TODAY MARKS THE 59TH BIRTHDAY FOR ERIC AVERY, THE CO FOUNDER AND BASSIST OF THE ALT ROCKERS, JANES ADDICTION. AVERY WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES TO AN ACTOR FATHER, BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING THE JILTED GROOM IN THE DUSTIN HOFFMAN MOVIE THE GRADUATE. AVERY MET FELLOW JANE’S ADDICTION BANDMATE DAVE NAVARRO IN GRAMMER SCHOOL. JANE’S ADDICITON WAS FOUNDED BY AVERY AND PERRY FARRELL IN 1985 AND THEY RECORDED 2 STUDIO ALBUMS BEFORE THE BAND CALLED IT QUITS IN 1991 WITH THEIR FAREWELL TOUR/MUSIC FEST LOLLAPALOOZA. HE AND NAVARRO WENT ON TO FORM THE BAND DECONSTRUCTION THE FOLLWING YEAR AS WELL AS WORKING ON SOLO PROJECTS, TOURED AND BRIEFLY DATED ALANIS MORRISETTE AND TOURED AND RECORDED WITH GARBAGE. AVERY REJECTED OFFERS TO BE A PART OF THE JANE’S ADDICITON REUNIONS IN 97 AND 01 BUT EVENTUALLY JUMPED BACK IN FOR A CO HEADLINING TOUR WITH NIN IN 08 BUT LEFT YET AGAIN IN 2010 DUE TO ONGOING TENSIONS BETWEEN HIM AND FARRELL, BUT 12 YEARS LATER REJOINED AGAIN FOR A CO HEADLINING TOUR WITH THE SMASHING PUMPKINS… HAPPY 59TH BIRTHDAY TO ERIC AVERY…OFF THEIR 2ND ALBUM, RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL, “STOP”, IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X IN THE 5 O CLOCK FREAK OUT!
