By Daneel Andersson
David Michael Navarro was born on 7 July, 1967, in Santa Monica, California. His childhood life came under a cloud when his parents separated while he was only 7 years old. Among all the tremors in his personal life, he started playing guitar at the early age of 7 after getting inspiration from the rock legend Jimi Hendrix.
The tragic murder of his mother and aunt had a lasting impact on his life and he moved in with his father. Incidentally, the murderer of his mother was caught with the aid of T.V. show America's Most Wanted and Dave remained one of the prime witnesses of the persecution of the murderer. His cousin Dan Navarro supported him and helped him grasp the basics of playing guitar. Dave created his first band in High school with Stephen Perkins, one of the founders of Jane's Addiction. It was Perkins who paved the way for Navarro to join Jane's Addiction in 1986 as the leading guitarist.
His time with this band was a roller coaster ride, at first, exposing Dave with instant fame and fortune, but subsequently he fell for drugs that eventually ended his journey with the band in 1991. Later he joined Eric Avery, to form 'Deconstuction', but the effort lasted only one album due to divergences. in 1993, after the departure of John frusciante, Dave joined Red Hot Chili Peppers for one album until he returned back to Jane's Addiction in the Jane's Relapse tour bringing with him Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Michael Balzary "Flea".
Navarro's different style of song writing and his approach towards life was leading to constant disturbances to his time in Jane's Addiction. Once when he arrived at a rehearsal under the use of drugs and fell down, that turned out to be the end of the road for him. In his next four years he played music with several solo singers and bands including Marilyn Mansen, Trent Reznor, Christiana Aguilera, Nancy Raygun and he also featured in the song 'Guns N Roses' for 'End of Days'. Finally in June 2001 Dave released his first solo album 'Trust No One'.
Like Dave's music career his personal relationships have also been unstable with three unsuccessful marriages. In 1990, his first marriage took place with make-up artist Tania Goddard and in 1994 he got married to Rhian Gittins. After two abortive efforts, in 2003, he bonded himself in relationship with famous model and actress Carmen Electra. But the pattern continued and both of them announced their divorce in 2006 to the Star Magazine.
In 2002, Dave continued his work with Jane's Addiction and accompanied the band with their world tours. While aiding other musicians in their work, in 2005, Dave started to host a reality show Rock Star: INXS and also featured in the next season Rock Star: Supernova. In 2006, Dave Navarro started to produce music with The Panic Channel that included his mates Stephen Perkins, Steve Isaacs and Chris Chaney.
Soon after Dave initiated his own radio station named Speed Radio Live where he co-hosts shows. In 2007, Dave stated that he wanted to use the internet to support emerging artists and prefers this media due to lack of censorship. Along the way Dave has been doing non-music work such as writing reviews, columns and making several appearances in comedy shows and documentaries. The music career of Dave Navarro has truly been a roller coaster ride just like his personal life, he has played with several bands and artists but has never strayed from is own style and continues to produce quality work.
David Michael Navarro was born on 7 July, 1967, in Santa Monica, California. His childhood life came under a cloud when his parents separated while he was only 7 years old. Among all the tremors in his personal life, he started playing guitar at the early age of 7 after getting inspiration from the rock legend Jimi Hendrix.
The tragic murder of his mother and aunt had a lasting impact on his life and he moved in with his father. Incidentally, the murderer of his mother was caught with the aid of T.V. show America's Most Wanted and Dave remained one of the prime witnesses of the persecution of the murderer. His cousin Dan Navarro supported him and helped him grasp the basics of playing guitar. Dave created his first band in High school with Stephen Perkins, one of the founders of Jane's Addiction. It was Perkins who paved the way for Navarro to join Jane's Addiction in 1986 as the leading guitarist.
His time with this band was a roller coaster ride, at first, exposing Dave with instant fame and fortune, but subsequently he fell for drugs that eventually ended his journey with the band in 1991. Later he joined Eric Avery, to form 'Deconstuction', but the effort lasted only one album due to divergences. in 1993, after the departure of John frusciante, Dave joined Red Hot Chili Peppers for one album until he returned back to Jane's Addiction in the Jane's Relapse tour bringing with him Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Michael Balzary "Flea".
Navarro's different style of song writing and his approach towards life was leading to constant disturbances to his time in Jane's Addiction. Once when he arrived at a rehearsal under the use of drugs and fell down, that turned out to be the end of the road for him. In his next four years he played music with several solo singers and bands including Marilyn Mansen, Trent Reznor, Christiana Aguilera, Nancy Raygun and he also featured in the song 'Guns N Roses' for 'End of Days'. Finally in June 2001 Dave released his first solo album 'Trust No One'.
Like Dave's music career his personal relationships have also been unstable with three unsuccessful marriages. In 1990, his first marriage took place with make-up artist Tania Goddard and in 1994 he got married to Rhian Gittins. After two abortive efforts, in 2003, he bonded himself in relationship with famous model and actress Carmen Electra. But the pattern continued and both of them announced their divorce in 2006 to the Star Magazine.
In 2002, Dave continued his work with Jane's Addiction and accompanied the band with their world tours. While aiding other musicians in their work, in 2005, Dave started to host a reality show Rock Star: INXS and also featured in the next season Rock Star: Supernova. In 2006, Dave Navarro started to produce music with The Panic Channel that included his mates Stephen Perkins, Steve Isaacs and Chris Chaney.
Soon after Dave initiated his own radio station named Speed Radio Live where he co-hosts shows. In 2007, Dave stated that he wanted to use the internet to support emerging artists and prefers this media due to lack of censorship. Along the way Dave has been doing non-music work such as writing reviews, columns and making several appearances in comedy shows and documentaries. The music career of Dave Navarro has truly been a roller coaster ride just like his personal life, he has played with several bands and artists but has never strayed from is own style and continues to produce quality work.
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