On Tuesday afternoon (March 8th), former Alice in Chains Bassist Mike Starr was found dead in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Founding member of the Seminal band in Seattle was 44 years old and struggled with addiction HAD His Entire Life. His passing cents shockwaves through the rock world, and death has devastated his friends, fans and his former bandmates. In Recent years, Starr had occurred Become more famous for his stint on "Celebrity Rehab" Than they ever was as a musician, But his legacy as a key member of Alice in Chains Should Not Be Understated.
The core sound of Alice in Chains was as much about Starr as it is about Jerry Cantrell's guitar sludgy guitar licks or late singer Layne Staley's wails from the crypt. The low end of the sonic spectrum was Not as important to a lot of the other bands WHO Came up DURING That era (Pearl Jam Bassist Jeff Ament always seemed like he'd be more comfortable in a jam band, while four-stringer Nirvana Krist Novoselic Mostly Provided color for Kurt Cobain's guitar Riffs, "Come As You Are" notwithstanding), But in Order to nail Alice in Chains' Particular brand of Brutality, Starr's bass was key. The Brutality on the low end was terrifying, and the punch of early Alice in Chains hits like "Man in the Box 'would be impossible without Starr's muscular chops.
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