Story of This Rock Frontman's HIT Had Me In Stitches... | Professor of Rock

Legendary Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell grew up stealing clothes from a thrift store and even stole from a commercial airline This is the hilarious story of Been Caught Stealing the 90s alternative rock classic from Ritual De Lo Habitual which signified Jane’s as the Godfathers of Alternative Rock.
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One of my favorite interviews ever is Perry Farrell from Jane’s Addiction. One of the most entertaining, deep thinking and hilarious artists in music. He has been called the Godfather of Alternative Rock. Perry Farrell was born Peretz Bernstein in Queens New York and grew in the state before moving to LA to chase his rock and roll dreams. Inspired by the Beatles the Stones,James Brown, Zeppelin Iggy Pop, Bowie and Lou Reed, and some how incorporating all of their entries into his persona, Perry became the front man for the post punk band PSI COM. He was very much a part of the LA scene and became a part of a close knit community of musicians with bands like X, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone, Minutemen and more.
After releasing their highly acclaimed self titled Debut album released through indie label Triple X records which began a bidding war between the major labes with Warner Bros winning. in 1988 the band released the classic records Nothing’s Shocking with it’s evocative album cover created by Perry himself and featuring many unique songs including Jane Says about Perry’s Friend Jane who was the inspiration for the actual band name. This put Jane’s on the radar as they kicked the door of modern popular music down and set the bar of what rock would be over the next few years. Ritual De Habitul came next going into the 90s full of 90s music hits you couldn't ignore. It was of course a precursor to the grunge and alternative movement that would become a tsunami of change.. Ritual featured another controversial album cover.
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[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: With "Been Caught Stealing" as an inspiration, What is your pick for THE "MOST OFF-THE-WALL" SONG from the last 35 years?

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

Weird science comes to mind

[@terkish]

Anything by Tenacious D

[@bigneon_glitter]

Probably William Shatner's cover of "Common People"

[@BillGraper]

The #1 hit from 1992, "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

I always thought the story behide REMs What's the Frequency Kenneth was so cool and bizarre. Also Blur's Song 2 was awesome

[@mcmc5335]

First time I ever saw or heard of them, Sept 27, 1988 Jane's Addiction (from USA) at the Camden Palace in London for 1 quid ($1.50). My roommate, who was from Orange County, said "you gotta go see this band!!!". The best live set that I've ever seen. Unforgettable. A fan for life!

[@skiprockjr.6881]

A song originally inspired by stickball gets used at baseball games. Fitting. It all comes full circle.

[@brianshaffneraclc]

I'm not even a huge Jane's fan, but Perry Farrell just strikes me as one of the coolest people in the world to hang out with. His sincerity, heart, and humor all shine in every interview I've seen with him.

[@leighhunt6331]

Perry used to have his UCLA football season tickets at the Rose Bowl, near my dad's. He was just a fun loving Bruins fan (alumnus), that really knew his football.

[@MrPhilm00r]

I love Perry so much. He seems so humble and kind. Also, my friend and I went through a bit of a klepto phase when I was about 13. It went on for a few months until I got caught by my mom. I felt so terrible having to explain myself to her that I never stole again. I remember my friend playing the song for me one day and he was so excited when he said, "That's about us man!" We were such goofballs.

[@stanphillips7277]

Me too, same age and everything except my mom wondered where I was getting like, Walkmans and boom boxes even though it was a gift from my goofball friend who stole a better one. We would just put on a walkman and "walk right through the door" with no batteries in it, just pretending to be listening 😂 We'd take a HUGE BOOM BOX and, use some receipt and put it in a bag and, just throw it up on our shoulder and, "walk right through the door" . Twice I think. That was big stuff. I only got caught when my "novice friend" took a pack of cigarettes from a promotional rack of Marlboro 25s , and I told him "don't take lights, there are only 3 packs , she'll know. Take regular, that ones full. " So he didn't listen and, we 'walked right through the door" but, the woman came out and had us put them back. She was disappointed. "I'm always so nice to you guys and, you steal from me? " She asked us not to come back. I felt bad for disappointing her, and pissed because this kid didn't listen to me or we'd have been fine. So I literally "been caught stealing ONCE" and, still it's more like my friend got me caught. Perry said he was 'a bit of a klepto" right? I could have money, and be in line buying something, and just steal a tube of chapstick just for the rush of getting away with it. That was probably a 6 month phase, and I never stole from people. I wouldn't steal a pencil from someone's house right? Shoplifting just was just part of my teenage rebellion. It was the 80s too. Today there are camera's everywhere so I'm sure it's more difficult. I couldn't have gotten away with 95 percent of my teenage years nowadays 😂✌️🎸🎶

[@StillBloom]

So glad I've been able to catch Jane's Addiction live - Perry is an absolutely amazing front/showman! Great interview - thank you!

[@RealTalkRyan87]

Love Nothing's Shocking and Ritual De lo Habitual, definitely must listen for any fans of late 80s-90s alternative.

[@suepedie1]

Great interview! Love Perry, he is one of a kind. Thank you!

[@jonshonk7058]

Good stuff Professor! My first memory of Jane's Addiction was at my local record store (Lou's Records in Encinitas) and the Nothing's Shocking album was plastered all over the front window. How could I not buy this record with that album cover! Bought it on vinyl and still have it.

[@babygerald4645]

I love this interview-- Perry Ferrell is such a great character and perfect interview subject. The stories he must have. I saw Janes at the first Lollapalooza. So glad that we still have him with us! Thanks for this, Professor.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Glad you enjoyed it! 2 90s pieces in a row...

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s exactly my type of person!

[@truthisstrangerthanfishin7472]

I saw Janes as well in Seattle first lollapalooza....wow...what a show...violent femmes..siouxie and the banshees.....henry rollins...fishbone...His interaction with Ice-T was so intense and....the version of classic girl that night was amazing.....and we heard smells like teen spirit that night first time

[@janbalangue357]

I also remember the first Lollapalooza in Lake Fairfax, VA. It was the first music festival I ever attended. I was with friends and seeing many of my musical heroes on the same stage that day was surreal. It was so blistering hot that the festival crew were throwing free water bottles out into the crowd to help out. Siouxsie and the Banshees and Jane’s Addiction performed after sundown. Absolutely epic from beginning to end.

[@cmm170526]

Thank you, Professor, for this insightful, and thoroughly enjoyable video! I can't even begin to imagine the amount of time and energy that it takes to produce even one of these videos, but, it is most definitely appreciated.

[@ProfessorofRock]

You're very welcome!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I totally agree! How he manages to stay so calm and composed with these celebrities is very admirable. I would have been shaking all over with chills of excitement! No way is that calm!

[@erikjansen8597]

I love hearing the joy in his voice while talking about everything.

[@johnvoorhees7881]

This is a great interview! I sawyer Jane's Addiction at City Gardens in Trenton New Jersey, when they first came out. Outstanding show. Perry was wearing a purple jumpsuit with a zipper down the middle. At one point, he unzipped it and showed his bunghole. A lot of people were giving the finger and screaming "FAG" !!!! It was too funny. And then the show ended, and their tour bus was parked behind my car, so we had to wait to leave. They finally came out and we said "GREAT SHOW, MAN!" Perry says "glad you liked it". Then the roadies carried out the bass player, who was obviously fucked up. Lmao, good times 🤣

[@markdodd1152]

What a great guy. I've always loved the band. I remember I wore out at least three cassette tapes of nothing shocking. My cousins and nieces still talk about how I turned them on to that music and they appreciated it so much as they were younger than me. Then of course the ritual de lo habitual . Thanks for this great interview

[@davidteague5461]

I loved this video. It was my first Teast of Jane’s addiction.

[@Elhastezy888]

"Jane says, I'm done with Sergio" "He treats me like a ragdoll" She hides the television Says, "I don't owe him nothing, but if he comes back again tell him to wait right here for me or, Try again tomorrow" "I'm gonna kick tomorrow "Im gonna kick tomorrow"🎼 [Edit] the lyrics "I'm gonna kick tomorrow" have gotten me through to the next day Many manyyyy times♥️ If you know. ..... you know Thank You Perry🙏🏻

[@russnoneya6843]

Man! Awesome catch for an interview!!!

[@garykristjanson4689]

That was excellent.

[@djheslington6961]

Coolest interview!! Thank you, Adam (as I sit here in my Ramones tee).

[@jasonhoffman9895]

I missed so much great music in the late 80s and early 90s being a narrow minded metal head. Thankfully music lives on and I’m able to discover it later 🤦‍♂️.

[@JanissGoddess]

Perry is SUCH a delightful interview. Back when I was a fledgling rock journalist and photographer in the mid 1980s, I took some awesome photos of Jane’s live at a popular Hollywood bar called Club Lingerie. I really need to dig into my archives

[@markp864]

If you find them let us know if you post them online

[@benallmark9671]

Perry is priceless ! What an awesome cat.

[@markcatanzaro9699]

I never had any idea that guy was so cool! Wow!

[@Terk131]

I really never got into Jane's Addiction especially the more popular radio songs but as a music lover I respect their craft. The not so popular songs per say are the songs that stand out to me. The interview was great. Another gem.

[@plantlvr]

I loved this song so much, got me through some hard times.

[@davidbrown8310]

I remember in Brooklyn and Elmont, LI. playing stickball and that 25 cent Pensy Pinky sold at Teamos. I just don't remember shoplifting. Great interview !

[@MyName-pl7zn]

What a great interview Perry is, I was laughing through out, what a fantastic personality, who steals a airline safety belt, lol, that IS punk rock. Always loved Jane's Addiction and think it is so cool when a band wins an award when they didn't care if they did or not. I can't wait to hear more from this interview and hope you talk a little about Mountain Song. This episode was a lot of fun

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool. coming soon

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You know, I once stole my mother’s makeup and made concoctions in the garden, creating messy sidewalks and dirt everywhere. My mother got really angry and eventually banned me from going into her bathroom. Perry Farrell is such a hoot!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 you got caught stealing too, lol

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@MyName-pl7zn Ha ha! Classic story!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it is a classic story, I'm sure your mom would agree, lol.

[@DaveCosley]

That was a fun interview. I remember buying the Three Days CD single at a used CD store in LA back in the early 90s. That was such a great CD. I wish Jane's Addiction had put out more music over the years... I really like their song STOP also. The intro of that song is so cool.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great CD.

[@Hum0ng0us]

Jane's Addiction changed my life. I found them at a time I needed them and they just made life better for me. I love JA.

[@J..a..y]

Awesome Interview Prof. Rock... 👍

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thank you kindly!

[@jamesloughran7278]

My daughter who was 7 and I made up our own sign language skit to this song that we would perform while singing this song . We had a blast with it.

[@mikemcgown6362]

My memories of this song involves breaking the law, but it wasn't stealing. It was drag racing. I always had a hot rod car and had to prove I was faster than the other guy. I had that tape in my stereo in my Chevy Monza with a V-8 when a GTO pulled up next to me at a traffic light. Ooh boy was I ready! When the green light hit the gas got smashed and we were on! Running side by side with a '69 GTO! Couldn't ask for more! Same situation a couple years later after I'd done a V-8 conversion in an S-10. This time it was a '78 Z-28. He challenged me and I knew I could clean his slate! Green light, GO! I blew his doors off, but a cop saw it. Catch me if you can! He didn't, but it was still a thrill! (Never) Been Caught Stealing, but close enough for me! That was back in the early '90's. I lived The Fast and the Furious and Street Outlaws before they were mainstream material. I had my own soundtrack.

[@markglabinski3016]

Great post again!! Batting 1.000. Really never been a fan of too much music past the mid-eighties, I’m old, but you open my eyes to so much what I consider new music. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@Tumbleweed_Tx]

Been Caught Stealin' was my dog's favorite song - he could sing along to it, too.

[@DukesMusic84]

I met Perry here in New York for fashion week. Coolest most down to earth dude on the scene. Sweet interview

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s amazing.

[@plantlvr]

Saw Jane's at the 92 Lollopooza in California. Love ❤️

[@TheDerider]

I've had a similar dream to Perry since 1999: "write one song that everybody likes", put it on the internet and sell a copy for one dollar a piece. Great interview. 😎

[@pokerphil1st]

Seems like a nice guy. And I love the song.

[@markp864]

I was obsessed with Jane’s Addiction in the late 80’s and early 90’s. They were my favorite band and deserve more respect. They are just as good as Nirvana, Alice n Chains and the RHCP

[@gaywizard2000]

I had punk friends who liked to steal. Years later I learned that this behavior is often rooted in mood or personality disorders. If I could tell my adolescent self anything it would be pick better friends!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

When I was a kid I stole all of my mother’s makeup and made a big, muddy mess out of it! And of course I got in trouble afterwards. LOL! 😂

[@jeffpierce4626]

I watched Kurt Loder do a story on the album cover of Nothing's Shocking, back when it came out. He mentioned that Perry was the artist that created it. I thought, Jesus, those guys have to be great. Bought the cassette later that day at Rainbow Records (Powell & Market St.), in San Francisco. Been a fan ever since. Saw them live in Honolulu in '92. Still have the ticket stub.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

"Three Days" is one of my all-time fav long songs of the R&R era ('50s-mid '90s -- pre-internet)!!!

[@robster7316]

Cool interview, Adam! Perry is an interesting and very likeable cat. A real original!

[@ProfessorofRock]

He's the Godfather of Alternative!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s a character. A memorable one.

[@Bernz66]

The song has a great riff, bass line, drum patter and vocal melody!

[@AshatHome]

He's such an interesting guy and "Jane Says" is one of my favorite songs

[@derekbury7262]

Thank you Professor...I have EVERYTHING, all those covers you showed, Janes Triple XXX album, NS, RdelhH, Porno for Pyros (I love "Pets"), his album Rev (I love Kimberly Austin). This was an amazing, albeit too short, interview. He really is well spoken, especially when sober. I cannot wait until you release (or should I say TEASE) the next part of the interview

[@ProfessorofRock]

Stay tuned!

[@derekbury7262]

@@ProfessorofRock I might have told this already, but my introduction to Jane's was during the summer of 1989. I live in Canada and our buddy went to school in Middlebury College in Vermont, while our group went to more local schools, spread throughout the Maritime Provinces. Our buddy, although was alienated from the many "below-the-radar" Canadian acts that toured our University campuses (ie. Tragically Hip, 54-40, Pursuit of Happiness, Northern Pikes, Grapes of Wrath), but he also introduced us to acts from south of the border that we would never get up hear on Much Music. The summer he brought home the cassette "Nothing Shocking" it changed everything. Another buddy, and future roommate that fall, "Stole" it from our friend and we played that all Frosh Week fall of 1990 I have to admit I did not like it at first, but after hearing it played (no choice) everytime we had people in our room tipping a few...happened once in awhile... I fell in love. Two friends who lived across the hall were dirt poor students but scrounged up enough between them to purchase "Ritual delo Habitual" when it was released that fall, October I think(it was before they became known to the masses with Been caught Stealing). By the time November rolled around, myself, my roommate, and two other people went to Colby College in Maine to watch our buddy play in a hockey tournament there. On the way I picked up Jane's Addiction's original live recording for Triple XXX they used to shop around their sound to the Labels (November 1990). It was the same buddy who introduced us to Jane's in the first place. When we talked to him after the game we had brought down some Canadian beer for him, and showed him that we had ALL of Janes stuff on tape....he was pretty impressed

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You love you some Jane’s Addiction!

[@starks1974]

Loved Perry Farrell!!! Lollapalooza is what I always think of seeing the band the first time just like many others.

[@MrRaErickson]

3 days is by far my favourite song of theirs. Jane's was a HUGE part of my life. Instantly brings me back to the best summer of my life.

[@crotherszach8825]

Three days is amazing

[@superorangeish]

Perry is one of the most underrated front man/ r+r singers of all time! Truly a unigue vision and voice

[@jackgoff4668]

That man never ages

[@andrewknaff9220]

Perry is a brilliant creative genius!

[@b5maddog]

What a cool guy and interview. He’s as cool as his music.

[@briannone-ya618]

Three Days has been a favorite of mine since its pressing!

[@deltatango5765]

Wow, he seems so down to earth. He was fascinating to listen to and I'm sure fun to talk with, but if he were in my house I'd keep a close eye on my stuff.

[@davidowennelson]

"Would for you" on the triple X record is mesmerizing!

[@mikegaustad477]

Haven't heard those tunes since they came out. I would have told you they came out in the 90's though instead of the late 80's. pretty cool !

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

Love this song! Plus Jane says, stop do good. Wish they stayed together.

[@ProfessorofRock]

YAY!!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I love Jane Says!

[@flavellinator]

"Ten minutes of silence as side A was longer than side B"... Gotta love those Walkman days PoR! I treasured mine as you really had to work the buttons just to accurately get to the beginning of the songs you liked...

[@ProfessorofRock]

Absolutely!

[@hamsandwichson]

Then She Did...is my favorite track from Ritual. I put it on numerous mix tapes! 😍

[@jennyjenny4501]

I had a funny feeling you’d be talking about Jane’s Addiction after yesterdays show, Professor! Very fitting quote!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ya baby!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You know, he’s like magic.

[@rockhopper01]

I was a Marine in the Philippines in 1990-91. My buddy was a huge Jane’s fan. We used to take a Ritual tape with us when we were bar hopping and we’d convince the DJ’s to play it. It got huge, every bar copied the tape, they were jamming Jane’s Addiction everywhere.

[@Raittway]

Great interview! Sorry to go off topic but, have you ever watched the Black Crowes cover of Lou Reed's "Oh Sweet Nuthin'"? Amazing cover

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Wow, good call I listen to that version at least once a week. 9 minutes of out of this world music!!!

[@joeymorvant161]

Jane's are AMAZING!!!!! My favies by them are this and "The Mountain Song". I remember those awards! Billy Idol called it "Been Caught Wanking", lol! "Ocean Size" and "Had A Dad", though never singles, are favorites, also.

[@bigneon_glitter]

Jane's were the "Gen X Zeppelin". Eminently impressed that you got a sit-down with Perry. Fascinating to hear stories behind the "Stealing" video.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Gen X Zeppelin! I love it!

[@JeffHendricks]

Immediately knew which song you were gonna do from the title. Anybody growing up in the 90's knew this song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure.

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

You did an interview once, on the 26th and it had you cracking up...........

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey Playboy, 👋 former singer for the Tubes died Sunday at 72 RE Styles the drummers wife. Old school fans would know her. She toured with them just before they finally had their Completion of a Backwards Principle. Which had Dont want to wait anymore which hit #35 then "Talk to You Later " which hit#6 .I saw them here in Las Vegas the one time they came through with her in tow. There's been a wide array of music artist that have left us over the past years. To hell with that the past 4 months. Maybe you don't know the names but you will know the voice!Thanks ProRo and fellow classmates for reading 📚 this post.

[@b500l8]

Got a bootleg video of Janes playing the London marquee in 1990 filmed from the balcony, superb

[@randy5897]

I love that pets song , he seems super cool.

[@floorticket]

Saw them in 1989 at UCSB's Harder Stadium and then in 1997 at the Sacramento Mem. Auditorium with Flea on bass. Damn glad I did. Such an enigma of a band. So powerful and weird. Very hard to pigeon hole or find adequate comparisons. Unique.

[@susanholt4942]

I sang in a JA cover band. We played this song about 1 week after it was released. Great song.

[@bYtealiEnSzen]

Tell Perry we wouldn't make great pets!!! Lol

[@GGiblet]

He's so stylish too!

[@johngulotta7951]

The mountain song summertime rolls

[@georgemathie8123]

Perry Farrell is an innovative and brilliant artist from the driving energy of Jane's addiction in the late 80s to his underrated 90s alternative act porno for pyros his music is just purely original and fantastic

[@ProfessorofRock]

I couldn't agree more!

[@georgemathie8123]

@@ProfessorofRock I mean porno for pyros and good gods urge are 90s alternative rock classics. pets and Tahitian moon are among some of my favorite songs from the 90s

[@JenniferandMark2014]

I love Perry!

[@RFXLR]

The idea of putting the stocking over his head just fit in with the song because he looked like an old time crook! This song was my intro to Jane’s Addiction. The song and video are equally iconic. Perry’s a genius and a hell of a talent.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Agreed!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

When I was younger there was this Korean owned store a few neighborhoods away. Kids would bring a Boom 💥 Box📦 blasting this song 🎵 when they turned on the song they would go Wilding snatching things. Until the owners grandson told them that people were stealing. 2 + years !

[@Joe-Flow]

I said this last time The Professor interviewed Perry Farrell; he's the doppelganger of Ray Davies of the Kinks!

[@ProfessorofRock]

I can see that.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Good one, Joe!

[@Joe-Flow]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 😁😁😁

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

Jane's Addiction was the band that got this metalhead to pay attention to alternative rock, and I will say that the progressive overtones of the second side of Ritual also caught my ear (I was, and still am, a big fan of Rush). I kept my CD copy of Ritual well hidden from my very devout Baptist parents for obvious reasons! It was also a bit interesting being the only Jane's Addiction fan in my friend circle in the small California border town where I grew up.

[@askseeknock7]

I really enjoyed watching the person in the video put on the pregnant outfit and steal with it. Also I used to play (we called it) stick-ball with the SAME kinda ball when I was 7 I got hit in eye with the stick accidentally.. 1/4 “ from blinding my eye. Memories. The music reminds me of the punks and surfers I knew

[@b500l8]

Superb, first two, make that three albums (inc the first fake live album) are classics. Gift is a great film, managed to find it on vhs years ago. Navarro's solo album is excellent too, and Deconstruction after they split

[@michaelfrazia4569]

my mom used to babysit for perry...my grandmother and his mom were very good friends as was my mom and his sister. I never met him and my mother hasn't seen him since he was little ..she did tell me perry was a beautiful little boy, his mother was stunning, and his sisters nickname was pumpkin.

[@mitchellbaker9434]

The second side of Ritual De Lo Habitual is my favorite side of all time.

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

my friends and I were huge Jane's addictions fans as teenagers. still are huge fans. I was so happy that we got to see p**** for pyros at the first Woodstock anniversary concert in 1994. they were amazing. another place that I remember a Jane's addiction song was when Bridget Fonda is dancing around in her apartment in the movie "singles". "three days" is playing in the background.....True hunting's over.....no herd to follow.....❤

[@elph77]

I've never been a fan of Jane's Addiction, but Perry Farrell seems like a super cool dude.

[@ImYourOverlord]

Mountain Song, yo! 😁

[@dont_follow5777]

Pets is my favorite Perry Song.

[@lowellmccormick6991]

"Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo". "People Who Died" by The Jim Carroll Band.

[@KennyRider137]

The model for that Smiths album on your shirt is the same model from the Stones Sticky Fingers cover.

[@ralphiesmom]

My memory of this song is so specific. I was at a college bar with my boyfriend and a group of friends. The bartender took over the taped rock music and put this song on super loud. Everyone in the place started bouncing and singing along, and the bartender was dancing and losing his mind. Then he played it again right after that. Haha. It was that good of a song that you just had to hear it one more time. I’ll never forget it.

[@leahcimnamttug7186]

Their first live album kicked asss

[@RN-so2it]

This song always reminds me of the time my younger brother got caught stealing a candy bar. He was in the second grade and it quickly cured him from trying that again. 😂

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great memory!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I was in 7th grade when I actually started stealing all of my sister’s money ($30 worth) and spending it on candy at school. My mother got so mad and made me do a lot of chores to earn that $30 back for my sister.

[@F9FCJ429]

At the dawn of the 90s until the station became a victim of its own success and started playing less from Gimarc playlists and more Arbitron dreck: George Gimarc and the legend that was Dallas’ 94.5 The Edge was my intro to ALL of the good stuff, including this one. I’d catch something good on the radio and within the next day it would end up in the Alpine, cranked up loud! This particular CD single came from Autobahn Records on Lemmon Ave, a place which disappeared in 1993 and is still missed.

[@tina-marieulery]

I saw Jane’s at a show in Rhode Island when I was pregnant with my daughter in May 1991. Some yahoo threw his sneaker on stage and hit Perry with it. He stopped the show and just unleashed on the clown. I seriously thought the show was over but thankfully Perry was a true musician and “the show must go on”!

[@MrKgeigerjr]

We'd play this song for my buddy that got busted for shoplifting. lol

[@drea4195]

Great song, my favorite of theirs. Perfectly embodies the spirit of its time, being young and irreverent, enjoying life as a poor person 😆. (Not saying I shoplifted, just that I recognize and was a part of that whole Southern California culture at the time that it represented).

[@ProfessorofRock]

Well said!

[@-mattwood]

JA was SO cutting edge back in the day... from the VERY FIRST listen they made me sit up and REALLY take notice... I was just into my 20s and an artist making my way... their music made me feel like there was something REALLY BIG coming over the horizon that would change EVERYTHING... I kept waiting... I kept listening... but as the years went by and JA went more and more silent... I had to let that vision die. Even today, it makes me sad that they weren't able to hold it together and develop more as a band. Happy to have the memories though.

[@kurtis4572]

been caught stealing!