Former Jane’s Addiction collaborator Casey Niccoli claims to have been “wiped from the history of the band”
nme.comJane’s Addiction collaborator, has described feeling “helpless” at no longer receiving credit for her early creative contributions to the band.Niccoli, who co-created the sculpture pictured on the cover of Jane’s Addiction’s 1990 album ‘Ritual De Lo Habitual’ alongside the band’s frontman and her former partner Perry Farrell, has shared her account of working with the band in a recent article for HuffPost.Recently, the sculpture was uncovered from a storage facility, after being misplaced by the band’s management for years.
Janes Addiction’s bassist Eric Avery shared an image of the band discovering the sculpture on Instagram, without mentioning Niccoli in the post.In the article, Niccoli said that seeing the photo of “a group of men peering down at my sculpted and damaged face” and not being acknowledged for her role in making the sculpture was “unsettling”.
She writes that it has “served as a catalyst for reclaiming my voice and asserting my rightful place as an essential creative force behind one of the most influential rock bands of the ’80s and ’90s.”A post shared by Eric Avery (@ericaveryinsta)“When the sculpture resurfaced, no one even thought to notify me, let alone include me,” Niccoli wrote. “Despite an influx of comments on the Instagram post asking the band to credit me, I received no response from anyone involved.
Sadly, this is a recurring theme in collaborations between men and women in romantic partnerships.”She continued: “Seeing that old artwork stirred something deep within me.
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