Might she also be the inspiration behind the band's name? You betcha. Rockers often read: always get into rocking for the chicks, and some do better than others. Dave Navarro is one of those guys. Case and point: He was married to ex-Playboy model and sickeningly hot Carmen Electra, and if Who Dated Who is to be believed, he's been involved with Bobbie Brown, Kari Wuhrer, Jenna Jameson and lots of other blonde hotties we can only assume are porn stars. If you'll excuse us, we're gonna go practice our guitar You never know — 35 years later, it might bloom.
I consider myself a late bloomer. But rather than offer misty-eyed rhapsodies to the good old days, Farrell seems most enlivened with ideas about how to fight for a better future. There are artists who speak in pithy quips and those who give Mount Sinai-style declamations. Farrell is in the latter category, this afternoon dropping allusions to the Mayan god Quetzalcoatl, the real history of the ancient Jewish leader Judah Maccabee , and his past conversations with the spirit world.
But, first, he had to conjure his inner character into existence. Everybody had a spin on fashion: what they listened to affected what they looked like. Psi Com spawned from this fertile underground scene, blending post-punk and goth in the vein of Joy Division and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Farrell studied everything from the Bhagavad Gita to the Book of Mormon; in a nod to the tribal spirituality that has coursed through his life and career, he was already writing songs such as Ho Ka Hey, rooted in a Cherokee mantra about the medicine wheel.
Farrell eventually moved into an overcrowded and ramshackle Victorian house near the Melrose Avenue district of Los Angeles, then at the apex of its combat-boots-and-nylon chic. The quartet, comprised of Farrell , bassist Eric Avery , drummer Stephen Perkins , and guitarist Dave Navarro , had already released its debut album as well, in the form of a live recording from the Roxy in Hollywood. Finally, Warner Bros. The band's abrasive sound and aggressive attitude typified by the nude sculpture on the cover led to some resistance, but Jane's Addiction began to break through to an audience -- the album spent 35 weeks on the charts.
Ritual de lo Habitual followed in and was the band's commercial breakthrough, reaching the Top 20 and going gold. Farrell designed the traveling rock festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction. After the tour was completed at the end of the summer of , the group split. Farrell would continue to be involved with the organization of the annual Lollapalooza festival for the next several years; he also formed Porno for Pyros with Perkins in , releasing their debut record the following year.
After a couple of quiet years -- which included forming Deconstruction , a band that didn't release any records until , with Avery -- Navarro joined Red Hot Chili Peppers at the end of After Navarro began playing with his two former bandmates again during Porno for Pyros ' final tour, a Jane's Addiction reunion tour was announced for the fall of the same year.
The only catch was that Chili Peppers bassist Flea replaced Avery Avery refused to participate, as he concentrated on his new band, Polar Bear. To coincide with the short tour, the newly reunited Jane's Addiction issued the album Kettle Whistle , which compiled classic live performances and demos alongside a few newly recorded tracks. The album didn't fare well on the charts, but the reunion tour was a rousing success. It didn't lead to a permanent re-formation, however, as members went their separate ways once more after its completion.
A planned film documentary of the reunion tour failed to materialize, as a best-of compilation that chronicled Farrell 's work with Jane's , Porno , and a few new solo tracks was issued in , titled Rev.
His first solo full-length, Song Yet to Be Sung , saw the light of day in Navarro 's debut solo effort, Trust No One , was issued a month earlier than Farrell 's, as another Jane's Addiction reunion was announced the same year. Avery again refused to participate, with his spot being filled by former Porno for Pyros bassist Martyn Lenoble.
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