Jane's Addiction | Biography

Timeline

aug. 13 1983-psi com plays it's first show at hully gully studios. admission is free, and alcohol is B.Y.O.B.
may 1985-psi com releases a self financed 1500 press release of it's first and only album. perry farrell said he was done with it as soon as the album was released. perry wanted to experiment with mind altering drugs and enhance his life and the band members of psi com did not share his view.
summer 1985-perry is searching for a replacement bassist for psi com, and possibly a new band. eric avery is suggested by carla bozulich, the future vocalist for ethel meatplow and geraldine fibbers.
sept. 1985-perry and eric start jane's addiction. the two play as a duo for a short time. perry has said eric came in and played this one riff for 45m while he sang over top and that did it. eric has also said his favorite song is "mountain song" because that is the first song he and perry wrote together.
dec. 1985-perry and eric add a guitarist and drummer. not dave or stephen yet. chris brinkman was the guitarist for a short time.
jan. 1986-a guy simply known as ed replaced chris before their first show. the drummer at this time was also playing in another band.
jan. 10 1986-that line up plays at least one show at the black radio club as jane's addiction. dave has said he and stephen were at the first jane's addiction show and this could have been it. not pleased with the sound perry and eric look to replace their guitarist and drummer.
feb. 1986-stephen perkins is suggested by eric avery's sister rebecca, also stephen's girlfriend, as drummer. dave is said to have felt abandonned by stephen for leaving dizastre for jane's addiction. stephen assured that the current guitarist ed wasn't too impressive and that stephen could get dave in the band. soon after stephen suggests david navarro, his old band mate, as guitarist. both dave and stephen fit right in and completed the final line up. this line up start playing out in LA right away and actually wrote their complete song catalog from this period till early 1987, with the exception "been caught stealing" and "of course".
march. 21 1986-this is the first show with stephen and dave playing. this show was a bit of a festival, with many different events going on as well as jane's addiction's live show.
aug. 1986-jane's addiction are playing quite a bit right from the start, doing two or more shows in one month sometimes, opening for bands and some of the larger clubs and also supporting smaller clubs such as the scream.
dec. 1986-after a number of shows around LA, plans are made to do a record for some friends starting a record label. they decide to do it live at the roxy.
jan. 26 1987-the band plays two sets as they had some in the past, one acoustic and one electric. jane's would come out and play an acoustic set, and then the opening band would come out and then jane's would play their electric set. both were recorded for the first release on triple X records. it's later admitted the band did quite a bit of overdubbing for this "live" record, including using audience sounds from a La Bamba record.
feb. 1987-the album won't be out until may but the band already has a bidding war for major labels. the band is looking for artistict freedom and not necessarily the biggest pay check.
may 10 1987-jane's addiction's frist self-titled album is released. the band signs with warner brothers for their next album in the next coming months.
june 1987-jane's continues to play shows in their homestate of california, but are urged to tour.
nov. 1987-jane's joins love and rockets as opening band to tour america.
jan. 1988-jane's goes to record their follow up. they hit a few snags. namely writing credits. the whole band was represented as "i'll hit you back music" on the first album, which is perry's publishing name. this time around the other three wanted equal credit and they were said to even have broke up at this time and came to a some what pleasing agreement. perry is said to have large chunk of the credits.
may 1988-the band has wraped up their part of the recording of "nothing's shocking" and is again urged to tour. they agree to an opening slot with the ramones.
aug. 25 1988-nothing's shocking is released to a shitload of critical acclaim. also 7 out of 9 of the main record store outlets will not stock the album because of it's cover, a siamese statue of casey niccoli, perry's girlfriend and art partner, with heads a blaze. although most would give in shortly after.
sept.1988-jane's addiction begin's a US concert tour opening for iggy pop, but first they play some european dates.
oct. 1988-jane's addiction try it out on their own tour. they rip up city's across america.
nov. 1988-perry and casey start editing home footage the two have shot of the band for a fan video. this video will include the uncut version of the mountain song video that was rejected by mtv when perry refused to edit the nudity. nudity again being the sculpture of casey and some footage of perry and casey in a bed of flowers.
dec. 1988-"soul kiss", the fans video, is released. this video and the album nothing shocking will both be nominated for grammy's. the album loosing to jethro tull,along with metallica, and the video loosing out to janet jackson's rhythm nation. this same month mtv ban's the 'mountain song' video featured on soul kiss.
feb. 1989-early 1989 saw the band doing some touring of states they had not normally been through. they again shocked and amazed with their live show, never playing the same set list twice and playing some places two nights in a row.
april 1989-jane's addiction returned to a great homecoming at the john anson ford theater featuring them for 7 shows in 10 nights.
may 1989-jane's played a few more major shows in mexico and california.
july 1989-jane's wrapped up the year with a benefit show at the palace in LA.
nov. 1989-this was the month set for a start on the third album but many things stood in the way. three of the members had bad drug addictions with the endless touring and great demands on their live show.
dec. 1989-a short break was taken by all members. some for rehab and some just resting.
jan. 1990-this was the new time set for recording the follow up to nothing's shocking. this recording session finding the members even more torn than the previous. "three days" was the only song that brought all four members to the studio at the same time as well as the record execs. to check them out. all were very pleased with three days. the rest of the album was recorded with partial, one, two or three members, at a time but never all four.
may 1990-the band again finished their part of the recording.
june 1990-jane's travels to mexico to film parts of 'Gift'. perry and casey are married in a santaria ceremony. perry denies ever being married in future reference.
july 1990-the band films a one-off concert at mt. baldy CA for 'stop!' the first promo video from ritual de lo habitual.
aug. 1990-"ritual de lo habitual" is released. the cover is again rejected by some retailers. the cover featuring perry, casey, and xiola blue nude. perry this time offers an alternate cover with the first amendment printed on plain white cover. perry also adds his two cents "to the mosquitos."
aug.1990-the band is in a european tour directly after the release of ritual de lo habitual.
oct. 1990-ritual de lo habitual is certified Gold, 500,000 copies sold.
oct. 31 1990-the band returns to LA for a kick off show for there american tour.
nov. 1990-A 32-date US tour in support of ritual de lo habitual begins. ritual also enters billboards top 40. jane's purposly avoids florida where there had been some controversy over a poster displaying the album cover of ritual de lo habitual.
dec. 31 1990-jane's wraps up the tour in LA for three shows at the hollywood palladium as well as shooting a video for "ain't no right" with the famous birkenstock rant.
jan. 1991-after a short break jane's is back on the road.
feb. 1991-the promo video for 'been caught stealing' goes into heavy rotation on MTV. this video was directed by casey nicolli, and most of the band and their record company was not pleased. it did go on to win a video music award though. jane's finally tour florida 4 shows in 4 nights all across this state. the band had almost not toured this state because a record shop owner had been arrested for diplaying "ritual de lo habitual".
march 1991-jane's jumped to europe for a month long tour. playing almost evernight across europe on into the early part of april.
april 1991-jane's starts their second leg of their ritual US tour.
april 24 1991-jane's played to a packed house at madison square garden. perry had the first two rows removed for a pit. "pit thing's gotta happen"-perry said as he played down such a big show to mtv. three days later in troy NY perry said he enjoyed this setting more than Madison Square Garden.
may 30 1991-jane's wraped up yet another tour in sacramento CA only to announce a much larger tour coming this summer. perry was given anything he wanted if jane's would just tour this summer. so lollaplooza was created.
july 18 1991-after a month and a half rest and preperation this was the opening night of lollapalooza featuring a 7 band line up, the rollins band,butthole surfers,ice-t,nine inch nails,living color,souxie and the banshees, and jane's addiction, not to mention, info boths on everything a young person needs to know, art tents, and pretty much anything festive. unfortunately as jane's set was coming to a close a fist fight broke out between perry and dave. dave throwing his guitar stuff in the crowd and leaving stage only to be chased off by perry and tackled. they were both talked into one more song to end the set and dave droped out half way through. things were looking ruff. all was chalked up to drugs.
aug. 1991-jane's did continue despite that set back and actually were praised for bringing the summer tour year out of a slump.
sept. 9 1991-perry, dave, and stephen played acoustic w/out eric. a good sign that this was the end. set list included 'ain't no right' and 'ocean size'.
sept. 1991-jane's played a few dates in australia and new zealand. the band was rumored to do a song for SPCA (society for the prevention of cruelty to animals) called "skinny puppy" while in new zealand but it has yet to surface or even be confirmed to exist.
sept. 26 1991-jane's played two shows in hawaii. and this was the last time they all four played together since. it was all over just as it had reached it's peak.
oct. 1991-stephen is asked to join a project band headed by suicidal tendicies frontman mike muir. the band infectious grooves. stephen played percussion on the album.
nov. 1991-infectious grooves goes on a small tour as an opening band to support the album and stephen is asked to be the main drummer for the tour. the band kicked of the tour at the roxy.
jan. 1992-perry asked stephen to join him for a new band. perry soon suggested peter destefano, his surfing bud, as guitarist. and borrowed martyn le noble from thelonious monster completed the line up. they soon started rehearsals. some songs borrowed from jane's leftovers.
april 1992-porno for pyros makes their debut at the hollywood palladium with a short set.
june 28 1992-porno for pyros plays another short set at the hollywood palladium.
july 1992-porno for pyros plays a full set at castic lake, debuting most of the songs that would end up on the debut porno for pyros record. this show was soon after bootleged and preceeded the official release for nearly a year.
sept 1992-eric and dave are rehearsing with micheal murphy for an album of material. the band deconstruction. eric and dave wanted to experiment putting together parts that don't fit.
nov. 1992-perry is arrested for drug possesion in an LA hotel. also accused of making a porno in his hotel room by the maid on duty. the film the maid was speaking of turned out to be "Gift". the title stands for "God Is Forever There"
jan 14 1992-perry is busted for cocain use and possesion at the hotel nikko, in beverly hills, CA.
jan 1992 - perry forms Porno for Pyros with Perkins, guitarist Peter DiStefano and Martyn LeNoble, former bassist of Thelonious Monster.
jan 14, 1995 - perry is found in a delusional state at the Nikko Hotel in Los Angeles. He is arrested for being under the influence.
feb. 27, 1997 - At the Howard Stern "Private Parts" premiere party at Madison Square Garden, perry, dave and Perkins perform together for the first time in six years. When Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is brought in as a replacement for the unwilling Avery, the Jane's Addiction Relapse is realized.
aug. 26, 1998 - perry's longtime girlfriend, Christine Cagle, gives birth to their son, Jobel.
sept. 17, 1998 - perry deejaying as DJ Peretz (Hebrew for "voice of the land") at the ritzy Bottega Veneta boutique in New York. Attendees include Puff Daddy, Marilyn Manson, LL Cool J and Naomi Campbell.
nov. 9, 1999 - The first album under perry's own name, "Rev" is primarily a "best of" compilation of Farrell's previous works with Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros. His electronic-tinged rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," however, hints at a new direction for the developing artist.
july 31, 2001 - "Song Yet to Be Sung" is quietly released.
dec. 19, 2001 - Farrell travels to Sudan with an international rights group and risks his life to free more than 2,300 women and children bound by slavery. Due in part to a financial contribution by Farrell, they are released.