MusicRadar.com Interview w/ Stephen Perkins

[Mike]

MusicRadar has an interview / Stephen Perkins, check it out

http://janesaddiction.org/2010/04/08/mu ... n-perkins/

[helicine]

good read - I'm more excited about what JA is working on than I was back in '02

[hydro]

this is a really great interview!

[Mike]

good read - I'm more excited about what JA is working on than I was back in '02

I've read that interview three times now and it's always great to hear Perk talk Jane's!
The dude has got to be the happiest mofo on the planet and I loved talking Jane's backstage with him last year.

The funniest thing he said to me was backstage at the 6/14 show.
I can't remember his exact words but it was something like this...

"Dude, what's up?
Knuckle smash.
I see you around more lately than I see my Dad!"

Good times!

Anyway my favorite part of the interview was this:

Even though you weren’t “surprised” at Eric’s decision to leave, when did you get the feeling that things weren’t right with him and the band?

“You know, you have to go back to the beginning, to ‘84 and ‘85. We were four people who came together, we were all very different, we loved different types of music. Nothing about us fit. We didn’t dress the same, our record collections couldn’t be more different…These are things that can bring people together in very beautiful ways when the situation is lubricated properly; on the other hand, these are the same things that can create friction.

“Jane’s Addiction has always dealt with extremes, whether they’re musical – our polyrhythmic approach to music, with everybody going in different directions – or the way we work as a band. Moving forward is something we all want to do now, but Eric didn’t want to move in the same way.

“I liked playing the old songs on tour, but now it’s time to make new music. To do that, the band had to get in a garage or rehearsal studio and get on with it. Perry [Farrell], Dave and I were all on the same page with doing that; Eric wasn’t. He didn’t feel the same sense of commitment to making new Jane’s Addiction music. Obviously, we couldn’t force him to do something he doesn’t feel, so that’s kind of that.”

I think Perk meant to say '85 and '86 but that's just me being picky.

The best thing I take from the interview is his positive outlook on Jane's.
Add to that the great interview with Duff from yesterday, Dave's comments the past few weeks on Dark Matter, and the things Perry told me in private on the phone here a little while back and it's plain to see all four of these guys are very happy with how things are going at the moment.

I'm getting pretty excited myself about the prospect of new Jane's later this year!