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Hopefully, this still reaches you today. I am glad Rosheen knew how much she mattered, because that is what really counts anyway. Some people are predisposed to addiction and so their story is written for them. -Chris, Was wondering if you ever went on any road trips with Demri to see AIC? Self: 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. This page is the FamousFix profile for Demri Parrott. The drs told my family that my chances didnt look good because the infection was too out of control n i probably wouldnt make it through surgery. I love it! I made it, but my wife sadly did not. Being and ex-heroin addict myself, I know first hand the trials and tribulations that come with doing hard drugs, trying to keep a relationship going with my addicted girlfriend, and playing in a rock band, all at the same time. His body took a while to die, but his spirit lived on, as did Demris, after her passing. I wish she could of figured it out before it was too late but the truth is.. very few do but the ones who can are super humans and should be extremely proud and share their stories of hope with the ones who havent gotten there yet. Photographer unknown. Unique-Significance9 1 min. Im very thankful for my daughter because for the first time I had to clean up and start to deal with things. Hes a different person on coke. Prayers for those trying to beat opiate addiction out there. Anyways, I can imagine what Layne and his girl were going through when people you thought were your friends are either with you or against you and the others are there because your famous and providing whatever you need. I loved Layne and Demri was a beautiful girl and the whole situation is tragic and if they survived maybe rock would still be mainstream. Late 96, Demri started backsliding and this was around when I finally met her. Stay strong, stay strong, you can beat this. Their friends warned against it, rehab for both many times. I am aware however that when your in heroin there is no thinking positive when your adducted to it because your brain is drained of the hormone that makes you happy. Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. This is in response to what Liz said about Layne and Kurt, were they good friends? I miss Laynes voice so much, but I have to admit that I absolutely love Black Gives way to Blue (the song). I wish you were still here with us. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. A lot of creativity! They didnt have it so they ordered one for me and thats what Ive been reading these last couple of weeks. Allegedly it got to a point where she knew that her presence in his life was causing them both harm, so she left him alone and did her best to let him move on. Hi Susan, my name is Layla and I saw your comment about your cancer situation. Frank Micelotta/Getty. Just dropping in to see if there have been any new stories to read , Its awesome designed for me to have a web page, which is valuable designed for my knowledge. That kind of clientele. Youve done a great job with this site, having your own life & kids, that I thank you. A fascinating existence to say the least. I hope and pray that youre ok today, to live and tell more of your story. Im lucky to have 2 beautiful little girls that keep my life full. I know Demri got endocarditis as a result of heroin use, and all of the trouble that caused her. One Day Ay A Time. We all make mistakes in life, and Demri did struggle with addiction. She thought he should because his stuff was there. What happened with that book, he had a really good chronological order of things. It was YOUR take on Demri and it made me think about my take on them as well. But, when you have someone over 6ft tall and weighing under 90 lbs, its time to step in. Being involved in the music scene, where there tends to be a lot of substance use? Just some random thoughts I had. She is too tall.. too lean wrong body type.. cant see her face.. wrong hair.. wrong clothes.. just not her. SomeoneI dont want to say whobrought him some heroin because they couldnt find any coke. I meant she never *tapped out* not tapped it Ugh! The next time Id run into those people who just meant to try it once would almost always be totally caught up and addicted. He found her like that, turned on the heating, drove home and did his laundry, leaving her in the car. She also has Demris engagement ring that Layne gave her. However I also want her to know others have been there before and youre not alone. I will speak for us all in saying we hope you read this and change your minds. Layne is one of my favorite musicians and as soon as I saw and read about Demri, its easy to see why she was loved by so many and still is! I see so many other say this, I feel the same way. It is possible. She died that night with her mother and aunt by her side. People just want to feel happiness again. It doesnt seem right to me that they continue the band because there is no improvement. I had read that Jack had her on tape at one of his photo shoots. Thank you so much for sharing your story it means a lot and people who do not understand need to hear it. Pictures of Demri Lara Parrot. I have no clue where or how that rumor ever got started but it is for sure not Demri. Remember life is short and so special..love your loved ones today because we might not have a tomorrow. No need to rant on that. I even wrote a blog on that hat for Christ sake, http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/03/the-hat-with-purple-aura.html. The facts, and I will allow myself to speak of them as facts, as I have 100% trust in Barbaras descriptions and tellings, are staggering. Theres a youtuber named Kristina who has a channel called FullyRawKristina who makes videos about raw veganism, even though a lot of her videos are receipe videos which may be high in fat and should not be eaten too often of they have a lot of fat, but her videos are a place to start. Rare pictures show her to be tiny, dark-featured and pretty, with long black hair and dark eyes. More rehab for both. . Johnny was a Godsent to Layne. But like Demri i have a death sentence hanging over my head because my heart could fail at any time. Just from her pictures you feel love what a beautiful person she was and I cannot imagine how she is missed by all who new her.I feel fortunate to have found this site and kinda feel as if I got to somehow get some insight to what a beautiful person she truly was.We all now get to experience why she is so deeply missed by her family and friends.Thank you for introducing us to her.RIP. It helped me get the guts to start learning to play guitar, something Ive wanted to do for a long time! Demri HATED being known as Laynes girlfriend.If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with I know youyoure Laynes girlfriend and she would step back and reply No, I am Demri I would take all of us to Vegas. I know I will personally miss Demri as long as I live but today marks the day that Demri was taken from us ALL forever. She wore vintage costumes, long skirts with docs, lots of vintage style 30s and 40s jewelry. I was probably 18 and super-shy and I I just dont know what happened after 98 99. A painting of Demri and Layne was featured on the cover of the Mad Season album.. Mad Season "Above" Album Cover Based On Photo Of Layne Staley And . Dear Susan, Bless you. Barbara couldnt answer that either, and I thank her for her response on a previous post. Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. I was in a situation to where EVERYTIME I would get high I would be happy to know I would be quitting after this last time only to fall asleep and wake up and be in a totally different mind frame of freaking out with anxiety and trying desperately to get more. In Demris case specific, you are doing an incredible job, because you are brave enough to tell us who was the real and captivating Demri Parrott. Sorry I meant to say decision! Everything has already been said here, but I want to thank you personally. According to David de Sola's book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death.. Stop!! I needed to get back to work and Id drive them crazy getting up every couple hours and putting my ears to their mouth to make sure they were breathing. Was it the greater love that made them sole matesdrugs? You have done so much, been through so much, God bless you. Which is correct?? Opiate Addiction is selfish to the core. It is extremely addictive and will destroy your life. I was devastated when I found out that I missed it. It can sneak back in and take over even faster then it did the first time. Heroin is a beast of a drug all its own in short or in laymans terms..it ruins your ability to be naturally happy. If somebody else would have commented it would have showed in my email and somebody didon the 30th thats why I was here. Ughhh, whats the need? The drug is the great deception and it kills people around where I live every day. Their legacy should be used in the context of learning. You are not invincible and you cant just experiment with Heroin. I have been a long time fan of Layne Staley. Aic. I have never known Mike to lie and I knew him a long time. Demri Parrott (demrilaraparrott) on Myspace Demri Parrott She said she believes her daughter was there that night to be there with Layne as hes doing his transition.. Her true fans have compassion. Haha! 2). 2 of Kathleens patients told her about this weird thing that happened (he had done the same thing). Im not saying they were gay, lol! I think the Laynes Place being referred to was the Ward Street house they both lived in with both of their stuff. Regardless, you have done great justice to remembering your friends. Again thank you. Dating seems illogical. But my son also dabbles in drugs. Did pick up the phone for him and speak to John Wayne Gacy and didnt know til I hung up, every place else was an apt. Demri deserves her recognition as the true Queen of the Seattle Scene. Around 98, Mark Lanegan was living with Layne. The song say hello to heaven. Rosheen and Demri RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997 Rosheen was my best friend. Jerry is one of the best melody writers ever, and Layne was a virtuoso vocalist and obviously his lyrics resonate with so many people. American of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, remote Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent. I have never been in that position so Im sure its not nearly that easy. I found this online and I wanted to share it in case you havent read it before, Laynes girlfriend, Demri [Parrott], was the one who made the connection between our bands. I can understand that to a degree, but we were pals, and I wasnt gonna God bless you all. My heart goes out to Demris mother and family, same with Laynes. Then I went back to Houston, where I was working at a nightclub, and the phone rang in the office. I heard that methadone is harder to kick than H in some cases. It is not easy because our brain chemistry is so damaged its hard to live life again with out it. Not anymore thou. Jessica I am so sorry for your loss. There was no question about that. So thanks for always showing us the best of Demri! He didnt seem to want to do it because he had a bad feeling about it. If youre saying to yourself Ahh.. Ive also met some true asshole addicts but they were usually born that way. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. I often checked on my kids breathing when they were newborns. I hope this made sense I just typed it at 5 a.m. Night world! Both Layne and Dem were very attractive individuals with a fan base. I was put into an induced coma for 6 days on a ventilator. Drugs can bring you to the highest heights. The surgery went good..(tryin to hurry) after surgery i got on suboxone n was doing really good for 6 months. If I can explain it, in words, in detail then a sober person MIGHT understand. Layne helped him a lot in a lot of ways. Thanks for keeping this site up. Do not let it get YOU! He is at rehab all drugs are drugs so I think he was right, besides why not. Demri Parrott and Layne Staley were engaged for 2 years. Its so sad to hear that she wasnt in one place for long. Dearest Dem, I will forever miss you..you silly, sweet, wild and precious fairy child. You will be ok. Love lots of love. The opposite occurred, she cut off contact with Layne save for minor interactions, she hustled to get money for smack. I am very sorry about your lossI hate cancer and congrats on doing good, keep strong. I thought here may be a good place. Those things would be great, I just wanted to be there when others werent so they had a safety net at all times. If boundaries are established upfront, some of these issues can be avoided. I struggle everyday to not use heroin. Best thing people can do is move away from everything you know and everyone you know that makes it easy. Yes, they had other loves, yes, they were not dating at the time of her death, yes, Demri was off on a jag, staying with someone else. Your site was the most helpful then, and continues to help those of us wanting to learn more about Layne & Dem. . If thats true then her story is skewed and should be viewed as such (thats a word of caution to the next intrepid armchair detective who gets this far) Its funny how the internet makes it possible for anyone with curiosity and an active imagination to dig up these stories and become fascinated with the lives of people theyve never met who have passed away. Also how she would decorate her hospital room with the same. Thats all I wanted to say. Mad Season. For Layne to die was just sad and wrong, but for him to die alone was just an abomination. A few pictures..of Demri Parrott during her short life.. she made an impact that is for sure. As for Mike Starr, if youre wondering, he was living in a crappy old apartment (same building that I used to live in,) with his father. Then my dad died n i lost it. And did you ever see Mad Season play live? Things were mellow, Layne was doing really well. Although Demri passed anyway, her mother remembers her fondly and without regret or anger. Her smile, always sincere, always beautiful show who she was and how she was. She had her friends, and Layne, who made sure someone was always there to look after her. Layne wants to quit, Demri doesnt, she has developed a fatalistic attitude towards her life. She is such a facinating person and it will be almost surreal to see her on video. I dont know. I agree completely. Stop this. Believe me. Most of her friends describe her as a very sweet and beautiful person, kind, peaceful and artistic. Without happiness in your life life is not worth much. I do believe in suboxone if you just use it for a short period and then detox off. I have never had anyone die on me but I have given more people then I can actually count or remember CPR and I was never afraid to call the ambulance either. But why? Layne dated pornstar Tera Patrick in the 90s (she said so in her biography, she was 17 and worked as a model at the time) and also Simone Starr Farrow, the australian model (and then drug dealer). Thank you for that! I agree with you D and Eric, in different things a lot of that just sounds to made up..and even if Jerry is a bit arrogant or has this kind of personality-which Ive read somewhere of him being a bit hard on Layne-it doesnt mean hes not a good personShe paints him like such a BAD GUY! Thank you so much and its always great to hear that people are enjoying the website AND finding more about the truth compared to the hype. And I used to live my life just like layne and demri. Hey there! You are brave and strong and you do all Demris fans a favor telling us about her and running this site. But they just often acted like a married couple. That is all I can remember to add. If so, what kind. Thank you for sharing, although I dont know if you revealed way too many private details. There was one time I found a spoon, and it was obvious what it had been used for. But, I dont know of a court that would deny a parent power of attorney if they have a child on the brink of death. Almost makes me ache (being a parent of two girls already). *sigh*. She loved to model and I love this picture of her, Rest in Peace Sweet Girl Demri Lara Parrott 1969-1996. I didnt wish to get in an argument here I dont think its appropriate but I think it was just a misunderstanding. This was probably 91. All text content on this website is copyrighted by , DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0g2SWqnK8, http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-demri-crew-guy-recalls.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGZfqQzpvU, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. Layne later said that Demri wasnt too bothered by this, but I didnt know her then. Her zodiac star sign was Pisces. For instance, I would never trade my mother for anything in the world and she would give her last breath for me. Thanks Dave! He just didnt tell anyone that he was leaving. Heroin isnt a social drug that you experiment with. Have a look see and enjoy! I noticed the list of books on the home page and decided to go check out Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm at our public library. Because it does and these beautiful people have created this place for dialogue. You do that on your own! But NOBODY should romanticize this story. We tried to before but couldnt really connect with Nancy- too much focus on Laynes addiction and Heroin, and yknow there was a lot more to those times than just that. Demri and Rosheen loved each other very much and I loved them both. There are very few happy endings for heroin addicts. So much more, I wish that email had been saved, but with an updated computer & such, Ive lost it. Nope.. Jerrys almost entirely about money, or at least he was 3 years ago. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. I am not saying Rachel is a bad person, prior to this I thought she was a hat maker genious, but it was at the very least odd because they werent friends, but Demri always the gracious host even on her deathbed. Demri Parrott passed away in October of 1996, one of the worst things to ever happen to Layne Staley. Both Demri and Layne became drug addicts, hooked to heroin. There are a lot more posts to see just click around. Need to search harder for the better ones. You have to completely get away from your environment you used in like the whole city you gotta find all new friends and you need to want it more then anything else!! Layne tried it, loved it. She was really frisky; she was all over everybody. I wish Demri had that same desire, to want to be an actress/model, who read books, studied acting. Anything you have to say would be gratefully appreciated. Build your family tree online . xoxox, Thank you Violet for the sweet comment.. A lot of creativity! So sorry to hear about your Dad too and believe me I understand how easy it is to go back to the only thing we know made us numb again. I do think that Demri deserves more appreciation in her own right, though. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Oct 29th is a day a lot of us who knew and loved Demri will never forget. There are records showing that she prostituted in her last years, however Im not sure that her family want this discussed. The fabric alone I spent thousands on which in the 80s is a lot, considering everyone else in that scene was flat broke. We loved our friends and they dropped like flies around us one after the otherwe thought we could control it.. they thought they could live forever.. He became sort of ashamed and let it go longer than he should have. Demri, Layne said, appeared to him before his death, so maybe he wasnt so alone. The EMTS never did anything but save your friends life. Large gallery of Demri Parrott pics. The love between Demri & Layne will live on forever.Music by Boards of Canada - 5.9.78Please subscribe and help our Demri & Layne YouTube community grow. As a loved one, you have to be alert. Ive read/heard about that name (Demri Parrot) since the late 90s but never really felt the urge to check out her bio until recently. Its easy for people to judge and if they can stick with you during good and bad thats a wonderful thing. That is a horrible excuse some addicts may use to treat people badly, steal from people they know or physically hurt people.. thats all on them still. If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! As a mother, I cannot imagine losing any of my kids. Young, but very sexy. I didnt go to shows and I was ecpected to. Great to see you on here. Youre in my thoughts and prayers. She was loved by many, but always on the run, Layne got her and him a house, but shed stay only a few nights, never moving in. Staley couldn't bring himself to join Cantrell on stage after being asked, and a photo taken of him backstage is the last image of the singer before his death. Because that is not my story it is theirs.. even if I was a part of their story and they a part of mine. She would be in there for months at a time following serious operations on her heart that left a foot long scar on her chest, and she had a pacemaker installed. Im not jumping on this now just because our wonderful Layne is gone as much as because of the conjecture. Id like to read it someday but finding a copy would be the hard part and there is no way Id pay that much to read a book by someone who just researched Mike. And part of me wondered if he moved there because he didnt have to drive anywhere and it was easy access. Was she running scared? RIP Demri and Layne. Thanks so much, your website and memories are so generous and appreciated. It has nothing to do with you why they cant get clean. When I was on dope I just didnt care and all that mattered was how I was going to get better or keep from being sick it wasnt even about getting high anymore because it would take $500 to vet high once for a couple of hours. Yes, she was so beautiful, and the love of his life. Demri always and forever a wild wood pixie. A lot of people think he was shitty because he would prop Layne up on a microphone stand if he had to and do the show, even if Layne was totally wrecked. The last public appearance he made was almost four years before his death when he attended his bandmate Jerry Cantrell's solo concert in Seattle on Halloween in 1998. but I wanted to make a note on the message posted by D but written by koa know that runs online for about 8 years I know for sure because we put the message in alternativegrunge forum in Italy .. Then they put out Tripod and yet again Layne would not be able to tour because he was so sick. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. Oh manI wrote all that for nothing. I can see where someone would think it was her if they did not know her personally.. you know how you could pick out your best friends from just a shadow or the back of their head well that is how I am as well and that is not her. She was human. But she went one way for love, he another. Im grateful to be 19 years clean and sober and also I stopped before my body got thrashed ( although coke alcohol and pot were my drugs of choice, not heroin). Much love and respect to everyone that Layne touched. She almost died from doing a speedball. I would like to write a book about my life with stories in it about them. Im at a low point in my life, and any more information about Demri would be greatly appreciated. you can find these new pics on the Instagram account called memoriesofdemri . Sorry if I missespelled something, english isnt my primary language. Demris mother, Kathleen Austin got that teddy bear back after being found in the things Layne left after his death. I have no doubt in my mind about that. I hope this doesnt sound silly, but I pray to Andrew and Demri sometimes. Despite never getting too involved, she is still my alpha and omega, my joy and sorrow, my beginning and my end. I love you. I dont know anything about him other than that he dumped her at the Emergency Room and disappeared. Then management needs to discuss the contents with the bandlet them know its a brotherhood or sisterhood. While watching Crossing Over, Layne turned to Mike and said, Demri was here last night. I was a reference for him. When she was herself she was a very sensitive and fun girl. Demri died in oct 1996 and Rosheen died in 1997. I was anonymous when I knew Layne and there were lots of reasons for that. I never met Demri but I used to rehearse at Naf and played at the Offramp and RCKNDY , so I met Layne, Mike, Sean and Jerry a few times. Oh man, the Koa story. One story has Demri trying to kick drugs & dating a coke dealer in the final days of her life. Now I see it selling online for $200!! Yes, Laura very, very true you basically nailed it. Love everyone? Maybe Koa was referring to one of them. Rest in peace beautiful angels. Endocarditis is the end result of shooting with dirty needles or sharing them. As I approach the 10year anniversary of the day I came home from work ( I bartended at Lindas the iconic dive bar on Seattles Capitol Hill) and discovered my sister dead in our apartment on Denny Ave N. Nobody can understand what a loss of a beloved can take from those left behind if they havent been there. You can tell when theyre lifers. That sound was amazing I was listening to Rotten Apple with the black lights on and it just took me to another place. She had open heart surgery and had a pig valve and pacemaker inserted in her heart in 1994. I guess anyone could do the research and read all the interviews and maybe even talk to the people who knew them but no one is going to get it completely right. It is not that great. No problem.. Can you send me the link and the time in the video where you see her? (Doubtlessly there are some people who were there at these times and knew things differently. I just stumbled upon this website and I really love reading about Demri and Layne and about their time on earth. Happy to know you found and enjoy the web site. I was there through the 4 year battle and was in the hospital room when my mom had to make the painful dedication to end life support. Unconditional love? She died last March. I know Mrs. Austin has lost more than Demri, may God Bless her, and Laynes mom has a grandchild, or grandchildren, by now. or Tracy Johnson.. all of them can be found on my Facebook friends list. Thank u to everyone who takes the time to read this ! I used to live off Denny with Rosheen and Demri stayed with us alot so it was very easy for me to picture the scene when you found your poor sister. In all actuality they probably never will unless they have gone through it. More about Demri Parrott edit Dating History # Rosheen Raugi I think Demris Mom confirmed that guy was NOT her boyfriend so it was either a friend or someone that picked her up. No, ive never met you, but I still care about you and your family. Thanks for your compassion.