Former AIC Bassist Mike Starr passes away.

[sunvalleylaw]

http://www.tmz.com/2011/03/08/mike-s...on-painkiller/

Appears he succumbed to his addictions. Too bad. I really like Alice in Chain's sound, both early when Mike was with them, and later. It is so sad that drugs have been taken so much from the band.

[NWBasser]

Sad to lose another bass brother.

[Spudman***]

Only 44 yrs old. Tragic. See kids, that's what living in Utah can do to you.

[FrankenFretter***]

First Layne, now Mike. They're dropping like a jar of flies.

[Spudman***]

First Layne, now Mike. They're dropping like a jar of flies.

That's...kind of funny.

It's really sad that the rock and roll life style takes such a toll on talented people.

[stingx]

This is sad news. I'm not so sure it's totally the "life style" although if one is predisposed to such vices the lifestyle can only amplify it.

[Eric***]

Huh. I didn't know he was around for Dirt -- I think that Mike Inez guy has been their bassist for as long as I've been paying attention to them...which apparently was after Dirt came out. When I saw them last year, I swear Mike Inez's bass must have been taller than he was. Not a big dude.

Back to the story at hand, that's sad. Stupid drugs.

[Jimi75]

Sad news.

[Katastrophe]

I saw him on Celebrity Rehab. Of course, with the way they edit "reality" shows, it's hard to get a sense of what someone is really like, but he had some serious addiction and personality issues to work through. It's always a sad thing when the demons win.

RIP, Mike.