Layne Staley (Layne Thomas Staley, 1967 - 2002), was the co-founder of the US group Alice in Chains, a group that plays grunge music, an alternative rock genre.

Unfortunately, the last years of his life were the worst. Destroyed by the heroine, he had a very weakened body and an overdose killed him on April 19, 2002 at the age of 35.