Dirt has been certified four times platinum and sold over 5 million copies worldwide. He left the band during their Dirt tour and later said that he was kicked out of the band for his drug addiction. He later played bass for Sun Red Sun with former members of Black Sabbath. He was working with a new band in 2010 that was scheduled to tour with Days of the New. He was featured on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2010 and was treated for methadone addiction. He also appeared in the reality show Sober House. Starr admitted that he blamed himself for former bandmate Layne Stayley’s death. Mike Starr passed away on March 8, 2011 at the age of 44 from a prescription drug overdose.