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Jane's Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
The members of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction filed duelling lawsuits Wednesday (Jul 16) over singer Perry Farrell's onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued Farrell in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking at least US$10 million (S$12.8 million), alleging that Farrell's behaviour on the tour had ranged from erratic to out-of-control, culminating in the assault, where Perry punched Navarro both on stage and backstage. 'With a series of swift blows, he single-handedly destroyed the name, reputation, trademark, and viability of the Band and those who built it,' their lawsuit says. Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, sued the three bandmates in the same court Wednesday, blaming them for the conflict and the violence. 'Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided,' the lawsuit says, 'that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a yearslong bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing.' The Farrells said that Navarro and Avery actually assaulted them. Perry Farrell said he was 'blindsided' when the other members cancelled the remaining 15 shows of the tour and broke up the band without consulting him, costing all of them a great deal of money. And he said his bandmates defamed him by publicly saying after the fight that he had mental health problems. Jane's Addiction was an essential part of the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1980s with their combination of elements of punk, goth and psychedelic sounds and culture. They became a national phenomenon with hits including Jane Says and Been Caught Stealing, and through their founding of the Lollapalooza tour, whose first incarnations they headlined in 1991. The group broke up soon after but returned several times in various incarnations. The 2024 tour was the first time the original members had played together since 2010. Farrell missed all seven of the group's rehearsals in the run-up to the tour, his bandmates' lawsuit alleges, and his behaviour during the early shows ranged from erratic to out-of-control. 'He struggled night to night amid public concern for his well-being and apparent intoxication,' their lawsuit says. 'Perry forgot lyrics, lost his place in songs he had sung since the 1980s, and mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage.' The lawsuit says Farrell was given many solutions to the volume problem, none of which he followed. Then on Sep 13 at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston in front of about 4,000 fans, videos partially captured Farrell lunging at Navarro and bumping Navarro with his shoulder before taking a swing at the guitarist with his right arm. Navarro is seen holding his right arm out to keep Farrell away before Farrell is dragged away. But Farrell's lawsuit says the 'video evidence is clear that the first altercation onstage during the Boston show was hardly one-sided'. It says Navarro was deliberately playing loud to drown out the singer, and "what followed was an inappropriate violent escalation by Navarro and Avery that was disproportionate to Farrell's minor body check of Navarro". Farrell alleges that when he was being restrained by a crew member, Avery punched him in the kidneys, and that both Avery and Navarro assaulted him and his wife backstage. Shortly after the fight, Farrell in a statement apologised to his bandmates, especially Navarro, for 'inexcusable behaviour'. Both lawsuits allege assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract, among other claims. 'Now,' Navarro, Perkins and Avery's lawsuit says, 'the Band will never have their revival Tour, to celebrate a new album and 40+ years of deep, complex, chart-topping recordings. Instead, history will remember the Band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell's unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control."
ABC News
5 days ago
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- ABC News
Shirley Manson on writing Garbage's new album while recovering from surgery
Shirley Manson thinks her band mates are "f***ing lucky" to have her. The Scottish frontwoman is one of the coolest figures in alternative rock, and has led Garbage — made up of bassist Duke Erikson, guitarist Steve Marker and drummer Butch Vig — for more than 30 years. In those years, the band, remarkably still in its original configuration, has sold more than 20 million albums and earned critical acclaim, starting with its self-titled 1995 debut, which included dark rock singles like 'Only Happy When It Rains' and 'Stupid Girl'. But it hasn't all been smooth sailing. In 2004, Garbage quietly disbanded midway through recording their fourth album, Bleed Like Me, amid communication issues, pressure from its label and a vocal injury for Manson. A year later, the band cancelled their scheduled European tour dates and announced an indefinite hiatus, which lasted (mostly) until they reunited in 2010. Now, Manson tells Double J: "We've enjoyed a long career together and we still enjoy each other's company, which is kind of a miracle, really. "Because it's hard. When you're stuck together for that long, it's like a really dysfunctional family unit. This year, Garbage is back with a new record, their eighth studio album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light. Manson recorded some of her vocals for the new album from a bedroom in Los Angeles, as she was recuperating from not one, but two, hip-replacement surgeries. The first, in 2023, was a long time coming: In 2016, while touring Garbage's sixth album, Strange Little Birds, she fell off stage into the security barrier at a concert in Los Angeles. At the time, she seemed unhurt, but it left her hip "battered". As Manson was recovering from the first surgery — suffering brain fog from the painkillers, and using a walker to get around — the band were deep into writing what would become Let All That We Imagine Be the Light. "I was all higgledy-piggledy, as we say in Scotland," Manson says. "And I wasn't really myself." Not feeling up to joining her band in the studio, she encouraged them to go on without her. They sent her pieces of music to write lyrics for when she was up for it, with "really trite" titles like 'Ding Dong' or 'Brats' or 'Bad Kitty'. 'Bad Kitty' ended up sticking: It became the record's second single 'Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty'. "The male members of the band could never remember the actual title of the song and they kept referring to it as 'Bad Kitty'," Manson explains. "When I put the sequence together on the record, I kept the 'Bad Kitty' so they would know which song I was referring to." Manson's other hip collapsed just after Garbage's show at Wembley Arena in London last year, leading to them cancelling their US tour. The shows were scheduled just before the band planned to start mastering the new album. It was the physical and mental toll of her recovery that shaped the kind of songs Manson wrote for the new album. They're a marked shift from the tracks on their previous record, No God No Masters, whose lyrics directly comment on social injustices, including racism, sexism and misogyny, and Manson's social media presence, where she is outspoken on political issues, including the war in Gaza. "I just couldn't separate myself from what was happening to me in my own life," Manson says. "And I was really struggling with what I saw going on around me: the world felt very violent and chaotic and full of intolerance, and it really was getting me down." She found herself in what she describes as a physical, mental and spiritual depression. It led her to reach for "something that felt more positive". "I wanted to tune into love, which sounds so hackneyed and cliched," she says. Manson's quest to "find love out there in the world, for myself and for my wellbeing", is immediately apparent on the record, which opens with the single, 'There's No Future in Optimism', and the refrain: "If you're ready for love…" "In the search for love, I realised it's a mighty force," Manson says. "There's many different shapes of love in the world. It's not just romantic love. It's all kinds: being in love with your community or, in my case, my band, or with the Earth and the ocean and the animals. "I had to really reach into that in order to pull myself out of what felt like a bit of an abyss." Manson's health struggles also brought up ideas around aging, which became a theme of Let All That We Imagine Be the Light. In 'Chinese Fire Horse', Manson sings: "You say my time is over/That I have gotten old… That I should do the right thing by everybody/And I should just retire." But she retorts in the chorus, over angular guitars: "I may be much older, so much older … But I've still got my power in my brain and my body." Manson admits she did think she would find getting older — and her body changing — a frightening prospect. But, as she sings on 'Sisyphus', the first song she wrote for the record: "This little body of mine is going to make things right." Instead, her health struggles have left her feeling grateful and with a new understanding of her body as she approaches her 60th birthday next year. "I suddenly realised: 'Oh my God, I am aging and I've had a 30-year career with this band,'" Manson says. "I'm like an elder all of a sudden, a grown-up. But that's been quite beautiful in a funny way … I am enjoying the ride in a way that I didn't expect I would.
CNN
5 days ago
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- CNN
Jane's Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
The members of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell's onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued Farrell in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking at least $10 million, alleging that Farrell's behavior on the tour had ranged from erratic to out-of-control, culminating in the assault, where Farrell punched Navarro both on stage and backstage. 'With a series of swift blows, he single-handedly destroyed the name, reputation, trademark, and viability of the Band and those who built it,' their lawsuit says. Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, sued the three bandmates in the same court Wednesday, blaming them for the conflict and the violence. 'Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided,' the lawsuit says, 'that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a yearslong bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing.' The Farrells said that Navarro and Avery actually assaulted them. Perry Farrell said he was 'blindsided' when the other members canceled the remaining 15 shows of the tour and broke up the band without consulting him, costing all of them a great deal of money. And he said his bandmates defamed him by publicly saying after the fight that he had mental health problems. Jane's Addiction was an essential part of the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1980s with their combination of elements of punk, goth and psychedelic sounds and culture. They became a national phenomenon with hits including 'Jane Says' and 'Been Caught Stealing,' and through their founding of the Lollapalooza tour, whose first incarnations they headlined in 1991. The group broke up soon after but returned several times in various incarnations. The 2024 tour was the first time the original members had played together since 2010. Farrell missed all seven of the group's rehearsals in the run-up to the tour, his bandmate's lawsuit alleges, and his behavior during the early shows ranged from erratic to out-of-control. 'He struggled night to night amid public concern for his well-being and apparent intoxication,' their lawsuit says. 'Perry forgot lyrics, lost his place in songs he had sung since the 1980s, and mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage.' The lawsuit says Farrell was given many solutions to the volume problem, none of which he followed. Then on Sept. 13 at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston in front of about 4,000 fans, videos partially captured Farrell lunging at Navarro and bumping Navarro with his shoulder before taking a swing at the guitarist with his right arm. Navarro is seen holding his right arm out to keep Farrell away before Farrell is dragged away. But Farrell's lawsuit says the 'video evidence is clear that the first altercation onstage during the Boston show was hardly one-sided.' It says Navarro was deliberately playing loud to drown out the singer, and 'what followed was an inappropriate violent escalation by Navarro and Avery that was disproportionate to Farrell's minor body check of Navarro.' Farrell alleges that when he was being restrained by a crew member, Avery punched him in the kidneys, and that both Avery and Navarro assaulted him and his wife backstage. Shortly after the fight, Farrell in a statement apologized to his bandmates, especially Navarro, for 'inexcusable behavior.' Both lawsuits allege assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract, among other claims. 'Now,' Navarro, Perkins and Avery's lawsuit says, 'the Band will never have their revival Tour, to celebrate a new album and 40+ years of deep, complex, chart-topping recordings. Instead, history will remember the Band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell's unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control.'
CNN
5 days ago
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- CNN
Jane's Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
The members of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell's onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued Farrell in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking at least $10 million, alleging that Farrell's behavior on the tour had ranged from erratic to out-of-control, culminating in the assault, where Farrell punched Navarro both on stage and backstage. 'With a series of swift blows, he single-handedly destroyed the name, reputation, trademark, and viability of the Band and those who built it,' their lawsuit says. Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, sued the three bandmates in the same court Wednesday, blaming them for the conflict and the violence. 'Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided,' the lawsuit says, 'that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a yearslong bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing.' The Farrells said that Navarro and Avery actually assaulted them. Perry Farrell said he was 'blindsided' when the other members canceled the remaining 15 shows of the tour and broke up the band without consulting him, costing all of them a great deal of money. And he said his bandmates defamed him by publicly saying after the fight that he had mental health problems. Jane's Addiction was an essential part of the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1980s with their combination of elements of punk, goth and psychedelic sounds and culture. They became a national phenomenon with hits including 'Jane Says' and 'Been Caught Stealing,' and through their founding of the Lollapalooza tour, whose first incarnations they headlined in 1991. The group broke up soon after but returned several times in various incarnations. The 2024 tour was the first time the original members had played together since 2010. Farrell missed all seven of the group's rehearsals in the run-up to the tour, his bandmate's lawsuit alleges, and his behavior during the early shows ranged from erratic to out-of-control. 'He struggled night to night amid public concern for his well-being and apparent intoxication,' their lawsuit says. 'Perry forgot lyrics, lost his place in songs he had sung since the 1980s, and mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage.' The lawsuit says Farrell was given many solutions to the volume problem, none of which he followed. Then on Sept. 13 at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston in front of about 4,000 fans, videos partially captured Farrell lunging at Navarro and bumping Navarro with his shoulder before taking a swing at the guitarist with his right arm. Navarro is seen holding his right arm out to keep Farrell away before Farrell is dragged away. But Farrell's lawsuit says the 'video evidence is clear that the first altercation onstage during the Boston show was hardly one-sided.' It says Navarro was deliberately playing loud to drown out the singer, and 'what followed was an inappropriate violent escalation by Navarro and Avery that was disproportionate to Farrell's minor body check of Navarro.' Farrell alleges that when he was being restrained by a crew member, Avery punched him in the kidneys, and that both Avery and Navarro assaulted him and his wife backstage. Shortly after the fight, Farrell in a statement apologized to his bandmates, especially Navarro, for 'inexcusable behavior.' Both lawsuits allege assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract, among other claims. 'Now,' Navarro, Perkins and Avery's lawsuit says, 'the Band will never have their revival Tour, to celebrate a new album and 40+ years of deep, complex, chart-topping recordings. Instead, history will remember the Band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell's unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control.'
CTV News
5 days ago
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Jane's Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour
Dave Navarro, left, and Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction perform during KAABOO 2017 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Sept. 16, 2017, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES — The members of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell's onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued Farrell in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking at least US$10 million, alleging that Farrell's behavior on the tour had ranged from erratic to out-of-control, culminating in the assault, where Farrell punched Navarro both on stage and backstage. 'With a series of swift blows, he single-handedly destroyed the name, reputation, trademark, and viability of the Band and those who built it,' their lawsuit says. Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau Farrell, sued the three bandmates in the same court Wednesday, blaming them for the conflict and the violence. 'Navarro, Avery and Perkins apparently decided,' the lawsuit says, 'that Jane's Addiction's decades of success should be jettisoned in pursuit of a yearslong bullying campaign against Farrell involving harassing him onstage during performances, including, among other tactics, trying to undermine him by playing their instruments at a high volume so that he could not hear himself sing.' The Farrells said that Navarro and Avery actually assaulted them. Perry Farrell said he was 'blindsided' when the other members canceled the remaining 15 shows of the tour and broke up the band without consulting him, costing all of them a great deal of money. And he said his bandmates defamed him by publicly saying after the fight that he had mental health problems. Jane's Addiction was an essential part of the Los Angeles music scene in the late 1980s with their combination of elements of punk, goth and psychedelic sounds and culture. They became a national phenomenon with hits including 'Jane Says' and 'Been Caught Stealing,' and through their founding of the Lollapalooza tour, whose first incarnations they headlined in 1991. The group broke up soon after but returned several times in various incarnations. The 2024 tour was the first time the original members had played together since 2010. Farrell missed all seven of the group's rehearsals in the run-up to the tour, his bandmate's lawsuit alleges, and his behavior during the early shows ranged from erratic to out-of-control. 'He struggled night to night amid public concern for his well-being and apparent intoxication,' their lawsuit says. 'Perry forgot lyrics, lost his place in songs he had sung since the 1980s, and mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage.' The lawsuit says Farrell was given many solutions to the volume problem, none of which he followed. Then on Sept. 13 at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston in front of about 4,000 fans, videos partially captured Farrell lunging at Navarro and bumping Navarro with his shoulder before taking a swing at the guitarist with his right arm. Navarro is seen holding his right arm out to keep Farrell away before Farrell is dragged away. But Farrell's lawsuit says the 'video evidence is clear that the first altercation onstage during the Boston show was hardly one-sided.' It says Navarro was deliberately playing loud to drown out the singer, and 'what followed was an inappropriate violent escalation by Navarro and Avery that was disproportionate to Farrell's minor body check of Navarro.' Farrell alleges that when he was being restrained by a crew member, Avery punched him in the kidneys, and that both Avery and Navarro assaulted him and his wife backstage. Shortly after the fight, Farrell in a statement apologized to his bandmates, especially Navarro, for 'inexcusable behavior.' Both lawsuits allege assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract, among other claims. 'Now,' Navarro, Perkins and Avery's lawsuit says, 'the Band will never have their revival Tour, to celebrate a new album and 40+ years of deep, complex, chart-topping recordings. Instead, history will remember the Band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell's unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control.' Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press
