From what Ive read, she was disliked by many people in Laynes life (and vice versa) because they viewed her as a bad influence, and she knew this. But I will say this: Jerry saw this coming. Not trying to get anything out of you, no anger, but if what you say is true, and I believe you, Rosheen wouldve passed in April 1998. There are similar pics of Erin Everly & Axl Rose back in the day, to Layne & Demri. Layne, I was yours for the asking, but you never asked. Will has a decent range but hes no Layne and that era has passed and theyre just not as good as they used to be, which leads me to believe that Layne was responsible for a lot of why old Alice in Chains kicked ass. Merry Christmas to you. By blaming Jerry and the rest of Laynes friends I also have to blame myself for moving so far away and losing touch. Writing your own book would be such a trip..imagine visiting the old places and mentally putting yourself back there to get into that mind frame to write.how bitterweet. Question: Did Demri ever drive a car? Anniversary of Dems passing & a note from her Mom, Darin Lamb One of Layne Staleys Best Friends. Thanks so much, your website and memories are so generous and appreciated. Yes, they had other loves, yes, they were not dating at the time of her death, yes, Demri was off on a jag, staying with someone else. Demris story haunted me when I first learned of it a few years ago. It means so much to me. Thanx though cool video.. they were all such dorks when it came to interviews. It happens a lot to drug addicts. The love between Demri & Layne will live on forever.Music by Boards of Canada - 5.9.78Please subscribe and help our Demri & Layne YouTube community grow. Yes, she died young, of mysterious circumstances, but she made a living for herself. By the way by the way , I am a female b. So thanks for always showing us the best of Demri! I dont think many people did, to be honest with you. Their legacy should be used in the context of learning. The reason Demri always stood out to me was that was always Demri. I am not strong enough to deal with addicts bullshit anymore. Theyre both special persons in their own right, and both should be acknowledged as such. The day I met Demri she was wearing them, along with cut-off jeans, and a cardigan shed had since gradeschool (apparently). :)), Thanks for this site and sharing so much about your friends. You know what he was like? Demri Parrott Photos, News and Videos, Trivia and Quotes - FamousFix Young, but very sexy. Its so sad to hear that she wasnt in one place for long. Read that on someones Pinterest. She never tapped it seemed.. no matter how horrible the circumstances got she could deal with it. Around October 20th or so she made some phone calls and wrote some letters to some people. She and Layne, and Rosheen, Mike and all the friends are together and laughing, having fun and taking care of us. There's a lot of information about Demri and interviews with family and friends. Thank you for that! It took me a long time to figure out what to write here, but I felt compelled to say something. Demri didnt have money she combed the carpet and started using again. She had her own connections for buying heroin and she could afford that, but it was LAYNES fault that she got sick b/c he hadnt bought her cotton before he left. So crazy cool and I know youd agreeor I wouldnt of told my stories or shared your pictures. Your writing gripped me immediately once you mentioned how magnetic some people could appear to us. God bless them both, may both be in Heaven with G0Ds good graces falling upon them. I too lost a sister. God. Mark and Layne were really cool together. into dope deep at that point, and one time I saw her on the bus and she pulled up her shirt and showed me her scar from when she was on the hospital table and they had to massage her heart back to life. Its even worse when you have a lot of responsibilities to take care of because you find yourself stuck to where you have to keep using to try and keep up with those responsibilities and it works at first but it tricks you and then you loose everything if you dont loose your life. He moved to the U District, to a condo right above this tavern called the Blue Moon. I have a respectable job and the only way I could keep it was to get right before I went to work and I would spend a 2 week pay check in 3 days and starve for 2 weeks. She is such a facinating person and it will be almost surreal to see her on video. She was unconscious for two and a half hours before she finally got to hospital. She once called herself an alien waiting for a ride home., Around 97, Layne had moved to the U Dist. Apparently, he found that lasting love with Dem or did he? I cant say I know much about her, but in the end, I hate the idea of romanticizing two junkies seemingly feeding off of each other. "remembering Demri"..? Who knows why, ours is to respect their will. Thank you for this website and your time. She was best known as a model (adult/glamour). Layne had admitted that he was mostly finished with show business. Ive read a lot about Demri over the past six years. I hope this made sense I just typed it at 5 a.m. Night world! It changes the chemistry in your brain and you become to where you can not experience joy or happiness with out it and it takes YEARS for your brain to recuperate and those are some pretty sad years where your brain does not function properly. Jerry started to stay away from Layne though. I dont give a fuck if you fucking believe me or not, dude. Her zodiac star sign was Pisces. We were all rocking the grunge uniform in those early days. I feel empathy for all addicts. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. But it did allow me to come over for several days and get things clean a tidy, although Demri was always a neat freak around me. But not in a slutty way. But, how did it happen? Also how she would decorate her hospital room with the same. Marilyn Monroe. Im at a low point in my life, and any more information about Demri would be greatly appreciated. That time he was upset because he felt everyone in the band should be at Rehab and it really pissed him off to be singled out esp. This website is dedicated to Demri Parrott, Layne Staley, Mike Starr and Rosheen Raugi with love and for anyone who ever thinks they wanna try it just once for fun.. Jessica I am so sorry for your loss. Demri in 1996 and Layne in 2002. He really freaked out over Kurt a few months before that. The Sony people were trying to use me as eyes and ears to report backis he doin drugs? Demri Parrott (demrilaraparrott) on Myspace Demri Parrott Layne Staley's Last Photo - The Mystery Behind His Photos not demri.will try and find the link to the post that says she was not available/she and Layne not together at the time. However, I was very struck by the beautiful young woman with him in pictures. I cant get over how freaking gorgeous Demri truly is. She was of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent. What a true tragedy heroin addiction is. This page is the FamousFix profile for Demri Parrott. I just came across this site, and Im stilled to my core by the haunting beauty in these photos and the story of Demri and Layne, and so many others in her world. The second one has just a part of the interview becouse it also has Primus and Tool too, but the image quality is better. I hope things are getting better for you and if not you hear me and please go get help. Demri Parrott was in relationships with Rosheen Raugi (1993 - 1996), Kent Lake (1988), Paul Uhlir (1987 - 1989) and John Baker (person) (1984). Its also sad that she took Layne down that path with her. It was Layne and Demri and they had to find me to tell me they started doing dope and how wonderful it was, and right then I knew they I know youve lost several, so hard to take, but your only daughter was trying to teach unconditional love for everyone. Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. A lot of people think he was shitty because he would prop Layne up on a microphone stand if he had to and do the show, even if Layne was totally wrecked. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. I was neglecting EVERYONE even my daughter when sick and when High I just wasnt worried about it. Ive read things on here claiming that she took his money and relied on him financially, but I cant say Ive ever read anything to say this is true. I couldnt afford all the hospital bills, but somehow, or someone, helped Demri. Some are experimenting with stuff, which can just be a part of growing up. Nope.. My nickname growing up was AD so if it was shortened by her she would call herself little D. Dont know unless she was doing a rap thing if she did that with others but do remember her correcting people who did say Dem, not Demri even to me. when the crew were dealers too. Like I said, Ill pray for you and hopefully god will lift you up. Being so removed from the reality of it all only made it more exciting though, and through all my adult years I have regularly sought out every bit of information I could about the real lives of the musicians involved, and in this case, their significant others. I had nothing left of them myself so it was like a true gift and to find pictures of my loved ones online. I just had to say it. Parrott was born in Bremerton, Washington to Kathleen Austin and Dennis Dougherty on February 22, 1969. Valley St. or Roy. I read it within days. I love you. I wish that Barcolas hadnt moved out. It is a horrible existence. I really appreciate this site. Demri Parrott Wiki & Bio - everipedia.org Prayers. Layne Staley & DEMRI PARROTT's Relationship: Tragedy, Love & Grunge It might have been here. I went to the video and checked and I dont think its Demri because: 1. Im grateful to be 19 years clean and sober and also I stopped before my body got thrashed ( although coke alcohol and pot were my drugs of choice, not heroin). Let me just say that its truly a pleasure to meet you here Xana. I think Jerry really was sincere, too, at least back then. (At the time, Layne didnt know what happened with MS. Id heard it from one of the people I knew who also lived there. No, ive never met you, but I still care about you and your family. Prayers are with you at this Holiday time. Id love to hear your take on any of them if you do read them though. Those guys literally made magic and Im so grateful to even have existed when they all did. The hat was donated to them because I have never sold a thing of Andys and I was afraid of what may happen to it should something happen to me. I can only imagine what the music, art and fashion industries would be like today if they had both survived their addictions. 14 February 2023. We tried to before but couldnt really connect with Nancy- too much focus on Laynes addiction and Heroin, and yknow there was a lot more to those times than just that. Anyway sorry I could not be more helpful. He literally looked up to the sky and said, Thank you for this feeling., DAMON STEWART Right after the release of Facelift, Layne and I became roommates in Seattle. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Layne was very true to Demri in his heart, but he related many, many wild touring adventures to me.. It is an extremely powerful demon drug that can steal your life and your inner strength faster then youll have control of. Its hard to have someone understand that you didnt get off the couch all day because you just couldnt get up or because you want to rip the painful gaping hole out of your chest. Demri didnt wear glasses like that girl. 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. Jason Buttino, who has recordings of both versions, attributes the change to the fact the second version was recorded more than a year after the death of Demri Parrott, Layne's longtime girlfriend. Or Id get up and watch them sleep when they were breathing funny because I was afraid they could die and it wasn t going to happen on my watch. If people only knew how stuck in grief I was for YEARS and today I still miss them all but I dont break down crying anymore. I know that. Me and some other fans have read nearly everything we could find on Layne and there has not been a mention of any girlfriend except Demri. theres a black and white photo of Layne and a girl who looks like Demri, to me at least. He lived through it, but they were kicked out of the apartment. that doesnt makes us bad people! I feel like some people enter the world with their story written for them already. What The Final 12 Months Of Layne Staley's Life Was Like - Grunge.com A little flower wild child girl who wont be never ever forgotten and will be for ever and for always loved and missed. Demri had family, many friends, and Layne, but she kept on running to the end. Almost makes me ache (being a parent of two girls already). Barbara you remember when you came into the room at the hospital and thought you were interrupting and we got Rachel to leave so you could have some private time with Demri and she thanked you saying she felt like she had vultures over her and could feel Rachel wanted her to die so she could have Layne. Especially a timeless celebrity like Layne Staley who left behind such a powerful legacy of music that continues to be important to so many people. (Back then we were still afraid of Aids and stuff and I dont mean Layne and Demri but others that came over. Many of us are looking forward to books that are from friends, and true to the tale of Layne and Demri. End of june..i start getting sick again. I know her story is full of pain and mistakes, you never hid that from us, and maybe because of this some close friends and family dont come in public to tell about her. She went out one night with the new bf of hers and she had shot heroin before they left. Dear Barbara, thanks so so much for this post. She, like Layne, was very generous. I went through and read all the Layne/Demri parts when I first got the book, too. I can see where someone would think it was her if they did not know her personally.. you know how you could pick out your best friends from just a shadow or the back of their head well that is how I am as well and that is not her. As for cotton what as ridiculous thing to say. Today. Its such a shame that these 2 talented people were taken from their families and friends at such young ages. She sometimes complained that she knew he was sleeping with other girls, but she also had relationships on the side too. Blessings from Iceland. I just wish that they both had survived, Layne marrying her, but it seems that she didnt want to get married. Such a beautiful woman with so much life and soul in her. In 1996, Staley's life was turned upside down when his former fiance, Demri Lara Parrott, died of a drug overdose and when she passed, so did a bit of Staley. I have no doubt in my mind about that. Certain parts of this story are definitely true. Check it out and let me know. He just didnt tell anyone that he was leaving. I was into the grunge scene since my brother first brought home a copy of Nirvana Nevermind in 1991. so thank you again for all this and hope you are well. Thank you for sharing, although I dont know if you revealed way too many private details. To be honest Leah.. Sadly, Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley passed away on April 5, 2002, at 34 years of age. . Try whatever it takes and if youre NOT an addict then all you have to do is never try it in the first place!!! But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. But, if you do, you could save a life. Chris Cornells recent death triggered something in me and Ive spent days reading through this site among others. She was adopted by her stepfather Stephen John Parrott. Its extremely heartbreaking. Her religion is listed as Christian. Have a look see and enjoy! It is such a sad situation. Youve lived through so much loss and heartache, and youre still there for the real fans, speaking the truth. They were less like brothers than like a weird married couple. She wasnt making a lot of money back then, but she did manage to get a lot of his. They were very discreet about it. I came across this site while listening to Laynes music on line.I along with many others loved his music and now I see why Layne loved Demri.I never new them but feel such a love from this website and the pictures of Demri and Layne. It was missing something. As a loved one, you have to be alert. Every parent wants their child to grow up healthy and successful. They began dating a short time after they saw each other. Apparently people would sayHey, are you Layne Staleys girlfriend? and shed sayNo, Im Demri. She also refused to take Laynes money, and had to make her own money herself. She thought he should because his stuff was there. I wish you were still here with us. She was only 27. The song say hello to heaven. (The ones that used and didnt contract it, were generally the ones that either snorted or shot with clean needles. Who is Demri Parrott dating? Demri Parrott boyfriend, husband Dem had gifts, she was not tortured she was a very old soul. Not all people are cruel. The site is great, the pictures are beautiful, and it so wonderful that we can remember them. Tell them you love them every chance you get! Its just heartbreaking and I believe this site will help people not to ever get into it and this site and your efforts are saving countless people from such a sad fate. Layne with fans New Years Eve 1999, reportedly last public photo in Just some random thoughts I had. She believes her body is so damaged, which it may have been, that, why quit? I will speak for us all in saying we hope you read this and change your minds. 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. I often checked on my kids breathing when they were newborns. It was just so shocking and upsetting. In spite of all the rumors he WAS clean. SomeoneI dont want to say whobrought him some heroin because they couldnt find any coke. Typos. Demri Parrott (demrilaraparrott)'s profile on Myspace, the place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Layne loved Clean Demri it gave him hope. Because it does and these beautiful people have created this place for dialogue. Barbara D. Well here I am, all these years later. I remember also reading that Layne took Andys death badly. PONY MAURICE (Feast singer) I kind of fell in love with Xana and Demri for a while. I need spell check! But as a fan who collects all kinds of memorabilia, it is nice to have. I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so I shouldnt be taking anything, but the pain is so bad. I never met Demri but I used to rehearse at Naf and played at the Offramp and RCKNDY , so I met Layne, Mike, Sean and Jerry a few times. Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell took care of the cat Sadie when Layne died. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancee of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. Know that you are loved, and that we all care about you. But not anymore. Haha! Demri deserves her recognition as the true Queen of the Seattle Scene. Every addict Ive read about has said the same thing. Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. demri parrott, alice in chains, demri lara parrott - Pinterest When they cancelled the 94 tour it was because Layne was afraid. Girlfriend of Alice In Chains' lead vocalist Layne Staley, Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, Washington / Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA, Ivy Green Cemetery Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 - 1989). So . Recent images. Demri never grew up. That doesnt mean I dont care that just means I wasnt aware. There are people who say this cured their cancer. That couldnt have been put in a better way! She moved around to different high schools in the 1980s. At the time of her death she had already had a pacemaker implanted due to the damage caused by using dirty needles to inject heroine. Layne was around more drugs due to his lifestyle. I dont think you do not know the dimension of your work. If youre saying to yourself Ahh.. It wasnt a blatant thing, but it was definitely implied a couple of times that they wanted to know how he was. I believe that although Layne loved her, and Demri loved him, they both had their own agendas for life, which unfortunately didnt mesh in the final turn of life. She had talked him into putting a lot of big purchases in her name. He also did Mad Season at some point in there. WTF are you talking about? 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. Im a long time AIC fan and think Layne was the most underrated ARTIST of our time. Thank you for this wonderful website. Yes, I like both men and women. I was a reference for him. If boundaries are established upfront, some of these issues can be avoided. David Lee Roth's opinion on Freddie Mercury and Queen Paul Stanley doesn't agree that Rock and Roll is dead It was supposed to be their clean and healthy place and after Ward. Demri had a cat, Sadie. Much love to you. Demri would be proud of you A friend once said that "Demri was not a hippy, goth, grunge girl she was her own creation. 10 Surprising Stories About Layne Staley's Reclusive Years I also took the photo of Demri with the red white and blue tights on, I gave her the tights from my work Fantasy Unlimited, and we went to see our friend Pony and I think she and Pony dressed up then we took a few photos, this being one. If you call 911, he wont be your friend. Demri didnt die till the morning of the 29th, in her mothers arms at the hospital. Layne helped him a lot in a lot of ways. Another thing that saddens me is that she had to live in a nursing home with elderly people when she was only in her mid-20s. Thank You! Hed had a close call and he didnt think that hed be able to stay clean on the road with that lifestyle. This is the kind of ridiculous talk he put up with from people who claimed to like him.