Jane's Addiction was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. The band's best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro.
Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands from the early 1990s alternative rock movement to gain commercial success.
members: Eric Avery
formed in: Los Angeles
labels: Warner Bros. Records
genres: alternative rock, alternative metal
awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Jane's Addiction formed from the remains of frontman Perry Farrell's previous band, Psi Com. In mid-1985, Farrell was searching for a bassist to replace Kelly Wheeler in the faltering Psi Com. He was introduced to Eric Avery by Carla Bozulich (later of the Geraldine Fibbers), and the pair bonded over a mutual appreciation of Joy Division and the Velvet Underground. They began to practice together, although Avery never became a full-fledged member of Farrell's disintegrating group.
Often associated with alternative rock, Jane's Addiction is credited for the mainstream exposure of the alternative music scene in the 1990s, and as pioneers of the first wave of alternative metal, combining heavy metal music with progressive rock. Critics have also described the band's sound as art punk, art rock, funk-punk, funk metal, hard rock, progressive punk and psychedelic rock. The band has also been considered a pioneer of nu metal.
Jane's Addiction is regarded as one of the most influential acts in alternative music. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine compared the band's influence to that of Nirvana. Artists influenced by Jane's Addiction include Tool, Korn, the Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit, Candlebox, P.O.D., Oceansize, Paul Banks of Interpol, Nothingface, Stabbing Westward, Incubus, System of a Down, and Strapping Young Lad.
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