This Angry Pen of Mine: Recovering the Journals of Layne Staley
Hardcover | Kindle Edition
By Layne Staley
Publisher: Weldon Owen
Release date: November 11, 2025

Layne Staley, frontman of grunge rock giants Alice In Chains, died 24 years ago today at his Seattle, WA apartment from a drug overdose at 34 years old. It was on the 8th anniversary of the death of fellow grunge luminary Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Like Cobain, Staley’s public battles with addiction and subsequent misconceptions about his life have become interwoven with his legacy, at times overshadowing the music. Now, Staley’s family hopes to bring the focus back to the singer’s music and art contributions with This Angry Pen of Mine: Recovering the Journals of Layne Staley, which reproduces some of the musician’s journal entries, lyric sheets, and much more.