Dave Navarro

Guitarist recalls experience that came years after he failed to show up for audition.

Moment takes place during Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction jam.

The Jane’s Addiction guitarist pleads with those who are struggling to allow situations to change: “I can tell you 100 percent that they do.”

Dave Navarro has posted a trailer for Mourning Son, an upcoming documentary about his mother's murder and his subsequent struggle to come to terms with her death.

Billy Idol, Dave Navarro and Guns N' Roses alumni Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke and Josh Freese are among the scheduled participants in an upcoming concert to benefit the Rhonda's Kiss foundation.

John Riccardi shot and killed Connie Hopkins Navarro when the guitarist was just 15.

One of the oldest men on California's death row has been given new life. John Riccardi, who was convicted in the 1983 killing of Dave Navarro's mother Connie, was taken off of a list of inmates scheduled for execution after a judge determined he was denied a fair trial.

Howard Stern and Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro lamented the lack of mystery in modern rock music this morning as the guitarist visited the King of All Media's studio to promote his band's new album 'The Great Escape Artist.'

Guitarist Dave Navarro has answered critics on his Facebook page who state that Jane's Addiction aren't the genuine article without original bassist Eric Avery in the lineup.

Between his masterful guitar licks and matinee-idol looks, Dave Navarro seems to have it all. But the Jane's Addiction guitarist has certainly had his share of magic highs and tragic lows during his fascinating life. In honor of his 44th birthday today (June 7), we offer up an 'Ocean Size' list of 10 Things You Didn't Know About Dave Navarro: