Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell has apologized to his bandmates for Friday's ugly scene in Boston, when the singer attacked guitarist Dave Navarro during a show. “This weekend was incredibly difficult and after I've had the time and space to think, it's only right that I apologize to my teammates, especially Dave Navarro, the fans, family and friends for my actions during the show on Friday,” Farrell said in a statement. sharing with Bulletin board.
“Unfortunately, my breaking point led to unforgivable behavior and I take full responsibility for how I chose to handle the situation,” Farrell, 65, added in the mea culpa that came several days after the shocking scene at Boston's Leader Bank Pavilion , when the singer attacked Navarro during a performance of “Ocean Size.”
In fan footage of the moment, a distraught Pharrell lunges at Navarro and throws a shoulder at his partner before punching the shocked guitarist in the chest as the two men separate and Pharrell is dragged backstage.
Navarro, 57, released a statement on Instagram on Monday morning apologizing to fans for the disturbing scene and for canceling the rest of the band's US tour. “Due to the ongoing behavior and mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour,” Navarro wrote.
“Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as ours left us with no alternative. We hope he gets the help he needs,” he continued. “We deeply regret that we cannot accommodate all of our fans who have already purchased tickets. We can't see any solution that would either ensure a safe environment on stage or reliably allow us to put on a great show on a nightly basis.” The note was signed “our hearts are broken”.
Furthermore, a source says Bulletin board that Pharrell is “heartbroken” by his actions. “He realizes he waited too long to prioritize his well-being. His exhaustion and the toll it has taken on both his physical and mental health has gone far. He had the best intentions to go on tour with the band and feels like he's let his fans and family down.”
On Saturday, the band released a statement on an Instagram Story announcing that Sunday night's scheduled show in Bridgeport at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater had been canceled before announcing that the entire tour had been called off.
Shortly after the on-stage explosion, Farrell's wife, Etty Lau Farrell, released a statement about the incident that provided some background on what she said contributed to the collapse. “There was clearly a lot of tension and animosity between the members.. the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite lit,” he wrote Instagram along with a video of the match on stage. “Perry's frustration had grown, night after night, he felt the stage volume was too loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band. Perry suffered from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the front row started complaining to Perry that they were cursing him, that the band was playing too loud and they couldn't hear him, Perry lost it.”
He also noted that Jane's backstage bass player, Eric Avery, “put Perry in a headlock and punched him three times in the stomach… Perry was a mad beast for the next half hour – he finally didn't calm down, but burst out and cried and cried . So Eric either didn't understand what de-escalation meant or he took advantage of the situation and got some cheap shots at Perry.”
The beloved alt rock band was formed in Los Angeles in 1985 by Farrell, Navarro, Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins and released two highly influential studio albums — in 1988 Nothing is shocking and the 1990s Ritual de lo Habitual — before embarking on their farewell tour as part of the inaugural Lollapalooza festival in 1991. Avery had long been forced into subsequent reunions, replaced by the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea on a tour in 1997 and then by Martyn LeNoble and Chris Chaney on next tours. The original foursome gave him another chance in 2008 for a world tour, though Avery took time off again in 2010 ahead of the release of the band's fourth studio album. The Great Escape Artist.
Avery returned to the fold again in 2022 and, after Navarro's two-year absence due to the effects of lingering COVID, the guitarist returned to the stage this year for the North American tour, the first by all four original members in 14 years. The excursion started in early August and was scheduled to last until mid-October. At press time the future status of the band was unknown.
Watch Navarro's statement below.
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