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Now I dont have to worry about that anymore. Im so glad to see the people who are able to look past her addiction because obviously there was so much more to her. But they were always connected, and when she passed, so did Laynes spirit. She was having a harder time this time and told him to take her to Capital Hills to get drugs he said, No! She turned really different, and believe me when I say that she was not truly the person that she was becoming. It is an extremely powerful demon drug that can steal your life and your inner strength faster then youll have control of. I wouldnt call her suicidal but definitely self destructive. Heroin isnt a social drug that you experiment with. I just look forward to hearing from someone. 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. MRSA has been around for quite some timeI first found out about it back in 1994/95 with some of my first nursing home patients that I transported to the E.R. Historical records matching Demri Parrott Poor girl. Layne and Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr were watching television on April 4, 2002, the day before Staley died of a heroin overdose. Did she have a license? Its the nature of things and I think that this is dictated by how we feel about certain people.). Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell took care of the cat Sadie when Layne died. That is all I can remember to add. They were engaged in 1992 but later separated in 1994. but I wanted to make a note on the message posted by D but written by koa know that runs online for about 8 years I know for sure because we put the message in alternativegrunge forum in Italy .. So go to youtube and search for this: It was copied and posted to several different places. Demri looking sweet and beautiful.. she was such a natural beauty. So for all the AIC fans who hate Demri because of this, you are all wrong. I know this is an old post but why did you put Demris name in quotes? She had been in and out of the hospital a lot, and I am sure her mother did everything she could to help her. It was for that, not because he was mean or wanted to date, he just wanted them both to get well and even said he wished Rehab had Co-Addictive Behavior Counselling for couples, which I was trying to help with at Wickenburg. Felt a little CRAZY. I just stumbled upon this website and I really love reading about Demri and Layne and about their time on earth. Which is a good thing trust me. Dear Barbara, also if you look up Demri Parrott Dave Hillis, theres a pic of her in not great condition soon before she passed. Anway hope you continue to find this website informative and fun to visit. I started writing about her online about 12 years ago now and some of the pictures I posted can still be seen floating around online like the one of them kissing taped to my wall or the black and white ones of her in the coat and hat.. all print outs I received from Darin from her memorial. Austin got that bear back after it was found in Layne's. What does that tell you? Anyway I feel for both of them. Thats all I wanted to say. I have some copies of her poetry. Back in April when Rachel heard Demri had a zero % chance to live she made a B-Line to the hospital to make sure, as it was questioned repeadily and probably gave Demri incentive to live. She had talked him into putting a lot of big purchases in her name. *, I will pray for you and your family, God bless you Susan. Demri Parrott (born Demri Lara Murphy on February 22nd 1969 - d. October 29th 1996) was the love of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley's life. Not sure about the legs. (Back then we were still afraid of Aids and stuff and I dont mean Layne and Demri but others that came over. They have it, although I have not seen it in the display but I do have the paperwork from the curator. If your brain and body like it your brain and your body will talk you into trying it again.. and again and before you know itand pretty soon you cant stop itand even if your brain and your body agree with your heartdrug addiction is cunning. She studied at the Arlington High School, Washington (1984 1986); the Lakewood High School, Arlington, WA (1986); and the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 1989). He thought Demri could see him from heaven so it didnt want to upset her. He was like Laynes pimp, only he couldnt get Layne to work. And there used to be a girl in my life who reminds me of Demri a lot. Anyway, Im pleased to see others still commenting in these threads. I think there are clues around us every day of something more and that when we die were NOT gone forever so I will continue to believe that something happens I just dont know what it is yet. Dating seems illogical. She is such a facinating person and it will be almost surreal to see her on video. I will also never let you be forgotten as long as my heart beats.this website was made in memory of you, Layne and Rosheen..and now sadly, Mike too. "remembering Demri"..? Marilyn Monroe. That all makes total sense. They went down to QFC and he asked her to wait in the car while he ran into the store to buy a few things. If you go onto Facebook you will find a number of groups dedicated to the memory of Layne. I paid a professional hat blocker a lot of money to help me with the final construction, but I bought all the fabric and designed them, I dont even know who Rachel is. You need to be happy. A lot of creativity! Shitty logic. I ran into Darin a few days back always nothing but love when we see each other. I would love to read more about this era and i know there is alot of crap out there but in your opinion which book written about that time in history on AIC and even mentioning Demri would you think is the most accurate?? 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.. Thanks for this site. if she had no association with Layne Staley you wouldn't give a fuck about her. God bless her, and God bless Layne, not just because I feel for them both, but because I hope that both are pain free in Heaven. You will be ok. Love lots of love. He was in the middle of drawing a very cool cartoon for him when he died. I had started working for Sony Records at the time, doing a regional A&R job, and with them being signed to a Sony label, it was a little bit awkward for both us. One story he told her mom the other her dad. I believe that their friendship was love as well as drug based. Being and ex-heroin addict myself, I know first hand the trials and tribulations that come with doing hard drugs, trying to keep a relationship going with my addicted girlfriend, and playing in a rock band, all at the same time. If a kittens in your bed clawing you, its a kitten, you know? AiC was playing a show that night at an old fire station in Redmonddo you remember that place? WTF are you talking about? I know it sounds crazy but Im begging you to check it out. Yes, Laura very, very true you basically nailed it. Demri was a leech. I try to study the different religions, lead a good life, treat others like I want to be treated and reach out to others who need it. Get over yourself and if you remember to comment then be positive and stop snapping at people. on drugs. The previous year she had suffered pancreatitis. We loved our friends and they dropped like flies around us one after the otherwe thought we could control it.. they thought they could live forever.. Barbara, Hi ~ She is proud of us the same way we are proud of her, and she loves us as we love her. Why? Like I said, Ill pray for you and hopefully god will lift you up. He told me that he She was made weaker by the fact that shed contracted heart problems from the use of dirty and used cotton when she used heroin. Happy to know you found and enjoy the web site. Hope you write that book about the two of them and/or those times! Just let them know youll be there when theyre ready to get clean. Jessica, not sure if you will get this its been awhile since you wrote it but I dont update this site very often anymore. Shes perfect in every way. They changed into this dark, brooding, heavy thing.. 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. I often think what could have been if he just got clean, what kind of music hed be writing? Born Demri Lara Parrott on 22nd February, 1969 . Some people are predisposed to addiction and so their story is written for them. Thanks for posting that. Gah, Mike Starr was a weird one. So im postive thats why Demri got so sick again after her heart surgery cause her new valve was so sensitive. By the time he tried to wake her she was in a coma. Beautiful, dedication, Demri, Demri Parrot, Picture, Pictures, Rest in Peace. Mad Season released only one album, Above, in March 1995. Death is forever and you are needed in this world. Not heroin, but pills and marijuana. In my experience the Demri info isnt accurate. Please if you ever get a chance, write that book. He was usin. YOU NEED TO STAY FAR FAR AWAY FROM!! I believe Layne when he said before his passing that Demri visited him. Sure, that might work for a short while but ultimately addicts need more incentives in their life then how someone else feels and those two things shame and guilt can also completly back fire on family members who always seem to try this route too and it will just cause their addict to go deeper and farther into their addiction and they may begin to isolate themselves emotionally and physically away from the people who made them feel that way because they dont wanna let them down anymore or let them see the disgusting mess they know theyve become.. so theyll just remove themselves from their lives instead.. breaking everyones hearts including their own. She stumples out to the car and passes out (O.D.s duh!). In the position he was in, its probably the only way he couldve had a lasting relationship. To pay for such risks with ones life is just awful and seems unfair. LoveRats 11:31 PM 11-24-2010 Demri Parrott was former ex-girlfriend of singer Layne Staley from Alice in Chains. Sadly, Demri passed away in 1996 of endocarditis caused by her drug use. . -Jesse, I came across this website a few days ago, and I have to admit that this is wonderful.thank you so much Barbara Darin and Mom Kathleen for sharing her memories with us! Ive read a lot about Demri over the past six years. It tries to steal your life and the sparkle or energy that flows within us all. Sorry if I missespelled something, english isnt my primary language. She was human. Layne was trying to quit EVERYthing at this time (he even attempted quitting smoking) and Sean was still bringing pot around everytime they would get together. Thank you for sharing this, I don't care how accurate it was. I knew Andy before her, but I started getting a lot closer to Xana than I ever had with him. That kind of clientele. Do you know if you have the first version or the second? I never told anyone that I knew you and you used to tell me dont let it bother you. I started our just doing it because it made me feel energized to create my own music as well as to work. Jerry did love Layne but there are definitely 2 Jerrys. Aic. If you want to sign up to get notified of our website updates.. please enter your email address into the form at the bottom of the right hand sidebar. I happened to know that my Mom.. who I love dearly and means the world to me would have no clue. She wasnt out getting loaded and living it up thats Rachels story. Its quite ridiculous. Just saying! People call to make sure they are listed in the Thank Yous on an album. Just dropping in to see if there have been any new stories to read , Its awesome designed for me to have a web page, which is valuable designed for my knowledge. And I have a life too. How did her kids get so involved with drugs and addiction? Do not let it get YOU! Tags: Demri, who was the cutest, most beautiful thing in the world, came up to me one night and lifted up her shirt. A lot of creativity! I went to the video and checked and I dont think its Demri because: 1. ITS NOT A GLAMOROUS DRUG AND ITS NOT SOME MYSTERIOUS ROCK STAR SHIT. Im lucky to have 2 beautiful little girls that keep my life full. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a remote part of the scene, 25 years later! Parrott was born in Bremerton, Washington to Kathleen Austin and Dennis Dougherty on February 22, 1969. Was she running scared? I never thought much about the lyrics until, fast forward about 6 years, and I was on dope. He loved Layne more than anything, I think even more than Courtney sometimes (Courtney as you all know was Jerrys on off gf.) When cleaning I didnt know what belonged to who, which is risky). Yes people who werent there and did not know the facts were always injecting their two cents and conjuring up untruths because asking made too much sense. No need to rant on that. I am not saying Rachel is a bad person, prior to this I thought she was a hat maker genious, but it was at the very least odd because they werent friends, but Demri always the gracious host even on her deathbed. I hope so. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. Suffice to say that she got the wrong ideas about some things, Layne was hurt by her assumptions and they parted ways for a while. Demri tried to warn me too and I also ignored her and lost years of my life.. that I can barely remember and doing almost everything I had always promised myself that ID NEVER DO I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP DOING THINGS I COULD NEVER OF IMAGINED ALWAYS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE THAT FUCKING EVIL ADDICTION!! i was born after demris passing but reading about her and seeing her photos is truly enchanting. Layne is said to have overdosed . As for Mike Starr, if youre wondering, he was living in a crappy old apartment (same building that I used to live in,) with his father. He was not her boyfriend he was older than her parents, but he was in love with her and thought the were going to get married. they're narcissists what fuck over and throw away everything good they have in their lives.. feel sorry for fuckers struggling to survive in the third world instead of overprivileged fucks who destroy themselves on drugs cos they're so obsessed with themselves and their inadequacies.. self-fulfilling prophecies.. gross.. when you really think about it. This may be too personal to ask, but I have been curious. Haha! I relapsed and used from april to june of 18. Demri was staying with a friends Dad trying to kick by the time I got out so she could come stay at my parents while I recovered from surgery and she had to be clean to do that. Thanks again!! LoveMara:). 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. Love to you all, from Scotland Stills. I think she, Nancy, and Mike Starrs mom have been through hell. God. I stumbled across it by chance. Yet, MM continued on til the day she died. Heroin doesnt turn you into an asshole. I was anonymous when I knew Layne and there were lots of reasons for that. The song say hello to heaven. Especially if youre their parents, siblings or children. The seduction of heroin is no joke and ANYONE can be its next victim. Addiction is no joke, I go to med school so I spend a lot of time in the hospital and its just awful what being addicted to something does to people. But Demri did start using drugs again, and instead of asking her to leave, because then she would really be in trouble, Layne took a hike. Demri suffered endocarditis (an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium, that can be caused by a bacterial infection. Big hugs! At 26 she was wearing a pacemaker. I had an office in town and they kept bugging me to come over. Thats an actress and that picture is a screen cap from the video Sea of Sorrow. Your site is beautiful if I were computer literate I wouldve corrected the writer it is nice to set the record straight . I know I will personally miss Demri as long as I live but today marks the day that Demri was taken from us ALL forever. So . Because shed been staying at his apartment at the time that she got sick (when he had gone on tour,) and according to them, he hadnt thought to leave her enough money to buy new bags of cotton for, what, ninety nine cents? The reason Demri always stood out to me was that was always Demri. Thank u to everyone who takes the time to read this ! It took me a long time to figure out what to write here, but I felt compelled to say something. It means so much to me. Genealogy for Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The surgeon wants me to prove ive been clean for 9 months before she will do it. Im sure if I did I would snatch it up with excitement in my heart and then eventually growl under my breathe a little and put it back.. who knows though I might buy it. However, their addictions caused damage to the relationship and they broke off their engagement. Such a sad story. Please take care if you. According to David de Solas book Alice in Chains: The Untold Story, it was love at first sight. De Sola writes in Alice in Chains: The Untold Story: People who knew very well Layne and Demri, in general, agreed and told me that Layne never surpassed Demris death. Grief takes time. This drug is so powerful and addicting that people will keep using even when theyre slowly killing themselves, ruining their lives and hurting the people they love the most! Also what things happen on the drugs in question that makes dating not realistic. Think about it like this who could write a book about you? 2nd have some compassion or can you not readI have just been told I am dying of cancer and yes I have kids too and am a single parent at that with bills as wellso I understand all to well and I too am a recovering addictI in no way was ugly to no-one whatsoever!!!!!! One night he and his father were shooting heroin together and his father ODed. Many of us are looking forward to books that are from friends, and true to the tale of Layne and Demri. Bigs hugs! (At the time, Layne didnt know what happened with MS. Id heard it from one of the people I knew who also lived there. It might have been here. ~Kat. and this: watch?v=LL29f0AehNI Sometimes, we forget that they are people too. One story has Demri trying to kick drugs & dating a coke dealer in the final days of her life. As I approach the 10year anniversary of the day I came home from work ( I bartended at Lindas the iconic dive bar on Seattles Capitol Hill) and discovered my sister dead in our apartment on Denny Ave N. Nobody can understand what a loss of a beloved can take from those left behind if they havent been there. I dont think you do not know the dimension of your work. According to Tom he drove out to Fred Meyer past Wedgewood where Demri spent half the summer (before moving into Juliets) and he went shopping. History has proven that young people experiment without clearly thinking of their mortality. Why wouldnt she stay with Layne, or anyone, always running, to and fro, even before she got sick? If boundaries are established upfront, some of these issues can be avoided. 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). For life. *sigh*. Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, started shooting smack and Alice in Chains got famous. I know none will be truly right until you and Darrin perhaps right one but for now could you guide me to what you feel is ok?? For opening your heart with all of us, for sharing your love and passion for Demri, for making her not being forgotten However, in the years that followed Dirt"s success, Layne and Demri drifted apart, and their engagement broke sometime in 1994, although she features in the cover of Mad Seasons Above. I do not believe and I do not disbelieve. It was missing something. Very seldom been wrong. Keep us updated on how you are doing. Have you read David de Solas book on Alice in Chains? Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. Drugs was his escape to find what he was longing forlove. I gotta say, if demri had lived, layne would be here to, No doubts, if she had gotten clean, there would have been hope, and this world would be a better place. Barbara you are right on that they suffered from a fatal disease- and also right that drugs arent worth dabbling in. Barbara D. Well here I am, all these years later. He seemed to think that because he never shot heroin he was better than Layne. Its sad because most society cant look past ones addiction to drugs although we all have some weakness or do something that would be frowned upon & even if one was perfect its still not right.