Bassist Eric Avery recently spoke about a revitalized and “undiminished” Jane’s Addiction. However, his comments has also sparked speculation about the band possibly splitting. When Gold Mine asked if new material for an album’s worth, Avery said that they have been writing songs, and there could be a new album if the band still exists altogether. He said:
“…if there is a band next year, then there will be new music. So I can’t promise that there will still be a Jane’s Addiction next year, but I can say that if there is, there will be new music there. And that’s because we have a lot of ideas at different stages of completion now, and we’re excited about coming back to town after the leg and digging back into writing.”
Jane’s Addiction was formed in 1985 and became one of the first bands to lead the alternative rock movement of the ’90s. The band penned a variety of chart-topping hits including “Been Caught Stealing,” “Just Because” and “Jane Says.”
The band parted ways on a couple of different occasions throughout its nearly 40-year history with its latest full-band break-up taking place in 2004. Since then, original members of Jane’s Addiction have dropped in and out of the group. In 2022, bassist Avery rejoined the group after departing in 2010.
Perry Farrell hints tension in Jane’s Addiction
Meanwhile, Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell joined Billboard’s Behind The Setlist podcast and spoke about the band’s new era kicking off now with new music and tour dates, marking the first time the band’s four original members (Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Steven Perkins) have performed together since 2010.
During the interview, Farrell said that he thought the recording they were doing a few months ago was going to yield an album. However, they only recorded two songs in two years because they started arguing again.
Farrell discussed how the new track ‘Imminent Redemption’ and current live dates are redemption for the band and looks forward to even more to come after just finishing up a successful European run. When the band decided to create the setlist this time around, he said:
“I guess we all decided that we would only do songs where the original lineup was all together,” he explains of their recent shows packed with songs from their 1987 self-titled debut, 1988’s Nothing’s Shocking, and 1990’s Ritual de lo Habitual. “That’s the decision that we made. I wanted everybody to feel comfortable and I think that was a good decision in that regard.”
“There are other songs that we could do with the original members, that I would like to see before everything is — I don’t wanna say busted apart — but I don’t know the next time we’ll be touring again,” he adds. “‘I Would For You’ is a song that we didn’t do at all. I don’t know if we’re thinking to do that one or not, and the first record we did a couple of covers. I don’t know if we’ll be doing them.”
On Jane’s Addiction’s new single “Imminent Redemption,” Perry admits, “has to be” included in their upcoming set lists. “The tour is centered around the idea of redemption and the era that we’re living in — the era of redemption.”
The band dropped their latest single, “Imminent Redemption” on July 24. Jane’s Addiction returned in mid-June with news of co-headlining North American tour dates with Love and Rockets which kick off on August 9 in Las Vegas, NV, and will run through September 26 in Indianapolis, IN.
