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Dee Jefferson

Jane’s Addiction call it quits after a tumultuous 15 months: ‘The legacy will remain’

Perry Farrell Dave Navarro United States Addiction Jane Addiction Eric Avery Stephen Perkins Lawsuit Instagram Los Angeles
Studio shot showing the four members of Janes's addiction posing in front of a grey backdrop, looking serious.
Jane says: I’m done … Alt-rock band Jane’s Addiction have officially broken up. From left: Dave Navarro, Perry Farrell, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, in 1988. Photograph: Paul Natkin/Getty Images

US alt-rock band Jane’s Addiction has announced they are parting ways after a tumultuous 15 months of fisticuffs, accusations and lawsuits.

The veteran Californian group, who have a history of drama, dust-ups and bust-ups, prematurely terminated the US leg of their reunion tour in September last year after an onstage altercation in Boston between frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro led to blows and, ultimately, a $10m lawsuit.

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