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. If it is made up, then she is an amazing writer. According to Alice in Chains: The Untold Story, it was love at first sight. She was just a friend of my roommate. There are very few happy endings for heroin addicts. When he disappeared from performing, it became almost impossible to find a current photo of him. She almost died from doing a speedball. Demri suffered endocarditis (an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium, that can be caused by a bacterial infection. Demri looking sweet and beautiful.. she was such a natural beauty. Layne dated pornstar Tera Patrick in the 90s (she said so in her biography, she was 17 and worked as a model at the time) and also Simone Starr Farrow, the australian model (and then drug dealer). 2 of Kathleens patients told her about this weird thing that happened (he had done the same thing). me too, i wonder what it is about her that's so magnetic! I would love to see them all again, Thank you Niki! I never told anyone that I knew you and you used to tell me dont let it bother you. Again thank you. It is not worth your life and the heartbreak of your family just to see what its like. She is such a facinating person and it will be almost surreal to see her on video. We are all human. A little flower wild child girl who wont be never ever forgotten and will be for ever and for always loved and missed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. . 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. Sometimes, we forget that they are people too. "remembering Demri"..? 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. A Subreddit for anything Alice in Chains related. I have had major issues with drugs and alcohol (off and on) since I was in my early teens and I could have 100 people tell me that I could always visit or talk with them when Im feeling down however I always had a hard time with that because its hard to explain to someone if theyve never been there. Its been a doubt to me, because Ive also read in a lot of interviews from 97, 98, that Mark was already living in La because of rehab and stuff like that but sometimes would come to Seattle, although he moved to LA in 98but yeah, it might be possiblethanx again! Then I went back to Houston, where I was working at a nightclub, and the phone rang in the office. Addicts in your life should never be seen as selfish assholes.. most are actually just broken and sad and while they may come off as being selfish because they wont get clean for you most are just not equipped to know HOW to get clean or are too scared to try. She was having a harder time this time and told him to take her to Capital Hills to get drugs he said, No! Age has shown me that its probably good that I didnt, as Ive never had any sort of chemical dependancy nor drug habits, and been overall successful in my life. Layne is one of my favorite musicians and as soon as I saw and read about Demri, its easy to see why she was loved by so many and still is! Id cook up some favorite foods like my scampi tacos, phad Thai, smoked chix green chili enchiladas, and Layne loved his pot roast meal and Demri Fettuccine. Though he did pay for her drug treatment. He is at rehab all drugs are drugs so I think he was right, besides why not. Hadnt seen that one in a while,its been around forever. A friend once said that "Demri was not a hippy, goth, grunge girl she was her own creation. Layne had admitted that he was mostly finished with show business. By 96 or so, Jerry was fed up with Laynes fear of touring. Omg, those TIGHTS! Ive talked to you on FB and appreciate how friendly and open you are When I came to your website and pulled up Dems page, I realized I had already been here a few years ago. Layne was flipping through the channels and stumbled on the John Edward show Crossing Over, on which a medium claimed to speak to audience members dead relatives. Many people looked after her, while Layne was on tour. Much love and respect to everyone that Layne touched. Older more successful groups need to talk to some of the up and coming or simply make a video so that record companies can play it to newly formed groups. Please I beg of you. A loving comment from Kathleen (Demris Mother) after she ran into Darin Lamb and found out about my website for the first time what a blessing. Large gallery of Demri Parrott pics. His style was like no other. She has been an extremely impressionable part of my lifeand it warms my heart to see her honored. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. They changed into this dark, brooding, heavy thing.. She also had a very unique style, and was very popular. She is not, as widely but wrongly believed, the woman on the cover of Alice in Chainss album Dirt, released on September 29, 1992, that is model and actress Mariah O'Brien. Stop!! It must be so painful and so hard but also them you receive these positive messages, of love towards you, towards Demri and this must be also very grateful. If I can explain it, in words, in detail then a sober person MIGHT understand. Until America recognizes the addict is sick have compassion try to help not enable stand up to the Government to look at Portugal & the actions they took it worked sadly it is scary how the future looks. Pretty soon youre just doing it to feel normal and function and you dont even get high anymore or getting high gets harder to accomplish without having to do more then usual..and rarely can you even afford to get wellbut that is also how some addicts accidentally overdose..just trying to feel it or after theyve gotten clean for awhile..like after getting out of rehab, jail or detox and then they relapse and overdose because their tolerance has gone way down and they accidentally do too much.. Thats probably almost 80% of the reasons why an addict will overdose. Alice in Chains manager Susan Silver told journalist Greg Prato in his book Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music that she was the one who went to Laynes apartment to tell him that Demri had died. Demri Parrott passed away in October of 1996, one of the worst things to ever happen to Layne Staley. When someone you care about turns blue and stops breathing that will mess with you forever. The same to you, Barbara, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Was she brought to this career choice based on struggles in her own life? Bigs hugs! The drug grabbed a hold of me and before I knew it I was doing dumb shit to get my hands on it. You have to want it or its impossible. He didnt seem to want to do it because he had a bad feeling about it. "he would never talk badly about her and apparently it was the same with her. After she died, in 96, it seemed like Layne went into a darker place. I first read that on the findadeath.com forum many years ago maybe 06 or 07? Murphy, and Christa Dougherty (step-sister)) Nationality: American This site has been around. As mean and selfish as it may sound for an addict to abandon their loved ones THATS exactly what I am talking about! I hope and pray that youre ok today, to live and tell more of your story. For me, I was blesse dot have been there when it all happened ( Im from L.A. Remember life is short and so special..love your loved ones today because we might not have a tomorrow. She was so young, so beautiful the tragic muse, a fairy. Was it a physical predisposition to everything out there? Quite a few wrongs have been righted by the existence of this site, the amount of BS out there about these individuals is beyond belief. Im at a low point in my life, and any more information about Demri would be greatly appreciated. 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. But, if you do, you could save a life. I am just curious if this is something Demris mom had to face with her kids, especially since some did get caught in addictions. Believe me. The Sony people were trying to use me as eyes and ears to report backis he doin drugs? Or they try to do 3x what they usually do or something stupid like that. But he wanted to be left alone. I do not know how much truth there is in the message must have the attributes and say their name. I find it hard to believe. I knew she was really Layne would visit her often in hospital, and even flew from Germany to Seattle to attend an intervention that her friends and family arranged after their break-up. For me, layne was Alice in Chains. I was into the grunge scene since my brother first brought home a copy of Nirvana Nevermind in 1991. 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. Nope I wanna be up in a loved ones home on the fireplace mantel by the TV.some people really just dont care! I go to ER find out i have endocarditis again because after u get ur valve replaced it can EASILY get infected again. I know we all hear this and we all have been told over and over to stay away from drugs but I wish I could drill it into kids heads who might consider trying it. Id love to know more about her in her younger years before she went out with Layne. We all know parts of things, combined it all might make sense one day huh? Thank you for that ms. Susan. if you knew what junkies were like you wouldn't be romantising this shite. Those guys literally made magic and Im so grateful to even have existed when they all did. Demri had family, many friends, and Layne, but she kept on running to the end. I think at that point Jerry got pissed and tired of waiting around and did his own music. Layne is said to have overdosed . Xana. she looks really different than in her other photos, still pretty, just a little rough and worn down. Jerry is one of the best melody writers ever, and Layne was a virtuoso vocalist and obviously his lyrics resonate with so many people. Its a tribute vid, and at 5:45 (and I mean exactly easy to miss!) If people wanted to not just voice their opinion and get their hands dirty they could have, they chose not to and got jealous of the ones that did. Most of us refused to turn someone on for the first time. She was tiny (around 4'11", 150cm or 5, 152 cm), dark-featured, with long dark hair and dark eyes. I have noticed that Layne is very tall, upright in his earlier career. The would cut and bag their heroin. What a cute smile!!! Its also sad that she took Layne down that path with her. When I spoke to Layne I was pissed off and crying, and told him what was going on at the house, but he pretty much already knew. His body took a while to die, but his spirit lived on, as did Demris, after her passing. Best thing people can do is move away from everything you know and everyone you know that makes it easy. If they weren't in insert thing, you wouldn't know them. Every now and then Ill go through a phase where I read as much as I can about her, it never really feels like I know enough. Thanx though cool video.. they were all such dorks when it came to interviews. Such a beautiful woman with so much life and soul in her. The blue hat was given to the EMP by me at Mike Starrs service there. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics. Barbara you are right on that they suffered from a fatal disease- and also right that drugs arent worth dabbling in. at this time of year. But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. Thanks so much, your website and memories are so generous and appreciated. Alice In Chains. Just rude and no respect Or those already gone like Demri and Layne.. best thing they can come up with is they have a life to live??? That is a horrible excuse some addicts may use to treat people badly, steal from people they know or physically hurt people.. thats all on them still. LoveRats 11:31 PM 11-24-2010 Demri Parrott was former ex-girlfriend of singer Layne Staley from Alice in Chains. Now I dont have to worry about that anymore. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of Americas Pacific Northwest. Stay blessed, Xana. Prayers. Layne Staley believed that the ghost of Demri visited him just days before his April 2002 death. 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. Yes, she introduced Layne to heroin, yes, they both got caught up in it, but she didnt want to stop, though Layne tried. The saddest thing about Demris family is that there were 4 children and now there is only 1 left. T urning the steering wheel hard to the right and stomping his foot on the gas, Alice in Chains ' lead singer, Layne Staley, accelerates full speed into the back of a . You were like a mom to them,making sure they were eating and breathing. Actually I was bothered by it though. Rare pictures show her to be tiny, soft-featured and pretty, with long brown hair and hazel-green eyes.

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