Tribute To Layne Staley (Pearl Jam - 4/20/02)

A tribute to Layne Staley.
Song 4/20/02 by Pearl Jam.
Recorded the day Eddie found out about Layne's death

[@Alexs.2599]

The idea of him dying alone and lonely and wasted away just rips your heart out! God Bless you Layne!!

[@CaptainSkylocke]

Indeed, he deserved so much more.

[@vegandreamer8203]

Alexi S. he went to that dark place for many years. it's so sad😭

[@ml6322]

It kills me he got me through so much..

[@4171julian]

mark shaw u took the words out of my mouth...well, except for the conjoined twins thing..haha

[@OcelotDAD]

Layne's death is like a horror movie that still scares to think of after years and years

[@makkietakkie]

"Using, you can't grow old, using." Rest in Peace Layne. You've left your mark on the world.

[@piotrmucha1518]

big time on me...

[@usernametaken9538]

19 years now and still cant get over it

[@moresnare]

Same.

[@ryankessler9528]

Same

[@nathanajefferson]

Freakin sad.

[@kafkaseyebrows]

always missing you - layne staley mike starr chris cornell shannon hoon kurt cobain andy wood

[@adriancantoral6704]

Scott Weiland too

[@hescht77]

Scott Weiland

[@kermitdafrog8190]

Chester Bennington too

[@seh2850]

Why do talent and fame eat their own children?

[@OldSkoolWax]

John Baker Saunders too

[@newchainssameshackles]

I'm in a rehab. Been off methadone for 13 days. Been out of the mix of everything else since October. Layne and his story helps me push thru this bs with my head down. None of my friends got to grow old. I'd like to give it a shot. RIP Layne. And thanks for this, Eddie.

[@Ngb963]

Good luck. Getting sober has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but also the most rewarding. Prayers

[@newchainssameshackles]

@@Ngb963 working on 9 months now

[@Ngb963]

Hell yea. One day at a time!!!

[@theweakestlink2278]

​@@newchainssameshacklesthat's awesome! Congrats on getting clean. It's not easy but it's well worth it.

[@bigchief70]

Completely improvised song in the moment of hearing about his friend's death. There's magic in these kind of moments.

[@bc005]

Eddie vedder is the only one left. I respect him for being as strong as he's been over these years.

[@danielcallahan4825]

And to think if the dude from mother love bone didn't die we would have never heard of him

[@connormartinson7619]

dont forget about mark arm and mark lanagen

[@jackapples1]

Eddie and Jerry Cantrell, some of the last living legends. Its so sad to see some of the most prominent 90's rockstars die. Dimebag, Vinnie, Chris, Kurt. RIP

[@JC-gf3yf]

Kevin Martin has a big say so as well

[@SumatranParadise]

Still have the underated Cantrell

[@madseason5614]

Above is helping me through a depressing time in my life right now.

[@30romes]

love some mad season bro!

[@slackjawstudio]

Tim Echols I agree. I can't stop listening to them. I'm beginning in recovery, something about laynes voice just gives me hope. Hope all goes well man, keep on going strong.

[@jacob.forrest_]

MadSeason amazing album. I lost a friend a week ago and she just graduated from high school. I kid you not, sweetest girl I’ve ever met. we were even gonna hang out. stay strong man and keep these tunes playing 🤘🏻

[@melissamissingchriscornell2513]

"Lonesome friend, we all knew...ALWAYS hoped, you'd pull through"...says it all. Love you my Savior

[@destructor.93]

I’ve been listening to Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Mad Season, and Chris Cornell’s solo work a lot lately, and I thought it was really helping me with a bad time in my life. The more I listen though, the worse it gets. On top of everything now, I’m so, so sad that I missed all of this, that I’ll never see Layne or Chris or Andy on stage, that they all met such terrible fates. I wish I’d been born twenty years earlier than I was and been here in Seattle from the beginning of the grunge scene, I wish I’d had the chance to meet them.

[@kafkaseyebrows]

I'm 31 and missed the grunge era, so I've been catching up for the past 3yrs and it's breaking my heart. it says a lot about those we lost, that people are still listening to their music and mourning them over a decade later. so many beautiful souls 💔 also if you haven't yet, you should check out blind melon. shannon hoon reminds me of andy wood. we lost him 10/21/95.

[@destructor.93]

ren I love Blind Melon! Shannon’s the best, I’d put him in the same tier with Chris Cornell and Layne Staley easily. First rate, incomparable, and irreplaceable. ❤️

[@ComaAlpha]

I was 2 years old when Andy died. I was a baby in Ohio, how could I have known what was happening on the other side of the country? Not being able to meet Andy and now Chris is really what devastates me the most. I always had this idea that I would meet Chris and ask him nothing but questions about Andy. You can talk about Layne, Scott, Shannon, losing Andy is the biggest loss. Andy was supposed to be Freddie Mercury for Generation X and instead they got Kurt Cobain. Such a shame.

[@HellAintHalfFull]

Elizabeth It was quite a time.

[@tristanallnutt1365]

Give the music a rest if it is bringing you down and reconnect in a few months or years. Music can bring you up and down... So be careful if you only like one genre. X

[@wheelmanstan]

Must have been tough being a guy like Eddie during the 90's, Being around all these super talents that lived the way they did and died the way they did. Eddie survived grunge, it's pretty amazing.

[@ellensecondlife9704]

It's true!

[@gamedemon24]

Why did I have to be born in '98, after all this great music was gone? If you were there for it, you have no idea how lucky you are.

[@pickeringpick]

I was there for it. It was everything you imagine. Exhilarating, passionate, elevating, but also devastating. We were given legitimate heroes and then they were almost immediately taken away, over and over again. 90s music was an explosion followed by a bonfire. By '95 it was over. But what a ride. Just love the music - that's what they wanted you to have.

[@Paneeks1960]

Not a big Pearl Jam fan but no one can argue just how real Eddie Vedder is. He has a heart that you can feel in his writing and the way he expresses his lyrics. I admire him for his honesty. If I song writer cannot be real he is not worth the paper he is writing on.

[@ellensecondlife9704]

❤

[@epipd5712]

So sad, I miss Layne's voice so much. He had one of the most incredible voices in music. Happy Pearl Jam did this song for Layne. I love this tribute.

[@liabatud67]

Eddie knew Layne before all the fans did, enough said. His loss is felt on a different level than ours is. We loved him as a singer/songwriter and he was in our hearts because he was in our homes always. Eddie had him also in his embrace.. as a friend, compatriot and fellow band member from Seattle. They played together, recorded together and did a tribute album together for ANOTHER lead singer who died early own before either found true fame. His loss is unknown to us. Just honor that.

[@melany5506]

He did the tribute album with Chris Cornell, not Layne Staley.

[@n.d.s.5026]

@@melany5506 funny how nobody but yourself said anything, right? Layne was not in Temple of the dog. Oh, well.

[@melany5506]

@@n.d.s.5026 umm.. what?

[@nathankelly366]

The first time I heard this , my hairs stood up , I’m still in awe , Eddie , it’s very obvious how much you and the boys loved your brother x Incredibly beautiful

[@johnstoner666]

Eddie is one of the best musical ARTISTS ever...pure soul with no apologies.

[@sassymessmess9110]

Not a big Part Jam fan but the words made me tear up. Whoever made this should have used the picture of Eddy V at Laynes' condo building standing by the words he wrote on the wall. "Layne Staley lives within".

[@kafkaseyebrows]

didn't know either of these things. poor eddie 😔 god I love how fiercely he loves

[@bigchief70]

@Ylimreh Back in the 90's people didn't take pictures of themselves everyday. It was different times. Many moments only live on through those who lived them because there was no recording of its occurrence.

[@swabee407]

Ghost_Bear That's such an amazing insight. You're right. A selfie-free era and far more precious.

[@xtldc]

swa bee - I was a teenager in the 90s and I often get jealous that young people today essentially have their entire youths documented in photos. I have precious few reminders of those carefree times.

[@king802]

Same here, not a Pearl Jam fan but this was a very cool thing Veder did. Very touching.

[@moosehose]

Who can sing like him? He was one of a kind. RIP Layne & Kurt. They're having a party in heaven tonight!

[@gerggbergr8976]

Having a party? That's what got them there!

[@MarilynAbramson-gc8kj]

@@gerggbergr8976 u Aren't Kidding Dude

[@michelleeverett8125]

13 years later; AIC found some prick whose voice was similar. They tried to monetize it as a tribute for Layne, who weighed less than 90lbs as his mother held his corpse and said goodbye, days after he died alone. They used him after he was dead, and probably had just one arm left. It's not okay. Vetter is right.

[@michelleeverett8125]

I mean I'm responding 13 years after you comment. On my way out, myself.

[@hannahwalker3679]

I'm crying,and I can't stop listening to this beautiful song.Rest in Peace,Layne Staley (and Mike Starr).Thank you for contributing so much to the world! We love you.

[@zakman246]

Agreed. I love Pearl Jam and AiC and never knew this song existed. Also never expected for this song to have really brought a tear to my eye. So raw and passionate; I would have killed to have been around in that era. Not going to lie, I saw the playlists on your channel and they're bloody amazing. A bit sad too, because I hardly know anyone in any of my circles that listens to such a sort of music, and I could talk or even sing of that music any time of day. I would kill to meet someone with such a diverse taste in music (Old school 90s rap is amazing; the fact that you listen to just music and sound instead of genres is great!).

[@vulgarhyena9616]

Nearly 18 years later and we are all still so crushed. Rest in peace buddy sometimes when the drugs take hold too deeply there's only one way out... I'm glad you're finally free. You made your mark on this world and will never be forgotten

[@JamesSmith-kb6lt]

Was always a fan but now, years later, and as a parent, I can only imagine how broken his parents must feel...

[@lucrese1]

A beaurtiful song for a beautiful, so sweet young man who left this crazy world too soon! One of the "biggest" hero of our youth. Never forget...

[@farony1255]

He was never alone. only in his addiction. He truly had support. just chose his own path

[@CaptainSkylocke]

+faron y Addicts don't choose this, it was the only way he could find to deal with his demons.

[@garythompson5316]

@@farony1255 you don’t understand

[@8ulls3y3]

A man whose talent and charisma were actually visible from space. RIP Layne, your voice is still intoxicating like the finest of liqueurs.

[@123n4m]

Agreed

[@amentveddergossard]

Up in heaven right now. DRUMS: KEITH MOON GUITAR: DIMEBAG DARRELL VOCALS: LAYNE STALEY

[@_MetalPhantom]

Bass: Cliff Burton

[@visisydandthevoid]

Bass: Peter Steel

[@mikkelandersen7788]

Shit it still hurts all those years after.....I will never ever forget you Layne. Wouldn't have made it without you voice,lyrics and music. All the best from Denmark.

[@rumble-roses]

Layne looks so cute as a kid. I miss him :(

[@ABakanji]

He was great artist, sensitive soul...rest in peace Layne!

[@lunakat6369]

After Demri was gone, seems he gave up, some people close say Layne said he was feeling her spirit come around, near the end. Such a loss, a deep loss still felt. RIP

[@delmerstanley1433]

Great tribute to the greatest he's been such an inspiration for me through times i don't think I could have made it but then I would put on there unplugged album and drift away from the pain I was consumed in thanks layne

[@karlanadia2012]

I am with you on this, man..... Layne helps me a lot too. Rest our little angel

[@elenamarienieman3343]

Same here

[@nastyagordin8383]

BEAUTIFUL. eddie is incredible, and layne will always live in our hearts

[@daywar13]

I love that picture of Shannon kissing Layne.

[@kafkaseyebrows]

they were so sweet 💔

[@rainingwhenidie]

I didn't think it was possible to be so upset over someone who died before I was born, but here we are. I wish Layne knew how many people loved him and cherished him, I really don't think he realized just how amazing he was 💔

[@hankstaley8592]

This is very saddening but amazing listening to this on what would have been his 48th birthday. R.I.P. Layne Staley

[@ScrawnyRonnie89]

I don't give Eddie enough respect. Dude is an amazing human being. Even though I'm not a Pearl Jam fan, I do respect the love these guys have for each other. Such a beautiful song.

[@jeb0112]

I lived in Seattle back in the day, and met layne, really nice guy got my guitar signed by him that guitar will be going to the grave with me!!! RIP layne....!!!!!

[@williamsager1238]

Never forgotten..We will love you forever Layne ❤️

[@williamberry8895]

Thank u Eddie. I don't know how to explain how much he meant to me. Please stay healthy. Us 40 plus yr olds need you

[@EchoesonMars]

One of the best tribute songs of all time

[@anaritaoliveira8677]

"Heroes die but legends live forever" RIP Layne & Kurt

[@talkingheinz67tarek89]

amazing..... #rip layne. #rip kurt #rip great music!

[@hannahwalker3679]

Yes two very talented,beautiful people who impacted the lives of millions are both gone... Now we're left Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) and Chris(soundgarden). RIP Layne;thanks for sharing your beautiful gift with the world. I love you

[@asdaslkkjn]

no more chris...

[@darrinconnor7]

The very first pic I saw of AIC had to have been around Christmas time 1990, it was the four of them on a sled and they all had Santa hats on with sunglasses , I always loved that picture for some reason and I can't seem to find it anywhere. I'm pretty sure it was around '90 on the Facelift tour and it was out of RIP magazine (I think?) I half to say Layne is one of the most Photogenic people ever to be photographed (body, face, eyes etc) I think of him daily. RIP Dime Mike Layne

[@oleksandrshulha7451]

just search 'Alice in Chains Christmas'

[@-Sober-]

He was found 20 years ago today. I never met him, never even went to one of his concerts. Life sucks

[@JakersFromCali]

omg......I'm so proud right now. Go Pearl Jam........I'm 101% MAN but this has brought a tear to my eye. It goes to show you that the bands we listen to have connections with each other and have respect for one another.

[@AliceInPantera]

Layne has soooo many songs written in his honor. Shows how special he was and how many lives he touched (and still is)....This and Layne by Black Label Society are two of my favorite songs. He’s still responsible for some of my favorite music, even if he didn’t write it!

[@ursulacaiado2158]

nobody can sing like him.

[@NellaTorre]

12 fucking years after I bought this album... TWELVE YEARS and just now I come across this song at the end of Bee Girl. I wore this album out when it was released. Shame on me.

[@freestylemx22]

There's no doubt he's looking down upon us. Such a great person he was with a such a great gift. Its up to us fans to keep his spirit alive.

[@TuneTalesGamer]

20 years have passed and yet his death is still felt by the music world.

[@arrayzmazzboard2587]

RiP Layne,Kurt,& Scott.. :(

[@MsDeeke]

arrayz Mazzboard now Chris

[@kafkaseyebrows]

and mike starr

[@charlenepickett5444]

Don't forget about Mike Starr, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington!

[@TheCursedMessiah]

@@charlenepickett5444 Linkin Park was shit never say that man's name with everyone else.

[@triad5766]

TheCursedMessiah - Regardless of what you think about their bland music, Chester was a great vocalist.

[@DrHibbitts]

RIP Layne, 8 years now, just think of all the awesome music we could have had in that time. :(

[@dyanalynn6698]

And I’m reading your comment today (10 yrs after you wrote it)... 18yrs have passed and he’s still touching lives...🙏🏻❤️

[@DanaONeillStuder]

@@dyanalynn6698 It's 20 yrs now.

[@donnafranklin5480]

Sometimes you can't put words to feelings.. you just have to let it ride out like a wave and remeniance how it engulfs you from inside and be grateful for those stolen moments in which it brought instead the agony that would have lingered within your heart. Always close in thought.. RIP Layne.

[@candelachampeau553]

It hurts so so much, I feel a lump in my throat... Layne will never be forgotten because he lives in all of us ❤🕊🇦🇷 what a special is eddie for wrote this mastierpiece.

[@user-cp8dc4ob9c]

Miss you Layne for 20 years now

[@ryankessler9528]

Eddie is so good w these, 2002 his voice was still pristine not that it’s not good now, RIP Layne but this is so heart throbbing because of Ed

[@GolduckSM6]

Being a fan of Layne a few years from now, and every time that I read how he fell down with the drugs makes me chills.

[@danathor99]

i was so depressed on thursday.... This song shouldn't even exist because you should still be with us Layne... i was 12 years old when i saw that MTV unplugged one night in '97, i recorded it and played it like every day, i wish you could only know that there's still so many people in the world who were touched by your voice and still care for you, RIP man.

[@telltalemse]

Dear Layne, April 5th I light a candle for you, but it's everyday I think about you; I don't miss or love you more today than any other day. Your spirit always lives on, immortality through songs. We miss you...

[@ghostgirl5573]

You were gone before I was even born but I will always feel connected to you and your music. You will be forever missed Layne, and your legacy will always carry on🖤

[@DKudz]

6 years ago today we lost one of the best singers of all time. this song gets to me every time. RIP Layne

[@MAJoRg881]

I remember seeing on tv that he died when I was three so sad..... such an amazing soul..... rip....... my inspiration

[@igotktfobyafoot-stomper3348]

Ronan M when u were 3...

[@arseface2k934]

@@igotktfobyafoot-stomper3348 I remember johnny cash dying and I was about that age. can surprise you the random things that can stick in your mind

[@arsongrady]

RIP Layne your music and legacy is forever with us.

[@theonegordo755]

Another year …. So many now, but we’ll never forget Layne. 🤘🤘

[@joneae21]

Rest in peace Layne & Kurt ❤❤❤

[@wolfsky3875]

...and Chris... ;-(

[@subashpandey6970]

Rest in peace,my favorite vocalist.

[@michelerenee2970]

This made me cry. I miss Layne what an iconic voice he had.

[@Simplylibbs]

Cried the whole way through. Amazing. Layne gave us something amazing to dwell on, and Pearl Jam should be praised for doing this.

[@kdsmoke]

I’m so glad this is a hidden track, I believe Layne would’ve wanted that way. He didn’t care for fame after he got it. 😞 but god bless Eddie for being kind to Laynes family when all the other big names at his memorial basically ignored them ❤️

[@zombiequeen7754]

Funny how someone you have never met...or will ever can affect someone so profoundly. Aic is my bread. Seen me through really dark times but they are a constant comfort in a inconstant uncomfortable world. I am a gen x and miss the days...and so many of our artists from that time. Much love and positivity to all. I know layne is happy he is with demi

[@cosmicowboy111]

"Grunge" one of the best decades in music, some of the most formidable music and musicians in the past 20 years of rock and roll.

[@laurawatters914]

Soo sad we miss and love you Layne Staley R.I.P 😇♥️🤘

[@michaeljamesmccabe]

Layne's death was such a tradgedy because he was so well respected and loved by so many. Everyone thought they could pull him out of it. Layne remains as an amazing talent and a testament to the power of addiction. Never escalate to heroin, it's too much.

[@barbara-annperry5941]

I think that he was suffering from depression and the heroin was his escape from it. I wish that they never left him in isolation and that they treated his depression first, then he might have had a chance of surviving his drug addiction and be here today 😢

[@jtoosph22]

Such an amazing musician Another whose life was unfortunately cut short by the short time.

[@WalidMadrid]

I always thought this song was little bit "fast-written", but i´ve just heard it again and gave me chills with every verse. R.I.P Layne.

[@susansimpson72]

WOW BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU PEARL JAM FOR SUCH A TRIBUTE AND JUST 15 DAYS AFTER HIS DEATH.....HE LEFT A HOLE IN MANY OF OUR HEARTS BUT SINGS A SONG TO OUR SOULS

[@danathor99]

+Susan Simpson This song was recorded the same day Layne's body was discovered

[@susansimpson72]

danathor99 wow...i didn't know but know Layne and Eddie were good friends

[@vadacampbell5647]

+Susan Staley-Simpson Eddie had a picture took with him standing in front of a building that had Layne Staley lives on spray painted on the side! I have to say that you would love it, but I can't remember where I seen it though! It was in a video tribute to Layne I'm pretty sure!

[@codysmith3166]

i'm only 16 i'll turn 17 in march but the first alice in chains song i heard was them bones and i never heard one without Layne until last year and though i never really knew him i'll still miss him R.I.P Layne and thanks for the good songs

[@rawkguy4896]

Should have been on Riot Act. Save You would be a crazy follow up to this given the lyrics to both songs

[@Loralie666]

That was soo beautiful..RIP Layne To this day you are missed and loved..Today & always!! Thank you Pearl Jam and.. Thank you for the post

[@user-gt9wo7uc6q]

Love this Tribute Eddy gives me chills man

[@pdstor]

Twenty years on and I still remember beating my fists on my dashboard alone in my car scream-crying after hearing about this. I'd pass out from a speedball not too long after. I woke up. He didn't. The world lost a greater treasure than it kept. Using picks its victims the same as going over the top did at the Somme: random, impersonal, uncaring.

[@filmcraft_productions]

Kurt and Layne both died on April 5th

[@elenamarienieman3343]

Worst day in music since the winter dance party plane crash. At least it wasn't the same year. Still a terrible day to remember.

[@syiunshi]

Elena Marie Nieman Agreed. RIP Buddy Holly and Layne Staley

[@Davidnuhldefariacruz]

Layne’s body was only found 15 days after his death.

[@dillanwalker4806]

I never saw Layne in real life. He died when I was 7. I can't listen to this song without crying. I relate to laynes life and music and it's so scary being addicted and alone. Love you layne ❤

[@tylerbrookenarro3724]

Definitely one of my favorite pearl jam songs! Its just so emotional and you feel exactly how eddie was feeling. So sad, but Layne's beautiful voice will be with us forever!

[@MyConsciousLife]

He did die on April 5th, they didn't find his body until the 19th. Eddie wrote the song the day he found out April 20th.

[@TheLYagAmi]

That’s depressing af nobody even cared to find out where he was for 2 weeks? That’s just so cold man.

[@KarlDelaney99]

@@TheLYagAmi Layne stayed away from everyone a lot after 1996, he'd always got knocks on his door from people checking up on him and try to get him into rehab. The only reason why they checked up on him when he died was because his bank account wasn't being used for 2 weeks

[@LCx829]

my fav Seattle band. Layne is missed.

[@autumnsmith6825]

Layne is still missed today ❤

[@TheDeadCenterlive]

damn i got some serious chills from that song! My favorite singer paying tribute to another of the lost greats.. Powerful song. Some of the most beautiful music comes out of tragedy!

[@suicacrobatdude]

"The King is gone but he's not forgotten"... N.Young

[@imortality1995]

im convinced vedder could write and sing a deoderant comercial and it would be the deepest, soulfull shit to come out in 15 years

[@amandaguest7742]

Beautiful song and video for Layne. R.I.P hope ur at peace now

[@ozkrhills9624]

Beautiful song... amazing interpretation great Eddie

[@robfullman2326]

Balling my fucking eyes out. Love you Layne RIP

[@emotivedonkey]

I'm only 18 and I've been into bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden for as long as I can remember. I tried listening to newer bands and I didn't like them that much (few exceptions). First time I heard about Alice in Chains was at a music festival near my town. This guy had a Sub Pop shirt and I asked him where did he get it. We ended up talking about music and after we got back home, he mailed me Mad Season. Layne was a great musician.

[@altarofkubrickfloyd]

You’re 32 now bruh

[@kb6147]

I’ve been watching so many videos ab you lately Layne. Prolly isn’t healthy. It breaks my heart so. I didn’t know you personally but I feel like I did through your music. Pain in ur voice hits home. Miss u so much.

[@edya866]

Today is 20 years. Mike we love you

[@adfs2823]

Têm pessoas que amam demais e não conseguem se conformar com uma perda valiosa, eu sou assim também, Layne não suportou a perda de sua namorada e mergulhou naquilo que podia alivia-lo e ao mesmo tempo liberta-lo, descanse em paz Layne..

[@PERSONAGEM3D]

DISSE tudo mano,... realmente

[@dimebagdave77]

man, i'm really impressed by this one,most tribute tracks come off forced and kinda lame to me but this is poetic and heartfelt to say the least.only Ed could've pulled one off this great.

[@giancarlopacelli5971]

i can't stop to cry,to much love for u layne

[@Olubumni]

This was a beautiful tribute from one of my favorite bands❤️❤️❤️

[@Faerghus-Knight-23]

Layne.. it's so sad to remember this day. 10 years before, you left this world. I didn't know how bad you were..to the point you died. All my respects for you.. RIP Layne, im sure actually you are better in heaven, smiling... leaving all the pain behind. We all miss you :(, but at the same time im a little happy.... because you are no longer suffering... farewell layne :')