John Frusciante trató de salvar a Layne Staley

por Peaky Blinder Lun 2 Dic 2013 - 15:12

Around 1999/2000, Bob Forrest and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante tried to help Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley get clean. Forrest recalls the story in his new book Running with Monsters: A Memoir. Forrest had gained a reputation at the time as being someone who could communicate with addicts, he had helped Frusciante get clean in 1997. Frusciante was hesitant to visit Staley because he didn’t think you could really preach to somebody about getting clean, but Forrest was adamant about trying to help him.

Forrest called back Staley’s mother Nancy and told her that they’d try to help him, though he told her he didn’t know if it’d work. Nancy responded, “Layne’s got an odd sense of humor. I told him that John had gangrene once. He said, ‘In his arm? That’s terrible, Mom. John’s a guitar player. He needs his hands and arms. Me? I’m just a singer. I can get by without them.’ I know he was joking, but I don’t like to hear stuff like that. Can you try to talk sense to him?”

Forrest agreed to, and he and Frusciante visited Staley at his Seattle condo. Forrest says that Staley’s mind clearly still worked but that he was “a million miles away.”

Bob: “Hey Layne. What’s going on.”
Layne: “Nothing. I know why you’re here.”
Bob: “Your Mom’s worried, man. You don’t look too good.”
Layne: “I’m okay, though. Really.”

Staley was playing video games while they talked, and “pretended” to listen according to Forrest. After Forrest and Frusciante left, Forrest said, “I don’t think he’ll come out of this.” Frusciante said, “It’s his life, man.” Staley died from a drug overdose on April 5, 2002. Forrest said that for a long time he had thought love could cure addiction, but he said that he loved Layne Staley and it didn’t save him.

por Nigromante Jue 5 Dic 2013 - 12:44

Justo esta mañana me ha venido el bueno de Layne a la cabeza, y estaba escuchando algunas canciones del Facelift. Que increíble talento se fue. Vaya pedazo de cantante, es que escuchas los temas y se te caen los cojones al suelo de lo bueno que era.

por atila Jue 5 Dic 2013 - 15:19

polasco77 escribió:Justo esta mañana me ha venido el bueno de Layne a la cabeza, y estaba escuchando algunas canciones del Facelift. Que increíble talento se fue. Vaya pedazo de cantante, es que escuchas los temas y se te caen los cojones al suelo de lo bueno que era.

Realmente único. Junto con Greg Dulli, mi cantante favorito. Si sólo pudiera nombrar dos. El libro me interesa asi que gracias por el topic, m b v. Cool

John Frusciante trató de salvar a Layne Staley

John Frusciante trató de salvar a Layne Staley

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