Jane’s Addiction drops new song days after canceling tour over Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro fight
Jane’s Addiction has impeccable timing.
The rock band released a new song just days after announcing they decided “to take some time away as a group” after bandmates Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro got into a fight onstage.
The single, called “True Love,” came out on Tuesday. The band promoted the song on social media, after giving no forewarning that they had new music dropping.
“True Love now streaming everywhere,” they wrote on Instagram.
According to Rolling Stone, the band debuted “True Love” last year at the end of a show in Bakersfield, Calif. The group’s lineup at the time included Farrell, 65, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery.
Navarro, 57, was recovering from long COVID and was briefly replaced by Troy Van Leeuwen.
“True Love” is the second single from Jane’s Addiction’s reunited lineup.
The first was “Imminent Redemption,” which came out in July in the midst of the band’s reunion tour.
The core members of Jane’s Addiction (which formed in 1985) embarked on their first tour together in 14 years over the summer.
However, chaos unfolded with the group at their Boston show last Friday when a heated Farrell got in Navarro’s face and threw punches. He needed to be restrained by several crew members and Avery, 59.
The rock group canceled its Sunday show in Bridgeport, Conn., after the fight.
On Monday, they called off their remaining tour dates.
“To all the fans, the band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group,” the band said in an Instagram statement, “As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour.”
Navarro, Avery and Perkins, 57, released a separate statement, blaming Farrell for the altercation and tour cancelation.
“Due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour,” they shared.
“Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative. We hope that he will find the help he needs,” they added.
Farrell, meanwhile, apologized for his behavior in a statement of his own.
“This weekend has been incredibly difficult, and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show,” the musician’s message read.
He added, “Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation.”
Sources close to the situation exclusively told The Post that Farrell is “heartbroken at his actions” and needs to prioritize himself right now.
“He realizes that he waited too long to prioritize his well-being. His exhaustion and the toll it has taken on both his physical and mental health has gone too far,” the insider told The Post. “He had the best of intentions heading out on tour with the band and feels like he’s let his fans and family down.”
Farrell’s wife, Etty Lau Farrell, addressed the situation and claimed her husband became aggravated when the instruments started drowning out his voice.
She also alleged that when the three band members left the stage, Avery “walked up to Perry, upstage, in the dark, behind [sound technician Dan Cleary], put Perry in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times.”
Etty Lau said Farrell “did not calm down, but did break down and cried and cried” after the incident.
