 On March 8 , 2011 , former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead at his home in Salt Lake City . Police told Reuters they were called to Starr 's home at 1 : 42 pm and found his body ; Starr was 44 . Reports later surfaced that Starr 's roommate had seen him mixing methadone and anxiety medication hours before he was found dead . Later reports indicated Starr 's death may have been linked to two different types of antidepressants prescribed to him by his doctor . A public memorial was held for Starr at the Seattle Center 's International Fountain on March 20 , 2011 . A private memorial was also held , which Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney attended according to Mike Inez . 
 On March 8 , 2011 , former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead at his home in Salt Lake City . Police told Reuters they <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> called to Starr <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>home at 1 : 42 pm and found his body ; Starr was 44 . Reports later surfaced that Starr <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>roommate <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> seen him mixing methadone and anxiety medication hours before he was found dead . Later reports indicated Starr <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>death may <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> been linked to two different types of antidepressants prescribed to him by his doctor . A public memorial was held for Starr at the Seattle Center <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>International Fountain on March 20 , 2011 . A private memorial was also held , which Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney attended according to Mike Inez . 
On March 8 , 2011 , former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead at his home in Salt Lake City . Police tld Reuters they was called to Starr  home at 1 : 42 pm and found his body ; Starr was 44 . Reports later surfaced that Starr  roommate done seen him mixing methadone and anxiety medication hrs before he was found dead . Later reports indicated Starr  death may done been linked to two different types of antidepressants prescribed to him by his doctor . A public memorial was held fa Starr at the Seattle Center  International Fountain on March 20 , 2011 . A private memorial was also held , which Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney attended according to Mike Inez .