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Apr 2, 2013 · And McCready believed, naively, that in being around sober musicians, he was offering Staley a way out of addiction. “I was young and I thought ‘Hey I can do this,'” says...
Mar 17, 2023 · Bassist Saunders will die of a heroin overdose in 1999, while Staley, already deep into reclusion, will pass away 3 years later, exactly 8 years to the day after friend and fellow Seattleite Kurt Cobain.
Apr 13, 2021 · A spiritual mission: the tragic story of grunge supergroup Mad Season. A side-project escape for two members of Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, addict-sheltering Mad Season was also planned as a ‘recovery’ band. Musically it worked. As rehab, sadly, it didn’t.
- Ken Mcintyre
May 20, 2013 · Following the release of Above, McCready and Staley returned to their full-time bands, and while there was some talk of Mad Season reconvening, the deaths of both Saunders (in 1999) and Staley (three years later) effectively put an end to the band.
Feb 8, 1996 · Yet Staley says he’s reluctant to talk about his addiction — not because he’s embarrassed but because he’s worried his fans will think he’s glorifying drugs.
- Jon Wiederhorn
Apr 21, 2002 · In 1995, Staley did get sober long enough to record with a new band, Mad Season, formed with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees. But despite a hit record,...
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Dec 29, 2020 · Layne Staley was the ultimate example of a rock 'n' roll tragedy — a star whose incredible talent and creativity was cut short by an addiction that eventually grew out of his control. But somehow, out of Layne's story grew a bloom of hope for artists in the same position.
