Mike Starr original bassist for 'Alice In Chains', dead at the age of 44

by Heisenberg Posted 2011/03/09 02:44:03

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Mike Starr on 'Celebrity Rehab'
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Mike Starr original bassist for 'Alice In Chains', dead at the age of 44

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Mike Starr (aka Mike Star) of 'Alice In Chains' and 'Celebrity Rehab' found dead in his Salt Lake City, Utah home.

"Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead Tuesday, March 8...
TMZ reports that police found Starr's body in a Salt Lake City, Utah, house...He was 44 years old.
...Starr appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" in 2009. He was arrested last month for felony possession of a controlled substance....Alice in Chains have written heart-wrenching and evocative songs about drug addiction."

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Heisenberg 2011/03/09 02:45:27

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Same sad story about famous entertainers hurling themselves down the road of self-destruction.

Rest in peace, Mike Starr.
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Ed 2011/06/27 13:27:34

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Fame distorts the human soul which celebs think they can rectify with drugs of alcohol. This is there distorted perception which leads to their demise. If I were a Celebrity, I would not waste it on my internalized destruction of addiction. Rather, I would ask myself, how could I be of assistance to others in whatever fashion makes me most beneficial to the human race.

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leannimal 2011/04/18 02:49:41

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I can't help but feel bad. I watched that season of Celebrity Rehab, and I found myself pulling for Mike Starr. He was a mess to be sure. I find it amazing what one can abuse their body for so long and still survive. He seemed like he was going to make it when he came back in the alumni show. R.I.P. Mike Starr.

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leslie 2011/04/16 05:16:34

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So Sad Indeed. Mike Starr RIP Dear One.
I am not a BIG FAN of Faith Based Recovery Initiatives HOWEVER I have a dear beloved friend Who is Still Alive, Clean and Sober today. I don't know if it is because of THE PROGRAM or BECAUSE HE IS JUST A REALLY STRONG PERSON.

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Rainy 2011/03/14 02:04:33

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Sad. I hope he is at peace now.

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Lee The Hybrid Snowflake 2011/03/12 21:26:46

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So sad! When AIC first came out I had a thing for Mike Starr and was really bummed when they ditched him!

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MetalDragonessBN-0 2011/03/12 06:58:04

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R.I.P. Mike

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Mr.Woman 2011/03/12 04:47:47

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So sad. I've seen him on Celebrity Rehab. He seemed like a genuinely sweet guy. :(

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Jippy Jamie Joe (Jamie) 2011/03/12 03:50:20

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aww thats so sad.

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cassidysf 2011/03/11 22:20:15

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thats sad.
alice in chains just does not have any luck.
RIP mike.

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Willie 2011/03/11 03:01:26

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Addiction is an ugly, ugly thing. And 12-step programs are NOT the answer. We need 21st century medical solutions for chemical dependency, not 19th century religious ones. AA/NA are as much to blame for the lack of progress as is the greedy medical "recovery" community. $50,000 for a rehab with a 5% success rate? Unconscionable.

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Jrogers 2011/03/10 07:52:21

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Awww. addiction to prescription drugs is bad here in my neck of the woods.....I often wonder why Doctors think people need a prescription to Oxycontin. That stuff is so powerful and so addictive...I question why so many people have scrips for it. Are they trying to drug America?

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Rainy to Jrogers 2011/03/14 02:06:11

Yes. They are.

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jovi 2011/03/10 04:30:29

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That sucks.

Rest in peace,MS.

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desi-cakes 2011/03/10 02:13:52

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Don't really know who he is/was but R.I.P Mike Starr

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2011/03/09 20:35:16

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Too young, much too young. RIP

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Pei 2011/03/09 20:25:37

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Not surpised he's gone, so sad.

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Gracie ~Gun Totin' Gracie~ 2011/03/09 19:04:06

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How many have to die before the rich and the dumb wake up?

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LesWaggoner BN 1 2011/03/09 18:53:09

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Too much money, too many drugs.

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tooner259 2011/03/09 18:19:34 (edited)

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He seemed like a nice enough guy on celebrity rehab.If the show comes back they`ll find a way to use this tragedy.

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Trude 2011/03/09 17:57:05

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This totally breaks my heart because I watched the entire season on "Celebrity Rehab" and I thought for sure Mike was going to make it with his support system in tact. It just goes to show you that the EVILS of addiction (whether it be drugs, cigarettes, sex, etc.) are REAL. Such a waste of a young life. May your body and soul now be at rest, Mike...no more can these EVILS haunt or taunt you, my friend.

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Charlie 2011/03/09 14:46:26

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Drugs are like a flame to a moth to rock stars it seems. Another good band silenced.

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Flowers 2011/03/09 13:57:41

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I'm wonder when hollywood is going to wake up and realize that there isn't enough money in this world to make them happy, it's a sad thing that so many talented people have allowed drugs to take over their lives.

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bags 2011/03/09 13:52:14

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Live fast.....die young.

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LilithDermadello 2011/03/09 09:25:49

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Layne Staley 1967-2002

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Bob, the reasonable one 2011/03/09 06:25:01

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Doesn't surprise me one bit...I saw him on the tv show and he was a either a zombie or totally out of control...he was a complete trainwreck!!

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upinthetrees 2011/03/09 05:25:26

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I hope life was good.

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Paige 2011/03/09 05:15:30

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Wow.....RIP.....one of my favorite bands loses another one.

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Helmholtz 2011/03/09 04:42:15

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Sorry to hear it

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keeper 2011/03/09 04:31:19

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I heard this a while ago.. play hard and die young...*Janis Joplin*

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YOMOMMA 2011/03/09 04:21:38 (edited)

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I am so sorry to see another Entertainer go down FzzZzzzsssssT. Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain, Jimmy Hendrix ... Y?

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Bob, th... to YOMOMMA 2011/03/09 06:28:04

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Judy Garland was not young when she passed, she may have died before her time...but she wasn't young by any stretch of the imagination...other names such as Mama Cass,Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, would be more appropo..... :)

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YOMOMMA to Bob, th... 2011/03/10 19:09:18

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Yes she was young to die She was only thirty something or forty. That is YOUNG! But You are right about the names you mentioned. It is sad. Think about the Stones and Sting and others who still kicking...also.

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Bob, th... to YOMOMMA 2011/03/10 20:35:19

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she was 47, not young...I usually think it's a shame if somebody passes in their teens,twenties or thirties, because that it is young...forties back then was middle aged, by the sixties people retired and die...now with people living ridiculously long (80's, 90's), we have an altered opinion of what is middle-aged, or young compared to 30-40 years ago..

Judy Garland did a lot of living in her 47 years, lot of husbands, lot of alcohol, lot of uppers and downers....she may have been 47 but she looked a bad 60plus....no one was surprised when she passed

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YOMOMMA to Bob, th... 2011/03/10 23:08:52

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You are so right. I was thinking about how famous entertainers die from over doses and suicide.

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Bob, th... to YOMOMMA 2011/03/11 01:49:46

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James Dean, that's a trajedy, Marilyn Monroe, Bruce Lee, and his son Jason Lee.....and then there's Steven Segall who keeps on making really bad movies and looking more and more like a bloated Elvis...it's just not fair!!! LOL

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YOMOMMA to Bob, th... 2011/03/11 21:31:13

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yes yes yes. I would like to compile a list of ALLLLL the entertainers who died tragically, unexpectedly and another list for those still here.

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Bob, th... to YOMOMMA 2011/03/12 00:52:24

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Let's make a list of people who should have died young!!! LOL!!!

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YOMOMMA to Bob, th... 2011/03/12 01:17:32

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really

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Bob, th... to YOMOMMA 2011/03/12 04:09:49 (edited)

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Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Khadafy, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Huessein, Mao, Castro, Bin Laden, etc....

that would be a good start

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Heisenberg to Bob, th... 2011/03/12 04:10:48

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Looks like a liberal hero all-star lineup.

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