Mike Starr (musician)

Mike Starr
Grainy, black-and-white image of Caucasian, long-haired male looking directly into camera
Starr in 1988
Background information
Birth nameMichael Christopher Starr
Born(1966-04-04)April 4, 1966
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 2011(2011-03-08) (aged 44)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Genres
OccupationBassist
Years active
  • 1983–1993
  • 2010–2011
Formerly of

Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011)[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 1987 until January 1993.[3] 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.

  1. ^ David De Sola (August 4, 2015). Alice in Chains: The Untold Story. Thomas Dunne Books. p. 63. ISBN 9781466848399.
  2. ^ "Mike Starr: Bassist and self-destructive founder-member of the Seattle band Alice In Chains". The Independent. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Prato, Greg. "Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2010.