1989, I was 14 years old, walking home from school and found a Jane’s Addiction cassette tape lying in the street. I had no idea who they were and my entire music experience up to that point was radio top 40. My entire world changed when I hit play on my boom box. 30 years later and I still remember every detail of that moment. Thank you, Jane’s Addiction.
nah, the hair bands put themselves to the sword. by the late 80s they wernt selling as much as the early 80s and the industry was looking for something new. Janes sold more after they broke up than together.
That was like the most real personal interview I've seen in quite a while and my heart goes out to him big time about his mom! Stuff like that is not easy to live through. Artists are tortured it's known fact. The drugs the fast-paced life the trying to keep on top the deaths around them is just a sad thing yet, Unfortunately, it Does help drive creativity, because it's a way to cope.. To release it all. I still love "Been caught stealin"
Yup. Exactly. More than any band of that late 80s/early90s.
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@@alukuhito Music is always subjective - but the alternative scene (we) knew how good this band was. I should have been more exact. I hung out with a lot of people in the early 90s, and JA, Chili Peppers, Stone Roses - these were the bands we listened to. And most agreed JA were something else.
@ It's not like that. Jane's Addiction had their place, but I just don't think much of their music personally. I was listening to alternative music in the 80s, and continued throughout the 90s. The Chilli Peppers also sucked. Stone Roses...? Now, you're making sense. Not everyone into alternative music liked Jane's Addiction. I mean their big hit was about the fun of shoplifting.
Jane’s Addiction. One of the three major MEGA sounds accompanying a turning point in my teenage life. I close my eyes, “and she did”... “three days” sparkling with Christmas lights, a city of candles.... fresh sheets.... and then years later “My Time” came along (really hit me internally) and let me be “outside, under ... the ceiling...” I could write a book on the feelings/stories that this band’s tunes were in my life for! SO VERY UNDERRATED, and at the same time I’ve come across those who’ve said they were overplayed. (Nonsense I say!!) Right now, there is a very specific genre of those who are overlooked. THIS is it. “We” don’t really care to say anything usually. We know it doesn’t really matter. (But then a sly smile appears...maybe we DO have something to say). Idk ;)
I love Jane's Addiction, still remember the first time I listened to this band, it truly was like hearing music from another planet. All 4 band members were genius at their craft. Stephen's pounding drums, Eric A's driving, intricate bass, Dave's mammoth riffage and blazing solos & Perry with his air siren vocals. Sonically the band was almost Oceansize. A band that no one could replicate
Nothing's Shocking is one of the greatest albums of the 1980s and their best. I saw them in 1989 in LA at the Ford Theater and it was legendary. Ritual is also a great album and I'm glad they progressed and experimented musically, but Nothing's Shocking is like the Mona Lisa, there's only one and it's perfect.
I got to meet him on the Great Escape Artist tour in Louisville KY . My idol since 1988 and the reason I play rock and roll myself. He was so genuine and gracious to me. One of the greatest days in my life. It was after the show in a rainy alley and just by chance completely by accident. I was High as ballz and thought my heart was going to bazooka straight through my ribs from all the excitement and all the drugz. Got pictures and more importantly had meaningful conversation. He gave me hug as I got ready to walk to our car . I was crying like a baby by the time I got to the vehicle.
Perry, Sunshine here from crazy girls 90s . Thank you for always being a good dude. You and Dave paid our rents when we couldn't and I'll never forget you. God bless
In 2006 i got to take my kids on one of their only childhood vacations to Lollapalooza in Chicago. Lollapalooza had been some of our favorite memories when were dating as teens in the 90s so we were excited that the stars had aligned for this family vacation to happen! Perry roamed through the Kidzapalooza zone while we were there. He gave a "thumbs up" to my son, who was jamming on the drums with Perry's friend Peter DiStefano on guitar, and then told my daughter to "Rock on!" when he looked over her shoulder to see her silkscreening a Lolla-green giraffe onto a tee-shirt we've managed to keep nearly 15 years. Parents accompanied by children were invited to come to a secret acoustic performance by Perry before the Lollapalooza grounds even opened to the general public on the last day and it was beyond amazing. Perry called for the kids to come up to the front rows so they could all see and here and the grown-ups all had to step back. It was a little scary to let my 6 & 8 year-olds go in this crowd but you just kinda had to trust that Perry & the Lolla staff+ performers would watch from the front and that this crowd of parents were like-minded enough to have raised their kids to treat your kids ok. Mine made it out with just one minor scar and i assume that was the general consensus. My kids thought it was "really weird and probably scary for some kids" for there to be "a crazy lady on the stage singing about bodies burning and dead kids in a war" but they understood she was "trying to make a point." (The crazy lady was Patti Smith en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Smith performing for the first time in public a new song protesting recent military activity, I don't even remember where.) They were excited to see Perry & Peter DiStefano, whom they recognized from the day before, on stage. 2 or3 years later they were proud to tell fellow concertgoers on the NINJA tour they had already seen both bands & they'd had sunch intimate contact with Perry Ferrell. We think of him as practically family; he's in the scrapbook, after all.
God I remember having to hide my Ritual De lo Habitual CD because of the cover (my mom would flip)...I was like 12 or 13 when this came out...used to rock out to Mountain song, Been caught stealing and 3 days.
I could always tell when I was younger and relate to Perry’s heartache and anger and now after hearing the story ,I never knew how deep the heartache and anger went but it all makes sense .
Three Days is exquisite, and followed by my favourite Then She Did. Eric Avery on bass really shaped their sound and is a fantastic melodic player, though rarely acknowledged.
“Three Days” is the ultimate Jane’s song. Arguably the ultimate Grunge/Alternative Rock era song. It’s absolutely epic. Was a dream come true for me to hear JA with Eric Avery on bass play that song at Voodoo Fest in 2009.
Wow.. This took quite the quick, dark turn... Thought we were going to hear how the song was about admiring natural wonders and instead got told it was about drug addiction and his mom's suicide.
Zimphire funny how only people like you and me know that from actually listening to music and reading the Jane’s book etc.. but 99% of people up here are clueless lol
Thank you soooooooo much for sharing this excellent and powerful interview excerpt! I love JA and I count myself among their family of lifelong Fans. Nothing’s Shocking stands the test of time, especially Ocean Size and Mountain Song. Much love to Perry and the guys, Steven Perkins, Eric Avery and Dave Navarro. I first experienced a Jane’s Addiction headline performance at Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta GA 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️
Last summer I attended a music festival near Lisbon, Portugal. At one moment between shows, I was in the toilets and I hear this very familiar bass intro. Came out of the toilets, walked to the stage and there was Perry Farrell with his Kind Heaven Orchestra band performing Mountain Song. I could not describe the sudden excitement I felt, since I had no idea he was gonna be there! Damn. Would have paid to see my own face
Wow I’ve always admired and loved this song and the way it feels and finally I get to feel the whole story around it and how it was written and who is written about and why love you Perry thank you so much for expressing your internal pain and emotions to music ✌🏻
Seen James about a dozen times ... Still one of the greatest bands of all times..Perry gave me a high five once at a show ... I will never forget that moment..Pigs in Zen .. my fav
The main problem in the world today People having kids then leaving You got to stick around and raise your kids ... Don’t have kids if you can’t get along and be a family
WHAT THE ****? Dude! This is the interview I imagined I would ask him for while daydreaming as a young fan in the last 80's/ early 90's. I saw them play twice with Rollins band and then a third time at the first Lollapalooza. All in Cleveland. I always imagined I'd say, no cameras no recorder, I just want to know. Please tell me about what brought you to the creation of "I would for you"? What pulled those words out of you? For the song "Of Course." Does one simply assume it's just cyclical with no end and that vicious cycle prevails? Of course it is dangerous and we will only continue to feed and bite and scratch one another? Or on the flipside, are the lyrics more optimistic and seek the knowledge of realizing of course it is dangerous and as we evolve, we move past the brutality and "slapping our own face" repeatedly, over and over, for years, until we finally conclude this is foolish? I don't think the ending with that repeated refrain is unintentional. I have always felt it was repeated to signify eventual change and improvement. I won't settle for "its the listeners interpretation", I hate that copout. I want to know what it was really meant to be. No BS, I want clarity of the artist and I think he is an artist that may appreciate that. If it's silly studio magical luck and he stumbled on the words, I think he'd admit it. If it's coming from something specific he'd tell. I need to see this full interview. I am not made of cash and do not normally buy things like this. Even still, I NEED TO SEE THIS!! The real reason behind the songs. This is what it is all about. All the laundry and nothing, but truth. You could see it in him when he described Mountain Song. Wow. He gave you something special. Freaking real.
Wow, this is like the video that i would have asked you to make. I keep on bringing up Jane's when talking about alternative rock with others. This band changed the way listen to music. Every member in the band was a virtuoso, and the result was so explosive they couldn't stay together. Gladly we still got Porno for Pyros and the very unknown Deconstruction (which is absolutely brilliant also)
That was the most sober and coherent I've heard Perry in years. It's a real shame that he and Eric couldn't get along during the final years of Jane's 1.0 and it's not like Eric did a poor job, but from time to time I still imagine what it would have sounded like had Perry been singing the vocals on Deconstruction and polarbear songs. To this day I still feel that the Deconstruction album with Perry and Stephen, was the perfect follow up to Ritual that we never got to hear.
They were my favorite band out of the 80's. And I liked everything from the Cure to Iron Maiden to Dead Can Dance to Metallica. For me, it was Zeppelin in the 70's, Jane's Addiction in the 80's (albeit late 80's) and Alice in Chains in the 90's. One of the Jane's Addiction shows I saw in SF, at The Stone nightclub in '89 was one of the best rock shows I've ever seen, hands down. Thanks for these videos, I really enjoy them.
Love ya Perry. Imbibing seemed to be playing into this interview. We can only hope it was just that :-). Hopefully we'll hear more from you soon. Thanks for all you've done, and hopefully the best is yet to come!
Started out, I was thinking, man this is bad, and it got goooood real quick. I fucking love Perry, and I don't miss a Jane's tour. They are seriously still one of the best live shows possible. I'd like to hear about Three Days. I think that is their best song and one of the best rock n roll songs ever made. We saw him play with his wife in their Symphony at the Fillmore a couple years back. I was looking around the stage and looked back to him and there he was, kneeling down, looking into my eyes and smiling. Oh my god, transcendence.
Probably one of the greatest bands of the 80’s , wish you could’ve spoke at length about the first 3 albums. That Soul Kiss VHS scared the sh** out of me. Eric Avery and Perkins were an amazing battery of sound. I met Perry around 1985 at a outdoor/house party in the High Desert with his band Psi-Com. He was VERY high
Is the full interview somewhere? Dude I love Psi com! How were they live? Was that the show with Sonic Youth in the Mojave? I wish Psi com could of continued adjacent to Janes.. Those songs were so good
Being a 2001’s baby, I’d grown up with their music at a young age, like I remember hearing Ritual De Lo Habitual, Nothings Shocking and even Porno for Pyros all the time. But have never been more hooked to a Jane’s Addiction album than The Great Escape Artist!!! Was only 10 when it came out and it is such an underrated album, probably my favourite ever.
I’ve been a fan since 1990. I’ve read the book. Many interviews over the years. I feel like I know the stories behind Three Days and Jane Says and BCS and the more “obvious” Jane’s classics. I’d love to have the song Obvious from Ritual discussed. It was an anthem for me when I started dressing a little different and branching out into more underground music and ideas. “Hey, you don't know me! You don't know me But you just keep on looking at me down low. Oh no! Digging something up... Digging something up... Always digging something up... Oh no! Hey you! I don't know you. I don't even want to, But you just keep looking at me down low. Oh no! Digging something up... Digging something up... Always digging something up... Oh no! And you make it so... Make it so obvious... Hey you! Fools don't fit in The boots that I tread in, But you just keep on looking at me down low. Oh no! Digging something up... Digging something up... Always digging something up... Oh no! And you make it so... But do…
i was 16 when nothings shocking came out. saw them on that tour in a tiny venue before the album became big at the phantasy in lakewood ohio. ah, memories...
Although there were other alternative rock bands that came before (ie U2, REM, Pixies, The Cure, The Cult etc.), it was Jane's Addiction that blew the barriers down & catapulted alternative rock to the forefront with their unique musical style, yet having crossover appeal. After Lollapalooza #1, the rest is history! "Thank You Boys!"
sure the Pixies, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, RATM, Chili Peppers, etc were all legendary.... but none had the artistic side melded with the fun, insanity & raw fury of Jane's - and could pull it off live and sound even better live. Nothing's Shocking is the greatest record of my lifetime and the only other record of that era that i've connected as deeply with is probably Siamese Dream - which is a masterwork in it's own right. (and this opinion has more to do with how i personally connected with both of these records - nothing more, nothing less)
Do a video on the power of the Live Jane's show, and how it was radically more than just listening to the album. The live experience was the best show I ever saw
Love Perry, great interview POR! - Met him a few back in the 90's. Cooool cat - My stories of bumping into him in Encinitas CA -(beeep) soaking in the sun, (beeep) Surfing - wild! !!
Holy shit I never knew the mountain song was about coming down from drugs. And I never knew Ms Smith cashing in was a reference to Perry Farrell's mother suicide. I know the song THEN SHE DID off of ritual is obviously about his mother and her suicide and it's a great song. In fact nothing shocking and ritual are probably the second and greatest albums of all time at least in the past 30+ years for sure. AND "THREE DAYS" IS THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME. And yes as a teenager I was at the first Lollapalooza THANK YOU BOYS...
Interesting how as a song writer and artist you can take from trauma and pour it into a song and create a monster of a song - a force of nature that is Mountain Song, and it can resonate so differently in individuals who listen to it.
From the #classicalbum Released on this day in 1988 #nothingsshocking #todayinmusichistory #musichistory #mandatorylisten #musthave #masterpiece #80alternative #davejerdan #janesaddictionhistory
I love Jane's. It's unfortunate I heard been caught stealing first and wrote them off as an obnoxious one hit wonder. Than eventually into college I heard the full album Ritual and i was captivated and I am until this day. Then I heard the first album and have been a fan for life. I wish they could recapture the sound from the first 2 albums and they have come close but will still love anything they come out with.
Insightful stuff there, Perry. I always thought Mountain Song was obviously drug-related, re: 'coming down', 'pin-eyes' etc but I had always wondered what the 'Cash in, Miss Smith' line referred to. Thirty-two years later, I now know. Very sad indeed.
Todays mainstream music doesn’t write from that space anymore. Its all about working formulas and likes, come up with the relatable story to the lyrics after. I never knew Mountain song was about his mother as well. I got the drug reference of coming down, which is obviously a personal aspect of Perry’s life. So has a wicked guitar riff, bass and drum rhythm as well. If theres one JA song I’ve always had on my playlist it’s Mountain Song.
Wow, this is a REAL interview.
Dito
1989, I was 14 years old, walking home from school and found a Jane’s Addiction cassette tape lying in the street. I had no idea who they were and my entire music experience up to that point was radio top 40. My entire world changed when I hit play on my boom box. 30 years later and I still remember every detail of that moment. Thank you, Jane’s Addiction.
Thats a great story. I guess since Jane's was way out there, everybody's "Discovering of them" must be a unique and awesome original experience.
Man...what a cool moment in time.
"Nothing's Shocking" is one of the best albums EVER!
Ritual as well. Those first 2 albums are an island unto themselves.
I love Jane’s Addiction and they were the band that put the 80’s LA hair bands to the sword. Legendary.
nah, the hair bands put themselves to the sword. by the late 80s they wernt selling as much as the early 80s and the industry was looking for something new. Janes sold more after they broke up than together.
Seeing the pain on his face and hearing it in his voice when talking about his Mom's suicide put a lump in my throat.
I’ve heard this song a million times but didn’t ever know that Ms Smith was a nod to his mother.
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One of the best vocalists ever. Could go from Vienna Boys Choir to Angry Satan at the drop of a hat. Range was/is amazing....
That was like the most real personal interview I've seen in quite a while and my heart goes out to him big time about his mom! Stuff like that is not easy to live through. Artists are tortured it's known fact. The drugs the fast-paced life the trying to keep on top the deaths around them is just a sad thing yet, Unfortunately, it Does help drive creativity, because it's a way to cope..
To release it all.
I still love "Been caught stealin"
Wow! I'll never hear Mountain Song the same way!
We were obsessed with this band. They reflected the time like no one else.
"We"? I don't think they reflected the time.
They still tour once in a while. Don't miss the next one.
Yup. Exactly. More than any band of that late 80s/early90s.
@@alukuhito Music is always subjective - but the alternative scene (we) knew how good this band was. I should have been more exact. I hung out with a lot of people in the early 90s, and JA, Chili Peppers, Stone Roses - these were the bands we listened to. And most agreed JA were something else.
@ It's not like that. Jane's Addiction had their place, but I just don't think much of their music personally. I was listening to alternative music in the 80s, and continued throughout the 90s. The Chilli Peppers also sucked. Stone Roses...? Now, you're making sense. Not everyone into alternative music liked Jane's Addiction. I mean their big hit was about the fun of shoplifting.
Once again saw this within 2 minutes. Janes addiction one of my all-time favorite. Mountain song classic 👌 and ritual delo habitual. Iconic
Now I don’t have to comment! Thx Bri!
I don't know if I'll make it home tonight .......but I know I can swim .......under the Tahitian Moon !!!!
listening on youtube right now :)
Excellent interview .
Luv Perry Farrel &
J.A. ...Art you can feel
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Jane’s Addiction. One of the three major MEGA sounds accompanying a turning point in my teenage life. I close my eyes, “and she did”... “three days” sparkling with Christmas lights, a city of candles.... fresh sheets.... and then years later “My Time” came along (really hit me internally) and let me be “outside, under ... the ceiling...” I could write a book on the feelings/stories that this band’s tunes were in my life for! SO VERY UNDERRATED, and at the same time I’ve come across those who’ve said they were overplayed. (Nonsense I say!!) Right now, there is a very specific genre of those who are overlooked. THIS is it. “We” don’t really care to say anything usually. We know it doesn’t really matter. (But then a sly smile appears...maybe we DO have something to say). Idk ;)
Love it!
I love Jane's Addiction, still remember the first time I listened to this band, it truly was like hearing music from another planet. All 4 band members were genius at their craft. Stephen's pounding drums, Eric A's driving, intricate bass, Dave's mammoth riffage and blazing solos & Perry with his air siren vocals. Sonically the band was almost Oceansize. A band that no one could replicate
@ Ah Soundgarden! Another outstanding band👍
Nothing's Shocking is one of the greatest albums of the 1980s and their best. I saw them in 1989 in LA at the Ford Theater and it was legendary. Ritual is also a great album and I'm glad they progressed and experimented musically, but Nothing's Shocking is like the Mona Lisa, there's only one and it's perfect.
I got to meet him on the Great Escape Artist tour in Louisville KY . My idol since 1988 and the reason I play rock and roll myself. He was so genuine and gracious to me. One of the greatest days in my life. It was after the show in a rainy alley and just by chance completely by accident. I was High as ballz and thought my heart was going to bazooka straight through my ribs from all the excitement and all the drugz. Got pictures and more importantly had meaningful conversation. He gave me hug as I got ready to walk to our car . I was crying like a baby by the time I got to the vehicle.
Perry, Sunshine here from crazy girls 90s . Thank you for always being a good dude. You and Dave paid our rents when we couldn't and I'll never forget you. God bless
Wow, I just want to put my arms around him and tell him how much he's Loved. Praying for Perry.
Jane’s doesn’t necessarily need to get into the R ‘n’ R hall of fame. Their fans know who they are, what they’re about, and we recognize the genius.
But they should be.
I feel that way. Hall of fame is below them in some ways. They were the realest band ever. Got me through tough times.
No need to, imo. I still respect them.
They need to be recognized by more people. More people have heard KISS and countless terrible bands , its not right.
Nothing is less rock n' roll than the RnR hall of fame - it will be forgotten long before the bands themselves
In 2006 i got to take my kids on one of their only childhood vacations to Lollapalooza in Chicago. Lollapalooza had been some of our favorite memories when were dating as teens in the 90s so we were excited that the stars had aligned for this family vacation to happen! Perry roamed through the Kidzapalooza zone while we were there. He gave a "thumbs up" to my son, who was jamming on the drums with Perry's friend Peter DiStefano on guitar, and then told my daughter to "Rock on!" when he looked over her shoulder to see her silkscreening a Lolla-green giraffe onto a tee-shirt we've managed to keep nearly 15 years. Parents accompanied by children were invited to come to a secret acoustic performance by Perry before the Lollapalooza grounds even opened to the general public on the last day and it was beyond amazing. Perry called for the kids to come up to the front rows so they could all see and here and the grown-ups all had to step back. It was a little scary to let my 6 & 8 year-olds go in this crowd but you just kinda had to trust that Perry & the Lolla staff+ performers would watch from the front and that this crowd of parents were like-minded enough to have raised their kids to treat your kids ok. Mine made it out with just one minor scar and i assume that was the general consensus. My kids thought it was "really weird and probably scary for some kids" for there to be "a crazy lady on the stage singing about bodies burning and dead kids in a war" but they understood she was "trying to make a point." (The crazy lady was Patti Smith en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Smith performing for the first time in public a new song protesting recent military activity, I don't even remember where.) They were excited to see Perry & Peter DiStefano, whom they recognized from the day before, on stage. 2 or3 years later they were proud to tell fellow concertgoers on the NINJA tour they had already seen both bands & they'd had sunch intimate contact with Perry Ferrell. We think of him as practically family; he's in the scrapbook, after all.
WOW. That’s exactly what happened with my mom too. 😢❤️
Anders Eriksson, tyvm!
Felt for Perry there as he was talking about his mom and dad. Through his pain and loss he's brought so much joy to others.
Whoa; that's not at all what I was expecting! Can't wait to see more of this interview.
God I remember having to hide my Ritual De lo Habitual CD because of the cover (my mom would flip)...I was like 12 or 13 when this came out...used to rock out to Mountain song, Been caught stealing and 3 days.
Mountain Song wasn't on Ritual De lo Habitual.
Jane's Addiction was the first "Alternative/Grunge" band I heard and it was a revelation!
I can tell by your profile picture that you are a man of taste 😉
@@laurisaarinen1126 Game respects Game🤟
Jane's grunge? That's a first.
Johnathan
Alternative yes, grunge no.
Still have my Nothings Shocking poster on my wall.
Legendary album.
Touching interview.
Mountain Song hits different now.
Alternative Rock was good for music 🎼 he was a classic! Great job PROFESSOR 🕵️♀️📻! That movie was a blast from the past !
I could always tell when I was younger and relate to Perry’s heartache and anger and now after hearing the story ,I never knew how deep the heartache and anger went but it all makes sense .
Three Days is amazing...
Three Days is exquisite, and followed by my favourite Then She Did. Eric Avery on bass really shaped their sound and is a fantastic melodic player, though rarely acknowledged.
“Three Days” is the ultimate Jane’s song. Arguably the ultimate Grunge/Alternative Rock era song. It’s absolutely epic. Was a dream come true for me to hear JA with Eric Avery on bass play that song at Voodoo Fest in 2009.
Epic!
Never seen them live sadly
Now you are 100% legit....will not underestimate the POR again.
Wow.. This took quite the quick, dark turn... Thought we were going to hear how the song was about admiring natural wonders and instead got told it was about drug addiction and his mom's suicide.
The drug addiction part was obvious. I had no clue about the part about his mom.
Yeah thats heroin for you...sad it is responsible for so much great music from Jane's, STP, Depeche Mode, AIC, etc...
Perry was more into smoking crack than anything else.
Zimphire funny how only people like you and me know that from actually listening to music and reading the Jane’s book etc.. but 99% of people up here are clueless lol
@@K3vinK "Then She Did" off of 'Ritual De Lo Habitual' is about his mother's suicide.
"Dudes" had a KILLER soundtrack!
Thank you soooooooo much for sharing this excellent and powerful interview excerpt! I love JA and I count myself among their family of lifelong Fans. Nothing’s Shocking stands the test of time, especially Ocean Size and Mountain Song. Much love to Perry and the guys, Steven Perkins, Eric Avery and Dave Navarro. I first experienced a Jane’s Addiction headline performance at Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta GA 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️
Last summer I attended a music festival near Lisbon, Portugal. At one moment between shows, I was in the toilets and I hear this very familiar bass intro. Came out of the toilets, walked to the stage and there was Perry Farrell with his Kind Heaven Orchestra band performing Mountain Song. I could not describe the sudden excitement I felt, since I had no idea he was gonna be there! Damn. Would have paid to see my own face
What a humble beautiful individual
Wow I’ve always admired and loved this song and the way it feels and finally I get to feel the whole story around it and how it was written and who is written about and why love you Perry thank you so much for expressing your internal pain and emotions to music ✌🏻
Seen James about a dozen times ... Still one of the greatest bands of all times..Perry gave me a high five once at a show ... I will never forget that moment..Pigs in Zen .. my fav
James was good too. I almost forgot about them. What was that song...? Born of Frustration!
Those songs and times were unreal, like nothing else
The main problem in the world today
People having kids then leaving
You got to stick around and raise your kids ...
Don’t have kids if you can’t get along and be a family
WHAT THE ****? Dude! This is the interview I imagined I would ask him for while daydreaming as a young fan in the last 80's/ early 90's. I saw them play twice with Rollins band and then a third time at the first Lollapalooza. All in Cleveland. I always imagined I'd say, no cameras no recorder, I just want to know. Please tell me about what brought you to the creation of "I would for you"? What pulled those words out of you?
For the song "Of Course." Does one simply assume it's just cyclical with no end and that vicious cycle prevails? Of course it is dangerous and we will only continue to feed and bite and scratch one another? Or on the flipside, are the lyrics more optimistic and seek the knowledge of realizing of course it is dangerous and as we evolve, we move past the brutality and "slapping our own face" repeatedly, over and over, for years, until we finally conclude this is foolish? I don't think the ending with that repeated refrain is unintentional. I have always felt it was repeated to signify eventual change and improvement.
I won't settle for "its the listeners interpretation", I hate that copout. I want to know what it was really meant to be. No BS, I want clarity of the artist and I think he is an artist that may appreciate that. If it's silly studio magical luck and he stumbled on the words, I think he'd admit it. If it's coming from something specific he'd tell.
I need to see this full interview. I am not made of cash and do not normally buy things like this. Even still, I NEED TO SEE THIS!! The real reason behind the songs. This is what it is all about. All the laundry and nothing, but truth. You could see it in him when he described Mountain Song. Wow. He gave you something special. Freaking real.
Wow what an incredibly in-depth interview Great job interviewing and thanks for opening up Perry!And I’ve came down that Mountain and it sucks
I thought "cash in" was about selling out...
Wow, this is a really powerful clip.
Wow, this is like the video that i would have asked you to make. I keep on bringing up Jane's when talking about alternative rock with others. This band changed the way listen to music. Every member in the band was a virtuoso, and the result was so explosive they couldn't stay together. Gladly we still got Porno for Pyros and the very unknown Deconstruction (which is absolutely brilliant also)
Check out the song "Pets" from the band "Porno for Pyros" (fronted by Perry Farrell).
Great song.👍
Everyone already that is watching this already has lmao look a little deeper they have better songs
Pigs in Zen. One of my faves. Pets, to,
That was the most sober and coherent I've heard Perry in years. It's a real shame that he and Eric couldn't get along during the final years of Jane's 1.0 and it's not like Eric did a poor job, but from time to time I still imagine what it would have sounded like had Perry been singing the vocals on Deconstruction and polarbear songs. To this day I still feel that the Deconstruction album with Perry and Stephen, was the perfect follow up to Ritual that we never got to hear.
Great album cover too. 😎
They were my favorite band out of the 80's. And I liked everything from the Cure to Iron Maiden to Dead Can Dance to Metallica. For me, it was Zeppelin in the 70's, Jane's Addiction in the 80's (albeit late 80's) and Alice in Chains in the 90's. One of the Jane's Addiction shows I saw in SF, at The Stone nightclub in '89 was one of the best rock shows I've ever seen, hands down. Thanks for these videos, I really enjoy them.
Jane's, man I love them and need More!
Love the song it is on my mountain biking play list. Keeps you pumped.
Janes addiction were best band of that era. Love em
Love ya Perry. Imbibing seemed to be playing into this interview. We can only hope it was just that :-). Hopefully we'll hear more from you soon. Thanks for all you've done, and hopefully the best is yet to come!
Pretty amazing how honest and vulnerable Perry was with the professor. Didn't realize his mother was partly an inspiration for this song. Crazy
Started out, I was thinking, man this is bad, and it got goooood real quick. I fucking love Perry, and I don't miss a Jane's tour. They are seriously still one of the best live shows possible. I'd like to hear about Three Days. I think that is their best song and one of the best rock n roll songs ever made. We saw him play with his wife in their Symphony at the Fillmore a couple years back. I was looking around the stage and looked back to him and there he was, kneeling down, looking into my eyes and smiling. Oh my god, transcendence.
Probably one of the greatest bands of the 80’s , wish you could’ve spoke at length about the first 3 albums. That Soul Kiss VHS scared the sh** out of me. Eric Avery and Perkins were an amazing battery of sound. I met Perry around 1985 at a outdoor/house party in the High Desert with his band Psi-Com. He was VERY high
Is the full interview somewhere?
Dude I love Psi com! How were they live? Was that the show with Sonic Youth in the Mojave?
I wish Psi com could of continued adjacent to Janes.. Those songs were so good
I shared "Summertime Rolls" with my young 20 something singer in Germany. Needless to say, I'm sure she was blown away, if she never heard it before.
This interview is in essence the mountain song up Up UP and then down.. love it ❤️
Wow! I’ve listened to “Mountain Song” for 31 years and I never knew what it was about until now. I’ll never listed now to it the same way again.
I love you Perry!!!
Being a 2001’s baby, I’d grown up with their music at a young age, like I remember hearing Ritual De Lo Habitual, Nothings Shocking and even Porno for Pyros all the time. But have never been more hooked to a Jane’s Addiction album than The Great Escape Artist!!! Was only 10 when it came out and it is such an underrated album, probably my favourite ever.
I’ve been a fan since 1990. I’ve read the book. Many interviews over the years.
I feel like I know the stories behind Three Days and Jane Says and BCS and the more “obvious” Jane’s classics.
I’d love to have the song Obvious from Ritual discussed. It was an anthem for me when I started dressing a little different and branching out into more underground music and ideas.
“Hey, you don't know me!
You don't know me
But you just keep on looking at me down low.
Oh no!
Digging something up...
Digging something up...
Always digging something up...
Oh no!
Hey you! I don't know you.
I don't even want to,
But you just keep looking at me down low.
Oh no!
Digging something up...
Digging something up...
Always digging something up...
Oh no!
And you make it so...
Make it so obvious...
Hey you! Fools don't fit in
The boots that I tread in,
But you just keep on looking at me down low.
Oh no!
Digging something up...
Digging something up...
Always digging something up...
Oh no!
And you make it so...
But do…
i was 16 when nothings shocking came out. saw them on that tour in a tiny venue before the album became big at the phantasy in lakewood ohio. ah, memories...
Although there were other alternative rock bands that came before (ie U2, REM, Pixies, The Cure, The Cult etc.), it was Jane's Addiction that blew the barriers down & catapulted alternative rock to the forefront with their unique musical style, yet having crossover appeal. After Lollapalooza #1, the rest is history! "Thank You Boys!"
sure the Pixies, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, RATM, Chili Peppers, etc were all legendary.... but none had the artistic side melded with the fun, insanity & raw fury of Jane's - and could pull it off live and sound even better live. Nothing's Shocking is the greatest record of my lifetime and the only other record of that era that i've connected as deeply with is probably Siamese Dream - which is a masterwork in it's own right. (and this opinion has more to do with how i personally connected with both of these records - nothing more, nothing less)
Do a video on the power of the Live Jane's show, and how it was radically more than just listening to the album. The live experience was the best show I ever saw
He is a God ... a legend ... a true Rock Idol....Fu#kn Awesome!!!!
I signed up for the premium content. I haven’t gotten an email yet. I need to see this interview man.
loved this one, thank you man!
The Jane’s Addiction outdoor concert in 1990 at Mt. Baldy in California is one of the greatest moments in music.
And in tennis?
Much respect to you, Professor.
Every time I’m near a jukebox I play ‘Jane Says’ live at Irvine Meadows
Perry is one of the best singers in rock in my opinion.
Love Perry, great interview POR!
- Met him a few back in the 90's. Cooool cat - My stories of bumping into him in Encinitas CA -(beeep) soaking in the sun, (beeep) Surfing - wild! !!
Can you tell me how Perry was in real life? And also do you know where to watch the full interview of this?
Thanks for reposting this video twice instead of any of the other parts you have ! Makes so much sense bro ! Don’t understand you
They are the epitome of alternative
Perry Farrell is a GOD!!
Just when I think you're a real 'square', haha. You surprise me. 😄
Holy shit I never knew the mountain song was about coming down from drugs. And I never knew Ms Smith cashing in was a reference to Perry Farrell's mother suicide. I know the song THEN SHE DID off of ritual is obviously about his mother and her suicide and it's a great song.
In fact nothing shocking and ritual are probably the second and greatest albums of all time at least in the past 30+ years for sure.
AND "THREE DAYS" IS THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME.
And yes as a teenager I was at the first Lollapalooza THANK YOU BOYS...
Interesting how as a song writer and artist you can take from trauma and pour it into a song and create a monster of a song - a force of nature that is Mountain Song, and it can resonate so differently in individuals who listen to it.
Holy shit. What a gripping clip. 🙌🏽
From the #classicalbum Released on this day in 1988 #nothingsshocking #todayinmusichistory #musichistory #mandatorylisten #musthave #masterpiece #80alternative #davejerdan #janesaddictionhistory
Jane's Addiction had some great stuff but there are SO MANY performers the Rock & Roll Hall have ignored already. I don't see them on that list.
Absolutely devastating to hear him speak about the ‘Mountain Song.’ Sad doesn’t begin to cover it.
Jane's Addiction My Favorite Song is Jane Says
Such a great interview and I interviewer
I love Jane's. It's unfortunate I heard been caught stealing first and wrote them off as an obnoxious one hit wonder. Than eventually into college I heard the full album Ritual and i was captivated and I am until this day. Then I heard the first album and have been a fan for life. I wish they could recapture the sound from the first 2 albums and they have come close but will still love anything they come out with.
Wow didn't know this about Perry
I always wondered what that song was about..great job
Insightful stuff there, Perry. I always thought Mountain Song was obviously drug-related, re: 'coming down', 'pin-eyes' etc but I had always wondered what the 'Cash in, Miss Smith' line referred to. Thirty-two years later, I now know. Very sad indeed.
Professor of Rock when is the full video dropping and where can I watch it?
Thanks man!
Fuck!! I will never experience this song in the same way again
Great interviewer.
always wanted to sit down and chat with perry...
When can we get a RDLH Vinyl Reissue :,(
What a gent
Todays mainstream music doesn’t write from that space anymore. Its all about working formulas and likes, come up with the relatable story to the lyrics after. I never knew Mountain song was about his mother as well. I got the drug reference of coming down, which is obviously a personal aspect of Perry’s life. So has a wicked guitar riff, bass and drum rhythm as well. If theres one JA song I’ve always had on my playlist it’s Mountain Song.
So, did they arrive at "Jane Says" by jamming on Zeppelin's "Over The Hills & Far Away" or...?
How do we listen to the full interview? I signed up for premium content but didn’t get an email or link