 When Layne was seven, his parents divorced. He began to play the drums around the age of 12. He joined many different glam bands in the years that followed. Layne always wanted to sing when he played his drums, so his groupies at the time told him that he should sing instead since drummers rarely sang. Layne traded in his drum set for a microphone and delay. While at a party in Seattle in 1987, he met Jerry Cantrell who suggested the two start a band. He introduced Layne to Mike Starr, who then introduced him to Sean Kinney. Layne is known to be an intelligent witty man who loves his music. He is also an artist. Layne did the artwork for his sideproject, Mad Season's, album. His artwork can also be found in the Dirt sleeve. His best known is probably the AIC Sun Logo in the sleeve.   |
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