For the first time in 17 years, the original Jane's Addiction lineup -- drummer Stephen Perkins, singer Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery and guitarist Dave Navarro (above) -- will play together again, celebrating receiving NME's "Godlike Genius Award" on April 23.
Avery, who released his latest solo album "Help Wanted" (Dangerbird) last week, has been the holdout for years, not participating in previous Jane's Addiction tours or the 2003 album "Strays." However, he thought the NME award, which has previously gone to the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, New Order and The Clash, was different.
"I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around," Avery said in a statement. "The reason I started to even consider this is because it's honoring the past instead of trying to recreate it."
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