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About Jane's Addiction
Named after a housemate of frontman Perry Farrell, Jane’s Addiction was one of the first alternative rock bands to break into the mainstream in the late ’80s.
∙ Their most successful LPs—1988’s Nothing’s Shocking and 1990’s Ritual de lo Habitual—are ranked among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
∙ Farrell, who coined the term “Alternative Nation,” cocreated the iconic Lollapalooza festival, with the inaugural 1991 event intended as the band’s farewell tour.
∙ “My Cat’s Name Is Maceo,” from the 1997 compilation Kettle Whistle, featured jazz great Maceo Parker playing alto saxophone.
∙ Farrell credited Entourage star Adrian Grenier with getting the HBO show’s producers to use “Superhero” as the theme song.
∙ Alice Cooper chose their chart-topping 1990 hit “Been Caught Stealing” among his list of essential recordings on the BBC radio program Desert Island Discs.
∙ Jane’s Addiction received their first nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
Musical InfluencesJane's Addiction's musical influences include The Velvet Underground, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stooges and more.
Influenced by Jane's AddictionJane's Addiction has influenced the music of Limp Bizkit, Deftones, The Smashing Pumpkins and more.
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