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| Birth name | Michael Christopher Starr |
| Born | April 4, 1966 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2011 (aged 44) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Bassist |
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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.
- ^ David De Sola (August 4, 2015). Alice in Chains: The Untold Story. Thomas Dunne Books. p. 63. ISBN 9781466848399.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Prato, Greg. "Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2010.