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Layne was born August 22, 1967 in Kirkland, WA. When Layne was seven, his parents divorced. He started playing drums around the age of 12.

Layne always wanted to sing when he played his drums, so his groupies told him that he should sing instead. So, Layne traded in his drum set for a microphone and delay.

While at a party in Seattle in 1987, he met Jerry Cantrell who suggested the two start a band. Jerry then introduced Layne to Mike Starr, who introduced him to Sean Kinney. Layne was known to be dark and mysterious, but he actually had a thirst for knowledge and was a chatterbox. He was also an artist. Layne did the artwork both for Mad Season's album and in sleeve of Alice in Chains' "Dirt" album. His best known artwork is probably the Alice In Chains Sun Logo.

Marcel Portier was born on 8 May 1924 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Alerte au sud (1953), Ce soir on tue (1959) and Jo la Romance (1949). He died on 5 April 2002 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France.

Carol Savage was born on 5 December 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Please Believe Me (1950) and G.I. War Brides (1946). She died on 5 April 2002 in California, USA.

John Jay Carsey was born on 4 June 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Amateur's Guide to Love (1972), Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) and Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp (1970). He died on 5 April 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Renato Ercolani was born on 18 August 1920 in Perugia, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Briefcase (2011), Falstaff (1956) and Die Zauberflöte (1964). He died on 5 April 2002 in Milan, Italy.

Paul Erickson was born on 14 December 1915 in Zion, Illinois, USA. He died on 5 April 2002 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA.

Vlasta Hegedusic was born in 1930. She was a costume designer and actress, known for Koncert (1954), The Girl and the Oak (1955) and Djevojka i hrast I (1955). She died on 5 April 2002 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Karel Nepras was born on 2 April 1932 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He died on 5 April 2002 in Prague, Czech Republic.