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Allen, Woody
Favorite filmmaker of Dave. Dave has a
film quote tattooed on his
arm and once decorated a part of his home inspired by the film
Stardust Memories.
Amos, Tori
Solo musician. Dave,
Flea,
Michael Stipe,
and Amos contributed the track "It Might Hurt A Bit" for the
Don Juan
de Marco soundtrack which was scrapped for Bryan Adams' smash single; then the song
was scrapped from the
Empire Records soundtrack.
Angelos, Michael
Friend of Dave, formerly of Plexi. Appears on
Trust No One and with
Honeymoon Stitch on the
Joy
Division tribute album
A Means to an End. Also starred in
the short film
Ugly Meets the People.
Ash, Daniel
Cited influence of Dave. Former guitarist of
Bauhaus, Tones on Tail,
Love and Rockets, and solo work.
Avery, Eric
Worked alongside Dave as bassist for
Jane's Addiction and the
vocalist/bassist for
Deconstruction. Then became
vocalist/bassist of Polar Bear. Temporary member of Daisy Chamber.
B
Bacon, Francis
Favorite painter of Dave.
Balzary, Michael
See
Flea.
Bauhaus
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist
Daniel Ash). Members
include Peter Murphy (vocals),
David J (bass), and
Kevin Haskins (drums).
Big Sur
Deconstruction song which marks Dave's singing debut.
Boyle, Jimmy
Studio friend of Dave who worked with Dave as
Molecule and on some
Spread recordings. One of his projects is Boilsinberri.
Brain Taco
Side project Dave was involved with in the early 1990s. Consisted of Keith Morris and Zander
Schloss from the Circle Jerks, Dave and
Chad Smith from the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. Sometimes also Norwood Fisher from
Fishbone,
Stephen Perkins and
Martyn Le Noble from
Porno For
Pyros, and Mike Mart. See also
Ruined Eye.
Butthole Surfers
Cited influence of Dave. Toured with
Jane's Addiction during
the first
Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 1991. The
singer, Gibby Haynes, sang on the Deconstruction song "Fire in the Hole".
C
Chaney, Chris
Worked alongside Dave as bassist for
The Panic Channel (2004 - )
and
Jane's Addiction (2002 - 2003). Also plays with
Camp Freddy. Formerly played with
Alanis Morisette and Tommy Lee's Methods of Mayhem.
Camp Freddy
Side project of
Billy Morrison (2002 - ). Core members include
Dave,
Donovan Leitch,
Chris Chaney,
(previously Scott Ford), and
Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver,
ex-
Guns 'N' Roses). Many guest performers, such as Johnny Flayva,
Billy Duffy (The Cult),
Marilyn Manson, Twiggy
(ex-
Marilyn Manson), Robbie Williams,
Moby,
Courtney Love, Gina Gershon, Steve Jones, Jerry Cantrell
(ex-Alice In Chains),
Lou Reed, Juliette Lewis, Scott Weiland (Velvet
Revolver, ex-Stone Temple Pilots), and Slash (Velvet Revolver, ex-
Guns
'N' Roses).
Cobain, Kurt
Cited influence of Dave. Vocalist/guitarist of Nirvana. His widow,
Courtney Love, gave Dave one of Kurt's guitars.
Cream
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist Eric Clapton).
Spread
covered the song "Tales of Brave Ulysses" from the album
Disraeli
Gears but it was not released.
The Cure
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist
Robert Smith).
D
Deconstruction
Dave was a member 1992-1993 alongside
Eric Avery and
Michael Murphy.
Diddy, P.
Dave made a cameo appearance in the video for P. Diddy's (AKA Puff Daddy, AKA Puffy)
"Bad Boy 4 Life". He also performed the song on television in 2001.
DiStefano, Peter
Guitarist for
Porno For Pyros. One of his projects is
Ghettoblaster.
Dizastre
A 5 person band Dave was a member around 1983-1985. Other members included
Stephen Perkins and
Rico Quevedo.
Donovan
Dave contributed to several tracks on his album
Sutras
(1996). His son is
Donovan Leitch.
Don't Try This at Home
The title of the book that Dave co-wrote with
Neil Strauss,
finally released on October 5, 2004. It contains
photo booth
pictures of those who entered Dave's house during June 1998 - June 1999 and with stories of
incidents from that period. Previous titles of the book include
Spread and
Trust No One.
Drugs
Dave has a well-known history battling drugs. Hence,
Marilyn
Manson thought it was appropriate for Dave to guest on the song "I Don't Like the Drugs
(But the Drugs Like Me)".
E
Echo, Aimee
Formerly of Human Waste Project. Appears on the EP
Rhimorse.
Enit
Touring festival with an earthy theme (outdoors) created by
Perry
Farrell which had a very rocky first year in 1996 (acts such as
Porno For Pyros and
Love and
Rockets). In 1997 there was only one Enit date which was in
San
Francisco (indoors) as part of the
Jane's Addiction
Relapse tour. This show was historic in that the city allowed those over 21 to stay in the
venue to enjoy the festivities until about 6:00 AM.
F
Farrell, Perry
Worked alongside Dave as vocalist for
Jane's Addiction. Also
vocalist for
Porno For Pyros for whom Dave has guested for in
the studio and on stage.
Fishbone
Los Angeles based band with ties to many in the scene. Members Chris Dowd and Norwood Fisher
guested on
Jane's Addiction major label debut album
Nothing's Shocking.
Flea
Worked alongside Dave as bassist for
Red Hot Chili Peppers
and
Jane's Addiction Relapse. Also appears on
Jane's Addiction's
Nothing's Shocking album
playing trumpet and various other guest appearances with Dave. Dave contributed
to Flea's track "I've Been Down (I Could've Floated)" on the
Basketball Diaries soundtrack.
Floundering
1994 film in which Dave has a small role as "Drug Kid". Dave obtained the role because he
was friend's with Nicole Panter, who had once managed the Germs, who was friends with the
people who made
Floundering.
(
Visit Nicole's site.)
4 Non Blondes
Dave played with them on the song "Misty Mountain Hop" for the
Led
Zeppelin tribute album
Encomium.
Fuji Rock Festival
The first large scale multi-day music festival held in Japan at Mt. Fuji. Among the
performers were the
Red Hot Chili Peppers (July 26, 1997).
This was Dave's last live performance with the Peppers. Dave performed at the festival in
2002 with
Jane's Addiction.
G
Garrett, Leif
Dave guested on the song "Lola" by Leif's band Godspeed. Leif has also played with
Camp Freddy.
Ghettoblaster
Peter DiStefano's project which performed at the second annual
Sunset Music Festival with
Stephen Perkins on November 4,
1999. Dave joined them for one/two songs.
Guns 'N' Roses
Dave guested on the song "Oh My God" on the
End of Days
soundtrack. Dave declined the band's offer to join them after he left
Jane's Addiction.
H
Haskins, Kevin
Former drummer for
Bauhaus, Tones on Tail,
Love and Rockets, and other projects. Contributed programming
on the song "So What!" on
Jane's Addiction's compilation album
Kettle Whistle.
Hendrix, Jimi
Cited influence of Dave. Dave performed with a Jimi Hendrix tribute band at the San Diego
Street Fair on September 7, 2002.
Honeymoon Stitch
Project between Dave and
Chad Smith, works include remix of "Fallen
Angel" by
Traci Lords, cover of "Day of the Lords" by
Joy Division, and the soundtrack for
Ugly Meets the People.
Howard, Justice
Favorite photographer of Dave. She has taken photos of Dave and Dave has displayed her work
in his home. (
Read about the photo shoot in Justice's own words.)
Hypersonic
See
Strays.
I
Iris
Deconstruction instrumental song whose origin stems from the
days the members were in
Jane's Addiction. The original title
was "San Francisco".
Iron Maiden
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist David Murray).
Isaacs, Steve
Works alongside Dave as the singer/guitarist of
The Panic
Channel. Previous band includes Skycycle.
J
J, David
Helped to write a song on
Jane's Addiction's album
Strays. Dave made a guest appearance on
his song "The Guitar Man" from the album
Estranged.
Jackson, Janet
Dave remixed Janet's cover of "What'll I Do" with Dave scrapping all the music and
re-recording it with
Flea and
Chad Smith (1995).
Jacobus, Tim
Artist whose "Mystic Falls" painting was to be the cover of
Unicorns & Rainbows: The Pelican, but when the
title was changed to
Trust No One,
so was the artwork. He also designed the
Spread
logo. (
Visit Tim's site.)
Jamiroquai
Dave remixed two versions of "Alright" for the deleted single. The tracks are now available
on the bonus disc for the Australia and Japan versions of
Traveling
Without Moving (1996).
Jane's Addiction
Dave was a member 1986-1991 alongside
Perry Farrell,
Eric Avery (
Flea during the
Relapse of 1997;
Martyn Le Noble during
the
Jubilee of 2001-2002;
Chris Chaney
during the
Strays of 2003-2003), and
Stephen
Perkins. The debut album was self-titled and released through Triple X in 1987. Other
releases include
Nothing's Shocking,
Ritual de lo Habitual,
Kettle
Whistle,
Strays. See also
Deconstruction and
Porno For Pyros.
Joy Division
Cited influence of Dave. Covered the song "Day of the Lords" on the Joy Division tribute
album
A Means to an End as a member of
Honeymoon Stitch.
Jubilee
The
Jane's Addiction tour of 2001 was dubbed the Jubilee tour
in honor of Israel's jubilee.
K
Kettle Whistle
Jane's Addiction compilation album of rare and live tracks
released by Warner Bros. in 1997.
Kiedis, Anthony
Worked alongside Dave as vocalist for the
Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Kiss
Cited influence of Dave. The first concert he attended was of Kiss and Cheap Trick.
Klimt, Gustav
Favorite painter of Dave. Dave has two of his works ("Death and Life" and "Hope I") tattooed
on his arms.
L
Le Noble, Martyn
Former bassist for
Porno For Pyros. Was a member of the
Jubilee incarnation of
Jane's
Addiction. Has performed with
Brain Taco.
Led Zeppelin
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist Jimmy Page). Dave covered their song "Misty
Mountain Hop" with
4 Non Blondes for their tribute album
Encomium (1995).
Leitch, Donovan
Worked alongside Dave as vocalist for
Camp Freddy. Previous band
includes Nancy Boy. Son of
Donovan.
L. L. Cool J
Performed the track "I Make My Own Rules" with Dave,
Flea, and
Chad Smith for the
Howard Stern Private
Parts soundtrack.
Lollapalooza
Touring festival comprised of more than just major label acts begun in 1991 with
Jane's Addiction headlining (their final tour) that was the
brain child of
Perry Farrell. The first tour consisted of such
acts as
Siouxsie and the Banshees,
Nine Inch Nails, and
Rollins Band.
Revived in 2003 by
Perry Farrell with
Jane's Addiction as headliners.
Lords, Traci
Remixed her song "Fallen Angel" as a member of
Honeymoon Stitch.
Love, Courtney
Bastard (billed simply as "Courtney Love") opened for
Jane's
Addiction Jubilee incarnation in 2001. She has performed with
Camp Freddy. Previous band includes Hole.
Love and Rockets
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist
Daniel Ash).
Jane's Addiction supported them on tour. All members (Ash,
David J,
Kevin Haskins) lent an artistic
hand to
Porno For Pyros' second album
Good God's Urge.
Love Fades
A phrase tattooed on Dave's arm and scrawled on the guitar in the
Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Warped" video which comes from
Woody Allen's film
Annie Hall.
(
Listen to the clip from the film.)
Lowen and Navarro
Group comprised of Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro (Dave's cousin). Dave contributed to the songs
"What I Make Myself Believe" and "Someone Like You" on the album
Walking On A Wire (1990) and to the song "Pride and Hunger" on
the album
Broken Moon (1993).
M
Mahoney, Mark
Famous tattoo artist of Tattoo Mania in Los Angeles who has done work on Dave, in particular
the
Spread logo.
Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio
The support act for
Jane's Addiction at the taping of the
"Stop!" video (Mt. Baldy) and at the Paladium which created some tracks for b-sides and
Kettle Whistle. Also played with
Jane's Addiction at the Mextravaganza festival in 2002.
Malmsteen, Yngwie
Cited influence of Dave (briefly).
Marilyn Manson
Dave guest appeared on the song "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)" on the
album
Mechanical Animals (1998). Members include Marilyn
Manson and Pogo; used to include Twiggy Ramirez.
Martial Law
Television show in which Dave had a small role as "Spitz" in the episode "Friendly Skies"
(1999).
McDonald, Charlie
Famous tattoo artist of Mayhem in Los Angeles who has done work on Dave, in particular the
ladies that adorn his legs.
Moby
Dave made a cameo appearance in Moby's video for "We Are All Made of Stars".
Molecule
Project of Dave and
Jimmy Boyle.
Morisette, Alanis
Dave and
Flea contributed to the song "You Oughta Know" on the album
Jagged Little Pill (1995).
Morrison, Billy
Founder of
Camp Freddy. Member of Doheny. Previous bands include
The Cult, InToACircle, Stimulator.
Murphy, Michael
Worked alongside Dave as drummer for
Deconstruction. Former
member of Daisy Chamber.
N
Nancy Raygun
Dave helped out Nancy Raygun in 1999 with his then girlfriend's band (Monet vocals, Jay
guitar, Steve drums) by filling in (bass/guitar) at a few shows.
Navarro, Johnny
Dave's cousin whom he would write movie reviews with in
Bikini
Magazine. His brother
Dan is also a musician.
Newman, Todd
Dave's co-host on "Spread Entertainment", his internet talk show.
Nine Inch Nails
Cited influence of Dave. Dave guested on the song "Hey Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)" on
the remix album
Further Down the Spiral (1995). Toured with
Jane's Addiction during the first
Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 1991. (Nine Inch Nails =
Trent Reznor)
Nirvana
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist
Kurt Cobain).
Nothing's Shocking
Jane's Addiction major label debut album released through
Warner Bros. in 1988.
O
One Hot Minute
The only album that Dave recorded with the
Red Hot Chili
Peppers. It was released through Warner Bros. in 1995.
P
Panic Channel, The
Post-
Jane's Addiction band for the
Strays lineup sans
Perry Farrell. Since
2004. The singer/guitarist is
Steve Isaacs.
Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Manufacturer's of Dave's signature model electric guitar.
Perkins, Stephen
Worked alongside Dave as drummer for
Dizastre,
Jane's Addiction, and
The Panic
Channel. Plays with
Camp Freddy when Velvet Revolver is on
tour. Also drummer for
Porno For Pyros for whom Dave has
guested for in the studio and on stage. Temporary member of Infectious Grooves. Has toured
with Tommy Lee's Methods of Mayhem. Contributed percussion for the album
One Hot Minute by the
Red Hot
Chili Peppers and for
Flea's track "I've Been Down (I Could've
Floated)" on the
Basketball Diaries soundtrack. One of his
projects is Banyan.
Photo Booth
Dave acquired one in June of 1998 to begin a one year long documentation of those that enter
his house. The photos were to be joined with stories in a book,
Don't Try This at Home.
Piercing
Dave has done this to his ears and nipples.
Pop, Iggy
Jane's Addiction have opened up for this icon and he has also
joined the
Red Hot Chili Peppers on stage at the show in
New York for the
One Hot Minute tour.
Porno For Pyros
Comprised of
Perry Farrell,
Stephen
Perkins,
Peter DiStefano, and
Martyn Le Noble (first album). Dave guest appeared on "Freeway"
on the second album
Good God's Urge (1996) and on the song
"Hard Charger" which appeared on
Howard Stern's Private Parts
soundtrack (1996). Dave also appeared live for a few songs in New York and at the premiere
party for
Howard Stern's Private Parts.
Q
Quevedo, Rico
Worked alongside Dave as guitarist for
Dizastre. Currently in
Bionica. Worked on
Stephen Perkins' project Banyan's first
album.
R
Reading Festival
Large scale multi-day music festival held in Reading, England said to be the influence for
Lollapalooza. Dave performed in 1994 with the
Red Hot Chili
Peppers and in 2002 with
Jane's Addiction.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dave was a member 1993-1998 alongside
Anthony Kiedis,
Flea, and
Chad Smith. In the guitarist timeline
Dave was inbetween Jesse Tobias and John Frusciante (second round). Dave was first asked to
join the group to tour with them for the 1992
Lollapalooza
festival.
Reed, Lou
Cited influece of Dave. Former vocalist/guitarist of
The Velvet
Underground and solo work. With
Spread Dave covered the song "The
Bed" from the album
Berlin. The first release from
Spread Entertainment, Inc. was supposed to be Reed's album
Man Music Machine.
Relapse
The
Jane's Addiction reunion of 1997 was dubbed the "relapse".
Rhimorse
Unreleased EP from Dave that contains 5 songs, mainly done on acoustic guitar. Dave
basically spent a week in his home (1995) writing and recording songs to flush out his
feelings on his then recent divorce.
Aimee Echo performed some
vocals on it. Dave's original intentions were to take the pressed copies to local music
stores to be given for free to customers. He changed his mind as he thought some of the
things expressed inside might be hurtful to his ex-wife. Pieces of it have been
released/reworked on
Trust No One
and its subsequent singles ("Sunny Day", "Very Little Daylight", "Somebody Else").
Ritual de lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction second album under Warner Bros. released in
1990.
Rolling Stones
Cited hate of Dave's.
Jane's Addiction's cover of "Sympathy
For the Devil" is on their debut album. The
Red Hot Chili
Peppers have opened for them. Dave has since said he is a fan.
Rollins Band
Toured with
Jane's Addiction during the first
Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 1991. Dave played with
them during the tour and at a show the following summer. Dave was jamming with Henry
Rollins,
Flea,
Stephen Perkins and then
Chad Smith when
Anthony Kiedis walked
in and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers asked Dave to join the
band.
Ruined Eye
Side project Dave was involved with that started as
Brain Taco.
Ruined Eye consisted of Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks, Dave, J Yuenger and Sean Ysuelt
from White Zombie, and Greg Rogers. They covered "Land of Treason" for the Germs tribute
album
A Small Circle of Friends (1996).
S
San Francisco
See
Iris.
Schiffmacher, Henk
Famous tattoo artist of Hanky Panky in Amsterdam who has done work on Dave, in particular
the Klimt pieces on his arms.
Silverchair
The support act for the
Red Hot Chili Peppers during the
first leg of their
One Hot Minute North American tour. While
test driving a vehicle for a
Bikini magazine article, Dave and
Silverchair had to deal with the police for driving on the beach in Los Angeles, which is
illegal.
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Cited influence of Dave. Toured with
Jane's Addiction during
the first
Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 1991. Dave
played with them during the tour on a
Velvet Underground
cover.
Smith, Chad
Worked alongside Dave as drummer for the
Red Hot Chili
Peppers and
Spread (he left Spread in 1998). Collaborated with
Dave on projects under the title
Honeymoon Stitch.
Smith, Robert
Cited influence of Dave. Vocalist/guitarist of
The Cure; former
guitarist of
Siouxsie and the Banshees and
vocalist/guitarist of The Glove.
Sorum, Matt
Worked alongside Dave as the drummer for
Camp Freddy. Also a
member of Velvet Revolver. Previous bands include The Cult and Guns 'N' Roses.
Spread
Dave's project where he performs just about everything except the drums/programming. As
there was already a band by the name of Spread, Dave created Spread Entertainment, Inc.
while signed to Sony. The album was eventually released as Dave's solo effort with the title
of
Trust No One.
Stipe, Michael
Vocalist for the group R.E.M.. Dave,
Flea,
Tori
Amos, and Stipe contributed the track "It Might Hurt A Bit" for the
Don Juan de Marco soundtrack which was scrapped for Bryan
Adams' smash single; then the song was scrapped from the
Empire
Records soundtrack.
Strauss, Neil
Author, co-wrote Dave's
photo booth book
Don't Try This at Home. Previous works include co-author
for a book by
Marilyn Manson.
Strays
The name of the
Jane's Addiction album released through
Capitol Records in 2003. The original title was
Hypersonic.
Sun 60
Dave contributed to the tracks "Merry Xmas" and "Never Seen God" on their album
Only (1993).
T
Tattoo
Dave has a lot of these.
Tibetan Freedom Festival
Music festival in support of Tibet gaining independence from P.R. China. The
Red Hot Chili Peppers performed at the first festival held
in San Francisco, California over two days; the Peppers performed on June 16, 1996.
Trust No One
Dave's motto/philosophy which is also tattooed on his hip. It is also the title of his debut
album under his own imprint,
Spread Entertainment, Inc. The original
title of the album was to be
Unicorns & Rainbows: The Pelican.
U
Ugly Meets the People
A short film by Robert Sobul in 1995 starring
Michael Angelos.
Dave and Chad Smith composed the soundtrack as part of their
Honeymoon Stich collaborations. Bits of the soundtrack have
reportedly made their way in some incarnation on Dave's album
Trust No
One.
Unicorn
Mythical creature that has become the mascot of the
Spread project as
they represent to Dave all the things his life has not been comprised of. The Spread
logo by
Tim Jacobus contains a
unicorn head.
Uptown Girls
2003 film in which Dave has a small role as "Rock Star".
V
Van Halen
Cited influence of Dave, (especially guitarist Eddie Van Halen).
Velvet Underground
Cited influence of Dave, (especially vocalist/guitarist
Lou Reed).
Dave has covered their songs with
Jane's Addiction on their
debut album ("Rock & Roll" from
Loaded), guesting with
Siouxsie and the Banshees during the
Lollapalooza tour ("All Tomorrow's Parties" off the album
The Velvet Underground and Nico), the
Red Hot Chili Peppers tour, and with
Spread ("Venus in Furs" off the album
The
Velvet Underground and Nico).
W
Warhol, Andy
Favorite artist of Dave--he owns a couple of his prints.
The Who
Dave with
Spread covered "Sparks" off the album
Tommy which was not released.
Woodstock
Music festival held over three days in New York in 1969. Second incarnation was the 25th
anniversary held in 1994 and included such performers as the
Red Hot Chili Peppers (performed on August 14) and
Porno For Pyros. This is often credited as Dave's first live
performance with the Peppers.
X
X-Ray
Something Dave had done on his arm after he hurt it in 1998. Nothing serious, he still rocks!
Y
Yamaha Guitars
Manufacturers of Dave's signature model acoustic guitar, the LL6DN.
Z
Zoo
I think Dave has been to the zoo. He has definitely been to the circus. Yes, X and Z are
filler.
