Jane's Addiction
Mat Snow, Q, June 1991
So, farewell Jane's Addiction? They were born in LA's sleaziest clubs, and hailed as this year's brightest hopes. Now their leader Perry Farrell wants the band to split. "I am a control freak," he tells Mat Snow. "But that's because I care."
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