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Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery will reconvene with his former bandmates when they give their one-off reunion performance at the NME Awards on Tuesday in Los Angeles, it was announced Tuesday.

As previously reported, the legendary alternative-rock band will receive the Godlike Genius Award at the event and play three songs during the ceremony. This will be the first time since 1991 that Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Avery have played together on the same stage.

Avery had some thoughts on the reunion, which he shared in a press release:

"I've chosen to reject the prospects of reuniting in the past for personal and philosophical reasons," said the Jane's bassist, who recently released his first solo album, Help Wanted. "I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around."

Avery is also an avid blogger. Read more about his thoughts on reuniting with Jane's and his new album at EricAvery.blogspot.com.


(Check out Leah Cevoli's story on Jane's Addiction.)