JANE'S ADDICTION Writing New Album With 'Mystery Bassist'

February 5, 2010

JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell tells Spinner that it's "very likely" the band will have a new member following original bassist Eric Avery again leaving the fold after last year's hugely successful reunion tour. The three remaining original members — Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins — have begun writing new music with a "mystery bassist," who has been identified by the JANE'S ADDICTION fan web site Xiola.org as VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES bass player Duff McKagan. Songs for the first new album under the JANE'S moniker since 2003's "Strays" are starting to come together. "We've got one great song so far called 'Top Dog'," Farrell tells Spinner.

After JANE'S reunited for a third time in late 2008 — with Avery on board for the first time since the band originally broke up in 1991 — and toured last spring with NINE INCH NAILS, the band began feuding once again as it tried to record new music.

Avery did not participate in the 1997 and 2001 reunions, but was replaced at different points by Flea, Martyn LeNoble and Chris Chaney.

McKagan's band DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED issued a new album last year called "Sick". He also has a second career as a weekly financial columnist for Playboy.com and a general interest columnist for SeattleWeekly.com.

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