Perry Farrell

Perry Farrell (born March 29, 1959) is a musician particularly noted for his many roles in alternative rock during the 1990s. Born Perry Bernstein ("simon" is a misappropriation from an unauthorized biography) in New York City, his stage name is a play on the word peripheral (although Farrell also happens to be his brother's name).

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March 29 - 1959 - Alternative rock - 1990s - New York City

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Farrell was the bandleader of alternative-metal bands Psi-com, Jane's Addiction, and Porno for Pyros. In 1991, prior to Jane's Addiction dissolving, he, Ted Gardener and Marc Geiger created the Lollapalooza festival as a farewell tour, which ran until 1997.

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Metal - Psi-com - Jane's Addiction - Porno for Pyros - 1991 - Lollapalooza - 1997

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In 2001, he put out a solo electronica album, Song Yet To Be Sung, whose lyrics are much inspired by Jewish mysticism. He occasionally DJs under the stage name of DJ Peretz.

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2001 - Jew - Mysticism - DJ

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Farrell restarted Jane's Addiction and Lollapalooza in 2003. In 2003 Jane's Addiction released an album, Strays, which was well received. They toured extensively in the US & Europe, as well as performing at the Big Day Out festivals in Australia & New Zealand, but internal struggles saw them split in early 2004.

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Lollapalooza - 2003 - Strays

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Farrell has since formed a new band entitled The Satellite Party, which made its debut appearence in Los Angeles at The Key Club on July 18, 2005, followed by a performance at Lollapalooza 2005, held in Grant Park in downtown Chicago on July 24, 2005. An album is due in early 2006.

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The Satellite Party - Lollapalooza

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