Perry Farrell on the Impact of Jane's Addiction | The Big Interview

Growing up Perry Farrell knew he loved music, but he wasn't always sure he was going to be a musician. His parents were always accepting and didn't get him lessons, so he thought he was doomed to be something else. That is until he found punk. He thought he had the frame for it and dove right in to its more "do it yourself" music culture and founded one of the biggest bands of the 80s, Jane's Addiction.
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[@sabrosapurr]

Oh, hell yes. I never would've imagined Dan Rather interviewing Perry Farrell, but what a lovely and fantastic surprise. God bless Perry.

[@randquadrozzi5850]

I was also shocked when I ran into this

[@carlo_cali]

It's underated bc this is nothing what J.A. was ever about. I'm sorry you like it, bc Perry is a complete embarrassment. When I saw this I knew the nails were in the coffin. I was a hard core fan of 3 albums only. I went to the Ritual tour in the 90's in NYC and this was when they meant everything to me. I still believe at the time they were just the best alt band I could call 'Rock&Roll'. It was everything those albums. When Perry was still with Casey. Seeing this and his hair cut, the corny disco lights, the sash around his neck, pink jacket, & platinum pants ? I'm conflicted, when he had green dreads and that pale white skin when they were on the Venice scene, was that the real Perry ? Eric was always cool af 😎. Steve looked out of place, but he had a major place and was a great drummer. Dave, idk, he was still on that glam rock/metal head kind of guy and he wore the cornyest sic hats, but he had the talent and with out him, idk. This was a special time. When Pornos For Pyros came out I know I liked some of the stuff on there for sure; was it as memorable as the others b4 it, no. But that was it. After that album the band was gone. I only went to the first Lolla to see Siouxsie and I LOVE Lush. Fast forward, then I heard him talking to some lame interviewer who really had limited knowledge about music, and Perry (with his fail botox or Beverly Hills or Malibu work he got done) it talking about "an immersive entertainment complex" in Vegas and I just said this guy has either been a fake and a poser his whole life (which I have a hard time digesting just thinking of 'Then She Did in Milan') or is he the stereotypical Jew that scammed his band mates back in the day (I'm Modern Orthodox so don't even try it). It's like this guy is trying so to be creative and edgy that he's just horrible. He's not J.A. They were then. Now he wants to be a 50 something pop star and I hear people on here praising this and I just so Dee what kind of catalog of music they have. People used to say Three Days was J.A.' s Kashmir, and I agreed. I'm just so glad I haven't been embarrassed by other bands that I loved and then came out with some garbage like this. Shaking his ass from side to side in platinum pants and all those other guys funny looking dance moves. What Classic Girl after this, if you're not scratching your head I'm sorry.

[@sabrosapurr]

@@carlo_cali Perry is kind, healthy, friendly and inspiring man. Your words are unkind and disrespectful to the person who was responsible for 3 albums that you loved. The Perry with dreads in the 90's would likely be dead today if he hadn't changed. I for one am beyond happy that he's alive, enjoying his life, raising his kids and still playing. Don't like the new version? Don't watch, don't listen. But it's just such a bummer to see comments like this. He's a really, really nice guy and always goes out of his way to put good energy out into the world. Nothing but respect for Perry. For the work in the past, and the grown man he is today.

[@carlo_cali]

@@sabrosapurr Yes, you are right. But believe it or not, I'm not a young chap. I know that in the contracts he got 50% and the other 3 split the rest among themselves. This is a fact. Now to speak for Perry, who I've read a lot about, in his defense; I believe it is true that he wrote every single song. Even in the Beatles George and Ringo wrote some amazing stuff in their own right, but to my knowledge, Petetz wrote it ALL. Possibly with the help of Casey. Yeah, don't get me wrong, I don't hate the guy, I'd fuckin' give my life to hang out with the guy and pick his brain, but I just don't know what this video is. Honestly, when I did only hear and not see it I thought this is different, but I can't say disliked it. When I moved to my new apartment and had just much more freedom, my gf and I had a temp split I ordered a b.s. stereo bc it played cassettes and c.d.'s all of my 300 c.d.'s (I worked in a music distributor, got a lot of promotional stuff, sadly no J.A. but I did get Lush) and over the years bouncing around nyc everything was lost, stolen, sold for drugs who knows. When my Mom sold her house in L.I. I had retrieved a lot of vinyl, cassettes, some c.d.'s even some J.A.'s singles and maxi's. The cassette player won't play my cassettes and they are old treasures even after a burglary of someone that targeted some stuff that can't be replaced, it plays my classical tapes for some odd reason. Prokofiev symph 5 plays. My Mozart/Tychov

[@sdean4816]

Look up his interview with Sammy Hagar, it really interesting…

[@marcojacinto824]

His speaking voice sounds so pure and endearing. There's something so peculiar and unique about him.

[@dougtull4594]

He's a very nice man, but if it's business, he's not to be toyed with.

[@xshadowscreamx]

I could listen to him all day.

[@judomike4255]

Dan Rather probably sitting there thinking Who is this Johns Affliction band

[@thomaslafore-doc8992]

if you ever told me that an aged dan rather and perry ferrel would be sitting in a room talking about the influence of jane's addition, i'd've said, you're out of your mind

[@stevee231]

I know....could you imagine this in 1990? I cannot

[@erikhaack4123]

Exactly

[@theaudiopattern]

Ikr. It's nuckin' futz.

[@ndesdsadfd]

@@stevee231 Not even in 2000 to be honest.

[@RobExNihilo]

Maybe not specifically the Dan Rather part, but if you had told me one day we'd get old and people would be talking about how important and influential Jane's Addiction is, I'd have said _of course we will_ . I've been wrong about lost everything in my life. But I (among countless others) knew they were something special the instant I heard them.

[@AceNinja2112]

You can feel the pain in Perry when he describes how his family would not support his childhood singing and would not let him play a musical instrument!

[@AbsyntheAndTears]

This shit right here.. seriously, parents. Let your kids live their dream. My son loves dance, he loves to sing. He is 4 years old and has every ounce of my support...he is in both dance and singing lessons. ❤

[@jimmyjameslee7189]

nah hes from a different generation he got over it went on to make great music

[@matthewatwood8641]

I had the same experience. Not a responsible profession for a man.

[@XXX-rc6qt]

I wonder what his parents thought when he became a star

[@BlueHopi144]

@@AbsyntheAndTears sometimes , a soul need to endure those blind oppositions & find new ways to live that talent . Its not like all parents have that Wisdom , far form it in this depraved ( from High education ) world

[@362chop]

Perry happens to be one of the ones that could talk all day long yet keep an audience glued.

[@philiplauzon1743]

Perry, such an amazing human. Very genuine and honest. Humble 😎

[@lahaza6515]

He's so genuine. That's what makes him so utterly likable.

[@jonesy2111]

Except for the plastic surgeries

[@BlueHopi144]

@@jonesy2111 thats not what counts dude ...wake up from the meth u take

[@MLCrow]

@@jonesy2111 Yeah, so true and personally I find JA the opposite of what they used to be. I mean they used to be so alternative/underground in the early days then they (Perry & Dave) became total posers with Perry wearing expensive dresses and went plastik fantastik...with Dave making reality shows when he was dating Carmen Ekektra...such a fake feeling they gave me.

[@evanwalters63]

His lyrics on the first three albums were just great. Summertime Rolls is just the perfect summer love song about a guy and his girl just having a day at the beach and he's just describing how she looks and the feelings they have for each other. It just takes you away to imagine being there yourself. I suppose it was about his girlfriend at the time, Casey I think her name was. Then you also have tracks like Mountain Song that just rock with some awesome lyrics. This guy was great. It didn't hurt that he had some of the best rock musicians ever in his band.

[@magamaga1827]

well said. it was my song summer of 1991 after hs graduation

[@Gogs126]

Except it's not about the beach at all?

[@sydbarrett5]

I can imagine Crispin Glover playing as Perry Farrell in a movie.

[@clownnookie]

I was finally going to see them live in Philly after years and years, but they canceled. (^sobs)

[@pepitalacoja3870]

I wish this video could last longer. You guys have to put the entire intervew. Thank you. 👍 👏 🤘

[@cristianjimenez1000]

Pepita LA coja indeed my friend!

[@runfayalife]

I remember vividly the first time I heard Jane's Addiction: My friend came to pick me up in his cream colored 1983 Honda Civic hatchback to go surfing with 2 other friends and three surfboards. I got in with my surfboard (4 16-year old kids and 4 surfboards) and the driver lit a joint. He backed out of the driveway and said, "listen to this. I think you'll like it." He started the Nothing's Shocking tape. That became a "Desert Island" record for me. Still is ...

[@DJChasEttari]

Would love to see the whole interview! Please!

[@dougtull4594]

Jane's Addiction were definitely important, and they definitely influenced a lot of other bands. As for the 1980s, I'd argue that the Pixies, U2, Echo & The Bunnymen, REM, The Replacements and probably the Smiths were even more influential. That being said, "Nothing's Shocking" is one of the most important albums of the '80s.

[@eletricavenue]

The Pixies were by far the most influential band of the 80’s but For a band that only released 2 studio albums Jane’s Addiction was unique and a force to be reckoned with. I agree Nothing’s Shocking is a top 5 album of the 80s.

[@jgagejr]

“I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it. When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band - or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard.” -Kurt Cobain talking about writing Smells Like Teen Spirit

[@getit9066]

REM PIXIES JANE’s In that order

[@joesmith9216]

Well, Perry did start earlier, with his first AMAZING band PSI COM, so he was in it from almost the beginning of the 80's, but Janes debut was 1987, they are not even close to being the most influential of the 80's. I agree with the bands you mentioned as well as a hundred others. Black Flag, Metallica and SWANS are imo, the 80's most influential bands, AND Siouxsie and the Banshees....and....yeah, a million bands.

[@eletricavenue]

@@getit9066 Pixies, REM, JA in that order. 😉 Some guy named Kurt from a fairly successful nineties band had this to say on the matter…“When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band - or at least in a Pixies cover band.” ~Kurt Cobain

[@ventasocr]

Put the whole interview please

[@WatTyler13]

Christ, Perry and that band blew my mind when I first heard them in about 1988. And they still do!

[@KyOte13]

Need to see this whole interview

[@jamiemerson7238]

Perry can really sing his ass off. His vocal ability is excellent and that is part of why his music is so great. Yes, the music and lyrics, but his voice is beautiful and unique.

[@BKCook-ye2np]

i just noticed he has a new shiny face

[@HighOnLife1985]

Perry Farrell. So beautiful and very honest with himself. Was so in doubt they thought they weren't going to make any money. Wow, little did he know from the start.

[@PecosHank]

Thank you Dan.

[@TechnicJunglist]

Perry has done a lot for music. Jane's paved the way for so many bands. Great catalog of songs that brought together a lot of different types of people at their shows.

[@lukekuykendall6366]

I first heard Jane's Addiction in 2004, when their song True Nature was featured as the opening track for the video game MLB 2005. I loved it just for what it was, a hard hitting rock anthem with fantastic vocals. It wasn't until the years that followed that I explored Jane's early work and immediately fell in love with Nothing's Shocking and Ritual de la Habitual. Even Strays as well as The Great Escape Artist, albeit more commercialized are still fun albums to listen to. Three Days will always be my all time favorite Jane's track and man do I wish they'd released more music throughout the 90's. They would've single handedly dwarfed all of the others and dominated their genre for that decade.

[@anthonynguyen6658]

I was play playing Poker 21 at the Hard Rock in Vegas after the Porno for Pyros concert in the mid '90s and who showed up and join our table? Perry is, most humble and sweet human being I have met!

[@JohmathanBSwift]

Got to see Jane's Addiction twice . Most recently with Dinosaur Jr ,and In Living Color, at Jacobs in Cleveland , and much earlier with Henry Rollins in Rochester. In Rochester , Jane's was a wall of sonic harmonic iconoclasm . Still remember the whole audience singing *_and that god damn radio . hum , along with me , along with tv_*

[@breastmeatonly]

In Living Color was a TV show. Do you mean Living Colour?

[@JohmathanBSwift]

@@breastmeatonly XD, what the hell. That's exactly what I meant.

[@jeffreycotton1345]

I SO miss Dan's 'Big Interviews'. Please come back Dan! You're the best!

[@garylagstrom3864]

I saw Jane’s Addiction on Lollapolooza in 1991. Saw Porno for Pyros in 1993. Both great! It was the end of Jane’s and a new beginning for Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins in Porno for Pyros!

[@alecoram7874]

It's been nearly 15 years of "stale, homogenized, corporatized" music on the radio. We need another Jane's Addiction to kick off another grunge-esque shift in popular music. Almost every genre of music is still exploding with innovation - it just doesn't get the appreciation I think it deserves.

[@gedrooney9305]

Couldn’t agree more

[@Stewartchampion]

They wasn't a grunge band man ..but I agree

[@alecoram7874]

@@Stewartchampion I know, but they were absolutely a big influence to the movement. Genres are just silly labels anyway

[@Stewartchampion]

@@alecoram7874 true

[@BlueHopi144]

@@alecoram7874 Janes Addiction will be Touring the Us in the Fall season with Billy Corgan's Smashing Pumpkins . Get your tickets already .....

[@azureavocado5195]

Absolutely delightful ❤️🙏🏽 I desperately miss live music rn...

[@OnlyElshafto]

Hi.. I hope u catch porno for pyros 2022 at liolapoloza.. 😊💯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎 Amaaaaazing

[@ashleymayer8507]

His just captivating. Beautiful man.

[@cathrinelanglete1964]

what a beautiful soul❤

[@user-rs2gv7ld9e]

love this - I'M so glad that Perry is still with us in 2024, - GOAT

[@Jylart]

Wow!!! This is amazing!

[@nicolejttmom6061]

Perry is one of those artists you feel like he is your friend even ifyou never met him❤

[@witchywoods267]

I love you Perry soooooo much. You and Jane’s Addiction, and bands like Chainsaw Kittens with Tyson Meade, saved my life and inspired me on many levels.

[@user-hn3zo1mj6f]

Love to you Perry...

[@TreehouseMachineStudios]

Perry is awesome! Keep creating man!

[@Micahnoname]

Really listen to what hes saying. This is very important stuff!!

[@stefaniecarter3721]

This is awesome 🥰

[@rickilynnwolfe8357]

One of the greatest bands ever love this man and his music 💜

[@grahamgallagher1443]

Only 1 word. Genius.

[@lisaariottiart]

True Artist❤️

[@peterjonas4971]

I would say the big influenctial bands of the early 1980s ('81 - '85) were REM and the post punk stuff coming out of the UK. I think JA became visible (to me on the east coast) in 1988. But I know theye were around earlier.

[@JustinNathanson]

i fucking love both of these people. A lot.

[@israel8847]

Janes Addiction was the band that created grunge.

[@lahaza6515]

He's still sweet as sugar God bless him, but man, all the natural charm of his original nose & teeth are gone. Dan Rather is still one of the best. Too bad Michaek Douglas, Dinah Shore & Merv are gone, they had the same genuine interest in their subject's.

[@theREALjsikk]

Perry is slowly turning into George Hamilton

[@sundance9042]

Your dead right it is a George Hamilton thing!!

[@ryand5895]

Just saw this guy live in Chicago last night. Amazing stuff! He really has a rare and amazing personality. Works the crowd more socially than any other lead singer I've ever seen. Kinda reminds me of Iggy Pop a bit. Wow, definitely going to listen to more Janes Addiction after this.

[@PATYPUS3]

Wow, 147 year old Dan Rather interviewing 89 year old Perry Farrell. Impressive.

[@daddyderek425]

Lol

[@unbroken1010]

💂

[@bradfors6872]

A 147 year old leftist commie at that.

[@acjohn6995]

@@bradfors6872 Cry more.

[@TheeMrsGrinch]

😹😹😹😹

[@bonben1497]

respect

[@regiluthfi]

Perry Farrell still has amazing harline in his 60s

[@theyearoftherat]

maybe he won the gene lottery in that regard, or maybe he gets touched up when he gets his botox and facelifts.

[@naftalibendavid]

Perry is unparalleled.

[@MuadDib_]

He followed his passion, and the money followed. Bravo Peretz!

[@edwardqueen1559]

peripheral!

[@heytherecunts]

Perry - the quintessential genius - whether he knows it or not

[@Thatguy55595]

Where’s the full interview at...

[@adinavargas781]

He looks so different! He should just age naturally not with all that Botox and Facelifting. He still looks great but....

[@daddyderek425]

Tbh I didn’t even notice he’s had surgery.

[@jonesy2111]

Totally agree he looks fake now and aging naturally is the only way to go

[@mindcontrol67]

Why do people always go for the nose change?

[@marissas8280]

Where is the whole interview? I it's not on the app either

[@darkanglestr8line452]

Where is the rest of the interview??

[@theseattlegreen1871]

"Tickle my belly button tickle my underarms"🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵😂👍

[@pmorton7960]

I got the feeling someone sold Perry's soul to the troll under the bridge, and he won it back from the devil around 2000.

[@yorocco1]

How cool is it to watch Dan and Perry? It’s like Bing Crosby and David Bowie.

[@theyearoftherat]

it's like dan rather and the son of liberace

[@gregoryyoung8819]

Create what ever it is that you want to create. Sometimes, people will buy it.

[@silviojoseperedacortes7029]

Perry always living on the edge and still Alive !!!!!

[@Ftanftangfnarrr]

I was thinking fun fun fun, 50% and 12.5%

[@latentsea]

Bernstein was always about the dough

[@VinylSpotlight77]

Love pf

[@sickofthebulldodo1461]

As far as rock in the '80s it was all over the place but guns and roses were pretty huge and that was a pretty phenomenal album. I did like the alternatively sound of Janes quite a bit but let's be realistic their songs were not on the radio until got caught stealing and nothing shocking is a killer album. The record company expected a lot more out of them as far as being commercially viable. It was too trippy for the average bear.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

They definetly weren't the most popular, but the most influential is a different thing. The masses didn't listen that much to Jane's, other musicians did.

[@theyearoftherat]

not sure where you were. mountain song, jane says, stop, obvious, been caught stealing, and even pigs in zen to some extent were on the radio. in markets like here in LA at least. the video for stop was also on mtv back then - even outside of 120 minutes.

[@andrewferguson8032]

You hit the nail on the head. JA were great, but they didn’t influence a lot of bands like GNR did. I was a JA fan and didn’t care for GNR, but even I could see that

[@DevRel1]

Full interview?????

[@youmeddlingkids]

Oh no, I loved his nose. Why did he get it cut off?

[@xtinamarie_333]

Perry! Your FACE 😳 Noooooo

[@erikhaack4123]

This interview was in 2020??

[@Layla.H.79]

Fun fun fun... art art art... and yes it was! 💛

[@Tmonroe]

62.5% of publishing royalties from Nothing's Shocking impacted Farrell

[@vandolmatzis8146]

check out his collab with Sleaford Mods

[@e30m31989]

Perry is a beautiful Alien. I go way back with you my friend! Fun was had, indeed. I implore you to continue to fill the endless cistern of musical fortitude... Love!

[@BlueHopi144]

Most important rock bands of the 80's : Janes Addiction , the PIXIES , Midnight OIl , and a few others ....

[@andrewferguson8032]

I agree. And U2 was very influential as you can hear the guitar sound of the Edge in so many other bands

[@sdufg]

count farrelll

[@paulashe61]

What’s he done to his face?

[@paulashe61]

Get him to ask Siouxsie Sioux

[@keltar4071]

Damn the dude looks like George Hamilton.

[@ronnielopez3267]

The only dude nowadays who can pull off an ascot.

[@peterrutkowski8172]

Is Perry prepping for the new Dracula lead?

[@sensualamericanmanseekslov8412]

Wrap of cigar Garcia y Vega Dominican Republic Cigarillos 3 end cut cigs 2 cm is 1 good hit

[@buckdraper303]

JA would have been HUGE in the 90s alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam etc. Never understood why Farrell blew it up, but it was a terrible career move. Porno for Pyros? Meh.. they were ok. And the reformed Jane's was a mere shadow of what the original band was. The momentum and creative spark that was the original band was lost forever when Farrell left.

[@tomdobbs2733]

Most influential of the 80 s cmon talking shite

[@andrewferguson8032]

I agree. I was in the very front row banging on Dave Navarrow’s boot when they played their run at the John Anson Ford Theater in Hollywood. They were one of many great alternative bands of the time. The one thing that was accurate was they didn’t care about money. Tickets were all general admission for $10 each

[@tomdobbs2733]

@@andrewferguson8032 never got to them . I got see rage against the machine the chillis maralyn Manson green day and many more at reading festival uk I’m a little older know and the bands they got these days . Another good band soad we’re a amazing and I’d never heard of them before I was stood in front of em

[@andrewferguson8032]

@@tomdobbs2733 I missed RATM. They played at a little pizzeria at my college right before they got huge, but I didn’t hear about it until right afterwards. I heard it was legendary

[@tomdobbs2733]

@@andrewferguson8032 they played Finsbury Park London for free when they got a no1 for a bullet in the head years after it came because of a couple that started a Christmas facebook campaign to vote them in instead of Simon cowels old shit

[@davemish4163]

Most influential band of the 1980s? I can think of a hundred bands that were more influential than Jane's Addiction in the 1980s.

[@analogkid4957]

It was more the 1990’s? I think James Addiction set the trend for alt grunge?

[@kikivon3501]

@@analogkid4957 I totally agree!!!! I’m from the Seattle area and was in college in the early 90’s, so you know it pains me to say that yes, Jane’s Addiction was alt before it was a thing. Pre-dates grunge

[@aaron4229]

It’s the underground scene that they were in the forefront of that time that was fermenting the post punk / grunge movement.

[@neroinc5998]

More like the small interview

[@peteolson6093]

He sounds and looks a lot like Uri Geller (but fortunately isn't a fraud!)

[@JBfromFL]

01:19 Okay I love Janes Addiction but they are NOT the most important band of the 80's. Any thoughts? How about Guns?

[@winkweindel]

Influential is different, nobody wanted to be axel in the nineties they wanted to be like perry

[@JasonRyanWilson]

Guns is rock, Janes is Alternative. Without JA, you wouldn't have what is known as the grunge movement. I love GNR but they didn't create Lollapalooza.

[@mulliganstew72]

They kind of are.

[@scottrick90210]

good interveiw wish he wasnt a flamer and liberal he rocked it

[@unbroken1010]

You were on grinder last night.

[@origbeecee]

Thanks for reminding us it's you who brought up politics. Piss off.

[@scottrick90210]

@@origbeecee grow up little baby and learn morals

[@origbeecee]

@@scottrick90210 piss off. I'm right, BOY.

[@carlo_cali]

Omg, he said "stale". Like everything after the first 3 albums. Peretz Bernstein talks corporate and in one interview how "they" ruined his creativity. What a contradictory statement. He forced his band mates that were all idk, 8 to 10 years younger than him and he got them to sign the worst contract they could for themselves. What was it. Definitely 50% or more for him and the other 3 split the rest amongst each other. Living up to the stereotype. Then when he's in the money, he ditches Casey who did co tribute a lot of ideas and other things and doesn't send her a penny. That's why he had to get all that Hollywood/Beverly Hills work on his face bc he couldn't look in the mirror. I hate how he comes off on these interviews. He's such a snake taking credit for everything.

[@swettyspaghtti]

Peretz Bernstein was rich before jane addiction my friends .

[@carlo_cali]

It's underated bc this is nothing what J.A. was ever about. I'm sorry you like it, bc Perry is a complete embarrassment. When I saw this I knew the nails were in the coffin. I was a hard core fan of 3 albums only. I went to the Ritual tour in the 90's in NYC and this was when they meant everything to me. I still believe at the time they were just the best alt band I could call 'Rock&Roll'. It was everything those albums. When Perry was still with Casey. Seeing this and his hair cut, the corny disco lights, the sash around his neck, pink jacket, & platinum pants ? I'm conflicted, when he had green dreads and that pale white skin when they were on the Venice scene, was that the real Perry ? Eric was always cool af 😎. Steve looked out of place, but he had a major place and was a great drummer. Dave, idk, he was still on that glam rock/metal head kind of guy and he wore the cornyest sic hats, but he had the talent and with out him, idk. This was a special time. When Pornos For Pyros came out I know I liked some of the stuff on there for sure; was it as memorable as the others b4 it, no. But that was it. After that album the band was gone. I only went to the first Lolla to see Siouxsie and I LOVE Lush. Fast forward, then I heard him talking to some lame interviewer who really had limited knowledge about music, and Perry (with his fail botox or Beverly Hills or Malibu work he got done) it talking about "an immersive entertainment complex" in Vegas and I just said this guy has either been a fake and a poser his whole life (which I have a hard time digesting just thinking of 'Then She Did in Milan') or is he the stereotypical Jew that scammed his band mates back in the day (I'm Modern Orthodox so don't even try it). It's like this guy is trying so to be creative and edgy that he's just horrible. He's not J.A. They were then. Now he wants to be a 50 something pop star and I hear people on here praising this and I just so Dee what kind of catalog of music they have. People used to say Three Days was J.A.' s Kashmir, and I agreed. I'm just so glad I haven't been embarrassed by other bands that I loved and then came out with some garbage like this. Shaking his ass from side to side in platinum pants and all those other guys funny looking dance moves. What Classic Girl after this, if you're not scratching your head I'm sorry.

[@jjames05]

Botox addiction

[@eviljew8206]

How did his nose get smaller?

[@keltar4071]

Dan rather be some place else

[@michaelsage74]

I’ll always love him but he really could’ve done without the Botox, eye lift and dental implants.

[@misterwallace3479]

Perry-great. Dan rather-POS

[@MLCrow]

Jane's Addiction the most important band of the 1980s??? Don't exaggerate, please.

[@aaronstark5060]

Is it just me, or is Perry Farrell slowly turning into Willem Dafoe?