RIP Mike Starr

[Nimitz]

Mike Starr original Bassist of Alice in Chains found dead today...



RIP

[Jason1212]

Just saw this myself. I dont know the circumstances but this is sad. RIP

[DRM]

And we die young...

Fuckin love AIC. Damn shame, really.

[toejam]

http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/08/mike-starr-alice-in-chains-bassist-celebrity-rehab-dead-salt-lake-city-utah-felony-possession-painkiller/

Mike's dad tells TMZ, "It's a terrible shock and tragedy."

Sure it is, especially when you can't hang out and do drugs with your kid any longer. That guy was a mess on Celebrity Rehab, saw this one coming eventually. RIP

[RacerX]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/09/obit.mike.starr/?hpt=Sbin

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/09/us-aliceinchains-idUSTRE72802X20110309

[Trem]

Rank Amateur! If he'd been rollin with charlie sheen he'd have the skills to bang 7 gram rocks and not die

Actually i don't care.

[atomic charvel guy]

the two best Alice albums were the first two that he played on. rest in peace Mike, another guy who
unfortunately couldn't get out. It's a game of numbers, and the junk does not discriminate.

[Top Jimmy B]

Very sad. I met Mike, in SLC, back in 91 and he was a very humble and mellow cat. I had no idea he was on a tv show about rehab...seems like a fucked up idea to me. Mike had a great melodic sense and was a tight, solid player. RIP dude.

[Nightbat]

Rank Amateur! If he'd been rollin with charlie sheen he'd have the skills to bang 7 gram rocks and bang 2 porn stars and not die

Amateur indeed

[atomic charvel guy]

still waiting for the cause of death. of course overdose is the most probable, but after so many years of abuse it could be anything. heart attack, who knows. mike starr was definitely not an amateur though, that we know. i'm telling you, people are totally losing it lately. it seems like every night you put the t.v. on and some "crack media" ticker rolls by on the bottom of the screen announcing the latest death, or arrest, or tragedy. it's really insane. that's why i stick to sports. the latest tragedy tickers are on the sports channels too. crack media, it's everywhere.
i liked mike's bass playing.

[Endrik]

Tommy, didn't Mike wanted to do some project with you at some point?

[atomic charvel guy]

i spoke to him on the phone back in the year 2000, maybe early 2001, he was in newport beach trying to recover, and one of wolfie's pals hooked him up with me. problem was i was not 'in recovery" so to speak, but i sure was playing really well at the time. 2003 was probably the last time when i could say i was a guitar player, my playing really dropped off for good after that time.
he seemed really cool when we spoke on the phone though, but nothing ever materialized. i'm almost positive if we had gotten together, we probably would have started partying and trouble would have definitely ensued.

[clifffclaven]

sorry, dont have an "rip" do have a "youre a stupid fuck". Just like layne, kurt, etc.

Lets see... You have everything that every musician wants.. And you throw it away because youre a fucking dopehead.

May seem harsh, but whatever. I have to get up and go to work at 6 tomorrow. You didnt. O well.

[Nimitz]

I have to get up and go to work at 6 tomorrow. You didnt. O well.

[clifffclaven]

? really? you wanna start?