The complaint also accuses Farrell of causing intentional emotional suffering, neglect, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract
The members of Jane’s Addiction – Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins – They filed a lawsuit against the vocalist Perry Farrell after a fight on stage in September 2024 between Navarro and FARRELLwhich resulted in the cancellation of the band’s meeting tour and the dissolution of the Pioneer Alternative Rock Group.
The complaint, filed in the Supreme Court of Los Angeles County and obtained by Rolling Stoneaccuses FARRELL of aggression, bodily injury, causing intentionally emotional suffering, neglect, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. The action also claims that the group lost more than $ 10 million due to the cancellation of the tour and the interruption of all the band’s activities, including plans for the first album with classic training since Usual1990.
They are also asking that FARRELL Pay all the outstanding debts of the band resulting from the cancellation of the tour.
“The band can no longer work as a result of the defendant’s conduct, including their sudden access to violence and their proven inability to act as frontman and singer of the group,” says the 36 -page complaint.
The physical, emotional and financial damages caused by the defendant profoundly affected the authors, their families and loved ones. It is time for the defendant to face the consequences of his actions and be held responsible.
The process raises the veil over the backstage of the Jane’s Addiction and reveals that Dave Navarro He received $ 25,000 a month from an disability insurance policy after being forced to move away from the stage in 2022 because of the long Covid. In 2024, Navarro He agreed to meet with the group for a tour of Europe and North America.
“Navarro He gave up monthly payments of $ 25,000 of his disability insurance to be able to return to work with the band, ”says the complaint.“ If Navarro He had not ended disability payments, and considering his health condition, he would probably continue to receive these values for several years. For months, Navarro He struggled to prepare physically and mentally prepare for the tour, including consultations with doctors, nutritionists and therapists. ”The process also reveals that he postponed his marriage in Scotland to follow the tour of the tour, which caused him a loss of $ 50,000 in lost deposits with various suppliers.
One of the conditions for the tour to happen, according to the action, was for the band to work democratically. In case of disagreement, the simple majority would decide the heading. “The decision by majority had a good reason,” says the complaint. “Perry had a scandalous habit of nullifying the band’s decisions and turning everything into something centered on him and [sua esposa] Etty. ”
ETTY LAU FARRELL has already performed as a dancer in many shows in Jane’s Addiction Over the years, which would have generated resentment within the band. The action claims that the release of the 2024 meeting tour in Las Vegas was almost down when Perry Farrell He insisted that a video of his wife and other dancers were shown on stage in the desert. The other members opposed.
“With fans already entering the theater, the authors were in their dressing rooms trying to find out how they would follow the show,” says the process. “Etty He shouted to the authors that the band ‘was not a democracy’ regarding the inclusion of the dancers. She stressed that Perry It was leaving and the tour was over. Fortunately, the band management team and representatives of Live nation managed to convince Perry Continuing with the tour, and he returned shortly before the presentation began. ”
Over the days, Perry Farrell He began to behave erratically on stage, inconsistently speaking to the microphone between the songs and having difficulty singing in tune. “The authors (and other gifts) observed during the tour that Perry He often appeared on stage in an advanced state of intoxication, ”says the process.“ He used to drink wine on stage and drag the words when speaking. Perry He often made long and disconnected speeches between the songs, without any apparent purpose other than his own fun. The problems in their performances usually got worse throughout the night as he became more drunk. ”
The tensions that had been accumulating a long time ago finally exploded when the tour passed the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston on September 13, 2024. During a chaotic performance of “Ocean Size”, FARRELL pushed Navarro near the end of your guitar soil, forcing Avery and team members to physically intervene to separate them. The band did not finish the show, and videos recorded by the audience circulated around the world in minutes.
“The repeated and unable to attack Perry against Navarro It was especially painful, ”says the process,“ because Perry knew that Navarro was still weakened and suffering the effects of long covid. ”The action also states that the episode aroused traumatic memories of the night when the mother of Navarro It was murdered in 1983.
The fight supposedly continued behind the scenes after the show. “No one could calm down Perry behind the scenes, ”says the process.“ When Navarro confront Perry About the violent outbreak, Perry He gave him another unexpected punch, hitting him on the left side of his face. Navarro It was hurt. ”
According to the process, Navarro He felt he could no longer continue in the band after the incident. Unintentionally the tour was canceled, he tried to find a replacement. But Avery and Perkins They also decided they didn’t want to move on. “The authors were afraid, rightly, and uncomfortable in performing with him again,” says the action. “It was also absolutely clear that Perry He was not in a position to continue the tour, in which he had been facing difficulties to present. ”
“Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins They had great hope to rescue the pure spirit of the band’s early days and build something from it. And at first they did it – both in studio and on stage. But… they did it next to an integral room that, sometimes I couldn’t, sometimes I didn’t want to present themselves with a minimally acceptable level, and that repeatedly threatened to put the whole tour to lose, ”he said Christopher Frostlawyer who represents the musicians, in a statement to Rolling Stone.
Frost adds that Perry Farrell “He closed abruptly and unilaterally all the plans to revive the Jane’s Addiction“After the fight on the stage and” left his colleagues with the loss of a tour and an unfulfilled recording contract. “Dave, Eric and Stephen They never wanted to reach this point. But they were harmed, they want the truth to come to light, and deserve a fair resolution. ”
Before the tour, the group launched the singles “Imminent Redemption” and “True Love”. The process reveals that the band also had eight ready -made instrumental tracks, which planned to finish after the tour. Now this has become unfeasible, even with an already signed contract that required the delivery of at least 12 songs to the Adaa subsidiary of Warner Music Group. “The plaintiffs and the defendant may end up being personally responsible, for example, for the return of the advance to the Ada”Says the process.
The cancellation of the tour also resulted in significant financial losses for the group. Each member would receive $ 210,000 for the US tour, according to the process. In addition, they will now owe $ 240,000 in commissions not paid to the entrepreneur, the financial administrator and the legal team.
“A successful tour would have worked as a powerful marketing tool for the new album that the band was producing for Adabesides increasing gains with disc sales due to the growth of public interest, ”says the process.“ It would also have strengthened the band’s relationship with the Live nationwho had previously discussed the possibility of future tours. ”
Since the collapse of the tour, the group has kept a discreet profile, but Dave Navarro recently confirmed the end of the band in an interview with the magazine Guitar player. “[A briga no palco] He forever destroyed the band’s life, ”he said.” And there is no chance of playing together again. “
This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Andy Greene on July 16, 2025, and can be checked here.
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