This day 12 Years Ago. RIP Jani Lane

His vocal talent and song writing was totally under rated. I think that Warrant peaked at the wrong time (1989-90) when the "hard rock" or "hair bands" was in decline. He could have been better if not for his personal demons.

Warrant as a whole band were very talented.

Uncle Tom's Cabin vocals are insane. RIP.

Wish he would have been prouder of Cherry Pie. It’s such a fun song to listen to. The lyrics are hilarious.

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I read her autobiography - the shite she hinted at towards the end about Jani being somehow abused/assaulted was like WTF

To me Lane wrote some of the best songs during that era.

I saw Red and Uncle Tom's Cabin are masterpieces.

I think about his death often and feel robbed of what could have been.

Interesting did ya know story from my good pal and Carondelet artist Steve Blaze.

He told me recently that years and years ago, mid 1980s, before Lillian Axe got signed to MCA, they were pitching to different labels and getting different degrees of interest. One big label loved Steve's look and his songs (he is LA's principal songwriter) but they had no interest in the rest of his bandmates. They had another band in Hollywood who they wanted the good looking, songwriting singer but not his band.

The proposition to Steve from that label was you and that singer put together a new band with your combined song catalog and we will sign you to a major, major deal IMMEDIATELY.

The singer was Jani Lane, and that label paid for the two of them to spend a three-day weekend together in California to meet, hangout, test each other's personal and professional co-existence chemistry, etc.

Steve said they got along great as simple, kind-hearted people, but they were oil and water in too many other regards. But what ultimately sealed their collective "no deal" response to that prospective label was it was apparent almost immediately each was too used to being chiefs of their tribe, and no tribe is going to truly work with two chiefs. That's paraphrasing Steve's words.

They went their separate ways and eventually got their own deals on their own terms. But as fans of both guys and their respective talents, I gotta, gotta ponder "what if."

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the shite she hinted at towards the end about Jani being somehow abused/assaulted was like WTF

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That may be true. I remember reading that somewhere (it's been too long) that during the height of his career, he got drugged and then raped by his manager or some record producer. Very disturbing.

I saw his last performance with Warrant in Houston. 2008. Rock the Bayou. Three day event where Astroworld used to be.

He was off. Way off. He was done. You could tell. He was an awesome vocalist and song writer. I had most all their albums at one point. Enjoyed all of them. RIP.

Was a great event though. Warrant, Kix, Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Queensryche, Slaughter, Dokken, Dangerous Toys, Faster Pussycat, and several more.

The lead singer and drummer of Dangerous Toys had seats. 10 or so rows from the stage where I was sitting. I didn't know who they were until someone asked them for an autograph. I got the singers autograph on a beer cup and $20 dollar bill.

Good times!!!

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That may be true. I remember reading that somewhere (it's been too long) that during the height of his career, he got drugged and then raped by his manager or some record producer. Very disturbing.

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She made it sound like it was in high school.