Layne Staley’s mother has not spoken with Alice In Chains in 10 years
“No tengo ninguna conexión con la música de [Layne y Alice In Chains], no tengo ni idea, porque simplemente no estoy metida en ella. Así que cuando llegaba a casa yo quería una relación normal con mi hijo, yo no estaba interesada en cómo otras personas lo vieron en absoluto y era muy humilde. Nunca habló para decirme que tenía una vida interesante.”
“Me he mantenido he contacto con los fans, ha sido muy importante para ellos y me ha abierto los ojos al mundo de Layne. No me creía eso de la depresión, fue tranquilo y fue intenso, y no sabía de que él probablemente estaba luchando con la depresión”.
“El entrevistador preguntó que si la muerte de Demri Parrot (novia de Layne y el amor de su vida) en octubre de 1996 es lo que hizo Layne estuviese realmente mal y apagado y Nancy dijo:”No, estaba mal de antes.”
“Entonces [Layne] era huraño, y fue realmente difícil mantener un sentido de lo que estaba pasando con él. Yo no tenía intención de fijar ningún ultimátum que le empujase a Layne lejos de mí. Es derecho de una madre poder estar con su hijo y mantener una buena relación con él
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“I had no connection to [Layne and Alice In Chains'] music, I had no idea, because I just didn’t get it. So when he came home I wanted a regular relationship with my son, I wasn’t interested in how other people saw him at all and he was very humble. He never talked about it other than to tell me he had an interesting life.”
“Frankly they never disbanded the band, it’s a business. It took me awhile to figure some of these things out. I felt for the fans’ sake they might want to move on with a different name just so people didn’t criticize them for moving on using Layne’s name. But I also understand that they are the musicians and there is no Alice In Chains without them. They had every right to do what they did. Do I hear from them? No. Do I care about what happens to them? Absolutely. I have invited them to come to the house many times. As Layne’s friends I would just want them to tell me funny stories that they remember, so for 10 years that has never happened. I’d love it if somebody picked up the phone, and said Nancy, I’ve got to tell you something funny that happened when Layne was in Berlin. I would love if that would happen, they were his friends first and I think the industry keeps them from pursuing some kind of connection with their friend’s Mom, and they’re moving on.”
“I have kept connected with the fans, it’s been very important to them and it has opened my eyes to Layne’s world. I didn’t think about depression, he was quiet and he was intense, and I didn’t know that he was probably struggling with depression.”
“The interviewer asked if Demri Parrot’s death (Layne’s girlfriend and the love of his life) in October 1996 is what made Layne get really bad off and Nancy said, “No, it was bad before that.”
“Then [Layne] became reclusive, and it was really hard to keep a sense of what was going on. I had no intentions of laying down any ultimatums that would push Layne away from me. That’s a mother’s right is to hold that place in her life with her child.”
“Let’s not forget that Layne and Kurt Cobain both passed away on the same day, April 5th, 8 years apart. And we won’t forget that Layne lost his dear friend Mike Starr and many other wonderful and talented musicians, and fans. I hear from parents who have lost their children, I hear from friends who have lost their parents, I hear from people who have lost their friends. There is just no good thing that comes out of drug addiction.”
