroin is dumb.

[@allthingshorrorrelated]

Moronic that he went back to shooting that shit again after that. You'd think that'd be awake up call.

[@johalmag3304]

@@allthingshorrorrelated oh no, that drug will kill you if you let it. I had infections from shooting and swore God get me through this and I will never use again. Did I stop, fuck no! Im clean today Thank God and my higher power for my Recovery....

[@Liberty6010and9]

​@@johalmag3304God and your higher power? There is no higher power than God

[@rebd00mer93]

​@@johalmag3304how did you get an infection? I've never gotten abscesses or infections. I've missed shots and gotten those weird polka dots on your skin but those go away after an hour or so.

[@thatfuckereranfortus]

I could listen to Mark narrate anything, what a great voice off the stage as well

[@deathidol]

This is not anything tho 🤯

[@cweissable]

I couldn't agree more!

[@karoonboomie2813]

Ikr, me too!

[@timmccreadie328]

He just smoked some great weed..😂😂😂😂😂😎

[@BootsORiley]

The funniest part about this story, is that later on down the line, Mark ran into Everlast, and Everlast was super excited to see him, and told him that he had something he’d be really interested in. Mark got excited cuz he thought Everlast had caught on that Mark was a junkie and Everlast must’ve had some good dope. They went back to a secluded area and Mark got really excited cuz he was dope sick and was finally going to get well! Until Everlast pulled out a bag of weed 😂 Mark shook his head and was like “uhh, yeah, I quit smokin man sorry.” 😅

[@om3g4z3r0]

Theres a game based off mark lanegan's life called Max Payne, its really good.

[@paullayfield]

That's based on Marky Mark

[@Sidewalk_Hellscape]

"I wasn't built like that." I can relate.

[@m_c5169]

And now Feb 23 2022. It's still not in his vocabulary. RIP

[@flamyyy8382]

That's gross. That's a gross way of living

[@9WEAVER9]

BY the second law of thermodynamics, 'filth' is inescapable and cleaning must be compulsory.

[@rebd00mer93]

Welcome to drug addiction

[@MrDaveo98]

In Mark's description of John Hicks, he left out the fact that John is one of the funniest people on the planet. I haven't seen him in years. I hope he's ok.

[@tt-tc2xo]

It's on another chapter, he mentions Hicks imitated Barney Fife and the Conners. Awesome book.

[@spexxo9851]

Johnny Hicks, if you read this, I miss ya.

[@tomboyle7068]

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[@lightbeforethetunnel]

As a former addict myself, it's really a shame seeing these rockers glorify abominable behavior like this. It's nothing to be proud of. What they always leave out is all the suffering & pain they cause for others in their self-centered delusional addicted state, probably because they're still not aware of all the damage they did to others themselves... and most aren't, until they're actually repentant.

[@coreydee-el-oh]

Recounting a story isn't glorifying something.

[@josiewails9473]

This whole story is fucking gnarly and disgusting man,damn! It's hard to believe he even lived to be 34. I'm in my early 40's and loved AIC when they blew up in the 90's and still love their music to this day. RIP Layne, in your prime you were untouchable. P.S. drugs are bad mmm kay.

[@sarahemikula]

RIP Lanegan

[@josiewails9473]

@@sarahemikula I didn't realise that Mark Lanegan was also deceased. RIP to him as well. 💓

[@BCMoney1995]

@@josiewails9473 Yes he just passed less than a month ago 😭

[@IAmJKey]

The I.V. antibiotics would have been early fluoroquinolones. Barely made available to the public after their u.s. military usage in Desert Storm. Heavy doses of those can cause side effects for the rest of your life (tendon disintegration, heart aneurysm, mitochontrial DNA damage) Many soldiers blame their gulf war syndrome on thebdrugs... I wonder if it didn't complicate things for him later in life.

[@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc]

More than likely a cillan antibiotic was used. The next one would be a sulfa.

[@johnnypk1963]

Damn that’s a crazy story…that’s no way to live your life but for some it’s unavoidable

[@tomboyle7068]

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[@JoeDoig]

..oh the romance of poisoning ones self to death...banality...

[@laissolpraialuamar418]

É bom usar drogas, qualquer pessoa com sanidade mental SABE que é legal, tem que aproveitar as coisas pequenas da vida pois o tempo passa rapido.

[@mattdad8429]

To think... All the shit this man had been through and he was allegedly taken out by Covid-19. What a trip.

[@NASkeywest]

Yea, saw an article where a man was shot by NYPD four times in the chest and unfortunately succumbed to CV19 and died later that evening. It’s sad

[@jasonvadeboncoeur5870]

Fu#k you and your covid bullshit....Face it we were dupped

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@@NASkeywest my elderly mom's close friend died of the coof. She was already in hospice care with end stage lung cancer and had little time left but yeah, it was the coof according the Canadian medical system.....,sure.

[@hesher7582]

missing a vein is the worst. you learn early not to go the the hospital as an addict and iv drug user. just do a warm-compress and “keep an eye on it” for the dreaded signs of infection or necrosis. one gets very good at it quickly. but i shot meth. until fentanyl worked its was into the set-list. i’m still recovering from that.

[@kenglass7833]

On too the Set-List.......Too funny !!! Playing all the big hits !! Lol

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

Are you still on methadone/subs?

[@rebd00mer93]

​@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8eche said meth as in methamphetamine not methadone...

[@NoName-fo7mz]

Man these people really were pathetic and terrible friends to each other. Just sad

[@karinaf8326]

Wtf

[@Liberty6010and9]

Yep. Absolutely not real friends at all. Lanegan may have been with Kurt when he died. Seems there are some real questions regarding his whole story with that. Mark Lanegan was not a good guy. And I think it is very sad Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain both got mixed up with him. Ya know, it sure is interesting. Both Kurt and Layne had become these big stars. With loads of money. And Mark's band never made it that big like that. I think he was jealous of both of them and the talent they had.

[@kaiwingyuen1861]

there are no true friendship between addicts.

[@joshuapitz4906]

Don't do drugs kids!!!!

[@ktc67hb]

i was at that boston show. it was the best show i ever saw.

[@adamturner1563]

Thank you very much for doing this.

[@jackoakes1998]

Thanks for watching 🤘

[@jasons2851]

He nearly lost it there 😯

[@AndySalinger33]

As a guy with a sordid past, this one is tough to listen to. I nearly lost you, I guess. My mistress was Dilaudid, and she was very needy. It got scandalous. Honestly, most of what Lanegan says over the years, I tend to discount. The sheer lunacy of his drug-use deems his memory suspect. And often, other players seem to outright contradict his claims. But this story rings so true, and it hurts to hear the pain in the gravel that is his voice tell it. Funny how he’s even still alive. Of course, the same can be said about each of us, in different ways.

[@AndySalinger33]

@@lucid_delirium976 indeed. R.I.P.

[@nathanieledwards7150]

Oh dear god. Dillaudid is the only drug I don't know if I could ignore if confronted with. I have never had a better feeling than shooting Dillaudid. Im clean, and have been for 6 or 7 years, but boy howdy, it was just too good. And I know thats not right, but its the sad truth.

[@AndySalinger33]

@@nathanieledwards7150 you aren’t exaggerating. Shooting that stuff was the most alluring and amazing feeling on earth. So good that it destroyed my life. That’s too good. Let’s avoid it at all costs my friend. Nice work on staying clean. 👊

[@nathanieledwards7150]

@@AndySalinger33 sorry....I should reiterate. I don't use HEROIN or cocaine anymore. I still do whatever I want whenever I want. I workout everyday. I have a great diet. But if I feel like doing drugs, I do em. I just quit heroin because of the percentage risk of death involved due to fetanyl. I want to live, ya know? Too spooky

[@AndySalinger33]

@@nathanieledwards7150 again, I’m right there with you. Cool of you to add that caveat. People like us understand what you’re saying. Stay up.👊

[@clmannheimer]

Philly dope at that time was indeed powerful. I moved there for it. This story brought back some horrible memories, God, his power to invoke imagery....

[@tiagoouteiro3199]

Rest in power Mark Lanegan 🙏

[@tomboyle7068]

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[@gerardspringer8576]

Yeah. He is funny. Dry. He is like the hard rock Tom Waits! Got to see Screaming once. Wish they would do a reunion. I have to check Mark' s solo stuff

[@robertcronin6603]

"the hard rock Tom Waits" ...nice.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

As enticing and exciting as rock n roll music is, it's so important that he told these stories. It's not romantic, it's ugly.

[@benjaminlizana1994]

Mark have a good voice, very deep,

[@robertcronin6603]

Addiction is a hell of a thing...a disease that tells you that you don't have a disease...it's truly something how some of us are still here to even talk about it.

[@sstaners1234]

RIP Mark and Layne

[@motorcity7137]

Le Junkie

[@ihateutube1143]

Lane was and is a vocal beast!!!!!

[@shellywatson9845]

Layne

[@JayEdom]

Fuck really makes me think about dirty needles why is a dollar too much to save you from getting amputated why share a needle just keep one of your own and clean it up in an emergency and not use someone elses…..and of course not do it at all and even then they got free ones in most cities now glad he’s got the help now

[@paullayfield]

Yeah & don't eat dirty pussy either

[@jessicah3450]

Back then they thought not having access to needles would be a deterrent to using drugs, so it was difficult to find syringes. Once a person gets to the point of injecting their drug of choice, they usually care more about the drug than their health.

[@mikekeating8211]

He should narrate horror short stories 😁

[@JonPublic]

Yeah, he should have.

[@steamingdeuce868]

I could listen this Man read a Phonebook. RIP Mark.

[@sspbrazil]

He’s lucky he made it as long as he did.

[@shellywarren3198]

This is what. Happend whenever you are on drugs. And don't want to help yourself. There for no one else can help you.

[@alexnagy2044]

Insane story! Thx 4 share my Man✌🏻

[@jackoakes1998]

Eh brotha just glad u like the content 🤘

[@JoseJr1977]

Such a voice

[@billclinton3010]

Where’s the whole audiobook

[@bobondong4847]

For a guy bombed and drugged out his mind he sure does remember a lot of stuff to the T.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[@eltravo2112]

Mark’s narrative voice reminds me of actor Michael Wincott. “Quick impression for ya. Caw Caw. Bang. F*** I’m dead!”

[@louiscabral7306]

Not for one moment did it cross my mind, that I did this to myself

[@actionjacksondan]

These stories are entertaining to say the least, but to idolize a full blown addict is pretty foolish. It’s nothing that deserves any praise.

[@sloburnjo]

WoWee. Thanks mang - this made my day. As a MONTREALER this is news & hurts because of flashing back lol. I was working at Phantasmagoria records - listening & selling ALL this musick - good times yet REAL life is Master. RIP La Brique ! Now I am wondering which hospital Mark was a patient at? Saint Luc or Notre Dame? AIC was interviewed locally but I donut remember any news about Screaming Trees...i never watched Musique Plus/Much Music so was not aware of the tours. In the moment I missed out on so many 'rock' concerts because of school, work and fiancée and attending more jazz and blues shows. Montreal attracted many but not all of the alternative acts of the time with some memorable moments. Nirvana 1991 just as Nevermind is released. Cheerrs.

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

I love the “rock n roll, still happy?” quote.

[@tt-tc2xo]

"Still happy, rockn'roll? but with a French accent.

[@tiffanyhamilton7850]

I haven't seen these interviews with Layne

[@vincetrujillojr510]

I love Mark. Rest in Peace bub.

[@phennah9mm461]

Now there's two Mark arms

[@captainhonan]

Straight to the point got a love it rest in peace

[@cweissable]

I absolutely love Mark Lanegan💕💖❤️

[@jackhall8994]

Classic smokey Irish voice

[@robotinvasion]

Riveting

[@ssherrierable]

I feel like I’m there with him the whole book

[@465marko]

Me too. By the time I finished it, I had several std's and had to be put on methadone.

[@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc]

Honestly they should've done an incision and drainage before scaring Mark to death! They obviously wanted him to suffer in that hospital. I'm glad the antibiotics actually worked. Rip Mark

[@israel8847]

Sounds like a man.

[@bobohare4825]

Genius.

[@jasongeorge745]

What a good writer

[@acidrain.cobain]

this guy lived for three

[@stephenstuckey]

Mark's drug stories are insane man. That one where goes into serious withdrawal standing out in the rain wating for a bus to heathrow I think.....or somewhere in the UK. Gut wrenching man. I don't miss that shit.

[@jenniferholmes9718]

Holy shit

[@nicholasdietl2594]

Wow heroin sounds awesome

[@MrGreen79bmt]

Wow

[@johalmag3304]

Pretty hard core, sounds like some dope fiend shit to me. Takes one to know one....

[@F417H]

Holy hell Jesus

[@rebd00mer93]

This was my biggest fear when using. I was never afraid of overdosing but THIS was something that really worried me.

[@STPfuzzDemon]

Barrett sporting the 'Grand Funk Railroad' look.

[@danielnugent7046]

He reads like William S Burroughs.

[@romanlouche5220]

There were/are homeless french? Like actual many generations french?

[@dopeymark]

A real friend would have brought some dope into the hospital.

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

Heroin seems like fun. No wonder so many rockers do it!

[@mickhaslam3847]

Both sorely missed😢

[@ryanand154]

Mark Lanegan is a king,

[@scottyfrognsock2396]

New Zealand has the best pies

[@Iederhas]

What a guy ahahahah

[@drewkrueger3267]

Bro wtf 🤣🤣🤣

[@pk13910]

Classy

[@STPfuzzDemon]

So when he says, "We went to the hotel to get high," is he talking weed or hairwon? Usually the 'H' users will say "fix" or "fix up" at least in the Midwest.

[@BCMoney1995]

Hahaha I was thinking the same !! The answer, however, is yes, he was most definitely talking about Hairejuan

[@joepage1012]

Sex, drugs and amputation

[@oldwave6106]

Great story

[@skullfacestudios7421]

Yep.

[@James_Lahey]

This is a pirated video I'm calling the authorities

[@coldsteelrail1123]

I never been in the mood for any sort of sex when i was dope sick

[@rebd00mer93]

Orgasms make you feel better for like 1-2 minutes when you're dopesick because it releases the same chemicals as opiates do but it goes away super fast.

[@loloLolo-vz6wx]

Waste of creation this is sick sad and gross

[@missangieoxford]

I agree.

[@liamn8497]

Socialized healthcare for you!

[@annwrog]

Sounds like they were just letting him detox and dry out. I'm sure they knew what he had been doing. Their attitude was, "Screw the consequences of withdrawal."

[@trapezoidspangle934]

Works well in Australia.

[@Marco-717]

Laney, such a great friend, giving his homie's dope-further ruining each other's lives. Laney is definitely rotting in hell

[@lilpudd1]

Mark was a grown man……Layne could not force drugs on him unless he wanted it….they were all doing drugs …..and I think Layne lived his own hell and now is at peace.

[@Marco-717]

@@lilpudd1 I'm sure you'd call me a pos if I was manipulating your brother or sister into cutting themselves, so don't play the hypocrite. Offering your so called friends hard drugs makes you a real lonely and miserable pos

[@lilpudd1]

@@Marco-717 several of my friends and I did drugs together in my younger days….. because of my age people awakes tried to manipulate me into doing more…. I chose to walk away…. However some of my friends didn’t and now they are gone….. if my brother or sister was a child yeah I would be pissed at you …. But as an adult you can make a choice … I did….. I am not perfect and I make mistakes and I have in my past but at some point you have to answer for your own actions and not blame other people …..

[@johalmag3304]

@@Marco-717 misery loves company....

[@lilpudd1]

@@johalmag3304 you sound like a real miserable person

[@tomboyle7068]

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[@ICK69]

Bad to the fucking bone

[@Iwilldestroyyoo]

Yaaay heroin!