Bio
Mike Starr (4 April, 1966 – 8 March, 2011) was an American musician who was Alice in Chains' original bassist from the group's formation in 1987 to 1993. He played bass for the albums Facelift, Sap and Dirt, and left the group in the middle of the Dirt tour.
On 8 March, 2011, at 1:42pm, police were called to a home in Salt Lake City where they found 44-year-old Starr's body, reportedly from a drug overdose. He was 44.
He is not to be confused with actor Mike Starr.