Final Wednesday (July sixteenth), it was introduced that the members of Jane’s Habit – Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins – had 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 searching for at the least $10 million in damages because of the main monetary losses attributable to the cancellation of their tour and new album.
The lawsuit alleges Farrell suffered from ‘obvious intoxication’ at a number of exhibits and ‘mumbled rants as he drank from a wine bottle onstage.’
That very same day, Farrell filed a authorized grievance of his personal, alleging that his former bandmates had violated their contracts after 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] popularity.”
Whereas all the focus could also be on the members of Jane’s Habit, there may be one other sufferer on this complete 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 scenario, addressing how the tour’s cancellation affected those that work behind the scenes.
“Don’t neglect concerning the Jane’s crew. We delivered each single evening with out fail. Perry took accountability on Instagram afterwards, what occurred to that man? This complete factor sucks for actually each single individual concerned. And but I nonetheless love this band,” Cleary wrote, seemingly referencing a September 2024 assertion launched by Farrell wherein he apologized to his bandmates and took “full accountability” for his “inexcusable conduct.”
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 evening who additionally misplaced 5 weeks of labor and future excursions. You already know, the individuals in a single bed room flats with roommates.
“So if Perry and [his wife] Etty (who really are extremely beneficiant individuals) wish to play hardball with the band who lifted him up each evening, they’re additionally hurting their crew. I’ll all the time converse up for the individuals I work with.”