He was reportedly the last person to see his former
Alice in Chains bandmate
Layne Staley alive. During his appearance on
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008) in 2010, Starr revealed that he spent time with Layne the day before he died and admitted to feeling guilty about not calling 911 after Staley had warned him against it. Starr stated that Staley called after him as he left: "Not like this, don't leave like this". Starr apologized to Staley's mother on the show for not calling 911 to help her son.