Mike Starr - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Mike Starr net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Troubled bassist for the American rock band Alice in Chains, the group known for songs like “Rooster” and “Would?,” from 1987 to 1993. In this article, we will discover how old is Mike Starr? Who is Mike Starr dating now & how much money does Mike Starr have?

Mike Starr Biography

Mike Starr is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on April 4, 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. He and Layne Staley were both in Alice in Chains.

In 1983, Starr formed the heavy metal band Sato. Their song “Leather Warriors” appeared on Northwest Metalfest, a compilation album featuring various metal acts released in 1984 by Seattle label Ground Zero Records. Starr briefly joined another band, Gypsy Rose, which included early Alice N’ Chains producer Tim Branom on lead vocals and his future bandmate Jerry Cantrell on guitar. Starr and Cantrell left Gypsy Rose and started working in other bands. Cantrell wanted to form a new band and his roommate, Layne Staley, gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer Sean Kinney, so that Cantrell could talk to him. Kinney and his girlfriend went to the Music Bank and listened to Cantrell’s demos. Cantrell mentioned that they needed a bass player to jam with them and he had someone in mind: Mike Starr, with whom Cantrell had played in the band Gypsy Rose in Burien. Kinney pointed at his girlfriend and said: “that’s weird cause that’s his sister”. Kinney called Starr and a few days later he jammed with him and Cantrell at the Music Bank. But they didn’t have a singer. Then the trio began staging what Cantrell and Kinney later said were fake auditions in order to coax Staley into joining their band. Eventually, Staley quit the other bands he was performing with at that time and joined their band on a full-time basis.

This band gained attention in the Seattle area playing under several different monikers before they eventually settled on the name Alice in Chains, which they had taken from Staley’s previous band Alice N’ Chains. The band was later signed to a record deal with Columbia Records and enjoyed extensive success via record sales and radio play in the grunge rock movement of the early 1990s. Starr was with the group for the Facelift and Dirt albums and the Sap EP. He was most often seen playing several variations of a Spector NS-2 bass guitar through an Ampeg SVT all-tube head and Ampeg 8×10″ speaker cabinets.

His father’s name was John. He reportedly died of a drug overdose.

He was on the reality television show VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) was an American musician best known as the original bassist for the rock band Alice in Chains, which he played with from the band’s formation in 1987 until January 1993. He was also a member of Sato, Gypsy Rose and Sun Red Sun. Starr died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 44 on March 8, 2011.

Mike Starr Net Worth

Mike is one of the richest Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Starr's net worth $2.5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He started the heavy metal band SATO.

In February 2011, Starr was arrested in Salt Lake City for investigation of drug possession and on an outstanding warrant from 2003 for failing to show up for sentencing on a separate drug-related conviction. Starr was the passenger in a van that was pulled over on a routine traffic violation near 1200 S. State about 12:30 a.m. According to jail documents, Starr was illegally in possession of prescription medication, including the painkiller Opana, also known as oxymorphone, and alprazolam pills, used to treat anxiety and panic attacks. In addition, the officer found Starr had a warrant out for his arrest. According to Utah court records, Starr was convicted in 3rd District Court in 2003 of felony drug possession, but a bench warrant was issued on August 25, 2003 when he failed to appear for sentencing. Another Salt Lake police report showed that in 2003, Starr and his father, John Starr, were arrested for allegedly doing drugs on a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. John Starr said he was taking his son to drug rehab in Seattle at the time, the report states. John Starr was witnessed injecting Mike Starr with a syringe, and the two began arguing after the needle broke off, according to the report. Mike Starr was seen going to the plane bathroom for 15 to 20 minutes. When he returned, he handed John Starr something, and “John then turned towards the window with a cut up coke can and a lighter,” the report states. The two were arrested as they stepped off the plane. Investigators found the Starrs to be in possession of a syringe and balloons filled with heroin, according to police records. In Mike Starr’s pockets, police said they found Valium, Xanax, and Celexa. When they checked the Starrs’ luggage, they found drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs. Starr claimed his father forced him to shoot up in the plane, according to the report.

In April 1994, Starr was arrested for drug possession at Houston’s Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. As he was trying to check in for a flight to Los Angeles with a suitcase that he stole from the baggage claim area, authorities at the airport searched him and found he was carrying marijuana. He was sentenced to 30 days in a jail in Houston. Starr admitted stealing the luggage after he discovered that his own luggage was damaged. In April 2005, Starr was arrested in Seattle for vandalism after he was caught pulling the hood ornament off a car. It was reported that his past charges included DUI, reckless driving, and various drug charges. On September 28, 2009, Starr was arrested in Los Angeles on drug charges. The arrest was a felony narcotics charge. He was held at the Bauchet Street Jail with bail set at $100,000.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Starr parted ways with Alice in Chains just as the band was achieving its greatest commercial success while touring behind the album Dirt in 1993. According to the band’s lead vocalist Layne Staley in a February 1994 Rolling Stone article, Starr’s departure from Alice in Chains stemmed from “just a difference in priorities. We wanted to continue intense touring and press, Mike was ready to go home.” Starr, however, contradicted this account on an episode of Celebrity Rehab, claiming that he was kicked out of the band due to his escalating drug use.

Who is Mike Starr Dating?

According to our records, Mike Starr is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Mike Starr’s is not dating anyone.

In an interview on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Layne Staley’s mother, Nancy McCallum, Starr said that he spent time with Staley the day before he died as Starr’s birthday was April 4. Starr claimed that Staley was very sick but would not call 911. The two ex-bandmates briefly argued, which ended with Starr’s storming out. Starr stated that Staley called after him as he left: “Not like this, don’t leave like this”. Since Staley is believed to have died a day later, on April 5, Starr expressed regret that he did not call 911 to save his friend’s life; Starr reported that Staley had threatened to sever their friendship if he did. Starr was the last known person to see Staley alive. The interview ended with Starr apologizing to McCallum for not calling 911, but McCallum was insistent that neither she nor anyone in her family blamed Starr for Staley’s death. She also told Starr: “Layne would forgive you. He’d say, ‘Hey, I did this. Not you.'” With that said, Starr still blamed himself for Staley’s death. Starr kept this story a secret to himself until his appearance on Celebrity Rehab in February 2010. “I wish I hadn’t been high on benzodiazepine [that night], I wouldn’t have just walked out the door”, Starr said. Additionally, during this interview Starr claimed that Staley saved his life when Alice in Chains was on tour in January 1993 with Nirvana in Brazil. Both Staley and Kurt Cobain gave him shots of heroin one night on tour. Right after Staley had shot him up again, Starr collapsed, but was quickly revived by Staley by giving him CPR. Starr later recalled waking up to Staley hysterically crying.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mike Starr height 6 feet 3 inches Mike weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Starr later was hired to play bass for the band Sun Red Sun, which featured Ray Gillen and Bobby Rondinelli, both former members of Black Sabbath. The project was cut short by Gillen’s death in 1993. After the disbandment of Sun Red Sun, Starr stopped playing music professionally until 2010, as his drug use spiraled out of control.

Starr was featured in the third season of the VH1 reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2010, which documented his treatment for methadone addiction beginning in August 2009 at the Pasadena Recovery Center. His subsequent stint staying in a sober living environment was then documented on the spinoff Sober House. He and fellow recovering addicts Mackenzie Phillips and Tom Sizemore appeared in the eighth episode of Celebrity Rehab’s fourth season to provide testimonials about their recovery to that season’s patients. During this appearance, Starr marked six months and seven days of sobriety.

Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Starr celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

In 2010, Starr recorded a cover of Sonic Youth’s “Kool Thing” with singer Leiana. The song premiered on radio during Starr’s last interview, which was for Dr. Drew Pinsky’s show Loveline aired on February 16, 2010. That same year, Starr was reportedly putting together a new band which had secured a spot opening for the band Days of the New. The project disbanded upon Starr’s sudden death a year later.

What was Mike Starr's addiction?

He eventually died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine in 2002 while living as a virtual recluse. Starr had been gone from the group for nearly two decades already, reportedly fired for his inability to manage his own drug habits.

What happened to Mike Starr from Alice in Chains?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr, who went public with his drug problems on the reality TV show “Celebrity Rehab,” was found dead in a Salt Lake City house, police said on Tuesday, nine years after the rock band’s singer died of an overdose. Starr was 44.

Who has died in Alice in Chains?

Layne Staley, the lead singer of the pioneering grunge band Alice in Chains, was found dead on Friday at his home in Seattle. He was 34 years old.

Did Mike Starr use a pick?

Mike used a pick on this for that extra scratchy tone but his approach to how he attacked the strings is what brought about the sound we all dig!

Who found Mike Starr's Death?

Starr, a founding member of the Seattle alt-rock group, was last seen alive about 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to police. When his roommate returned about 1:45 p.m., he found Starr dead in his bedroom and called 911, said Salt Lake police detective Shawn Josephson.

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