“I know I’m near death, I did crack and heroin for years. And I never wanted to end my life this way. I know I have no chance. It’s too late. I never wanted [the public’s] thumbs’ up about this f—ing drug use. Don’t try to contact any AIC (Alice in Chains) members. They are not my friends.”
Talking about his family and relationship with his father, Layne said:
“My world became a nightmare. There were just shadows around me. I got [a] call saying that my dad had died, [but] my family always knew he was around doing all kind of drugs. Since that call I always was wondering, ‘Where is my dad?’ I felt so sad for him and I missed him. He dropped out of my life for 15 years.”
He continued, saying:
“He said he’d been clean of drugs for six years. So, why in the hell didn’t he come back before? I was very cautious at first. Then the relationship changed. My father started using drugs again.”
“We did drugs together and I found myself in a miserable situation. He started visiting me all day to get high and do drugs with me. He came up to me just to get some sh–, and that’s all. I was trying to kick this habit out of my life and here comes this man asking for money to buy some smack.”
“He finally kicked heroin use, and I’m still fighting. I invested a lot of money on treatments, I know I did my best or what I thought would be right. So I changed my number. I don’t wanna see people anymore and it’s nobody’s business but mine.”
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