RockConfidential.com recently caught up with ex-JANE'S ADDICTION / THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro. The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Rock Confidential: You recently said you’ve missed the danger and the edge in music for many years. When did it fall off for you? When did the change happen?

Navarro: "I received a lot of flack for that comment. My point wasn’t that music itself lacks danger and edge. My intention was that the industry today won’t allow it. There are plenty of bands out there that have plenty of edge and danger but the corporate structures shy away from it and they’re looking for the quick buck. They’re looking for the middle America, teenage, radio world. The point I was making was at least TeraVision was a structure that is all about the edge. There are certainly bands that are embracing what I miss about music. Around 1991 and 1992 when Jane’s Addiction was working with Warner Brothers, they were all about us being unique and edgy. Today there isn’t a whole lot of outlets for bands that want to push the envelope."

Rock Confidential: You mentioned something musically is happening in January. What is up next for you as far as music in concerned?

Navarro: "I’m working with a DJ right now, DJ Skribble. He and I do live mash-ups. We have a bunch of dates lined up. He’ll take like LL Cool J and I’ll play a ZEPPELIN riff under it. We mash up rock jams and hip-hop jams together. It’s purely a fun experience. We’re not creating anything that’s of the heart. It’s more of a fun experience. Come January I’m going to get to work on another project. I don’t know if it’s going to be a band or a solo project, but given the state of the music business and now that I’ve found myself out of Capitol, I intend to do it all myself at home and make it available purely online."

Go to this location for the complete interview.