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Stephen Andrew Perkins (September 13, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he currently plays with Jane's Addiction (1986-present) and Hellflower.
Following the dissolution of Jane's Addiction, Perkins continued to play with frontman
Perry Farrell in the rock band
Porno for Pyros. He also has a solo project called
Banyan, and in the 1990s was involved in
Lil' Pit with
Mike Watt. In 1992, he appeared as percussionist on Rage Against the Machine's "Know Your Enemy" and in 1995, 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 for the Chili Peppers during the making of that album). Perkins also played drums on the
Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral on the track "I Do Not Want This". In addition to
Banyan, Perkins worked with
Jane's Addiction guitarist
Dave Navarro,
Jane's Addiction bass player
Chris Chaney and singer/guitarist
Steve Isaacs on a project entitled
The Panic Channel from 2004 until 2007. 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.
Jane's Addiction reunited and played at the NME Awards in April 2008, and have since played a few club shows.
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