The members of Jane’s Addiction, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkinsfiled a lawsuit against the leader of the set, Perry Farrell, Following a fight on the stage in September 2024 between Navarro and Farrell that resulted in the cancellation of its meeting tour and the dissolution of the band.
The lawsuit, filed with the Superior Court of the Los Angeles County and shared by Rolling Stone magazine, accuses Farrell of aggression, injuries, intentionally inflicting emotional anguish, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
The demand also alleges that the group lost more than 10 million dollars as a result of the cancellation of the tour and the cessation of all the activities of the band, including plans for the first album of classical formation from “Ritual of the usual ” of 1990. They also require Farrell to pay all the pending invoices of the group derived from the cancellation of the tour.
“The band can no longer function as a result of the defendant’s conduct, including their sudden and violent outbursts and their demonstrated inability to serve as the leader and vocalist of the band“, Says the demand of 36 pages.” The physical, emotional and financial damage that the defendant has caused have deeply impacted the plaintiffs, their families and loved ones, and it is time for the defendant to assume the consequences of their actions and give accounts. “
Demand reveals the Internal operation of Jane’s Addiction and that Navarro received US $25,000 a month from a disability insurance policy after a long period of Covid forced him to stop traveling in 2022. In 2024, Navarro agreed to meet with the group for a tour of Europe and North America.
“Navarro canceled his US $25,000 per month in disability payments to be able to return to work with the band,” The demand says. “If Navarro had not canceled the disability payments, and given his condition, he would probably have received the US $25,000 for several years. For months, Navarro struggled a lot to prepare physically and mentally for the tour, including consultations with doctors, nutritionists and therapists.” (Demand also reveals that he postponed his wedding in Scotland to adapt to the route of the tour, which cost him $ 50,000 in lost deposits to several suppliers).
A condition of the tour, according to the demand, was for the band to operate democratically. In case of disagreement, a simple majority would decide the course of action. “The majority of the majority ruled for a good reason,” says the demand. “Perry had the flagrant habit of ignoring the band’s decisions and, selfishly, making everything revolve around him and [su esposa] Etty “.
“The plaintiffs (and other assistants) had observed during the tour that Perry used to appear on stage in an advanced drunken state”says demand. “He often drank came on stage and dragged the words. Perry used to have long and divagations between songs without any apparent purpose more than his own fun. The problems with Perry’s performance used to get worse as the night advanced and his drunkenness increased.”
The fight that unleashed demand against Perry Farrell
Latent tensions finally exploded when the tour arrived at the Bankilion Leader Boston on September 13, 2024. During a chaotic interpretation of “Ocean Size”, Farrell pushed Navarro almost at the end of his guitar alone before Avery and the team had to separate them physically. The band did not finish the concert, and the images recorded by the public went around the world in a matter of minutes.
“The repeated attack and without provocation of Perry against Navarro was especially painful“, Says the demand,” because Perry knew that Navarro was still weak and suffered the effects of a long covid-19. “
The fight allegedly continued behind the show after the show. “Nobody could calm Perry behind the scenes”claim the demand. “When Navarro confronted Perry for his violent outburst, Perry threw another unexpected punch, hitting him on the left side of the face. Navarro was injured.”
According to the lawsuit, Navarro felt that he could no longer continue with the band after the incident. Not wanting the tour to be canceled, he tried to find a replacement. But Avery and Perkins also decided that they didn’t want to continue. “The plaintiffs were right, fear and discomfort to play again with him“, reads in demand.” It was also evident that Perry was not in a position to continue the tour, in which he had had difficulty acting. “
Before the tour, the group launched the new singles “Imminent Redemption” and “True Love”. The demand reveals that they also had eight instrumental issues that planned to end once the tour has finished. This is now impossible, despite having signed an agreement that required them to deliver at least 12 songs to Ada, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. “The plaintiffs and the defendant could be forced to pay personally, for example, the reimbursement of the advance to Ada,” reads the lawsuit.
The cancellation of the tour also cost the band considerable income. According to the lawsuit, each member had to win US $ 200,000 for the American tour. In addition, they owe US $240,000 in unpaid commissions to their manager, their commercial manager and their legal team.
“A successful tour would have served as a powerful marketing tool for the new album that the band was preparing for Ada and would have increased their income from record sales due to the greatest interéS “, reads in demand.” He would also have strengthened the band’s relationship with Live Nation, which had previously considered the possibility of making subsequent tours. “
Source: Ambito
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