In September of final 12 months, Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell attacked guitarist Dave Navarro onstage throughout a live performance in Boston. The band lower quick the present and cancelled the remaining dates of a deliberate reunion tour of North America. On the time, Farrell issued an apology and all 4 members stated they “had made the troublesome choice to take a while away as a bunch.” Now, he and Jane’s Habit have shared further statements addressing the incident and confirming his departure from the band. Learn each in full under.
“Jane’s Habit has been on the middle of my life for many years,” Farrell wrote in a joint Instagram post with the band. “The band, the songs, the patrons and the influence that we’ve had on music and tradition imply extra to me than any phrases I may ever probably write down. My intention has all the time been to offer our viewers the very best present, one thing actual, sincere and optimistic. In Boston, we fell wanting that, and I’m actually sorry to everybody who was impacted.”
Of their own post, the remaining members of Jane’s Habit—Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins—shared, “we unilaterally decided it will be greatest to not proceed the tour and made inaccurate statements about Perry’s psychological well being which we remorse.” They added, “We now look ahead to the longer term as we embark on our separate musical and artistic endeavors.”
Jane’s Habit’s unique lineup reunited in 2024 with a brand new track, “Imminent Redemption.” A second new track, “True Love,” arrived simply a few days after the Boston incident. Earlier this 12 months, Navarro, Avery, and Perkins sued Farrell, claiming a lack of $10 million in potential earnings from the cancelled reunion reveals and a brand new album that was reportedly by no means accomplished. Farrell then countersued, alleging that his bandmates engaged in a “years-long bullying marketing campaign” in opposition to him. Pitchfork has reached out for representatives for Jane’s Habit to verify whether or not the fits will proceed.
Revisit the Sunday Evaluate of Jane’s Habit’s 1988 album Nothing’s Shocking.
Perry Farrell:
To everybody in Boston, and world wide.
I’d like to handle what occurred on stage final 12 months. I’ve mirrored on it and know I didn’t deal with myself the way in which I ought to have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for shedding my mood and for disrupting the present.
