STEPHEN PERKINS
Name: Stephen Perkins
Birth name: Stephen Andrew Perkins
Born: 13 September 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Stephen Andrew Perkins (born September 13, 1967) is an American musician and
songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he is most famous as one of the
founding members, in 1985, of the former rock band Jane's Addiction.
Following the dissolution of Jane's Addiction, Perkins, a native of Los Angeles,
continued to play with frontman Perry Farrell in the rock band Porno for Pyros.
His own project is called Banyan and in the 1990s he was involved in Lil' Pit
with Mike Watt. In 1992, he appeared as percussion player on Rage Against the
Machine's self-titled first album and in 1992, he contributed percussion to the
Red Hot Chili Peppers song "One Big Mob" on their album One Hot Minute (Fellow
Jane's Addiction member Dave Navarro was the guitarist of the Chili Peppers
during the making of that album.) Perkins also played drums on Nine Inch Nails
album The Downward Spiral on the track "I Do Not Want This".
In addition to Banyan, Perkins is currently working with ex-Jane's Addiction
guitarist Dave Navarro, bass player Chris Chaney (bass player on the final Jane's
Addiction studio album Strays) and singer/guitarist Steve Isaacs on a new
project, entitled The Panic Channel.
Perkins was also involved with members of Suicidal Tendencies in their
Infectious Grooves side project, as well as Hellride, a Los Angeles-based
Stooges cover band.
His drum style is considered to be exotic because of polyrhythms and African
elements.
Name: Stephen Perkins
Birth name: Stephen Andrew Perkins
Born: 13 September 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Stephen Andrew Perkins (born September 13, 1967) is an American musician and
songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he is most famous as one of the
founding members, in 1985, of the former rock band Jane's Addiction.
Following the dissolution of Jane's Addiction, Perkins, a native of Los Angeles,
continued to play with frontman Perry Farrell in the rock band Porno for Pyros.
His own project is called Banyan and in the 1990s he was involved in Lil' Pit
with Mike Watt. In 1992, he appeared as percussion player on Rage Against the
Machine's self-titled first album and in 1992, he contributed percussion to the
Red Hot Chili Peppers song "One Big Mob" on their album One Hot Minute (Fellow
Jane's Addiction member Dave Navarro was the guitarist of the Chili Peppers
during the making of that album.) Perkins also played drums on Nine Inch Nails
album The Downward Spiral on the track "I Do Not Want This".
In addition to Banyan, Perkins is currently working with ex-Jane's Addiction
guitarist Dave Navarro, bass player Chris Chaney (bass player on the final Jane's
Addiction studio album Strays) and singer/guitarist Steve Isaacs on a new
project, entitled The Panic Channel.
Perkins was also involved with members of Suicidal Tendencies in their
Infectious Grooves side project, as well as Hellride, a Los Angeles-based
Stooges cover band.
His drum style is considered to be exotic because of polyrhythms and African
elements.