Members Phait Posted March 9, 2011 Members Share Posted March 9, 2011 *EDIT* Oops forgot the extra "r" in Starr... http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659474/alice-in-chains-mike-starr-dead.jhtml Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead Tuesday afternoon (March 8). TMZ reports that police found Starr's body in a Salt Lake City, Utah, house at 1:42 p.m. He was 44 years old. A co-founding member of the pioneering Seattle grunge band, Starr appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" in 2009. He was arrested last month for felony possession of a controlled substance. Salt Lake City police said he had several painkillers on him when he was arrested. Alice in Chains have written heart-wrenching and evocative songs about drug addiction. ...more at link. It's so weird cause a few days ago I was watching videos about Alice In Chains, and been listening to them a lot lately... and I watched an evocative video with him on Celeb Rehab talking about Layne's death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted March 9, 2011 Members Share Posted March 9, 2011 Yeah, I heard about that a few hours ago. He was on the Dr. Drew show, which I think is called "Celebrity Rehab" or something like that. I saw an episode or two with him on there, and was hoping that he'd continue to succeed. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inazone Posted March 9, 2011 Members Share Posted March 9, 2011 In my teens and 20s, when I was playing bass in various bands, jamming along to those first two Alice in Chains albums was a major part of my practice routine. I remember when he was replaced by Mike Inez, and even in those "pre-Internet" days, it was pretty well established that his drug addiction was so severe as to warrant his firing, but I hoped that he'd surface in another band eventually. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scud133 Posted March 10, 2011 Members Share Posted March 10, 2011 gone? where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted March 11, 2011 Members Share Posted March 11, 2011 What was his DOC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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