Jane's Addiction frontman body-checks, punches guitarist at Boston show
A fight between members of the groundbreaking alternative rock band Jane's Addiction came amid “tension and hostility” during their reunion tour, lead singer Perry Farrell's wife said Saturday. Mountain Song” as the alternative rock and grunge music movement grew in the late 1980s and early 1990s.^^Watch video of the Boston concert incident in the player above, where he is seen singing loudly into his mic and then lunging at guitarist Dave Navarro. Seen, knocking Navarro with his shoulder before swinging at Navarro with his right hand. Navarro can be seen holding up his right arm to keep Pharrell at bay before being dragged off stage by others. The show ended shortly after. “Perry's frustration grew, night after night, he felt the stage volume was too loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band,” ET Lou Farrell wrote in an Instagram post Saturday morning. She said her husband suffered from tinnitus and a sore throat and “at the end of the song, he wasn't singing, he was just shouting to be heard.” She said her husband later broke down “and cried and cried.” The band's “Imminent Release” tour kicked off in early August and has 15 dates remaining, including a show in Connecticut on Sunday night. The band has yet to make a statement about the future of the tour. Video: Jane's Addiction among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 nominees
A fight between members of the groundbreaking alternative rock band Jane's Addiction came amid “tension and hostility” during their reunion tour, lead singer Perry Farrell's wife said Saturday.
The band became known for their edgy, punk-inspired hits as the alternative rock and grunge music movements grew in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
^^Watch the video of the Boston concert event in the player above ^^
In videos posted on social media from Friday night's concert in Boston, Pharrell, 65, can be seen singing loudly into his mic and then lunging at guitarist Dave Navarro, hitting Navarro with his shoulder before swinging at Navarro with his right arm. Navarro can be seen holding up his right arm to keep Pharrell at bay before being dragged off stage by others. After a while the show ended.
“Perry's frustration grew, night after night, he felt the stage volume was too loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band,” Etty Lau Farrell wrote in an Instagram post Saturday morning.
She said her husband suffered from tinnitus and a sore throat and “at the end of the song, he wasn't singing, he was just shouting to be heard.” She said her husband later broke down “and cried.”
The band's “Coming Redemption” tour kicked off in early August and has 15 dates remaining, including a show in Connecticut on Sunday night.
The band has yet to make a statement about the future of the tour.
Video: Jane's Addiction among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 nominees
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