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Michael Christopher Starr April 4, — March 8, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was an American musician best known as the original bassist for the rock band Alice in Chains , with which he played from the band's formation in until January Starr had a long history of substance abuse , including addictions to both heroin and synthetic opioids. In , he died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of In , Starr formed the heavy metal band Sato.

Their song "Leather Warrior" appeared on Northwest Metalfest , a compilation album featuring various metal acts released in by Seattle label Ground Zero Records. Starr and Cantrell left Gypsy Rose and started working in other bands. Cantrell wanted to form a new band and his roommate, Layne Staley , gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer Sean Kinney , so that Cantrell could talk to him.

This band gained attention in the Seattle area playing under several different monikers before they eventually settled on the name Alice in Chains , which they had taken from Staley's previous band Alice N' Chains. Starr parted ways with Alice in Chains just as the band was achieving its greatest commercial success while touring behind the album Dirt in According to the band's lead vocalist Layne Staley in a February Rolling Stone article, Starr's departure from Alice in Chains stemmed from "just a difference in priorities.

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We wanted to continue intense touring and press, Mike was ready to go home. The project was cut short by Gillen's death in After the disbandment of Sun Red Sun, Starr stopped playing music professionally until , as his drug use spiraled out of control. Drew Pinsky 's show Loveline aired on February 16, According to Starr, both Staley and Kurt Cobain gave him shots of heroin one night on tour.