THE L.A ALT ROCK BAND JANE’S ADDICITON FORMED IN 1985, WITH VOCALIST PERRY FARRELL, GUITARIST DAVE NAVARRO, DRUMMER STEPHEN PERKINS AND BASSIST ERICA AVERY. IT IS HARD TO QUANTIFY HOW MANY TIMES JANE’S HAS SPLIT, REFORMED, AND HAD REPLACEMENT PLAYERS. THE FIRST TIME THEY ‘CALLED IT QUITS’ WAS IN 1991 AND THEY CALLED IT LOLLAPALOOZA. BUT ON THIS DATE IN 2007, FRONTMAN PERRY FARREL DECIDED TO PLAY THE BLAME GAME AND POINT FINGERS AS TO WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEMISE OF JANE’S ADDICTION. HE PLACED THE BLAME SQUARELY ON DAVE NAVARRO AND HIS SIDE PROJECTS, INCLUDING HIS HOSTING DUTIES ON THE SHORT LIVED REALITY SERIES ROCK STAR AND THE MTV SERIES NAVARRO PARTICIPATED IN WITH HIS THEN WIFE CARMEN ELECTRA, “TIL DEATH DO US PART: CARMEN & DAVE”…NAVARRO RESPONDS TO FARRELL’S ACCUSATIONS VIA ONLINE POSTS SAYING THAT HE DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE…THE BICKERING ONLINE TAKES UP NEARLY AN ENTIRE MONTH! NOW 17 YEARS LATER, JUST LAST WEEK, THE OG JANE’S ADDICTION LINE UP PERFORMED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 14 YEARS IN LONDON. TODAY’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND IS ALSO A SUBTLE COMMAND I HAVE FOR THE ICONIC ALT ROCKERS…OFF THEIR LEGENDARY 1990 ALBUM RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL…IT’S “STOP!” IN THE FIVE O CLOCK FREAK OUT ON 105.7 THE X!
