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A body believed to be that of Alice in Chains' Layne Staley was found in the Seattle home of the singer Friday evening.

Although the King County Medical Examiner could not positively identify the body at press time, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that a law enforcement source said it was Staley's. The cause of death was undetermined at press time. An autopsy is scheduled for 7 a.m. PT.

You live in Seattle and you know someone who has died from heroin. Stay off it kids! Drink beer.

I don't even like Alice and it makes me sad. That is life.

in his house he had al arge pot of heroin just simmering with a big spoon.
and no mc i didn't take any or become a junky.
he had a killer voice.
his girlfriend of ten years died at harborview of heart disease. she had a pig valve from doing too much heroin. he was by her side.
the last time i saw layne was buying a magazine. he is good friends with my former husband. he was in bad shape.
the last time i saw him rock was at rckndy and he came on stage after smoking a giant crack hit, i saw him outside, with his motorcycle because he was scared someone might steal it.
he was rock and roll.
i wish i could sing like that.

Makes you appreciate Lou Reed all the more.

Ah, when that heroin is in my blood, hah
And that blood is in my head
Man thank God that I'm good as dead
And thank your God that I'm not aware
And thank God that I just don't care
And I guess that I just don't know
Oh, and I guess that I just don't know

Despite his well-documented drug problems, Staley an inspiration for many, Schuster said.

"He was open about his drug problem and his struggles with life, and I think a lot of people can relate to that," he said.

Eighteen-year-old Lorn Conner, who also came to the memorial, was less forgiving.

"Seattle always produces so much talent, and they always end up messing it up," he said.

Alice in Chains stopped touring in the mid-'90s, when Staley's drug use proved too great an obstacle. He began a number of stints in rehab.

In a 1996 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Staley spoke of how his drug use influenced his lyrics.

"I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them," he told the magazine. "Here's how my thinking pattern went: When I tried drugs, they were (expletive) great, and they worked for me for years, and now they're turning against me — and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks."