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Mike Starr

1966 - 2011

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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, with which he played from the band's formation in 1987 until January 1993. He was also a member of Sato, Gypsy Rose, Sun Red Sun, and Days of the New. Starr had a long history of substance abuse, including addictions to both heroin and synthetic opioids. In 2011, he died of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 44. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Mike Starr is the 2,111th most popular musician (down from 2,096th in 2024), the 11,289th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,982nd in 2019) and the 841st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Starr ranks 2,111 out of 3,175. Before him are Kai Winding, Ian Wallace, Phil Lesh, Vicki Peterson, James Williamson, and Julia Fischer. After him are Konstrakta, Fermin Muguruza, Andy Fairweather Low, Jack Antonoff, Tabea Zimmermann, and Pete Quaife.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Mike Starr ranks 403. Before him are Lionel Charbonnier, Robert Del Naja, Larisa Neiland, Maurizio Gaudino, Dimitri Konyshev, and Dmitry Bilozerchev. After him are Urs Fischer, Tabea Zimmermann, Dadullah, Cressida Cowell, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, and Marco Pascolo. Among people deceased in 2011, Mike Starr ranks 434. Before him are Albertina Sisulu, Jerry Lawson, Kurt Lundquist, Zbigniew Jaremski, Shrilal Shukla, and Pavol Demitra. After him are Jet Harris, Betty Garrett, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Ryan Dunn, and Vittorio Arrigoni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Starr ranks 11,291 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Thomas Akers (1951), Allan Arbus (1918), Paul Craig Roberts (1939), LaVern Baker (1929), and Aimee Garcia (1978). After him are Sumner Welles (1892), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Macdonald Carey (1913), Robert A. M. Stern (1939), and Jerry Herman (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mike Starr ranks 841. Before him are Debbi Peterson (1961), Barney Bigard (1906), Larry Young (1940), Phil Lesh (1940), Vicki Peterson (1958), and James Williamson (1949). After him are Jack Antonoff (1984), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), Mark Hoppus (1972), Bob Burns (1950), Hilary Hahn (1979), and Tom Scholz (1947).

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