1. Perry Farrell was born on Peretz Bernstein; March 29,1959 and is an American singer, songwriter, and musician referred to as the "Godfather of Alternative Music".
33 Facts About Perry Farrell
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Perry Farrell became well known for his success with Jane's Addiction; the band quickly became a key act in the '80s Los Angeles music scene, blending punk, metal, and psychedelic rock to create a unique sound.
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Perry Farrell has released a number of solo albums, and launched a number of other music related projects, including Kind Heaven Orchestra, Satellite Party and Heaven After Dark.
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Perry Farrell was raised in a Jewish family, his mother was an artist and his father was a jeweler.
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When Perry Farrell was three, his mother died by suicide, an event which he later wrote about in Jane's Addiction songs "Then She Did" and "Twisted Tales".
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Perry Farrell's family moved to North Miami Beach, Florida when he was a teenager.
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At the age of seventeen, after graduating from high school, Perry Farrell wanted adventure in his life and caught a bus to California.
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Perry Farrell stated in interviews since that he really wanted to focus on surfing, but had at that point in his life started taking an interest in music with influences from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Sly and the Family Stone and James Brown.
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Perry Farrell spent time as a club singer for a short period in the early 1980s while living in Los Angeles.
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Perry Farrell stated that he worked construction, waited tables and spent some of his time in LA living in his car.
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Perry Farrell had previously met guitarist Eric Avery through mutual friends.
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Avery and Perry Farrell decided to jam together, forming the initial foundation for Jane's Addiction.
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Perry Farrell has been credited with changing the fortunes of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, after performing in 2001.
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Perry Farrell, who was friends with the festival organizers, decided to reunite Jane's Addiction for the 2001 event, which helped draw large crowds and allowed the festival to yield a profit.
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Perry Farrell conceived the project with his wife Etty Lau Perry Farrell.
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Perry Farrell has released a number of solo tracks online, all of them recorded with the involvement of wife Etty Lau.
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In 2018, Perry Farrell announced that he would be the frontman for a new music project, the Kind Heaven Orchestra.
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In October 2018, Perry Farrell signed with BMG Rights Management, which released his second studio album Kind Heaven in 2019.
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The demand for new music by Perry Farrell led to the album reaching 2nd position in the Heatseekers album chart.
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In February 2022, Perry Farrell launched Heaven After Dark; each event combines music and sensation, visual stimulation, and supports the nurture of up-and-coming artists.
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In May 2022, Perry Farrell announced he would be releasing a new single titled Mend, with Kind Heaven Orchestra.
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Perry Farrell said on Welcome to Rockville's Facebook page that Porno for Pyros would be reuniting for the first time in 26 years.
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On September 13,2024, a concert of Jane's Addiction at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston was cut short after Perry Farrell shoved and punched Navarro and was restrained by the crew members.
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In 1991, Perry Farrell created Lollapalooza, initially as the farewell tour for Jane's Addiction.
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In 2006, Perry Farrell performed at Purimpalooza, which celebrates the Jewish holiday of Purim.
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Perry Farrell joined forces with Tom Morello and his Axis of Justice tour to raise money for the homeless in Los Angeles and together they both physically removed debris in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to assist local musicians.
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Perry Farrell met British prime minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street on January 31,2007, to discuss global warming.
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Perry Farrell presented Blair with a CD of the Satellite Party track "Woman in the Window".
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Perry Farrell worked with Global Cool in 2007 to help promote green living.
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Perry Farrell has worked to bring music festivals to Israel, including Lollapalooza, and Jane's Addiction themselves have performed in Israel.
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In 2009, Perry Farrell sang at a "benefit for victims of terror and a solidarity event for Israel", an invitation-only party named "Stand with Israel" and held at 7 World Trade Center, alongside Alan Dershowitz and Jared Kushner.
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Perry Farrell met his wife, Etty Lau Perry Farrell, while touring with Jane's Addiction; she was a backing dancer on the tour in 1997.
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Perry Farrell has three children, two with his wife and one from a previous relationship.