He started out playing in glam bands and he actually wore makeup, but then he couldn't afford to buy makeup anymore. He wanted to sing so he traded his drum set for a microphone and a delay. He liked to sing along with Black Sabbeth and whatever else that was in the house. AIC started when he met Jerry Cantrell in 1987 at a party. Jerry introduced him to Mike Starr and then Mike introduced them to Sean Kinney who was dating Mike's sister.

Layne has always been pictured as the dark, sad, depressed, gloomy guy. It's very FALSE! All of the band members always tell the madia that he is one of the most smart, talkative guys they know. Layne was on celebrity Jeoparady a couple years back and won. He beat the ever so famous Tony Danza and Dr. Weisthiemer. He also gave Trebek the finger over some dead sea srcoll debate. It was also his idea to "The Nona Tapes." Now, does thst seem like a gloomy gus to you? In September of '92, Layne broke his foot while popping a wheelie on a four wheller ATV. Interesting huh? He is also in the band Mad Season with Mike McCready, Baker Saunders, and Barret Martin. They started in 1994 and have one album out called 'Above'. They also have a few bootlegs.