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Dave Navarro performs live with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1996. On the right, his GW cover, where he unusually chose a Les Paul
The incredible story of the Les Paul that Dave Navarro bought for his Guns N’ Roses audition – and ended up giving to John Frusciante

By Andrew Daly Published

We ask Navarro about the Gibson that featured on the cover of GW's March ’96 issue, and it opens up a whole lot of memories for the former Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist

Guitarists
Dave Navarro (L) and Perry Farrell (R) of Jane's Addiction perform at Trinity College Park on June 28, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland
Dave Navarro and the rest of Jane’s Addiction sue Perry Farrell for $10 million following last September's on-stage altercation

By Janelle Borg Published

Farrell filed his own 30-page complaint against his former bandmates – citing a years-long campaign of bullying and harassment

Bands
Dave Navarro
Dave Navarro says there’s “no chance” that Jane’s Addiction will ever play again

By Phil Weller Published

The band suffered an unceremonious end after vocalist Perry Farrell punched Navarro on stage – and the guitarist has confirmed that show will go down as their last

Guitarists
Dave Navarro performs with Jane's Addiction at Pier 17 Rooftop on September 10, 2024 in New York City and his 40th Anniversary PRS
Dave Navarro has chosen the guitar he’s using to record his first post-Jane’s Addiction material – and it’s a historic build

By Matt Owen Published

Navarro will be taking a milestone six-string from PRS into the studio with Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins

Guitarists
Dave Navarro takes a solo on his PRS with Perry Farrell by his side; the Jane's Addiction reunion fell apart on 13 September when Farrell assaulted Navarro onstage.
The year Dave Navarro returned to Jane’s Addiction, got assaulted, and a fractious reunion fell apart

By Amit Sharma Published

2024 Year in Review: The Jane's Addiction reunion was going so well until it wasn't, when frontman Perry Farrell lost it on a feral Friday 13th in Boston, bringing the curtain down on one of alt-rock's greatest bands

Bands
Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro is open-shirted, wearing a flower in his hat as he is photographed with his signature PRS electric guitars
Dave Navarro on the Jane's Addiction reunion that – little did he know – was about to come off the tracks

By Andrew Daly Published

In an interview that took place just a few weeks before Jane’s Addiction’s onstage fight on September 13, Navarro explains why he reconnected with the original lineup in the first place

Guitarists
Perry Farrell and Martyn LeNoble of Jane's Addiction
Martyn LeNoble on how his ill-fated stint with Jane’s Addiction came to a close after a clash with Perry Farrell

By Matt Owen Published

The Porno for Pyros co-founder was brought onboard to record bass for Jane's Addiction's third studio album, but was replaced at the last minute

Bassists
Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery performs at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort May 18, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band, touring with all four original members for the first time since 1991, released the four-disc box set, "A Cabinet of Curiosities" in April.
“Flea said I might get the gig”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery recalls his 2003 audition for Metallica

By Brian Fox Published

After surviving Jane’s Addiction and touring with Alanis Morissette, Eric Avery was granted an audition with metal giants Metallica

Bassists
Dave Navarro (L) and Perry Farrell (R) of Jane's Addiction perform at Trinity College Park on June 28, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.
Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro in the face backstage, alleges Jane’s Addiction guitar tech as he reveals the background to the band’s onstage fight

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Dan Cleary was the man who restrained Farrell seconds after the singer attacked Navarro mid-gig – he opens up about the months of tension that led to what he believes to be the band’s last-ever show

Artists
Dave Navarro Supreme Cry Baby wah pedal
Dave Navarro looks to put Jane’s Addiction drama behind him by announcing his next gear venture – the Supreme Cry Baby wah pedal

By Matt Owen Published

Navarro has collaborated with Dunlop and the New York fashion powerhouse to create a wah that has an “ungodly” amount of style

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