ROCK singer Perry Farrell’s wife has come out to reveal the reason her husband punched band mate Dave Navarro.

The Jane’s Addiction singer lost his cool on stage and attacked Red Hot Chilli Peppers legend Navarro – sparking a brawl that drew the show to an abrupt end.

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Perry Farrell squares up to Dave Navarro during the Boston concert

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He whacks into Navarro, causing him to stumble backwards

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Navarro and a member of the crew try to restrain him

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Navarro appears baffled as Farrell continues to rant and rave

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Etty Lau Farrell and Perry Farrell pictured together in JanuaryCredit: Getty
Now Farrell’s wife Etty Lau has posted a lengthy statement on Instagram in defence of her husband, slamming his band mates.

She said her husband had been suffering from problems with his voice, and feeling his band mates were drowning him out with their instruments, “lost it”.

Farrell’s wife of 22 years said: “Clearly there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members.. the magic that made the band so dynamic.

“Perry’s frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band.

“Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night.

“But when the audience in the first row, started complaining up to Perry cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost it.”

She also said the band started playing Ocean before Farrell was ready and that he ended up “screaming just be to be heard”.

Lau said “Eric Avery won the fight”, after the bassist stepped in to restrain Farrell.

“While Dave was keeping Perry at arm’s length to de-escalate the situation…Eric walked up to Perry, upstage, in the dark, behind Dan, put Perry in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times.”

Lau said her husband was “a crazed beast for the next half an hour” and had a breakdown, crying backstage.

“Eric, well he either didn’t understand what deescalation meant or took advantage of the situation and got in a few cheap shots on Perry,” she added.

The footage shows Farrell shouting into his mic on stage before he screams at Navarro and appears to yell “F**k you!”, barging into him.

He then squares up to his band mate, as Navarro places a hand on his chest to try and hold him back.

As Farrell shouts in his face he lifts an arm and whacks Navarro’s hand away, causing him to stumble backwards.

Member of the backstage crew quickly rush towards the chaos and try to restrain Farrell.

The singer then doubles over and sinks to the floor, struggling against four men trying to hold him steady.

Navarro, still holding his guitar, calmly walks to the front of the stage – where the lights have now been dimmed – and places his instrument down.

He bends down to interact with fans as crew and bassist Eric Avery have to drag Farrell off stage.

Navarro looked baffled as Farrell squared up to him during the concert in Boston on Friday evening.

The band were playing hit song Ocean Days when Farrell attacked.

Fans said tensions were rising throughout the set list, with eyewitnesses recalling Farrell shouting at Navarro during Mountain Song.

The bust up caused the show to come to an abrupt end.

After Farrell was removed, Navarro, Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins gathered onstage and hugged one another.

They made peace signs and waved to the cheering crowds.

Jane’s Addiction is currently on their first tour in 15 years, due to stretch through until the middle of October.

Some loyal fans posted on social media about the disastrous performance, sharing fears it could be the end of the band.

One wrote “For sure that this was last day of J Addiction”.

“Well, looks like the band won’t be getting back together,” someone else said.

“That was wild. Kids, let this be a lesson…don’t do drugs and anger will eat you up inside.”

And someone else from the concert chimed in “I was there. The crowd was bemused. Half p****d the show ended early and half excited we may have seen the last Jane’s A show ever.”

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Crew members retrain Farrell in the background (L) as Navarro (R) talks to fans

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Farrell angrily screams into his mic

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Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Eric Avery perform with Jane’s Addiction at Pier 17 Rooftop on September 11, 2024 in New York CityCredit: Rex