Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins played “a big part” in Jane’s Addiction getting back together
nme.comFoo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins played “a big part” in Jane’s Addiction getting back together, according to the band’s longtime music tech.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 he passed away, it was his kind of dream to see these guys do this one more time the right way.”After the drummer’s death, Farrell posted a moving video tribute to Hawkins, in which he called the musician his “best friend”.Farrell performed with Foo Fighters at their final show on March 20, joining Hawkins and co.
onstage at Lollapalooza Argentina for a rendition of Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Been Caught Stealing’.Further opening up about the drama on the podcast, he went on to say.
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