Demri Parrott Remembered
This past Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the death of Demri Parrott, Layne Staley’s ex-fiancée. I wrote the following tweetstorm to remember her (and him) for the occasion:
.@AltNationNet @JeffGorra @AliceInChains People who knew both of them well generally agree (and told me) that he never got over her death. Layne was already pretty reclusive in 1996
— David de Sola (@daviddesola) October 30, 2016
.@AltNationNet @JeffGorra @AliceInChains He was supposed to record guest vocal for a song by @FollowTaproot but his body was found shortly before recording session was to take place
— David de Sola (@daviddesola) October 30, 2016
.@AltNationNet @JeffGorra @AliceInChains @FollowTaproot Austin got that bear back after it was found in Layne's things after his death. She also has Demri's engagement ring that Layne gave her
— David de Sola (@daviddesola) October 31, 2016
.@AltNationNet @JeffGorra @AliceInChains @FollowTaproot @KianaLodgeWA That's why the private invitation-only memorial service for Layne's family and close friends was held there in 2002.
— David de Sola (@daviddesola) October 31, 2016
.@AltNationNet @JeffGorra @AliceInChains @FollowTaproot @KianaLodgeWA Thinking about both of them yesterday and today, and what might have been. RIP Layne and Demri.
— David de Sola (@daviddesola) October 31, 2016
Most, if not all of that material was in my book, where Layne and Demri’s relationship and her passing is covered in much more depth.