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Mike Starr

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Musician

The Resume

    (April 4, 1966-March 8, 2011)
    Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
    Bassist for Alice in Chains and Sun Red Sun
    Alice in Chains CDs include ‘We Die Young (1990),’ ‘Dirt (1992),’ ‘Music Bank (1999)’ and ‘The Essential Alice in Chains (2006)’
    Appeared on Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House (2010)
    Died in Salt Lake City at age 44

Why he might be annoying:

    Obviously, he mixed drugs and partying.
    Hours before his death, he was reported mixing methadone and anxiety medication by a roomie.
    He tried to encourage a sickly Layne Staley, down to 89 pounds on a 6 ft 1 frame, to go to the hospital, but stormed out following an argument (obviously he failed).
    Staley’s death would have a significant impact on his own sobriety.

Why he might not be annoying:

    While the band – particularly Staley – mentioned he wasn’t too interested in intense touring and promotion, he stated he was kicked out because of his addiction (loosely indicated in ‘Misery, Crack Pipes, and Gothic Main Lines’).
    His Sober House antics, particularly around housemother Jennifer Gimenez, made for unintentional hilarity.
    By his next appearance on Celebrity Rehab – featuring a new crop of druggies – he appeared to have his act together.
    Former bandmate Jerry Cantrell and some 400 others attended his private funeral in Seattle.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 58 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying