Perry Farrell
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The reunited Jane's Addiction is still feuding, despite being on the cusp of kicking off a major tour alongside Nine Inch Nails. Jane's main man Perry Farrell told Billboard backstage at Coachella, "I'm not going to tell you it's been all smooches and hugs. But it shouldn't be because that would be a bore. If my band didn't have issues, if they didn't throw tantrums, I would think I was with a bunch of suckers. As long as they can handle it, I can handle it. After all we're just delivering music that people love, so how bad can it be? It could be worse. We could be drafted."Jane's Addiction recently went into the studio to record a few songs with NIN's Trent Reznor, two of which were released for free online last month. Farrell said that Reznor "did his best to be both producer and psychologist. He was very respectful, trying to get out of the way and not overproduce. I wish honestly he would've produced a little more, but he was a little gun shy after seeing us explode on each other in the studio. He became the referee for a day and after that day I think he was done."
Farrell wanted Jane's to try another reunion with the original lineup, including bassist Eric Avery, who had not played with the other members since 1991. "Any time you get a chance to put the original members of a group together, [you should do it]. Look at Pink Floyd. I consider Roger Waters to be the greatest live rock act for a festival today. He has a great guitar player, but it's not David Gilmour. You need the original members if you can have them. I love The Who, love Led Zeppelin, but nobody's the same when they're not original members, the people that wrote and recorded those songs and set their vibrations down into those tracks. That's why it's important to try to keep your crew together."
The "NIN/JA" tour begins in May 8 in West Palm Beach, FL. In related news, Farrell will announce the full lineup for Lollapalooza 2009 tomorrow morning on WKQX (Q101)/Chicago. The annual festival will be held in the Windy City's Grant Park from August 7 to 9.
