Mike Starr Was Found Dead

Alice in Chains’ former bassist Mike Starr was found dead at a house in Salt Lake City yesterday, the cause of death is unknown but it’s looking likely it was from drugs. He was just 44.

Mike starred in the third season of Celebrity Rehab back in 2009 and came through sober for 6 months but that didn’t last too long and then last month he was caught with Xanax and Opana last month in Salt Lake City. Mike’s former bandmates Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney issued a statement to People saying:

“Jerry and Sean are mourning the loss of their friend and ask that the media respect their privacy – and the privacy of Mike’s family – during this difficult time. Their thoughts & prayers are with Mike’s family.”

Dr. Drew Pinsky took to his Twitter and said “Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. So very sad. Our prayers are with his family.”

Mike’s roommate has told TMZ that a few hours before his death Mike was mixing up methadone and anxiety medication, he was taking the methadone to try get sober again. His roommate said “Mike was a beautiful person who was fighting to stay sober … I am going to miss him greatly.”

Very sad.