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Re: Mike Starr, Founding Member of AIC Found Dead
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Ex-Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Found Dead
'Celebrity Rehab' alum was 44 years old.
By Ryan J. Downey 
Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead Tuesday afternoon (March 8).
TMZ reports that police found Starr's body in a Salt Lake City, Utah, house at 1:42 p.m. He was 44 years old.
A co-founding member of the pioneering Seattle grunge band, Starr appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" in 2009. He was arrested last month for felony possession of a controlled substance. Salt Lake City police said he had several painkillers on him when he was arrested. Alice in Chains have written heart-wrenching and evocative songs about drug addiction.
Former singer Layne Staley died in spring 2002 after overdosing on a mixture of heroin and cocaine, commonly known as a "speedball." The group mounted a successful comeback with 2009's Black Gives Way to Blue, which featured new vocalist William DuVall alongside guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez.
Mike Starr was born April 4, 1966, in Honolulu. He rose to prominence in the Seattle scene as bassist for Diamond Lie, which featured Cantrell and Kinney. Once Staley entered the fold, they changed their name to Alice in Chains and signed a major-label deal. Starr appears on the group's debut album, Facelift, which produced the monster hit "Man in the Box." He's also on the band's follow-up EP release, Sap, and their second album, Dirt, which was released in September 1992.
Dirt is a hard rock classic, with "Rooster" remaining a radio staple. "Would?" was featured in the movie "Singles," which was set in the Seattle scene. "Down in a Hole" has been covered by Ryan Adams, Fuel and Demon Hunter. Songs like "Junkhead" dealt with heroin use head-on. The band Godsmack, whose sound owes much to Alice in Chains, took their name from track nine. Cantrell wrote the majority of the songs with some heavy contributions from Staley. Starr is credited as a co-writer on one track, "Rain When I Die."
Starr left Alice in Chains while touring behind Dirt in 1993. Years later, he would reveal on "Celebrity Rehab" that his reason for leaving was his growing addiction to drugs. He briefly joined former Black Sabbath singer Ray Gillen in Sun Red Sun. Their self-titled debut was released in 1995, two years after Gillen died from AIDS-related complications.
Heroin addiction sent Starr to "Celebrity Rehab," which was followed by a stint in the spin-off show "Sober House." He showed up on one episode of the following season of "Celebrity Rehab," celebrating more than six months of sobriety. He was arrested for possession by Salt Lake City police on February 18, 2011.
Mike's dad told TMZ his son's death is "a terrible shock and tragedy."
Share your condolences for Starr's friends and family in the comments.
Re: Mike Starr, Founding Member of AIC Found Dead
bumblefoot Bumblefoot
R.I.P. Mike Starr.............
NikkiSixx Nikki Sixx
RIP Mike Starr. Another fallen Soldier to addiction..:(
StevenAdlerSite Steven Adler
R.I.P. Mike Starr !! Such a sad day! #aliceinchains #CelebrityRehab 
I love and will miss my brother mike starr and I'm doing what ever it takes to not hurt all my friends and family that way !! Peace and love my brother mike starr!!! #RIP
mattsorum mattsorum
Drugs and Alcohol aren't a joke. Please take care of yourself and respect yourselfWe lost Mike Starr today Rest in Peace man
Slash Slash
Really tragic news about Mike Star. RIP.
Re: Mike Starr, Founding Member of AIC Found Dead
Starr's body was found in a Salt Lake City home today. Cops say they were called to the house at 1:42 p.m. Police do not suspect foul play.
Starr was 44 years old.
Mike's dad tells TMZ.com, "It's a terrible shock and tragedy."
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Re: Mike Starr, Founding Member of AIC Found Dead
TMZ.com is reporting that former/founding Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr is dead. I don’t even know what to say, what a tragedy. GrungeReport.net sends its condolences to Mike’s family during this terrible time. Hopefully Layne and Mike are together now, rocking out in the sky. Terrible news, I’ve been following Mike’s path to try and get clean since I opened GrungeReport 2 years ago so it makes it even sadder after rooting for him so hard to get clean. From TMZ:
Starr appeared on the third season of “Celebrity Rehab” back in 2009 — and was arrested last month for felony possession of a controlled substance. Salt Lake City cops say he had 6 Xanax pills and 6 Opana (painkiller) pills when he was busted.
Starr was 44 years old.
Mike’s dad tells TMZ, “It’s a terrible shock and tragedy.”
UPDATE: Police tell us Starr’s body was found in a Salt Lake City home today. Cops say they were called to the house at 1:42PM.
Also if any fans have tributes they’d like to write about Mike e-mail them to me at grungereport @yahoo.com and I’ll put them up tomorrow.
Re: Mike Starr, Founding Member of AIC Found Dead
Respect to his friends and family.
-R.I.P.-
- metallex78
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Re: Mike Starr, Founding Member of AIC Found Dead
Such a waste - first Layne, then Mike too.
RIP, hope you and Layne are rocking in heaven together!
