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LAYNE QUOTES:
"What do you mean, I'm a wild front man! I'm jumping all
over, I do
the dance moves..."
"I see a lot of you out there are dressed up like Kiss...
but none of
you are dressed up like me. What's up with that?"
"I'm Layne Staley and I sing like a lark...I'm Layne Staley and I sing
like a lark...
"I'm dumbfounded by me all the time. Wow! What a....
thrill.....and
a joy"
"I found out through the Internet that i have AIDS. I
learned that
I was dead. Where else would I find these
things? I don't see a doctor regularly. I was in San
Fransico at Lollapalooza,
and this girl walked up to
me and stopped like she had seen a ghost. And she
said, 'You're not dead.'.and I said 'No,
you're
right, Wow."
"Nobody ever asks Meat Loaf, 'What do you eat? Why do
you eat so much?
Shouldn't you lose some weight?' No,
he shouldn't. He's Meat Loaf. He writes songs,
and he has a great time,
and none of your
business. Maybe he eats meatloaf every night,
you know?"
"I used to walk six miles barefoot in the snow, to school...{someone in
the crowd}Uphill?{Layne}Uphill?..good answer."
Layne staley, where do I begin. Icon above all others, one of the most adrenaline
rushing frontmen to set foot on the earth, a heart-wrenching poet, one of the most influential and independant men ive ever
seen. All these things seem to step out when you think of this man. He's my biggest icon and musical influences.The same could
be said for thousands of our youth. But one thing comes to mind at this moment when I sit and think about the saddness of
this mans fate, will the legacy last? I mean sure he was/is the greatest frontman of my generation but one thing that
aggrivates me to no end is how his death has been over shadowed for so long. This man had not recieved the proper respect
he deserves, dead or alive. Critics/media has no doubt sucked him dry when he was on this earth with harsh words and lies.
He had a rough life, seeing more than one man should see in one lifetime. It's such a shame how he was concieved after his
death. He just seemed to be no more than ignored. Found dead just 2 weeks after he actually died. Well for all of his
real fans and friends his death has left a place in our hearts for him as he moves past this world. I would just like to say
thanks to him for all his inspiration towards me and his wonderful music he shared over the years. _-R.I.P.-_Layne Staley-_
Core
by Layne Staley
Self imprisonment
I suppose somewhere inside me
I yearn for freedom from
That which holds me stagnant
Overexaggeration turns underestimated
Emotion...
Emotion. Why the urgency to hide and
Slow the flow of that which could,
And perhaps will, improve, and
Heal the burning inside?
I am protecting my pain
It is mine
And I so badly want to keep my
Pain to myself
But, in doing so I am hurting
So many who cross me, or care for me,
Aching for love and acceptance,
Only to throw you down in the latter
Of our shared love
Yet anger and guilt not shared
Between me and you
You are blamed for all that is a
Mystery within myself...burning
Oh, I pray that I might someday
Throw a blanket over that angry
Child
If the strength is found within the
Core of my being
His tears soak my heart and
Weight it down
I am drowning, and I am tired,
And so very, very lonely
I am.
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