Perry Farrell’s Wife Says He’s Seeking Medical Help After Jane’s Addiction Concert Outburst: ‘He Will Recover’
Perry Farrell is taking a step again from song to “heal” following his violent outburst all the way through a Jane’s Addiction live performance.
On Saturday (Sept. 21), the 65-year-old singer’s spouse, Etty Lau Farrell, shared an replace on her husband following his onstage altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro all the way through the rock band’s live performance in Boston on Sept. 13.
“As you know, Perry is the gentlest of souls. We are equally astonished at Perry’s physical outburst as you are – but you must know that Perry must had been pushed to his absolute limit.. to that end we apologize,” Etty Lau wrote on Instagram. “We are taking a bit of time to ourselves, to reflect and to heal. Perry already has appointments with a otolaryngologist and a neurologist. If you know and love Perry well, you know there’s no need for me to address the other false narratives. Our souls know.”
A life upcoming the onstage meltdown, Etty Lau tried to handover context and background on what brought on the incident.
“Clearly there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members.. the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite was lit,” she wrote on Instagram. “Perry’s frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band. Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the first row, started complaining up to Perry cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost it.”
Following the surprising incident, Navarro and Jane’s Habit drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery issued a joint statement apologizing to lovers for the demanding scene that resulted in the cancellation of the reunited lineup’s first excursion in 14 years in addition to the announcement of an indefinite hiatus.
“Due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour,” the trio wrote on Instagram.
Farrell additionally apologized to his bandmates in a remark first shared with Billboard.
“This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that I apologize to my bandmates, especially Dave Navarro, fans, family and friends for my actions during Friday’s show,” Farrell stated. “Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation.”
In fan video of the time, an agitated Farrell is distinguishable lunging at Navarro and throwing a shoulder into his bandmate, next punching the shocked-looking guitarist within the chest prior to the lads are separated and Farrell is dragged off degree.
See Etty Lau Farrell’s publish on Instagram under.