Jane's Addiction

"Been Caught Stealing"

Jane's Addiction is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985, known for blending hard rock, punk, and art rock.

The group helped define the alternative rock sound of the late 1980s and early 1990s and founded the Lollapalooza festival.

Their name plays on the phrase "Jane's addiction," suggesting dependency on a person or substance named Jane.

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drug culture · Los Angeles · Sunset Strip · decadence · glam · hair metal · punk · funk · psychedelic · reunion · breakup · frontman · stage presence · eyeliner · tattoos · shirtless · body paint · stage dive

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Opposites
musical approach and sound

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Attracted to both sexes

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cultural positioning and image

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New Jersey arena rock group

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genre identity

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Glam metal act, pest-named

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Family

Jane, addiction, addict, addicted, addictive, addicts, addictions

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Rated PG