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It would appear the death of his fiance pushed him into becoming Seattle's Syd Barrett. From that point he only recorded two more songs with AIC ("DIED" & "GET BORN AGAIN") with "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL" while teaming up with some guys from Tool. If you listen closely to "BRICK", you can hear the difference in Staley's pronounciation due to his teeth falling out. A lisp settles into his lyrics.

"I know I'm dying, I'm not doing well" ... "I'm not using drugs to get high like many people think. I know I made a big mistake when I started using this s***. It's a very difficult thing to explain. My liver is not functioning and I'm throwing up all the time and s****** my pants. The pain is more than you can handle."

- Staley '02 from mtv.com