Mike Starr (musician)

Mike Starr
Mike Starr
Background information
Birth name	Michael Christopher Star
Born	April 4, 1966; Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died	March 8, 2011 (aged 44); Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Genres	Alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Bassist
Years active	1984–2011

Michael Christopher "Mike" Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) was an American musician. He is best known as the playing bass guitar in Alice in Chains.

Starr was an original member of Alice in Chains since they were formed in 1987. Starr left Alice in Chains in 1993 which lead singer Layne Staley said to be "just a difference in priorities. We wanted to continue intense touring and press, Mike was ready to go home.".^[1]

Starr appeared on the VH1 television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2010.

Police found Starr dead on March 8, 2011.^[2] Dr. Drew said that Starr's death was caused from "a prescription-drug overdose."^[3]

References

↑ "The Real Dirt". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
↑ "Ex-Alice in Chains bassist dies in Salt Lake City". Huffington Post. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
↑ "VH1 Putting 'Celebrity Rehab' on Hold". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

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[1] "The Real Dirt". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

[2] "Ex-Alice in Chains bassist dies in Salt Lake City". Huffington Post. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

[3] "VH1 Putting 'Celebrity Rehab' on Hold". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

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v t e Alice in Chains
Jerry Cantrell Sean Kinney Mike Inez William DuVall Layne Staley Mike Starr
Studio albums	Facelift Dirt Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Rainier Fog
Extended plays	We Die Young Sap Jar of Flies
Live albums	Unplugged Live Live Facelift
Compilations	Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Music Bank Greatest Hits The Essential Alice in Chains
Video albums	Live Facelift The Nona Tapes Music Bank: The Videos
Singles	"We Die Young" "Man in the Box" "Bleed the Freak" "Sea of Sorrow" "Got Me Wrong" "Would?" "Them Bones" "Angry Chair" "Rooster" "What the Hell Have I" "Down in a Hole" "No Excuses" "I Stay Away" "Don't Follow" "Grind" "Heaven Beside You" "Again" "Get Born Again" "Fear the Voices" "Over Now" "A Looking in View" "Check My Brain" "Your Decision" "Lesson Learned" "Hollow" "Stone" "Voices" "Tears" "The One You Know" "So Far Under" "Never Fade" "Rainier Fog"
Other songs	"Sunshine" "Brother" "Hate to Feel" "Nutshell" "Died" "Black Gives Way to Blue" "Phantom Limb"
Film	Black Antenna AIC 23
Related	Discography List of songs List of awards and nominations Susan Silver Blackdiamondskye Sleze Alice N' Chains Spys4Darwin
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