Lying with an IV inserted into his left arm, Perry Farrell talks about the reunion of Jane's Addiction, a band that redefined rock music in the 80s and 90s, and offers a sharp commentary on his music and the situation. of the world.
“I don't want to talk bad about anybody, but I shouldn't want to let people get away with murder and destroy this planet,” Pharrell tells Billboard's. Behind the Setlist podcast when asked about his mindset on the intersection of music and commerce. “This planet is very precious to me and my way to fight it is to sing [and] to enlighten myself. And then I try to pass [using] art and music. And then I throw the party and invite the best people I could possibly invite. And they invite their friends, and they want to show up. And then the next thing you know, you're standing next to people you'd never stand next to, you know, and everybody gets off, and they do their thing, and they feel safe and they feel welcome.”
Jane's Addiction has gone through breakups, disagreements, and a rotating cast of guests and semi-permanent members since the 1990 LP. Ritual de lo Habitual. This time, though, Farrell reunited his original bandmates — guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins — for the first time since 2010.
The foursome toured Europe from May to July and released a stunning new track, “Imminent Redemption,” on July 24 that recalls the group's first two studio albums in 1988. Nothing is shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual. “It was great to have everyone back together,” Farrell admits.
Next up is a co-headlining tour with Love and Rockets that started on August 9th and runs through September 26th. “The tour centers around the idea of redemption,” says Farrell. “And the age we live in, the age of redemption, will be a bumpy road. But then there should be peace for 1,000 years. I have studied mysticism for a good 30 years. I look forward to the future of the world.”
With the original members reuniting, Farrell says the concerts will feature only songs they recorded together: the original three albums — including the self-titled 1987 live album — and “Imminent Redemption.” This has meant nothing since 2003 Straywhich includes the band's highest-charting single, “Just Why,” neither in 2011 The Great Escape Artist. Stray introduced bassist Chris Chaney in place of Avery. Chaney and Dave Sitek from the band TV on the Radio played bass The Great Escape Artist.
“I wanted everyone to feel comfortable,” Farrell says of the decision not to play songs from other incarnations of Jane's Addiction. “And I think that was a good decision. In that respect, I like it. There are other songs we could do with the original members. What I'd like to see before it all happens… I don't want to say it's going to fall apart, but I don't know the next time we tour again.”
However, the road to redemption was not without problems. Last year, Farrell told a reporter that the band planned to enter the studio and record a new album after a tour of Australia. One of those tracks was “True Love,” a song the band debuted on tour in 2023. But while “Imminent Redemption” reached audiences, no album materialized.
“I'm sorry that we put out those two songs and I thought we were going in a great direction and all of a sudden, you know, fights started happening again,” Farrell says with frustration. “But we'll keep moving forward,” he adds. “I'm not going to give up. Don't give up on this. Gotta put my money where my mouth is. If I want to talk about freedom and redemption, I have to live it — and I have to be honest about it, too. So hang in there and pray, really pray for us. I pray for the world to unite.”
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