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    Eric Avery Quits Jane's Addiction After Australian Show

    • Posted on Mar 3rd 2010 8:00AM by Julian Marszalek
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    History has a habit of repeating itself and not for the first time, founding member Eric Avery has walked out on Jane's Addiction. Claiming the "experiment is at an end," the remaining members of the band have vowed to continue and have drafted in the bottom-end services of erstwhile Guns N'Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan.

    Having completed an Australian tour in Perth on Monday (Mar. 1), Avery announced on Twitter that his days with Jane's Addiction were over.

    "That's it with equal parts regret and relief," he wrote.

    It's been clear that all hasn't been well within the band. In addition to using his Twitter account to count down the days of the Australian tour, the bassist had been absent from recent group shots as well as revealing that he wasn't a part of the writing process.

    The response from Jane's Addiction has been cryptic to say the least, with singer Perry Farrell writing, "Slipping out of that shell of a past. Wow we're on to something faster now. And so worth the wait." No, we're not sure what that means either.

    Avery previously quit Jane's Addiction in 1991 and he refused to take part in their first reunion of 1999-2004. His place was then taken by a succession of bassists including Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea.

    Jane's Addiction are reported to be writing new material with Duff McKagan which is likely to form the basis of the follow-up o 2003's 'Strays'. Avery is thought to be pursuing a solo career.
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    omraee entertainment LLC.at 3-05-2010

    for those with a melted front loeb.

    good for him if he feels that way but locally and mtv who have no position to brain slave it means almost nothing to me and any other musician.

    really when all the industry is promoat failure thats' why industry is out of businees along with pirate skool

    greene ponsi on dwnload didn't werk 4 ya stop pissing on everyone and myslef because we don' care.

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    Kellyat 3-05-2010

    What??!

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    Dougat 3-05-2010

    Who the hell cares. What do they have to contribute to society? Is he the one pictured who peed his jeans?

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    Sha-Diddyat 3-05-2010

    @omaree "entertainment" LLC. You cant even spell or put a sentence together and you own an entertainment company? "Promoat" is one of the things in your job description and you cant even spell it. Your like sub-retarded. Pirate skool? Your clearly not educated or even functioning.

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    Sha-Diddyat 3-05-2010

    Nice spelling retard! Its hard to imagine you own or run a toilet let alone an Entertainment company! I will let you know if any "Pirate Skools" need "promoating". Until then try to obtain a 2nd grade education! Moron!

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    nadiajhat 3-05-2010

    Jane's Addiction was done a LONG time ago. Eric was smart and left at a good time. Jane's is just a band trying to hang on and still try to live in the past (the glory days) and it shows. I'm a fan and will be always but you can't just keep on going based off of 2 songs that put you in the limelight during the 'grunge' era which released them in to the mainstream of music. Us 'alternative people' had our own little world and then it was invaded and desrtroyed by the corp music industry. Sadly a lot of bands got caught up and sold out and music has never been the same since. Jane's included.

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    mikeat 3-05-2010

    what did they have two known songs or what? go back to the 90's with all those cheese ball rap "stars" ha.

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    mark turnerat 3-05-2010


    Personally I like Jane's Addiction but I really don't appreciate the prima-donna attitude there. Sorry, would he rather be bagging groceries at some store or maybe unemployed? Shut the hell up, play or don't even bother filing unemployment.

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    mark turnerat 3-05-2010

    ...and I almost forgot, congrats to Duff on landing that ingrate's job. Duff has been thru a lot but it would appear he's gotten a handle on his life and appreciates the chance to play in front of crowds. That's someting a LOT of us musicians would LOVE to do do and if given the chance would rather lose an arm than diss a prime gig like that. Life is too short. Enjoy it!

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    mikeat 3-06-2010

    righteous.

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    WBOat 3-05-2010

    yeh-who cares? Didn't know or care that they were together and/or on tour. Give AC/DC some respect for touring for over A YEAR OVER THE ENTIRE GLOBE after what? 30 something years after all THEY have been thru?

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    Mike N' Heidiat 3-05-2010

    Good for JA, Duff is cool and he can bring some of his good tunes to the gigs.

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    Dennyat 3-05-2010

    WHO GIVES A CRAP!?! AOL THAT'S YOUR HEADLINE? YOUR NEWS SUCKS LATELY, GEEZ!

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    litaat 3-07-2010

    Lately?

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