Three-quarters of Jane’s Addiction are working on new music

Several months on from taking “some time away as a group” following an onstage bust-up involving frontman Perry Farrell, three-quarters of Jane’s Addiction are working on new music together.

The remaining members of the band – guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery – have gotten together with the apparent aim of putting something out this year (though under what guise, we don’t yet know – some fans are suggesting it could be for ’90s side-project Deconstruction, which featured Eric and Dave alongside drummer Michael Murphy).

Eric took to Instagram to share this intriguing update, posting footage of himself performing bass in the studio with the caption: “Writing some more new lines to some of Stephen’s drumming. Look forward to getting some Mr Navarro on them. 2025!”

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Following Jane’s Addiction’s hiatus in September, Perry said he took “full accountability” for what went down, writing in a statement: “This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show. Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behaviour, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation.”

As a band, they posted, “To all the fans. The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour. Refunds for the cancelled dates will be issued at your point of purchase – or if you purchased from a third-party resale site like StubHub, SeatGeek, etc, please reach out to them direct. Thank you, Jane’s Addiction.”

Nevertheless, Jane’s did go on to release a new single, True Love, just a couple of days after that.

Watch this space…

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