'Celebrity Rehab' Wasn't Able to Help Alice In Chains' Mike Starr
As much as Celebrity Rehab gets headlines for the crazy behavior of its participants (cough cough Jeff Conaway), there are quite a few genuine, heartbreaking cases of people trying to work through addiction on each season. One of the stories that I found particularly touching was that of Mike Starr. The former bassist for Alice in Chains, Starr had done drugs alongside friend and bandmate Layne Staley and admitted on the show that he may have been the last person to have seen Staley alive (Stale...
ContactMusic — Former Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr made a desperate call in a bid to obtain drugs the night before he died of a suspected overdose, according to a U. S. repo... more info
ContactMusic — Former Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr was "mixing" methadone with prescription pills just hours before he died, according to the tragic rocker's roommate. The star... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Mike Starr, the original bassist for Seattle metal band Alice in Chains who was found dead Tuesday in Salt Lake City, could well have arm-wrestled with Axl Rose and the m... more info
ContactMusic — Alice In Chains bass player Mike Starr has been found dead at his home in Salt Lake City, he was 44-years-old. Alice In Chains' original bass player Mike Starr, has be... more info
ContactMusic — Police investigating the death of former Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr are waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination to determine exactly how he died but ... more info
Big Apple Music Scene — As much as Celebrity Rehab gets headlines for the crazy behavior of its participants (cough cough Jeff Conaway), there are quite a few genuine, heartbreaking cases of peo... more info
ContactMusic — Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr has been found dead. Police say the body of the 44-year-old rock musician was discovered yesterday (08. 04. 11) in a house in Sa... more info
Guardian Music — Body of 44-year-old Starr – who left the US rock band in 1993 – discovered in Salt Lake City in UtahMike Starr, the former Alice in Chains bass player who went public... more info
Pop Crunch — Mike Starr, the former Alice in Chains bassist who was open about his drug problems on the third season of VH1′s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, was found dead in [...]
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The Music Fix — Former [b]Alice In Chains[/b] bassist Mike Starr has been found dead in a house in Utah. Police were called to the residence at 1... more info
CNN Showbiz — Mike Starr, the former Alice in Chains bassist whose battle with drugs was chronicled on the reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab," was found dead in Salt Lake City, official... more info
Topix — Mike Starr , the former Alice in Chains bassist who opened up about his drug problems on season three of "Celebrity Rehab," was found dead in Utah Tuesday, TMZ first conf... more info
USA Today Music — Police say officers have found former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dead in a home near Salt Lake City's downtown area.
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Metal Injection — In an incredibly sad turn of events, Mike Starr, the original bassist for Alice In Chains was found dead today in a Salt Lake City, UT home according to TMZ. Starr was la... more info
Metalsucks — Mike Starr, the original bass player for Alice in Chains, has been found dead, TMZ reports. He was just a month away from his 45th birthday. Starr left Alice in Chains in... more info
Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Celebrity Deaths, TMZ Mike Starr, former Alice in Chains bassist and 'Celebrity Rehab' participant, was found dead in Utah on Tuesday, TMZ.com re... more info
ContactMusic — Former Alice In Chains rocker Mike Starr has died of a suspected drug overdose in Utah. The bass player was 44. Starr joined Alice in Chains in 1987 and performed w... more info