He finally did it.

Tragic. No more Alice in Chains except for the crap they release over the next couple of years.

I remember the last interview I read with Layne Staley he went in bathroom and shot up. When he came out he was bleeding from between his knuckles on one hand. He was gone.

That heroin has got to be a hell of a drug.

Bye Layne.

There are some videos here:
http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/alice_in_chains/17917/album.jhtml?exclude=single

any truth the rumour that he had gangrene in a couple fingers and they fell off?

I bear true and an existing witness
to this barrel of monkeys.
A self proclaimed immoral success,
perfected by each whereof
individually deadly and equally so
and spread about the surrendered troops,
for even thousands of miles will not
tear apart their communication, or the lack thereof.
Vultures, liars, thieves, each proclaim their innocence
In no suggestion or rhyme, your weapon is contained in
the wrecking of the keeping the desired effect.
The breaking of the spirit of what was once a whole being.
Your weapon is guilt, your weapon is guilt, your weapon is guilt.
Guilt

No

spent all week listening to jar of flies...