Why Your Favorite Bands Actually Disbanded

Published on 04/28/2021
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The Real-Life Substance Abuses Of Jane’s Addiction

Few bands can be awarded the title of ‘leading alternative rock promoter’, with Jane’s Addiction successfully bringing the genre into mainstream popularity. It was just past a year’s time when Ritual de lo habitual had reached double-platinum status that the band was plagued with addiction. Lollapalooza would be instated in 1991 while the group performed their swansong tour, which is an alternative rock music festival. 1997 saw the band come back together for a short while, and the original members would join hands once more in 2008.

The Real Life Substance Abuses Of Janes Addiction

The Real Life Substance Abuses Of Janes Addiction

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R.E.M. Became Fed Up With Songwriting

It is a sad thing when your passion becomes spoiled by the music industry. It was in 1997 that R.E.M.’s drummer, called Bill Berry, went his own way, and it would be years before the rest of the team hung up their instruments for the last time in 2011. Mike Wills, the band’s lead singer, eager to get away from the whole affair for some time, a sentiment that Peter Buck, guitarist, shared with Wills. R.E.M. would break many hearts when it announced its separation through its official website, stating that “calling it a day as a band” was the only way forward for the members.

REM Became Fed Up With Songwriting

REM Became Fed Up With Songwriting

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