Stephen Perkins @ the release of El Ritual de Jane's Addiction book in Chile
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:13 am
by parklife03
Hi everyone! As some of you might remember, a few days ago I announced that I was going to host a release of my book in Santiago de Chile, with two Chilean journalists (I'm from Argentina; so I flew down to Chile for this).
But there was more than that: since July I had been talking with Stephen Perkins, to have him at the event. He was going to perform a drum clinic the following day in Santiago, so we scheduled this book presentation around that.
It was an amazing evening. We both got to Santiago with delayed flights, so we had to run. I picked him up at his hotel and we went to the event.
When we got there, Stephen not only appeared (as a surprise for the audience!) and spoke for two hours, but he also did a drum mini-show. At the end, I gave him an award to recognize his drumming and his involvement in the book.
He had an amazing predisposition and it was surreal. I'm really grateful.
Awesome. Did Stephen mention if there are any future plans?
No, but he said that having someone writing a book like this, living so far away from the band, lighted their sparkle to do some things. Maybe shows, but I don't think a new record
Re: Stephen Perkins @ the release of El Ritual de Jane's Addiction book in Chile
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:45 pm
by parklife03
Oh, and here is a full video of the songs he played in Chile:
01. Stop! (Jane's Addiction)
02. Cursed Female (Porno For Pyros)
03. Mountain Song (Jane's Addiction)
04. Pets (Porno For Pyros)
05. Been Caught Stealing (Jane's Addiction)
06. Dogs Rule The Night (Porno For Pyros)
He also did some jams, talking and improvisations.
Re: Stephen Perkins @ the release of El Ritual de Jane's Addiction book in Chile
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:26 pm
by perkana
Man, I can't believe he went to Mexico City while I was there and missed it
Wonder if I will ever meet him?
Re: Stephen Perkins @ the release of El Ritual de Jane's Addiction book in Chile
I know and I follow him EVERYWHERE. I'm disappointed in myself, too.
Fucken good. You should be. :)
Re: Stephen Perkins @ the release of El Ritual de Jane's Addiction book in Chile
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:03 am
by parklife03
Aaaaand here's the full video recording of the book presentation with Stephen. Some bits are in Spanish obviously, but he talks a lot and tell amazing stories (some of which I didn't know about). I really recommend it.
After that -not included in the video-, he played drums (part of that is in the first post) and then we both signed books.