People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you’re hurting people and things around you.
Meaning of the quote
When you're doing something that is hurting other people or the world around you, others have the right to ask you questions about it and look into what you're doing. They can try to understand why you are causing harm and what's behind it. This is important because it helps hold people accountable for their actions and can lead to positive changes.
About Layne Staley
Layne Staley was the original lead vocalist of the grunge band Alice in Chains, known for his distinctive vocal style and harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell. Despite achieving international success, Staley struggled with drug addiction for much of his life and died from a overdose in 2002 at the age of 34.
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I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn’t afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I don’t take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That’s still there if you want it, but I don’t really seek that out any more.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Andrew Wood’s death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Music is the career I’m lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
The songs are about things that we were thinking and we wrote ’em down, and when you listen to ’em, whatever you think it’s about… THAT’S what it’s about!
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?
American rock musician (1967-2002)
People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you’re hurting people and things around you.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Los Angeles, I don’t like that town. Too decadent, and it’s slimy.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I’ve always looked for the perfect life to step into. I’ve taken all the paths to get where I wanted.But no matter where I go, I still come home me.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I haven’t read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I’ll still be paying for my prior use.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don’t see that same intimacy happening very much today.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
A lot of power-pop comes out of LA, a lot of speed metal comes out of New York.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I sing like a lark.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
My bad habits aren’t my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I don’t think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Drugs are not the way to the light. They won’t lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I wish I could just hug you all, but I’m not gonna.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Kurt and I weren’t the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
There’s no huge, deep message in any of the songs. We recorded a few months of being human.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Our perception of songs that we’ve written… the meaning changes from day to day… to whatever stage we’re at in our life and careers.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
My bed isn’t made, I’m tired, I haven’t slept well for two weeks. I haven’t been laid in a month. I don’t have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I’m using or not.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we’ve grown and are learning to accommodate each others’ differences.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Every article I see is dope this, junkie that, whiskey this – that ain’t my title.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I guess I can go anywhere I want. If only I knew where to go.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
Being me is no different than being most anyone else, I guess.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
When everyone goes home, you’re stuck with yourself.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
I don’t do much else but stay in my hotel room.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
At home I’m just a guy who has interests that extend far beyond music.
American rock musician (1967-2002)
There were a lot of drugs. We kinda just passed the time that way. For a couple of years we were all doin’ anything we could get our hands on.
American rock musician (1967-2002)