# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/perry-farrell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:49:54.913Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/perry-farrell"
name: "Perry Farrell"
slug: "perry-farrell"
description: "Perry Farrell is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Farrell began his career with Psi Com in the early 1980s, before becoming the frontman of the band Jane's Addiction. Jane's Addiction quickly became a key act in the '80s Los Angeles music scene, blending punk, metal, and psychedelic rock to create a unique sound. Their daring live performances and experimental approach resonated with disillusioned youth, contributing to the rise of alternative music as a form of rebellion and self-expression, leading Farrell to be referred to as the \"Godfather of Alternative Music\"."
tagline: "American singer, songwriter and musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perry_Farrell_performing_with_Jane's_Addiction_at_BFD_2012.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1959-03-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           57.7
  momentum:             18.3714372809023
  historical:           17.347484
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/perryfarrell"
    handle:    "perryfarrell"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/perryfarrellofficial/"
    handle:    "perryfarrellofficial"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWmkEPoZM1mj6uOWuOsZs4Q"
    handle:    "UCWmkEPoZM1mj6uOWuOsZs4Q"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/perryfarrell"
    handle:    "perryfarrell"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268309/"
    handle:    "nm0268309"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DS5RPK5A2GQTucYlgsQdE"
    handle:    "2DS5RPK5A2GQTucYlgsQdE"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://perryfarrell.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "بيري فاريل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "بيرى فاريل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84"
    title: "پری فارل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8E%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8E%D9%84"
    title: "پێری فارێل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84"
    title: "پری فارل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%9C"
    title: "פרי פארל"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell"
    title: "Perry Farrell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%2C_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8"
    title: "Фаррелл, Перри"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/11e46b16-2f25-4783-ab32-25250befe84a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918838"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump