JANE'S ADDICTION - Aiming For A "Listenable Onion"
January 13, 2011, 13 years ago
Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that JANE'S ADDICTION will begin recording their fourth album this week in Los Angeles, CA.
"I'm really happy with where we are, musically speaking," says guitarist Dave Navarro. "One thing I've come to learn and embrace about this band is, things take what [time] they take... I would say that all the changes we've gone through are a necessary part of this process this time. This is one of the most enjoyable journeys that I've been on in many, many, many years, and as a result I'm really not all that concerned about timetables and rushing to get this stuff out."The group's Stephen Perkins was due in the studio Wednesday to work on drum sounds with producer Rich Costey and bassist Dave Sitek from TV On the Radio - who's been working with the band since the fall but is not, Navarro notes, a new member of Jane's Addiction, contrary to reports that he is. The latest sessions come after some recording with original bassist Eric Avery in 2009 and then with Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) in 2010. The album will be Jane's Addiction's first set of new material since Strays in 2003.
"To me it's important to not repeat what we did," Perkins explains. "We know we can make a rock record with rock riffs and a big drum beat. I don't want to do that. I want to go in and make a listenable onion with layers and layers and layers so you can actually digest it. It's definitely been a good writing experience and a good changing experience."To read the article in its entirety, click here.
