As Farrell says in his lawsuit, the history of Jane's Addiction has been peppered with "well-documented" antagonism between its "original" members, who settled in as the lineup in 1986, a year after the band was founded. That antagonism is clear in both complaints, which were reviewed by The Times.

"History will remember the band as suffering a swift and painful death at the hands of Farrell’s unprovoked anger and complete lack of self-control," the suit said.

Lead singer Perry Farrell and the other three band members of Jane's Addiction have filed competing legal complaints against each other.