Dem had gifts, she was not tortured she was a very old soul. 2. there is something so special about her. Tags: That means 13 times she was clean. PONY MAURICE (Feast singer) I kind of fell in love with Xana and Demri for a while. We never celebrated my birthday so she wanted to be clean so we could which was on the 28th. Thank you for this enlightening website (I am an AIC fan), but most importantly, thank you for telling the truth about heroin and the catastrophe that follows it, you have done an outstanding job of scaring those who never tried it once, and as a result have saved countless lives, and saved families tragic pain and sorrow. Haha! On top of this, Staley had lost his ability to ingest food and survived off supplements for the last few years of his life. She died that night with her mother and aunt by her side. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. Theyre both special persons in their own right, and both should be acknowledged as such. 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. I just dont know what happened after 98 99. (Just noticed this now.) One story he told her mom the other her dad. 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. Magazine pics. "he would never talk badly about her and apparently it was the same with her. But, success is no good, if theyre not here. Please take care if you. You could say that I believe in alternative medicine, have you heard about the raw vegan/ vegan movement? A few pictures..of Demri Parrott during her short life.. she made an impact that is for sure. At the time of her death, she was clean, but for her last hours, she was at a friends house, who took her to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington, and recognized too late that she wasnt doing well on the pills shed ingested. my girlfriend Angela. I could go on for days with stories, but I wont. She also had a very unique style, and was very popular. The village to raise a child or extended family member or friend to help re-direct those who are going off track, is not here anymore. 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. EVER. The drug grabbed a hold of me and before I knew it I was doing dumb shit to get my hands on it. Unconditional love? Demri Parrott was an American model. (1969-1996) model, artist, grunge icon, beautiful soul However, their addictions caused damage to the relationship and they broke off their engagement. It is heartbreaking and doesnt seem fair. I know she is watching us from avobe, taking care of us, smiling everytime we think of her. When he came back from tour he moved back in until the band went down to do Rock in Rio. Again thank you. No one would have had any idea who she was if not for Layne. MRSA has been around for quite some timeI first found out about it back in 1994/95 with some of my first nursing home patients that I transported to the E.R. Makes me wonder whether genius will always, without exceptions, come with an enormous cost. They were engaged to marry on 1992. However, I found that things that boost your confidence and self esteem help you stay away from it. 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. I was wondering how Demri and Laynes moms were doing, esp. Staley's physical appearance had become even worse than before: he had lost several teeth, his skin was sickly pale, and he was severely emaciated. Andrew Wood. For opening your heart with all of us, for sharing your love and passion for Demri, for making her not being forgotten Every story is different so I cant claim to say this is the best advice for every person with an addict in their lives. Demri Parrott. I heard a lot of nice things about how Layne how he was a very down to earth person but, we need to remember we are all human and we all make mistakes in life. I will pray for you I know it has to be really tough. What could he dofight back? thank you Barbara if you see this for sharing all this information. For those that have been debating on whether to buy it or not, I say, save your money. Lanegan was really sick for a while and Layne was like a Florence Nightingale. She was very sure of herself and this was apparently the cause of some of her problems with Layne. I did not see anything from anyone on Thursday Oct 29 2015 about demri I guess everyone forgot. They were always fine with my vegetarian dishes but I wanted to get some nutrients in them and meat on their bones, which is pretty much all I could really do to help. Mike, Rosheen, Andrew Wood and now sadly.. the list grows.. Chris Cornell who was an amazing man, husband and Father and Friend. Haha! I found this online, in case some of you havens seen it before. I just came across this site, and Im stilled to my core by the haunting beauty in these photos and the story of Demri and Layne, and so many others in her world. Having the time of their lives, without drugs, and living things up with harmony, peace, and love. By the way by the way , I am a female b. You need to be happy. One night he and his father were shooting heroin together and his father ODed. Why wouldnt she stay with Layne, or anyone, always running, to and fro, even before she got sick? Shitty logic. A month after I saw her on the bus, she was dead. She was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bremerton. The girl is shorter, but not 411 short like Demri was. I bumped into this web site and it was a very nice memorial for Layne and Demri. Ive read things on here claiming that she took his money and relied on him financially, but I cant say Ive ever read anything to say this is true. 17 talking about this. How can two people that loved one another so much come to this, is a question that all of us fans have asked at different times. I know this is an old ass post and comment but I agree, this post is weird as fuck. 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 . But as a fan who collects all kinds of memorabilia, it is nice to have. Get help for yourself from someone whose been there or a professional and they can help you learn how to handle your specific situation better. And did you ever see Mad Season play live? Writing about my life and the lives of the people I lost and actually having people care enough to read and respond was a HUGE blessing for me. beautiful post, beautiful website and beautiful comment thread . It ruins your health and your self confidence, your self esteem and your creativity. Feb 8, 2019 - Explore Ken Ferrell's board "Demri parrott" on Pinterest. The first one who loved and protected Layne (Jerry had music, yeah a hundred guys did, but nobody had Laynes voice and it was amazing. Photos View all Demri Parrott pictures Description: Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiance of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. Does that not spread to ones own family? By blaming Jerry and the rest of Laynes friends I also have to blame myself for moving so far away and losing touch. ciao sorry for my english I hope to be understood, I wanted to participate more and share with many of you but as I said I do not know the English language, thank you barbara (admin) and his friend Darim you for sharing your stories . 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. Its not like you can just sit around the house for 2 weeks and suffer life doesnt allow it and if you dont have great insurance the rehab isnt taking you either. Layne was around more drugs due to his lifestyle. Layne knew this and its why her passing just crippled him. For some reason I always thought it would be better to go out with an OD because then it wouldnt be a surprise and maybe my family wouldnt be as upset as they would with a suicide. I got it all and you speak 100% the truth. Layne had told her that if she started using drugs again hed have to make her leave. Believe me because I know. 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. Mara one of Dems good friends name was Mara! I started writing about her online about 12 years ago now and some of the pictures I posted can still be seen floating around online like the one of them kissing taped to my wall or the black and white ones of her in the coat and hat.. all print outs I received from Darin from her memorial. To give Layne and Demri a fair and honest recording of their life stories. Thank you and I am sorry too just been very emotional lately with all going onno disrespect to this wonderful page or people. It will ruin your life. Its all in your head how this life is and if you can find away to stay positive then everything wont look so dark. But god, if he isnt just a little gratified also. Her full name at birth was Demri Lara Parrott. Jessica, not sure if you will get this its been awhile since you wrote it but I dont update this site very often anymore. If I didnt have anything I just wanted to give up and not go to work I have no idea how I made it through it because I called in with the flu a lot. I guess Im looking at the wrong fb pages. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL29f0AehNI, Oh Barbara, I was just waitting for your confirmation but now im very disappointed:( But anyway thank you very much for this site. Apparently, he found that lasting love with Dem or did he? ", Your quotes vs other peoples quotes that knew her https://alice-in-chains.livejournal.com/103699.html?thread=559635#t559635. Rare photo of Demri Parrott & Layne Staley from a photo shoot they did together. The surgeon wants me to prove ive been clean for 9 months before she will do it. Which didnt bother them though because they took it like one big joke. And I agree, no one should die the way he did, junkie or not. How does one know which ones will get stuck there and get in the grips of addiction? Death is forever and you are needed in this world. I love you still, sweetheart, and Im so sorry. Heroin usually either ends in jail, life long opiate replacement programs like methadone or suboxone or death. 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 dont know what happened after 99. She was also bisexual, which was not as accepted in the early 90s as it is now, and there are some beautiful photos taken of her with a girlfriend. Their legacy should be used in the context of learning. i hope all the people who shared their stories here are doing well and i pray for those who have lost their battles and for their families as well. The girl looks like her. Tom has two versions. The Sony people were trying to use me as eyes and ears to report backis he doin drugs? 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. Apparently she made friends with some of the elderly people and used to make them laugh. Dave. I had an office in town and they kept bugging me to come over. Barbara couldnt answer that either, and I thank her for her response on a previous post. More rehab for both. ), Jerry was totally dogging out then. Demri died in the hospital with her mother and her aunt right beside her on the morning of Oct 29 around 7:40 a.m. She was unconscious when she was brought in and never woke up again. I was and still am a huge fan of Laynes and AIC, and admired the beautiful Demri. Oh my she was so beautiful, so beautiful. Demri Parrott. Thanks for setting the record when it needs to beK, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, On this anniversary of Dems passing I just want to thank all of you especially you Barbara, Darin and Fabiola for making these bittersweet days a little brighter.when I am aching and missing her I can come here, .Perhaps my niece will write about Dems life it seems some folks are interested.but Ill need you guys for those times.we were so close as you knowthe misinformation and assumptions out there just doesnt get itthanks for truthlove you kathleen, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARINS GUEST POST COMMENTS. Barbara you are right on that they suffered from a fatal disease- and also right that drugs arent worth dabbling in. For all the site! It is believed that Layne met Demri sometime in the late 80's or early 1990, as she is thanked . I was jealous of the model dip**** and I hated her. But sometimes feeling it completely is what we need to do. I read somewhere that he was still living there during the Mad Season days and then I read somewhere else that he bought another condo in 94. Heroin doesnt turn you into an asshole. Demri always and forever a wild wood pixie. Shane came along and started talking shit about how nobody commented on Oct 29th and I said people have their own lives to live meaning that I dont monitor this site every single day and I have relatives that have died and friends that Ive known personally that have died. It was even sadder when we found out Mike Starr was the last to see him and saw that he was in troublebut Layne wouldnt let Mike call 911now hes dead, too. Just saying! I never thought much about the lyrics until, fast forward about 6 years, and I was on dope. 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). Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. Thank you so much for sharing your story it means a lot and people who do not understand need to hear it. Someone asked for a video of Demrigot this from youtube its Demri and Layne singing together hope this helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. I was just wondering why couldnt you guys call the cops? 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. He directed me to your site which is beautiful. The statistic for heroin addicts who get clean and stay clean are actually depressing and shocking. Again, another puzzle piece that helps to clarify who these wonderfully talented, beautiful, yet flawed human beings really were. I also do NOT recommend enabling or helping addicts stay in their addiction by loaning them money or letting them stay with you.. especially if their addiction is messing up your own daily lifebut I also dont recommend calling them names or hating on them either they do that enough to themselves already. I hope it helps you as well. She said take her to Capital Hill to Rehab so he thought he was (per what he told me). Big hugs! I am an addict and have been for years. But, how did it happen? They both were on different drugs by the time Dirt came out, and it only grew worse for them both, though they still loved one another. Demri lost that place in Feb. Because she could no longer afford the rent on her own. She goes into rehab and comes back to the car gets in and falls asleep while he runs errands. play a tattletale game. I was just being a bit of a creep and trying to piece together when he lived where and for how long. Just thinking about it. He is still my favorite singer of all time to this day; that will never change I dont think. I was the only one with a real job and I should have been saving to travel but spent it on making Andy look amazing and it irks me to think someone is claiming to have made his hats! I know he was taking care of Layne and buying groceries and making sure he was eating and cared for. Demri is a beautiful woman. Or they try to do 3x what they usually do or something stupid like that. It needs to be a full on mission or its 100% harder. I also took the photo of Demri with the red white and blue tights on, I gave her the tights from my work Fantasy Unlimited, and we went to see our friend Pony and I think she and Pony dressed up then we took a few photos, this being one. Demri has haunted me on a regular almost daily basis since I first learned about her story. A google search for Demri and Layne brought me here at last. Layne Staley believed that the ghost of Demri visited him just days before his April 2002 death. I miss you, Demri. No need to rant on that. Demri died in oct 1996 and Rosheen died in 1997. great website. The Blue Moon was kind of notorious, at least when I was a teenager, as the place to go buy drugs. Bless you. No clue.. maybe they didnt even know Rosheen was as important as she was to Demri. For university, she studied at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 - 1989). Pictorials. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They began dating a short time after they saw each other. That kind of clientele. It wasnt a blatant thing, but it was definitely implied a couple of times that they wanted to know how he was. We were all rocking the grunge uniform in those early days. If it is truth you have lost more than your Demi but a sibling with a D too. They broke up around spring summer 94, or maybe even earlier. 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. Demri didnt wear glasses like that girl. I can say that Kathleen and Rosheens Moms know each other and leaned on each other during that tough time when they both lost their daughters. Mind, I never knew him entirely well and I never saw him do it, but its what people were saying. We all make mistakes in life, and Demri did struggle with addiction. 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. More information. 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. She had three younger half-brothers from her mothers side, Devin Remme, and Derek and David Murphy; and a younger half sister from her biological fathers side, Christa Dougherty. Regardless, they were engaged for a short time. But Demri did start using drugs again, and instead of asking her to leave, because then she would really be in trouble, Layne took a hike. I hope that you get to write your own edition of a book about Demri and Layne. They didnt want people to be too scared to call them. She met musician Layne Staley of Alice in Chains at a store called Saturdays where she was working, in 1988. During this year I hadnt heard a thing. It is a horrible existence. Why didnt she stay home with her Mom when Layne wasnt around? That particular photo has never been made public and . Anyway I feel for both of them. I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. He had his cats and a nice place to live and his art and his hobbies. Maybe some of Dems other friends can help you to confirm if that is really her but I say 100% NO.. but you should ask Fab what she thinks or Darin Lamb. Mike met with her because when Layne got mad she refused his calls so Mike did it to tell her off and because he wanted to find out why he was ejected from the band and figured it was from Melinda and Sean breaking up. She didnt met her biological father and half sister until she was an adult. Sometimes, we forget that they are people too. For me, layne was Alice in Chains. I breed dogs, I work in tech support and Im a web designer.. not in a MILLION years would anyone have guessed that about me. Alice in Chains manager Susan Silver told journalist Greg Prato in his book Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music that she was the one who went to Laynes apartment to tell him that Demri had died. She was interested in philosophy and poetry, and loved to collect vintage clothes, make decoupage, write poetry and play in front of the camera. Or did others drive her to where she needed to go? had an issue and he couldnt stop. Risk factors include intravenous drug use). Layne loved Clean Demri it gave him hope. Much love to you. Because it does and these beautiful people have created this place for dialogue. Demri's birth in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of Americas Pacific Northwest. But it is possible with hard work and TIME. It is possible. Addicts in your life should never be seen as selfish assholes.. most are actually just broken and sad and while they may come off as being selfish because they wont get clean for you most are just not equipped to know HOW to get clean or are too scared to try. Layne later said that Demri wasnt too bothered by this, but I didnt know her then. But, either way, I just wanted to say what a beautiful site and all the loving comments about a side of Layne that most of us would have never had the chance hear about. Thank you Kat, I try to be friendly and just treat everyone like I would expect to be treated so its always nice to hear. RIP Layne, Demri, Mike, rosheen, Andrew, Chris, and everyone else who left this life untimely. Take care!! Thats where all the gangrene rumors started. What a beautiful comment. . Heroin is a beast of a drug all its own in short or in laymans terms..it ruins your ability to be naturally happy. *, I will pray for you and your family, God bless you Susan. *sigh*. Although we miss them dearly, let this be a lesson to us all. They changed into this dark, brooding, heavy thing.. 3 years ago | 67 notes #demri parrott #demri lara parrott #demri #layne staley #alice in chains #seattle grunge #seattle grunge scene #demri forever "Demri could communicate and socialize beyond her years. This may be too personal to ask, but I have been curious. When she had a $10 habit they went over to Laynes dads around the block who was clean and sober and starting a painting business and did the same to him after Robbing the place kicking in the back door. I need spell check! Not sure about the legs. It must be so painful and so hard but also them you receive these positive messages, of love towards you, towards Demri and this must be also very grateful. Makes me wonder about the beautiful pictures of Demri above, Id love to know when they were taken. The next time Id run into those people who just meant to try it once would almost always be totally caught up and addicted. Dating seems illogical. You have enough money, you can go buy a cottage on the beach and be there with Demriwho was also very artisticand you can go and create whatever art you want., DAVID DUET Layne and Demri had kind of an open relationship. In spite of all the rumors he WAS clean. Its even worse when you have a lot of responsibilities to take care of because you find yourself stuck to where you have to keep using to try and keep up with those responsibilities and it works at first but it tricks you and then you loose everything if you dont loose your life. e_biggrin.gif ) His anime of choice back then was Vampire Princess Miyu. The next year they got invited to play Unplugged and did a couple of songs for a movie and then Demri died in October and Layne kindof shut himself off. Stills. I am here to support if I can but a simple chat is as far as Ill go. Otherwise its just another chain.. you cant go without. When I called Christy about Demris Wake she asked what happened because Demri had just been there Monday night, which was the 28th which matched with Tom. But i get drug tests and go to counseling and outpatient classes. She was talking to another guy right behind Layne and she was wearing black shirt and shorts. Then Demri starts to get sick, and shes in the hospital many times, her heart, her lungs. Shadows of their former selves and it happens faster then you know unless youve seen it happen before then you know exactly what I mean. She was only 27.