Jane’s Addiction guitar tech says Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro in the face backstage after on-stage fight
nme.comPerry Farrell punched Dave Navarro in the face backstage after the pair’s altercation at a recent Jane’s Addiction show, according to the band’s guitar technician.The group recently reformed with their original line-up – comprising Farrell, Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery.
They played a run of UK and European shows together before embarking on a North American tour last month.Additionally, this summer saw the band release ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.However, apparent tensions between the members came to a head at a gig in Boston, when Farrell shoved Navarro mid-performance and the set ended abruptly.
Jane’s Addiction subsequently cancelled their remaining dates and confirmed a hiatus, citing the frontman’s “mental health difficulties”.Now, Dan Cleary – the band’s guitar and bass tech of 17 years – has opened up about the drama that unfolded in Boston and beforehand during a podcast appearance on Rare Form Radio.
He spoke to host Todd Newman, who has been close friends with Navarro for 30 years.“I didn’t think we’d get into it so quickly after it happened,” Cleary began, “but I knew eventually we’d have to address the whole Jane’s Addiction Boston fiasco – which is one of the craziest things I’ve ever been a part of in my life.”He went on to say that the show “went off the rails, to say the least”, before confirming that “the band is no more”.Later, audio of an after-show confrontation heard Farrell telling his wife Etty Lau that the other members were “trying to fuck my show up”.Navarro then appeared to ask Farrell, “What the fuck was that, you motherfucker?”, before the sounds of a scuffle play out.
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