When Alice hits the stage in Dallas, the audience eagerly embraces the group, with the entire front section standing on its feet, waving outstretched fists, flicking cigarette lighters during every song. It came from a real place. He is of Filipino descent. Mat Hayward/Getty Images. Inez performing with Alice in Chains in 2019, "Michael A Ines, Born 05/14/1966 in California", "ALICE IN CHAINS Vocalist WILLIAM DUVALL Recalls Being Racially Profiled By Police", "Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart at Walk of Fame Star Ceremony", "Lamb Of God's Mark Morton Debuts First Solo Album, Anesthetic", "Alice In Chains Bassist's Wedding Photo", The European Invasion Doom Troopin' Live, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Inez&oldid=1110554519, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Bass on "Cut You In", "Jesus Hands" and "Devil by His Side", Live DVD. We have set your language to He was most often seen playing several variations of aSpectorNS-2bass guitarthrough anAmpeg SVTall-tube head and Ampeg 8x10" speaker cabinets. They came to us at a time when we were hungry for music, says label president Don Ienner, who has since taken the band especially guitarist Cantrell, whom he refers to as a future guitar god under his wing. A statement from Primary At the 2007 VH1 Rock Honors, Alice in Chains performed the tribute to Heart. In fact his high school yearbook would have starr saying he was going to tour with van halen when he got older and it was a dream that would come true. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. According to the members of FACELIFT, Starr "was in great shape and form. A more personal downer for the band was Staleys drug abuse, which led the singer to a failed rehab visit and, finally, a cold-turkey kick of his own while reading The Bad Place, by horror novelist Dean R. Koontz. Layne Staley with Alice in Chains during filming of one of their videos in Los Angeles, August 1990. Primary Wave announced today (February 7) that they have acquired the duos publishing rights and master recording income stream for an undisclosed fee. By 2006 Inez, along with the surviving members of Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, set out for a world tour with various guest singers to fill in for the late Layne Staley. WebMike Starr left Alice In Chains in January of 1993. Their triumphs may be running concurrently, yet each band has its own soul, says Cantrell, 26, when asked about the Seattle connection. Well talk about that tour later on in this video.Starr would admit that by the age of 12 or 13 he already was growing facial hair and had a mustache and would spend a fair bit of time in Atlantic City with his father. I said to myself right there. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Inez also appeared on the 1993 Osbourne live album, Live & Loud. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Once the buzz began that the region was a fertile territory for new bands, talent scouts from major labels came swarming up in droves. The biggest problem by far was Mike StSources:Alice in Chains The Untold Story, Book David De SolaGrunge Is Dead, Book, Greg PratoEverybody Loves Our Town, Book, Mark Yarm The accident couldnt have come at a worse time: Staley only recently kicked a nasty drug habit; Alices powerful sophomore album, Dirt, just entered the Billboard album chart at Number Six; and the band is on the road opening for Ozzy Osbourne. He has considered Alice In Chains to be "One of the greatest bands he's ever heard" since 1991. Alice in Chains Mark the Latest Song Rights Sale as Estates of OG Members Cash Out We wanted to continue intense touring and press, Mike was ready to go home." The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Inez was an official member of Osbourne's band during their recording of the No More Tears album. Michael Allen Inez (born May 14, 1966)[2] is an American rock musician best known for his role as the bassist of Alice in Chains since 1993. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. In 1996, Alice in Chains recorded their MTV Unplugged special, the first live performance the group had played together in three years. I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. According to former singer Layne Staley, in aRolling Stonearticle from February 1994, Starr's departure from Alice in Chains stemmed from "just a difference in priorities. He had a real unique and powerful voice, but he had a sensitivity and touch to it as well, the guitarist remembers. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Starr, 43, a founding member of ALICE IN CHAINS, had been in legal trouble before in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City. For the time being, he is intent on making music that can purge his pain. Cantrell's relationship with his brother was also damaged, as the song "Brother" states:"You were always so far away / I know that pain / So don't run away like you used to do. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Since I quit doing it, I tried it a couple of times to see if I could recapture the feeling I once got off it, but I dont. Starr and Cantrell left Gypsy Rose and the two of them began working together to form a new band. WebStarr departed the group while it was touring behind the album Dirt. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. Why did Mike leave Alice in Chains? Add to your scrapbook. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. But it comes with a price. More Alice in Chains videos:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9PnF5M5bSl31Dh7JvTjj6cbA9tVLrkjKTimestamp:2:30 - Mike comes in3:20 - how Alice in Chains started5:20 - Mike talks about his new bands6:19 - Mike talks about Layne Staley's mom visiting him on Celebrity Rehab6:40 - on Jerry Cantrell's criticism of Celebrity Rehab (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLdMttRFXY8\u0026t=708s )7:05-17:00 - listeners call in17:59 - Mike talks about Celebrity Rehab, his struggle with addiction, withdrawal and getting sober21:30 - Mike talks about his family21:56 - listeners call in29:48 - Mike talks about being the last person to see Layne alive on April 4, 2002, a day before his death, and how Layne saved his life in South America in 1993, when Alice in Chains was in Brazil for the Hollywood Rock Festival and Mike had an overdose after shooting coke with Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHHH-3nu7xI )32:23 - Mike says he feels naked in life without Layne32:30 - Mike says he never quit Alice in Chains33:22 - listeners call in38:30 - Mike talks about putting a band together to perform at Layne's annual tribute40:48 - listeners call in45:54 - Lisa D'Amato on the phone49:16 - Mike talks about his friendship with Lisa D'Amato49:40 - listeners call in53:25 - Mike talks about his relationship with his dad55:12 - listeners call in1:04:00 - Mike talks about his new bands1:05:30 - on if he would reunite with Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney1:07:00 - listeners call in1:15:00 - Mike's old friend on the phone1:17:15 - Mike's new band doing a cover of \"Kool Thing\" by Sonic Youth1:19:46 - Mike explains the songTwitter: https://twitter.com/ShirleyCobainFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShirleyCobain1/ Please reset your password. Try again later. ), Photos: Motley Crue, Slipknot, Alice in Chains Rattle the Heartland, Though Alices nightmarish style may have seemed at odds with the soft, fuzzy, feel-good tone of Singles, the bands charismatic guitarist, Jerry Cantrell, enjoyed the film. So I went home and wrote about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.. With Would? leading the way, Dirt entered stores the same week that the Singles soundtrack and Pearl Jams debut also hung in the Top Ten, following earlier chart assaults by fellow locals Nirvana and the resurrected Temple of the Dog. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. A Subreddit for anything Alice in Chains related. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Alice in Chains formed during the late eighties when Staley, then singing in a different band, offered aimless Tacoma guitarist Jerry Cantrell his rehearsal studio as a place to crash. Alice in Chain's music was deeply personal and vulnerable, and a lot of that comes down to its confessional nature. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Please seek professional guidance. That's just the reason they gave to the public. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Mad Season, Layne's side projects/art, Jerry's solo work. His parents would split at a young age and Mike would move to Florida with his father. Well, the Alice in Chains singer decided to make a return trip to the Basement. Why? VI. Layne Staley said that Starr left because he didn't want to keep up with the band's hectic touring and press schedule, while Starr later said that he was straight up fired because of his addiction issues. ". Ours is a little more brooding and introspective. For medical advice, always consult your medical doctor. Jerry would mention to Sean that he knew a bass player named Mike Starr to which Kinney replied thats weird because this is his sister and pointed at Melinda and told Cantrell he had played with Mike in a handful of bands since his early teen years. Back in April 1994, Starr was sentenced to 30 days in the Houston jail formisdemeanor drug possession. During 1990 and 1991, Alice opened for everyone from Iggy Pop and Van Halen to Extreme and Poison, as well as slogging through a bottom-billed slot on the infamous Clash of the Titans package with Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Dr. Drew is also bringing in some additional prominent physicians to help him give the patients supplementary one-on-one care. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). The project was cut short by Gillen's death in 1993. People cared about it, it spoke of a time and a place, we really never pulled any punches. He's parsimonious with his words, and picks more than eats. In late 2002, Inez was considered to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica.[11]. According to Bass Player Magazine, Inez uses the following basses: They are strung with medium-gauge Dean Markley Blue Steel strings. Starrs mustache made bartenders think he was 18 and so he was allowed to buy drinks.In high school around 1982 starr would play in a band named S.A.T.O taking its name from an Ozzy Osbourne song with one flyer promoting the band saying Dont Say No SATO The band was reasaonbly successful around Seattle playing shows at the Seattle Arena and Moore Theater and was even featured on a compilation album called Northwest Metalfest. We wanted to continue intense touring and press. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. A real trouper, Staley has been performing on crutches, bellowing his cathartic anthems of despair as he hobbles around the stage. On March 8, 2011, at 1:42pm, police were called to a home inSalt Lake Citywhere they found 44-year-old Starr's body. The main singer for the band's tour was William DuVall. It came from a real place. In 1997 Inez played with his Alice in Chains bandmate, Jerry Cantrell, on his debut solo album, Boggy Depot. By the end of the album, its pretty obvious it didnt work out as well as I thought it would., Staley also expresses his current sentiments onstage, introducing one grim number as a song about a hopeless fucking junkie.. ", Cantrell slid into a pit after Staley passed away, which, as he says in an interview on The Fix, you can hear on his 2002 solo albumDegradationTrip. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. After their last live performance on July 3, 1996, Alice in Chains went on hiatus. Jar of Flies debuted at #1 on album sales charts, the first EP ever to do so.[7]. Cantrell himself, a seriously quiet and inwardly-focused kid, was president of his high school choir and performed in musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, but always idolized bands such as AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and KISS. Rock Musician. 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. The whips come down hard at the Basement in Dallas, an underground club where the last night of every weekend is celebrated as Sadistic Sunday. For the last four years he has been a news anchor/producer/reporter with NBC-TV affiliates in Illinois and Nebraska. Learn more about merges. He was 44. Crazy how much the bassist in any band is treated as expendable and irrelevant lol. They told me how veal was made from calves raised in these small boxes, and that image stuck in my head. 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. [9], Inez also played bass and tambourine on Heart's 2004 album Jupiters Darling.[10]. It was boring., Aside from his busted foot, Staley appears to be in fine shape these days. Former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr is featured as a cast member for the new season of the VH1 reality series "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew". Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Why? TMZ reports that police found Starr's body in a Salt Lake City, Utah, house at 1:42 p.m. Alice in Chains officially disbanded on April 20, 2002, after the news of the death of Staley. I decided to stop because I was miserable doing it. Answerbag wants to provide a service to people looking for answers and a good conversation. Authorities searched him and found he was carrying marijuana. Verify and try again. Failed to delete memorial. In 1983, Starr formed the heavy metal band SATO, his first group of note. Hes gained some weight, the color has returned to his skin, and a muscleman on tour keeps an eye on him in case the old urges return. Web"Bleed the Freak" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the third single from their first album Facelift (1990). As it stands now, Staley will be wearing the foot cast well into the new year. Please try again later. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Drag images here or select from your computer for Mike Starr memorial. As you can see, Cantrell says, Im into some twisted shit. Indeed, he endures a four-hour-plus session, getting a strange array of gruesome faces inked onto his arm, reaching from the wrist all the way up to the crook of his elbow. Inez toured throughout 1993 with Alice in Chains on the strength of the Dirt album. I was so high i couldnt dress myself.so i wore my bathrobe with underwear on and my sunglasses and cowboy boots on my honda motorcycle on my way to the beach. It's a part of life. [citation needed]. ", (also now deceased) as having "such severe addictions. So Mike Starr was supposedly kicked out of the band for being an unreliable junkie but Layne was arguably worse. For Cantrell, though, this wasn't his first experience with pain not by far. Then the trio began staging what Cantrell and Kinney later said were fake auditions in order to coax Staley into joining their band. Although its the night after Sadistic Sunday, Staley is having a grand time. There is a problem with your email/password. Mike talks about Celebrity Rehab, his former band Alice in Chains, his new bands and being the last person to see Layne Staley alive. Why did Mike leave Alice in Chains? Staley says he deals with those feelings now through his music, especially Dirt tracks like Angry Chair and Sickman, as well as more overt tunes such as Junk-head. More than anything, hes upset by comments that suggest the music advocates drug use: From song to song, the album changes from glorifying drugs to being completely miserable and questioning what I thought once worked for me. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky, the season consists of eight episodes that follow the real-life experiences of celebrity patients undergoing detoxification and treatment at the Pasadena Recovery Center. No advertising or spamming is permitted. Mike Starr was fired from Alice In Chains because of his drug problem. In 1999 the band went on hiatus once again, when rumors of vocalist Layne Staley's drug abuse arose. Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead Tuesday afternoon (March 8). Mike Starr had been with Alice In Chains since they formed in 1987 and would be present through their near-meteoric rise to grunge fame. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! They were snatched up within weeks. Starr's work is prominently featured in their albums "Facelift" (1990) and "Dirt" (1992), and the EP "Sap" (1992). That movies soundtrack considerably boosted the groups profile when the crunchy dirge Would? caught on. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Brannigan lives in North London and supports The Arsenal. Even if I cant put my finger on it, theres an individual identity to the bands.. Then in August 1998 Alice in Chains returned to the studio to release the songs "Get Born Again" and "Died". Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Alice in Chains were among the loudest voices out of Seattle. (Note: The Starr portion of hte clip begins around the 2:20 mark.). All rights reserved. Primary Wave Music announced that it has acquired the music rights from the estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr of the Grammy-nominated Seattle band Alice In Chains. The result was something truly dire, dark, and even warped. WebIn January 1993, Alice in Chains was in Brazil to perform two shows at the Hollywood Rock festival. The expensive campaign didnt stop there when the album went nowhere slowly, Ienner decided to attach 40,000 free concert videos to copies of Facelift. Alice in Chains and Starr parted ways in 1993. This browser does not support getting your location. Of that time, Cantrell speaks of darkness and light, saying, "I don't know everything, and I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea of an all-knowing God sitting up on a cloud. Try again later. Sing too hard about hardships and pain, without some sense of legitimacy of personal experience, and a musician can come across as whiny, fake, or just self-absorbed. Resend Activation Email. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. In the clip Starr can be heard saying, "In the heyday of ALICE IN CHAINS, I was the best bass player/entertainer there was. Mike Starr had been with Alice In Chains since they formed in 1987 and would be present through their near-meteoric rise to grunge fame. Hes drunk off his ass, laughing it up, trying to get in on the action while enduring some very real pain himself. By January 1993 Inez had moved on to his next project. I started writing about censorship, explains Staley. Returning to the show to help Dr. Drew are drug counselor Bob Forrest and resident technician Shelly Sprague who have each spent years on both sides of the rehab fence. The drug didnt work for me anymore. We werent getting work anyway, so we thought it wouldnt hurt us, says Staley, recalling how the band members would pass around fuck the band condoms as a publicity gimmick. 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. In 2010, Starr was reported to be working with his new band, which included touring with the bandDays of the New. Metallica Celebrate Alice in Chains With Tender Cover of 'Would?'. based on information from your browser. The article, he says, caused his family and friends much grief. WebAlice in Chains story is one of tragedy marked by drugs and death. Primary Wave Music announced that it has acquired the music rights from the estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr of the Grammy-nominated Seattle band Alice In Chains. Starr was with the group for theFaceliftandDirtalbums and theSapEP. Inez toured throughout 1993 with Alice in Chains on the strength of the Dirt album. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The 1990 album Facelift brought them into the light. So Mike Starr was supposedly kicked out of the band for being an unreliable junkie but Layne was arguably worse. Negative racial/anti-Semitic, or religious stereotypes are prohibited. We wanted to continue intense touring and press, Mike was ready to go home." Which is good and bad; its good artistically, but its bad because if you are going to be that honest then youll struggle to live it down. It was just a difference in priorities, lead singer Layne Staley told Rolling Stone in 1994. Listeners can tell,by and large, if music comes from a real place, and if musicians are emotional frauds (whether they care or not is a different story). A private memorial was held for Starr at Experience Music Project in Seattle on March 20, 2011. Mike was ready to go home. Starr later claimed that he was fired due to his drug addiction.In 1993 he left the group. In mid-August 2001, Inez temporarily replaced Black Label Society bassist Steve Gibb, who was sent home in the middle of their Ozzfest tour. ", The Untold Truth Of Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell.