"It was his dream to see these guys do this one more time the right way" Foo Fighters ’ Taylor Hawkins played “a big part” in Jane’s Addiction getting back together, according to the band’s longtime music tech. READ MORE: Jane’s Addiction live in London: the alt-rock icons make an explosive return to the UK The band recently reunited with their original line-up – comprising Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery – and played a run of UK and European shows together earlier this year before embarking on a North American tour in August . This summer also saw the alt-rockers release their first new music in 34 years with ‘Imminent Redemption’ .
However, the newly reformed group made headlines earlier this month after apparent tensions came to a head when Farrell shoved Navarro mid-performance during a show in Boston, ending the set abruptly . Jane’s Addiction subsequently cancelled their remaining dates and confirmed a hiatus , citing the frontman’s “mental health difficulties”. Now, in a new podcast episode of Rare Form Radio , Dan Cleary – the band’s guitar and bass tech of 17 years – spoke to host Todd Newman – who has been close friends with Navarro for 30 years – about the incident and recent tensions in the band.
Early on in their conversation, he opened up about the band’s rocky return on the road, before revealing: “Taylor Hawkins was a big part of getting this thing back together again. “Obviously, before h.
