Perry Farrell in History of Rock & Roll
Perry Farrell (1959–) is one of the founding members of the rock group Jane's Addiction, which was first created in the 1980s and went through several disbandings and reunions. Farrell has also been a member of the group Porno for Pyros, a collaboration with his Jane's Addiction bandmate Stephen Perkins.
Inspired by a music festival he attended in California, Perry Farrell, frontman for the rock band Jane's Addiction, organized Lollapalooza, a series of concerts featuring a diverse mix of performers.
The music exhibition was the first of its kind to tour throughout the United States and Canada and became a huge success, boosting the popularity of a new generation of rock bands like Jane's Addiction, Living Colour, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, L7, Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, as well as provocative hip-hop groups like Ice T & Body Count, Cypress Hill, Wu Tang Clan, and the Roots.