BOSTON (AP) — Alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has called it quits following its latest tour. Fighting on stage Between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. Pharrell later apologized for the “inexcusable behavior”.
“The band has made the difficult decision to take some time off as a group. Therefore, they will be canceling the remainder of the tour said in a brief statement Monday.
Videos captured Pharrell lunging at Navarro at a Friday concert in Boston, before Pharrell was pulled away by others on stage and Navarro is seen extending his right arm to keep Pharrell away. The show ended shortly after and the band apologized.
As the alternative rock and grunge music movements grew in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band became famous for “Jane Chase,” “Caught Stealing” and “Just Beuse.” It has had three top five hits on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.
In a statement to Variety and The New York Times, Pharrell said, “This weekend was incredibly difficult, and after time and time of reflection, it’s only right that I apologize to my band members, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show. Unfortunately, my The breaking point led to inexcusable behavior and I take full responsibility for how I chose to handle the situation.
Perry’s wife, Etty Love Farrell, took to Instagram the day after the fight to say that her husband’s “”frustration was growing, night after night, the stage was getting too loud and he felt his voice was being drowned out by the band. ”
She said her husband was suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat, and “by the end of the song, he wasn’t singing, he was shouting to be heard.” Her husband then “cried and cried,” she said.
The band’s “Imminent Redemption” tour — opening with English rock band Love and Rockets — began in early August and ends Oct. 16 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.
The North American shows marked the first time since 2010 that Jane’s Addiction lineup — Pharrell, Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery — played extended shows together.
Navarro, Perkins and Avery said in a statement posted Monday on Navarro’s Instagram account of Pharrell: “We hope he finds the help he needs.”
