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Mike Starr

Alice in Chains

From: Honolulu, United States
Active: 1966–2011
Releases: 0

About

Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) 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 1987 until January 1993. He was also a member of Sato, Gypsy Rose, Sun Red Sun, and Days of the New.

Starr had a long history of substance abuse, including addictions to both heroin and synthetic opioids. In 2011, he died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 44.

From Mike Starr (musician) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Alice in Chains 1987–1993 bass guitar
Sun Red Sun now
Alice Mudgarden now
Diamond Lie now
Gypsy Rose now

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Identifiers

MusicBrainz: ea18134b-c9d7-454f-8407-8abe0eb5f423
ISNI: 0000000050998148
IPI: 00129436664

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