Jane's Addiction is got its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. The band, which first emerged on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, was one of the founding fathers of the '90s alt-rock takeover. Hits including "Been Caught Stealing," "Jane Says" and "Stop!" continue to get radio play today.
Known for its breakups and shakeups and reunions, Jane's Addiction has now been together for the longest period of time in its history. Bassists including Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Guns n' Roses' Duff McKagan and TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek came and went, but Chris Chaney now wields the four string along with core members Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins along with bassist Chris Chaney.
In a recent article, Navarro assured Variety that the band is now stable.
"I know that I'm in great hands with Perry, Chris and Stephen, and because of that, I don't have nerves anymore," he told them. "I'm absolutely certain that I'm with the strongest three guys that I could be with, and if anything is to happen, those guys will catch me and vice versa."
The article points out Navarro's relationship with the Boulevard noting that he would spend his Saturdays walking up and down it with his father and during his teens would visit souvenir shops. Even played early Jane's Addiction shows were performed on those streets.
"(Hollywood Boulevard) is a celebration of entertainment, a celebration of celebrity, yet there is a darkness to it, and almost a haunted nature about the whole thing," he says. "For millions of people to tread upon the names of faces that have come and gone and walk over them on a daily basis and get washed over by the rain on the street in this celebration of celebrity is a strange (juxtaposition)."
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