Janes Addiction - Crap/ Not Crap

[Ax^]

Anyone see this yet? A seemingly unprovoked Perry Farrell attacked Dave Navarro on stage mid-song during a Jane’s Addiction gig in Boston last night. Wild.

odder that his wife remarked that the singer Perry believes he is losing his voice and the other band members are trying to drown him out during live performances

good time to come back for a tour

 

[skyscraper101]

His voice seemed fine at the point he decided to turn on Navarro.

He was always a bit of a ‘character’ though wasn’t he. Classic loose canon frontman vibes a la many a rock star. Which is part of the appeal too of course. Especially in a world full of safe generic pop megastars.

 

[skyscraper101]

They cancelled the following show.

Is this the end? Again?

 

[Mogden]

I saw them a few years ago at Download and Perry's voice was shot then but the rest put on one hell of a show. I saw them again in May at Bearded Theory and expected similar and got worse. Dave and the rest were bang on point but Perry's voice was so bad he had a pedal board and rambled some nonsense about wanting to do things to his wife which were disturbing, even knowing the context which some were privy to given their audience position, and about half the crowd left when he said that. Perry was clearly very unwell then. He went over to Dave during that, the BT, gig and said "Dave tell them I'm the best" to which Dave said a very forced, deadpan and half hearted "You're the best" into Perry's mic. This doesn't surprise me but various fan groups are suggesting it's meth rather than the usual substances which might explain his skeletal appearance and odd make up/skin tone.

 

[skyscraper101]

It would be sad if this really was the final nail in the coffin. I feel the world needs more bands like Janes Addiction these days.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Porno for Pyros were better

 

[ska invita]

It would be sad if this really was the final nail in the coffin. I feel the world needs more bands like Janes Addiction these days.

sure agree but new ones not the same ones fronted by 65 year old hard drug casualty < which is sad to know he didnt get himself together over the years. A great band I think and his voice was a unique one

 

[Lorca]

They headlined Bearded Theory back in May and the singer was rambling some nonsense about beating up his wife then, presumably in what he thought was jest but unsurprisingly didn't go down well...I suspect the band have been putting up with his crap all tour tbh.

edit: just saw Mogden's post above - apologies!

 

[seeformiles]

Saw them in the late 90s - much better live than on record. Maybe I caught them on a good day?

 

[DaveCinzano]

I saw them again in May at Bearded Theory and expected similar and got worse. Dave and the rest were bang on point but Perry's voice was so bad he had a pedal board and rambled some nonsense about wanting to do things to his wife which were disturbing, even knowing the context which some were privy to given their audience position, and about half the crowd left when he said that. Perry was clearly very unwell then. He went over to Dave during that, the BT, gig and said "Dave tell them I'm the best" to which Dave said a very forced, deadpan and half hearted "You're the best" into Perry's mic. This doesn't surprise me but various fan groups are suggesting it's meth rather than the usual substances which might explain his skeletal appearance and odd make up/skin tone.

They headlined Bearded Theory back in May and the singer was rambling some nonsense about beating up his wife then, presumably in what he thought was jest but unsurprisingly didn't go down well...I suspect the band have been putting up with his crap all tour tbh.

This review by a photographer describes encountering Farrell - accompanied by Etty Lau - immediately after the show, with both seemingly in good spirits, so hopefully whatever was said on stage was just prattle:

REVIEW: BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL 2024 was immense, we danced, we sang, we ate, we drank, we met our heroes, read on to see how we got on.... — musomuso.com

It was our first time at Bearded Theory Festival, we didn;t know what to expect but soon found our feet and settled in for a great weekend of music and people watching. Read on to see how the weekend went….

musomuso.com

Etty Lau has also given an account of the more recent foolishness:

Perry Farrell’s Wife Offers Dramatic Account of Why He Assaulted Dave Navarro During Jane’s Addiction Show: ‘Perry Was a Crazed Beast for the Next Half an Hour’

Etty Lau Farrell, Perry Farrell's wife, broke down the Jane's Addiction fight, praising Dave Navarro but excoriating Eric Avery for 'cheap shots.'

variety.com

 

[Mogden]

This review by a photographer describes encountering Farrell - accompanied by Etty Lau - immediately after the show, with both seemingly in good spirits, so hopefully whatever was said on stage was just prattle:

REVIEW: BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL 2024 was immense, we danced, we sang, we ate, we drank, we met our heroes, read on to see how we got on.... — musomuso.com

It was our first time at Bearded Theory Festival, we didn;t know what to expect but soon found our feet and settled in for a great weekend of music and people watching. Read on to see how the weekend went….

musomuso.com

Etty Lau has also given an account of the more recent foolishness:

Perry Farrell’s Wife Offers Dramatic Account of Why He Assaulted Dave Navarro During Jane’s Addiction Show: ‘Perry Was a Crazed Beast for the Next Half an Hour’

Etty Lau Farrell, Perry Farrell's wife, broke down the Jane's Addiction fight, praising Dave Navarro but excoriating Eric Avery for 'cheap shots.'

variety.com

Perry spotted someone close to the front of the audience with an inflatable stick with a monkey atop of it. It wasn't visible to much of the audience. Perry said he wanted the stick to beat his wife and repeatedly stated that, emphasizing beating her with it. Even in the vein of BDSM it was still a pretty gross thing to say to a packed family friendly audience, most of whom couldn't see what stick he was referring to and there were references to the monkey which obviously weren't able to be put in context properly either and you can imagine how that came across. That review gives more credence to the showbiz eye twinkling meet than the performance IMHO. Perry was very much slurring on stage and vastly inappropriate but the instrument players in the band were absolutely spectacular.

He's heading for rehab or an early-ish grave.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Sad to see.

My favourite band for so many years.

Those first 3 albums were and are fucking incredible.

Saw them a few times, last time was about 15 years ago and they were great then, I was even in the front row for Porno For Pyros at Glastonbury...now that was something else.

 

[Gerry1time]

Perry spotted someone close to the front of the audience with an inflatable stick with a monkey atop of it. It wasn't visible to much of the audience. Perry said he wanted the stick to beat his wife and repeatedly stated that, emphasizing beating her with it. Even in the vein of BDSM it was still a pretty gross thing to say to a packed family friendly audience, most of whom couldn't see what stick he was referring to and there were references to the monkey which obviously weren't able to be put in context properly either and you can imagine how that came across. That review gives more credence to the showbiz eye twinkling meet than the performance IMHO. Perry was very much slurring on stage and vastly inappropriate but the instrument players in the band were absolutely spectacular.

He's heading for rehab or an early-ish grave.

Thanks for sharing that. I felt so conflicted about Bearded Theory this year. I couldn't justify taking the time off work, but I massively wanted to see Janes Addiction and couldn't quite believe they'd managed to book them. In the end work won out, but it sadly sounds like I made the right choice in any event.

 

[skyscraper101]

Well, that’s that then.

 

[krtek a houby]

Porno for Pyros were better

The second album is up there with the best of JA for sure, but kinda feel they were like Wings was to The Beatles

 

[Mogden]

I'm just listening to this but I understand it's pretty damning and a reunion is incredibly unlikely.

 

[Mogden]

And if anyone wants to skip to the isolated vocal track of that night, it starts at about 52 minutes in. Be warned, it ain't pretty.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I'm just listening to this but I understand it's pretty damning and a reunion is incredibly unlikely.

A very interesting discussion, and refreshingly non-sensationalist

 

[Mogden]

A very interesting discussion, and refreshingly non-sensationalist

Isn't it just. None of the Yoko schtick, just real concern for friends.

 

[rutabowa]

weirdly tho, the show that they say PF was totally wasted and unable to sing at (Tampa), I had a quick look at on you tube and... he actually sounds surprisingly good! he does take a swig of wine at one point during the song, but so what? clearly the narrative of him and his wife being the villains is prevailing, and prob mostly true and I'm sure they were pretty insufferable (albeit even the guitar tech guy said they were both generous and good at sorting out crew issues), but I bet the rest of the band and crew are also insufferable in other ways (male trad rock "real music" bores). so good that the whole thing fell apart really.

 

[rutabowa]

Isn't it just. None of the Yoko schtick, just real concern for friends.

I'm not sure about that ha. they totally hate her, not even reading between lines very much. maybe justifiably, but who knows

 

[krtek a houby]

No chance of them continuing as a band

Jane’s Addiction members sue singer Perry Farrell over onstage altercation

US rock band claim reunion tour and album was derailed by Farrell’s ‘repeated and unprovoked attack’ in 2024 – but the singer lodged his own legal complaint hours later

www.theguardian.com

Rock and roll!

 

[skyscraper101]

Ah well. It's a shame, eh.

I was going to suggest resurrecting Porno For Pyros but they already did their farewell tour in 2024 didn't they.

 

[RevolutionSound]

Nothings Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual soundtracked a lot of my early 90s, way more than Nirvana

 

[ska invita]

Nothings Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual soundtracked a lot of my early 90s, way more than Nirvana

yeah me too...still not made it through a nirvana record but great singles of course .... not sure why i never gave P4P a try..... playing now....its great....aged well

 

[Idris2002]

No chance of them continuing as a band

Jane’s Addiction members sue singer Perry Farrell over onstage altercation

US rock band claim reunion tour and album was derailed by Farrell’s ‘repeated and unprovoked attack’ in 2024 – but the singer lodged his own legal complaint hours later

www.theguardian.com

Rock and roll!

At last a bit of good news.

 

[Yossarian]

Nothings Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual soundtracked a lot of my early 90s, way more than Nirvana

I hope I'm still getting into new music when I'm that age

 

[RevolutionSound]

I hope I'm still getting into new music when I'm that age

Well it is my birthday today!

 

[Mogden]

Given Matt Cameron has just dipped out of Pearl Jam, amicably, I wonder if a one off super group might happen. I'd love that.

And $10M seems more than reasonable to me given what he has done to their earning potential and professional reputation. The borked tour costs must have been more than that alone.

 

[Petcha]

Given Matt Cameron has just dipped out of Pearl Jam, amicably, I wonder if a one off super group might happen. I'd love that.

And $10M seems more than reasonable to me given what he has done to their earning potential and professional reputation. The borked tour costs must have been more than that alone.

I hope not. I was a PJ super fan in the 90s/00s but I wish all these groups would just bow out gracefully. Just enjoy your royalties and legendary status guys. That goes for the Pumpkins too.