Dear Dr. Seuss
Staley wasn’t only a rebel when it came to his names; he was also against religion. Staley was raised as a Christian Scientist, but throughout his adult life, he voiced his criticism against religion. But the one thing he always stood by and kept close to his heart was music. And by the time he was nine years old, he already knew what he wanted to be when he grew up.
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He even wrote in his Dr. Seuss’s book, “All About Me,” that he wanted to be a singer. He learned about music through his parents’ collection, listening at an early age to Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. In fact, Staley always held that Black Sabbath was his first influence).