Starr had been gone from the group for nearly two decades already, reportedly fired for his. Mike Starr, the former Alice in Chains bass player who went public with his drug problems on the reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab," was found dead in a Salt Lake City . SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Police say officers have found former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dead in a home near Salt Lake City's downtown area. If four seasons of Celebrity Rehab have proven anything, its that while opiate addicts may make great rock music, they make terrible TV. Our prayers are with his family.. Our prayers are with his family. "Jerry and Sean are mourning the loss of their friend and ask that the media respect their privacy-- and the privacy of Mike's family-- during this difficult time. [13] That same year, Starr was reportedly putting together a new band which had secured a spot opening for the band Days of the New. Staley became a recluse, rarely seen or heard from until news of his death emerged in early April 2002, when he was found dead of an overdose of cocaine and heroin at the age of 34, almost eight. They may throw something or assault someone, but theyre not going to give you any fun moments to share at the water cooler. The rail-thin, enigmatic Staley met future AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell when both were working at the Music Bank rehearsal studios, and they soon became roommates. As he was trying to check in for a flight to Los Angeles with a suitcase that he stole from the baggage claim area, authorities at the airport searched him and found he was carrying marijuana. He eventually died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine in 2002 while living as a virtual recluse. [5] Kinney called Starr and a few days later he jammed with him and Cantrell at the Music Bank. From Clubs And Counter-Culture, A Queer Rap Renaissance Emerged In New York, A decade ago, they always seemed to be at the same parties. Largely because of [article id="1453520"]late singer Layne Staley's debilitating drug addiction[/article], in their heyday, AIC were known almost as much for their long periods of inactivity as they were for their gloom-laden, brooding music. [10] Both Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney criticized the show Celebrity Rehab, calling it "disgusting". SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Police say officers have found former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dead in a home near Salt Lake City's downtown area. "Our best and simplest definition is continued use despite negative consequence. So very sad. With Dr. Drew, the host shared his optimism for Sheens recovery and, as an example of the success that could be Sheens, cited Starrs castmate on Celebrity Rehab and Sober House Tom Sizemore, now apparently prospering in sobriety. Starr had been gone from the group for nearly two decades already, reportedly fired for his inability to manage his own drug habits. The two ex-bandmates briefly argued, and Starr stormed out. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. Shawn Josephson of the Salt Lake City Police Department, in regards to the passing of Mike Starr. For the Scottish rock singer, see. He returned to Celebrity Rehab for one episode in Season 4 to discuss his recovery. Lynette "Diamond" Hardaway's pal Lindell told Insider the social media personality was not sick . Thanks to the smash success of Nirvana's Nevermind and the inclusion of the AIC song "Would?" As camera operators followed he stared right into their lenses at point-blank range none too concerned about breaking the fourth wall. He was, Pinksy told me, in a psychotic state, which required him to give Starr a gluteal injection of Ativan. The Tragic Death Of Alice In Chains' Mike Starr. A four-disc box set featuring rare and previously released AIC material entitled Music Bank was released in 1999 and a live album followed a year later. Shawn Josephson says. When police arrived at the location of the call, they confirmed Starr was deceased. To anyone who has lived with one, they arent wacky, outrageous characters but an unmistakable collection of behaviors, assumptions, thought habits, speech patterns, and even syntax. Thats the kind of guy i want to be in a band with Prior to managing Alice in Chains Susan Silver would hear a cassette from the band see them live as well as hang out with them. ", The NCADD estimates that there are more than 23 million people in the United States who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs. Glass Onion Director Rian Johnson Is Giving Us a Knives Out-Style Mystery Every Week It's chronic, it's progressive and it's fatal if it's untreated," he added. "[The addiction] literally hijacks the person's brain and takes over," Robert J. Lindsey, president and CEO of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, told MTV News on Wednesday (March 9). SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Police say officers have found former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dead in a home near Salt Lake City's downtown area. Mike Starr had other drugs in his pockets, and the Starrs had drug paraphernalia in their luggage. He was born in Tkaronto. All rights reserved. We want to hear it. He and fellow recovering addicts Mackenzie Phillips and Tom Sizemore appeared in the eighth episode of Celebrity Rehab's fourth season to provide testimonials about their recovery to that season's patients. Is Charlie Sheen Turning Into Saddam Hussein? "There is nothing to indicate that this was foul play by another individual," the spokesman said. [37], In 2015, a signature bass for Starr made by Spector was announced and released, the Euro4LX Mike Starr LE. The only thing that matters is what happens when you drink or use. We wanted to continue intense touring and press. It doesn't talk about how much, how often or what. Prior to the classic lineup of Alice in Chains forming 1987 guitarist Jerry cantrell played some demos he was working on for drummer Sean Kinney. But neither death would have, or should have, surprised anyone. Terms of Service apply. Please note: Comments have been suspended temporarily as we explore better ways to serve you. Starr said later on Pinsky's syndicated "Loveline" radio show that he felt "naked without Layne in this life. In 1983, Starr formed the heavy metal band Sato. [32][33], On September 19, 2013, Jerry Cantrell paid tribute to both Starr and Layne Staley before performing the song "Nutshell" with Alice in Chains at the Rock in Rio concert in Brazil. As for Alice In Chains, the band has seen more than one of these tragedies, and there's one thing all these musicians have in common: drug abuse. When Alice N Chains fizzled out, Staley joined forces with Cantrell, who brought along his bandmates from the glam act Diamond Lie, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Starr. "Well. MICHAEL STARR MEMORIAM. Ron Jeremy Found Not Competent to Stand Trial in Serial Rape Case Dr. Drew Pinsky, the host of Celebrity Rehab, responded to Starr's death with a note on Twitter that read . The audiences watching Conaway hurl epithets from his wheelchair, we werent watching an irascible TV character, we were watching a syndrome. What the fuck is that? (Many more such complaints came than would ever make final cut.) But not before releasing one last podcast episode. Silver loved the band but noticed the person they had appointed as their manager was dealing illicit substances and could not be trusted and could possibly land them in jail. The band would concur and ditch their manager and sign with Susan Silver, as well as Pearl jam manager Kelly Kurtis and Ken Deans. Starr played with the. The [article id="1659531"]history of Alice in Chains[/article] is unfortunately tied to drugs, specifically heroin, in many ways. Dr. Drew claims to have told Mike Starr not to seek out medical treatment for his back pain for this exact reason and blames his OD on the doctors who wrote his prescription. I mean, Im sound asleep, I wake up, and theres a fuckin camera on me, he said at one point. It was reported that his past charges included DUI, reckless driving, and various drug charges. [5] Kinney pointed at his girlfriend and said: "that's weird cause that's his sister". Related: Related: Why a Charlie Sheen Reality Show Is and Isnt a TV Third Rail The release of 1992's Dirt secured their legacy. The group wrote several songs about it and regularly disappeared from the limelight while [article id="1453520"]singer Layne Staley battled his demons[/article]. Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Odesza to Headline Governors Ball. In the presence of this man, with whom he had smoked crack and shot heroin for many years, Starr, the brooding, ursine figure who had just menaced the entire facility, quickly, and quite audibly, became a child. In the butt. The re-formed band[article id="1616654"]released Black Gives Way to Blue[/article] in September 2009. Mike deserves a better life., Dr. Drew Tweeted about Starrs death yesterday. It was inspired by a story Staley reportedly overheard about how veal were raised in tiny spaces, and it combines his haunted vocals with Cantrell's fuzzed-out, choppy guitar. Mike Starr (musician) Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 - March 8, 2011) [1] [2] was an American musician best known as the original bassist for the rock band Alice in Chains, with which he played from the band's formation in 1987 until January 1993. [3] He was also a member of Sato, Gypsy Rose, and Sun Red Sun. [20][21] "I wish I hadn't been high on Benzodiazepine [that night], I wouldn't have just walked out the door", Starr said. She also told Starr: "Layne would forgive you. Theres no use, or even merit, in chiding tabloid shows, gossip sites, pundits, T-shirt-makers, and everyone else drinking from the gushing tap of found comedy that Charlie Sheens providing, for now. Starr recalled waking up to find Staley hysterically crying. Within a year, as Rolling Stone pointed out, Starr was arrested for stealing luggage at a Houston airport. [26][27] A public memorial was held for Starr at Experience Music Project in Seattle on March 20, 2011. According to a spokesman for the Salt Lake City police department, police received a call of a possible death at 1:42 p.m. local time. The most surprising thing about them is how unsurprising they are, how perfectly they conform to the boilerplate. He'd say, 'Hey, I did this. If youre new to the species, lots of addicts really are fun to watch. The seeds of the group were formed in 1986, when a then-teenage Staley quit his first group, Sleeze, and formed a new band, Alice N Chains, which followed the lead of a number of other Seattle bands at the time in mixing up the gender-bending look and sound of glam metal with the more hard-hitting sound of speed-metal acts such as Slayer. The band's surviving original members, guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, said in a statement they were mourning the loss of their friend and requested privacy. Watching Sizemore at the PRC sweating, grizzled, glassy-eyed, and shaking through what he estimated was his hundredth-odd rehab stay Id have said the smart money was on him predeceasing Starr. Captain Kerry seems utterly disinterested as his staff descends further into chaos. A three-song promotional EP, We Die Young, was released in July 1990, spawning the hard-rock radio hit in the title track, followed by their first full-length effort, Facelift, in August of that year. 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April 2009. The important point is the other pieces that are at play here are both physiology and genetics. Salt Lake City Police Sgt. Half of the bands original lineup would be lost to drug addiction and while a lot of hte focus is put on late frontman Layne Staley, today were going to take a look at the life and career of bassist Mike Starr.Born in Hawaii in 1966, bassist Mike Starr was the eldest of two having a sister who was three years younger. If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol or other drugs, please visit NCADD's website for information on how to get help. Work on this signature model had begun before Starr's passing, and was resumed later after his family had reached out to continue it. As Starr received it, he stared at the camera the whole time, adding, in fractured speech, Not too dignified. According to Revolver, Layne Staley's drug problem was in full swing, causing the band to cancel several shows during the album's release tour, and Starr wasn't much better off. [24], Also in 2003, Starr and his father, John Starr, were arrested for allegedly doing drugs on a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. According to Diffuser, after waging a war for sobriety, Starr had died of a prescription drug overdose. Our prayers are with his family. Starr battled drug addiction for years and recently appeared on VH1's 'Celebrity Rehab' and 'Sober House'. Add a Memory. So very sad. John Starr said he was taking his son to drug rehabilitation in Seattle at the time. Starr would end up playing with drummer Sean Kinney in the band.. Starrs early influences would be Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix with a childhood friend of Starr named Jim Hacker revealing to author David De Sola how the future alice in chains bass player was single minded with his focus in life being becoming a rockstar like Van Halen. Starr was unable to beat his demons despite the rehab stint. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana took his own life after a losing battle with heroin addiction. I love Layne for the human being that he is. So very sad. We might never know who was telling the truth now that both musicians are deceased, but it might be pretty hypocritical for Staley to fire anyone for their drug use. Baron von Trapps great-great-grandson would like the show to star Meryl Streep as Marias daughter-in-law. In a statement released on the Alice in Chains website, guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney asked the press for space. Maury Povich Brings Chicken Tetrazzini to. Starr's time on the show in 2010 proved good for him. He struggled with drugs during much of the past two decades, and last month was arrested in Salt Lake City after being caught with unauthorized prescription drugs. explains how the MC's candor brought back hip-hop's combativeness, Bop Shop: Songs From Vagabon, Miley Cyrus, Monsta X, And More, A resurfaced indie gem, an electrifying vocal team-up, and plenty of fever-inducing dance tracks, Poolblood Enters Their Main-Character Moment, Toronto's Maryam Said channels 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Black Swan' on their new album 'Mole', 2023 Golden Globes Winners: See The Full List, After a year without a broadcast due to controversy, the awards show returned to NBC on January 10. I was like, What if Franklin could just tell his story?. His cause of death will be determined following an autopsy. "The first thing to understand about alcoholism and addiction is that it's similar to other chronic illnesses, like heart disease or diabetes. I wanna let you guys know ive done a whole video on Alice in Chains glam metal days. "[Many people] tend to approach the issue from a commonsense perspective, and common sense says: 'If I haven't drank or used for six months or more, I should be able to go back and use a little bit like a regular person does,' " Lindsey said. The two will continue to share custody of Phoebe Bridgers. Starr Michael Starr Feb. 9, 1956 - Sept. 6, 2019 Dad, Three years without you has been three years too long. Of course, the band didn't say that Mike Starr was fired because of the drugs; that was a conclusion that he'd come to on his own sometime later, according to Rolling Stone. 2023 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Gallery: Alice In Chains, Slipknot, Motley Crue Rattle The Heartland, Trending Alice in Chains original singer, Layne Staley, died of a drug overdose in 2002. p. 219. In 2011, Starr died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 44. Starr was possibly the last person to see Staley alive, and admitted to feeling deep guilt about not calling 911 after a sick Staley had warned him against it. Metallica's James Hetfield, who himself has been in treatment for alcoholism and other addictions, was in awe of Lemmy's resilience. I, Mike Starr, died at the age of 62 of ALS, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Michael Starr, PC (born Michael Starchewsky; November 14, 1910 - March 16, 2000) was a Canadian politician and the first Canadian cabinet minister of Ukrainian descent, his parents having emigrated from Halychyna (), then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now Western Ukraine.. Life and career. Pinsky said on Twitter: "Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. Keep watching over Jean, your girls, our partners, and your grandkids until we are together again. MIKE STARR OBITUARY. [citation needed], In February 2011, Starr was arrested in Salt Lake City for investigation of drug possession and on an outstanding warrant from 2003. Though rumors of Staley's drug issues were rampant at the time, the band successfully hit the road as part of the third Lollapalooza tour in 1993, and Dirt went on to sell more than 3 million copies. [5][7] Eventually, Staley quit the other bands he was performing with at that time and joined their band on a full-time basis. Shawn Josephson. He was arrested in Salt Lake City three weeks ago on an outstanding warrant related to an earlier drugs charge, and was also carrying unauthorized prescription medications. "So very sad. Yet, few noticed when another Alice In Chains musician bit the dust under similar circumstances. ", TMZ, which broke the news of Starr's death, quoted his father as saying, "It's a terrible shock and tragedy.". According to jail documents, Starr was illegally in possession of prescription medication. But, of course, it's not really the doctors who are to blame; it's the disease of addiction. Dr. Drew Pinsky, the producer of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" who oversaw Starr's treatment for heroin addiction in 2009, took to Twitter to mourn his former patient's death. In this, the lumbering, ponytailed Mike Starr played like a character from some John Cusackhelmed comedy about aging Gen-Xers, stuck in a grunge time warp. There was no forgetting Alice In Chains from that point forward. So what separates someone like Starr from rockers like Keith Richards or Lemmy from Motrhead, who seem to be managing their lives just fine while actively engaging in the use of alcohol and most likely other substances? The medical examiner's office will likely conduct an autopsy on Wednesday, but the results of toxicology tests could take up to two months. ", Fellow rocker Slash from Guns N' Roses weighed in on Starr's death, tweeting, "really tragic news about Mike Starr. In October 2017, Lost Realm Records released a 500-copy limited edition CD+DVD deluxe package of 10 songs, taken from the original master tapes and digitally remastered, and live performances by Starr's previous band Sato, titled Leather Warriors Sato Anthology 82/86; this package was dedicated to Starr's memory. He knew we were there. While Staley sang about the ravages of drug addiction and self-destruction ("Junkhead," "God Smack," "Sickman," "Angry Chair"), Cantrell attempted to make peace with his father through the dramatic Vietnam-themed epic "Rooster.". I wouldn't have just walked out the door," a tearful Starr said last year on "Celebrity Rehab," a VH1 reality show hosted by addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky. 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According to the band's lead vocalist Layne Staley in a February 1994 Rolling Stone article, Starr's departure from Alice in Chains stemmed from "just a difference in priorities. The interview ended with Starr apologizing to McCallum for not calling 911. Starr played with the grunge band on their first two studio LPs including their hit singles Rooster and Man In The Box before leaving the band in 1993. The death on Tuesday of [article id="1659488"]former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr[/article] continued the tragic legacy of one of the most beloved bands to emerge out of the early 1990s grunge scene in Seattle. Starr was 44. 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Alice in Chains rose to fame in the 1990s and sang about drug addiction in various tracks such as "Junkhead," which revolved around heroin abuse. ", Meanwhile, Starr's father told TMZ that his son's death was "a terrible shock and tragedy.". Theres no Sheening with them. Joe Manganiello on Discovering Hes Part-Black and Descended From Slaves Four New Reveals From the Letter That Fired Charlie Sheen His daughter and P.S.W. The original AIC had a short-but-crucial period of creativity that helped reshape the face of heavy metal in the 1990s after the excess and pop trash of the late 1980s L.A. glam-rock scene. Lisa Marie Presley Will Have Public Memorial Service at Graceland. Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Mike Starr and more! The [article id="1659474"]death of ex-Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr[/article] raised a number of [article id="1659487"]questions for his fans[/article], as the loss of anyone who publicly struggled with drugs or alcohol often does. 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