Final Wednesday (July sixteenth), it was introduced that the members of Jane’s Habit – Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins – have been suing frontman Perry Farrell for assault, battery, emotional misery, negligence, and breach of contract following his onstage outburst throughout a Boston present in September 2024. They’re in search of at the very least $10 million in damages on account of the key monetary losses attributable to the cancellation of their tour and new album.
The lawsuit alleges Farrell suffered from ‘obvious intoxication’ at a number of reveals and ‘mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage.’
That very same day, Farrell filed a authorized criticism of his personal, alleging that his former bandmates had violated their contracts once they cancelled the tour with out consulting him. He additionally accused them of utilizing him as a “scapegoat” and conducting “a years-long bullying marketing campaign” that’s “destroying [his] repute.”
Whereas all the focus could also be on the members of Jane’s Habit, there’s one other sufferer on this entire mess that many individuals appear to be forgetting about: the band’s crew – who misplaced their jobs amid all of this drama.
Now, Jane’s Habit’s guitar/bass tech Dan Cleary has taken to Instagram to share his perspective on the state of affairs, addressing how the tour’s cancellation affected those that work behind the scenes.
“Don’t overlook concerning the Jane’s crew. We delivered each single night time with out fail. Perry took accountability on Instagram afterwards, what occurred to that man? This entire factor sucks for actually each single particular person concerned. And but I nonetheless love this band,” Cleary wrote, seemingly referencing a September 2024 assertion launched by Farrell by which he apologized to his bandmates and took “full accountability” for his “inexcusable habits.”
Cleary continued: “Lots of people misplaced work due to what Perry Farrell did on stage. I do know the main focus of the lawsuit is the band members, however that they had a world class crew behind them each night time who additionally misplaced 5 weeks of labor and future excursions. You realize, the folks in a single bed room residences with roommates.
“So if Perry and [his wife] Etty (who truly are extremely beneficiant folks) need to play hardball with the band who lifted him up each night time, they’re additionally hurting their crew. I’ll at all times converse up for the folks I work with.”
