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Jane’s Addiction end show early after Perry Farrell punches Dave Navarro mid-solo
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Fan footage shows Farrell verbally then physically attacking his bandmates, casting the reunited alt-rock band’s future in doubt

Dave Navarro on the time he turned down joining Guns N’ Roses
By Matt Owen published
After Jane's Addiction split in the early 1990s, Navarro's six-string services were on the market. At the same time, GNR were also looking for a replacement for the outgoing Izzy Stradlin

“I took all my Ibanez guitars and threw them into the audience”: Dave Navarro on why he switched to PRS – and Jane’s Addiction’s unlikely rebirth
By Andrew Daly published
Navarro stopped playing guitar after his battle with long Covid was compounded by grief following the passing of his friend and bandmate Taylor Hawkins. He reveals how he came back from the brink to join a once-more reunited Jane’s Addiction for new music and a new sonic approach

Dave Navarro on how he and John Frusciante finally played together for the first time after decades of friendship
By Matt Owen published
The former Red Hot Chili Peppers and current Jane’s Addiction guitarist has long had a close relationship with Frusciante, but they didn’t play together until 2020

Dave Navarro finished an album with Taylor Hawkins – then he lost his friend, his band and his love of guitar playing
By Matt Owen published
The returning Jane's Addiction guitarist opens up on his struggles to play guitar after the tragic passing of his collaborator in supergroup NHC

Tom Morello shreds Dave Navarro’s PRS – with his teeth –as he joins Jane’s Addiction to tear through Mountain Song
By Matt Owen published
Morello swapped his Soul Power Stratocaster for Navarro's signature Custom 24, and wasted no time getting to grips with the unfamiliar terrain

Dave Navarro has played with Jane’s Addiction for the first time in 3 years following his long Covid battle
By Phil Weller published
The band's classic lineup have reunited for their first show together since 2010 – and they marked the occasion with a brand-new song

Flea names the one bassline that he would “go back and fix” from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's 1995 album, One Hot Minute
By Scott Malandrone published
Flea on the making of One Hot Minute: “I thought it sounded like another stupid white boy trying to be funky!”
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