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Published: 2009-04-05 09:28:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1428; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 17
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In memory of the late Layne Thomas Staley, August 22, 1967-April 5, 2002. Rest in peace
"Core", written by Layne:
Self Imprisonment
I Suppose somewhere inside me
I yearn for freedom from
That which holds me stagnant
Over exaggeration turns underestimated
Emotion....
Emotion. Why the urgency to hide and
Slow the flow of that which could
and perhaps will, improve and
Heal the burning inside
I am protecting my Pain
It is Mine
And I so badly want to keep my
pain to myself
But in doing so I am hurting
So Many who cross or care for me
Aching for love and acceptance
Only to throw you down in the latter
Of Love & shared Love
Yet Anger & guilt not shared between
me & you
You are blamed for all that is a mystery
Within myself - Burning
Oh I pray that I might someday
Throw a blanket over that angry child
If the strength is found within the
core of my being
his tears soak my heart & weight
it down
I am tired, I am numb & I am so very, very lonely
I am......
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Comments: 29
Wow, this is amazing. I was going to ask you how big the piece was but saw you used pencil on computer paper. I used to always work in pencil and some charcoal, but really got into using pastel chalks to do huge colored pieces.
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Thank you
Lately though I've felt like going back to drawing with plain old pencil again.. just nice and simple (and not so messy
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Wow really good work!! I like the eyes, there's a lot of emotion. What did you use to work ? pencil? charcoal?
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Thank you!
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It's a really good piece!
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Yep, it came in a pencil kit that I received as a gift. I have a feeling I'm going to have a hard time finding a replacement though, when this one runs out. So I'll probably have to start using 6B again. I'm not really that picky though. I'll probably just have to lighten the values of the entire drawing a bit, since I won't have the blackest of pencils for the darks. Good luck on your quest for one though!
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Ok! I wish to try working with 8B, to have a real contrast between the light parts and the dark ones. It gives a good dimension to the drawing ^^ But if I don't find one it's not really important
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I know what you mean
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You're right, it can be a way to do original things
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wow, this is awesome! the detail and emotion are impeccable. I think the the best layne drawing I've seen. I love how revealing this pic is. the hair is great and works very well for the picture! great job! I love it.
I'm going to fave it asap ( I'm on a phone right now so I can't)
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Thank you!
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Don't mention it. I definitely am an AIC and Layne fan. It was musical magic when Layne an Jerry would sing their vocal harmonies.
It really did. I'm sure Layne would've loved it.
You really are becoming an excellent artist! I'm always looking forward to your new pieces. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
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Speaking of Layne and Jerry's harmonies...I just found THE MOST AMAZING video on Youtube! Check this out: [link] This guy has managed to extract the vocals only from 'No Excuses' and has silenced the instrumentals. It just gives me chills to listen to it.. it's like they're singing a cappela!
And thank you so very much
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Wow, that is really great! I knew they had great voices and sound unbelievable together but this really did blow my mind. Vocal harmonies is definitely something I'm going to try to incorporate into my music. Thanks for sharing!
Cool! I can't wait to see them. Oh and btw, do you take requests at all? I don't really have anything particular in mind right now but I just thought I'd ask.
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You're welcome
And hmm, well.. feel free to make a request if you ever want to
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I hope he does more too! that'd be cool
Cool, I just thought I'd ask.
Okay, I'll try to think of inspiring things... 
Actually I can't begin to say how much dA's users have inspired me since I joined. I'm really glad i did. It's been great.
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I'm so glad I joined too
And yeah, like I said, feel more than welcome to make a request if an idea ever pops into your head!
Oh, and I don't know if you noticed already.. but I forgot to mention that that guy also extracted the vocals from 'Man in the Box', and he's also done two other videos where he extracted the guitar on Man in the Box, and also another where he extracted the drums from 'No Excuses'. They're great for playing along with
Man.. I just keep wishing he'll do more. They're just so interesting to listen to.
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I know exactly how you feel!
okay, I'll keep that in mind!
Yeah, I did check those out. They were cool as well.
I agree. I'll have to keep an eye on his vids.
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Yeah, I definitely subscribed to his channel right away
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i have a youtube account but i'm never signed in. I'm too lazy to sign it when I watch videos...
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I think there is the option to stay logged in.. like you check a box and it will remember you each time you go to Youtube. Or it does for me each time anyways, and has ever since I can remember. So let me tell you, it is very annoying whenever I happen to be on another computer and go to fave a video and realize I'm not logged in for once in a blue moon
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yeah I know, but then a sibling would maybe mess around with my account.
I'm always having to be careful to log out of all of my e-mails and accounts. so unless I actively am doing something with it, I normally can't be bothered to sign in. I can still watch videos so i forget half the time as well.
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Yeah, I remember the days when I didn't have my laptop and had to use the family desktop. It was kind of a pain, but then again, we only had dial-up back then, so I wasn't really on all that much. Since the advent of high-speed internet and Youtube though, I have definitely become more addicted to the computer, which is good in some ways, but not in others. It's a good resource, but I have to be careful not to let my real life get sucked up by a virtual world
I definitely know how you feel though. I never used to log out on my laptop. But then I began to notice that my older sister would sneak on it when I wasn't home, and she would save all of this stuff, and when I came across it later, I was like "Where did all this junk come from??" If only some people would respect privacy..
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Very nicely put: "Since the advent of high-speed internet and Youtube though, I have definitely become more addicted to the computer, which is good in some ways, but not in others. It's a good resource, but I have to be careful not to let my real life get sucked up by a virtual world"
I agree!
I don't think they'd do anything that bad but it's kinda nice having a separate world from them that's all mind.
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Exactly. Like with all these profile sites.. myspace, facebook, even here I guess.. sometimes I just want to keep family separate from friends, you know? It's kind of like having a written record of all your conversations with your friends put on public display for your parents or siblings to see.. which is just odd to me. It's weird how people can just read up on each other now. It kind of freaks me out. Not that I have anything to hide, hah, but it's just different talking to friends in comparison to talking with family. Or it is for me at least. It feels weird when the two worlds collide.
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wow, once again this really sums it up completely for me.
Like you said, I don't really have anything to hide, it's just kinda nice to keep friends and family separate most of the time.
I don't quite like the idea that everyone can see what i say to people either. I use notes with some people to avoid this.
there's a Charlie The Unicorn video that talks about the interwebz and real-life colliding. I'm too lazy to find the link but I'm sure it's somewhere on Filmcow's video profile. I remember it's got Rick Astley in it as well. Some scary shit for sure!
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Hmmm, I'll have to see if I can find that video and check it out! Sounds really interesting. Do you think if I type 'Charlie the Unicorn' (not sure who that is...) into Youtube, it'll come up with it?
Yeah, sometimes I'm half tempted to just completely hide all comments, etc. on my facebook profile, and just type something like "If you wanna talk, send me a message", haha. But then people seem to think I'm anti-social for some reason, just because I prefer not to have a lot of my conversations on public display. It's odd. Sometimes it just seems like a popularity contest. I think it's actually made some people a lot more vain in ways.
I sound kind of crabby, haha. I of course do enjoy it sometimes too. Profile sites have their good and bad qualities, as with anything. It just kind of feels like baggage to manage them all sometimes.
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