Alice in Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dies

The once-promising life of Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr came to a tragic end on Tuesday, when he was found dead in his Salt Lake City, Utah, apartment at the age of 44. In the mid-eighties, Starr joined Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney in a band called Diamond Lie, which became Alice in Chains when singer Layne Staley joined. As the band’s fame grew, so did Starr’s drug addiction, which led to his being kicked out of the group.