Dave Navarro suggests the end of Jane’s Addiction: “Perhaps it’s simpler to recognise when something is gone”
Dave Navarro has shared a new update with fans, suggesting that Jane’s Addiction may have come to an end.
It comes as the alt-rock band recently reformed with their original lineup – comprising Navarro, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery. To celebrate the comeback, they embarked on a series of UK shows together, confirmed details of a US tour with Love & Rockets, and shared ‘Imminent Redemption’ – their first new music together in 34 years.
However, as they progressed into their run of live shows across the US, tensions seemed to arise between the members. This came to a head at a show in Boston, when Farrell shoved Navarro mid-performance and the show ended abruptly.
The band would later go on to apologise to fans, cancel the remainder of their US tour dates and announce a hiatus.
Now, Navarro has shared an update suggesting that the band may have come to an end. Taking to Instagram, he posted an image of Walt Whitman alongside a caption exploring their similarities.
“I was re-reading Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and it occurred to me that there is a strong parallel between his work and that of our own. The leaves represent the cycle of life and death, yet he continued to work on the body of poems until his own death in 1892,” he wrote.
“Perhaps he, like us, was unable to fully understand his own work as he continuously tried to re-write, add and expand upon it, willing away his own work’s cycle of life… just as we have. Perhaps it’s simpler to recognise when something is gone and learn from the magical lesson of grief rather than avoid it and remain in a consistent state of dissatisfaction.”
While nothing has been officially confirmed about Jane’s coming to an end, the post does seem to insinuate that the guitarist feels that the band may have run its course.
The post follows on from Navarro sharing a cryptic post of him onstage with the caption “Goodnight”, and the members unfollowing one another on Instagram.
Following news of the hiatus, Navarro, Avery and Perkins shared a statement with fans, citing Farrell’s “mental health difficulties” as the main factor for the split.
Farrell then shared a separate post, taking responsibility for the events that unfolded in Boston. “This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only that I apologise to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show,” he shared. “Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behaviour, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation.”
Before the split was announced, Farrell’s wife Etty Lau also weighed in on the situation and explained that “frustration had been mounting” within the band. She acknowledged that “there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members”, which is “the magic that made the band so dynamic.”
Today (September 18) the band quietly shared their new single ‘True Love’ – a track that they debuted at an intimate show at London’s Bush Hall earlier this year.
At their recently completed UK and European tour, NME gave the band a five-star review for their gig at London’s Roundhouse, which took place just days after the Bush Hall show.
“Now back in full swing, fan-favourites including ‘Mountain Song’, ‘Ain’t No Right’ and ‘Been Caught Stealing’ come in thick and fast, and seem to have a new lease of life that push the set to new heights,” it read.
“Not only does Navarro take every chance he gets to showcase a dizzying number of electrifying licks, but Perkins and Avery hold down the rhythm section with enough intensity to put anyone to shame — all while telepathically knowing when to toy with dynamics and take the renditions in sonic new directions.”
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