Jani Lane, Lead Singer of Warrant, Dies at 47

Avatard · 08-12-2011, 08:19 PM

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/12/...nt-dies-at-47/

The glam-band wailer will be remembered for his wild hair and wilder personality.

Lane, who provided lead vocals/screams for glam rock band Warrant, was found dead in a California hotel room Thursday evening. According to TMZ, Lane's body was discovered "unresponsive" at the Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, Calif., around 5:30 p.m. No cause of death was immediately released, but law enforcement officials told the Los Angeles Times that alcohol and prescription drugs were found near Lane's body in the motel room.

As frontman of Warrant in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Lane penned the group's biggest hit, “Cherry Pie,” released in 1990. He joined the hair-metal band in 1986 and was infamous for his revolving-door attitude in fronting the band: he left in 1993, rejoined in 1994, and quit again in 2004. But his success with Warrant is indisputable. Lane wrote five top 40 hits for the band, whose albums notched up sales of more than 8 million albums.

(LIST: 30 Best Music Videos)

A heavier and seemingly downtrodden Lane appeared on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club in 2005 to clean up his act. A photo surfaced in 2008 featuring Lane prominently as Warrant's lead singer, but within months, he was off the roster once again. In his later years he was known to have a slew of alcohol-related issues. In 2010, he was jailed for 120 days after receiving two DUIs in just over one year.

The blond, leather-loving Lane was born John Kennedy Oswald in Akron, Ohio. He found a penchant for the drums at an early age, but his energy and good looks pushed up toward the microphone. He headed to Los Angeles in 1983 at the age of 19 to pursue stardom.

And stardom he indeed found. As he writes on-stage antics put a smile on our face ten miles wide. Relive (and rock out to) his greatest legacy, "Cherry Pie."

And, how one gets there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1xpknCHCQ

Fame claims another victim.

KSGregman · 08-12-2011, 08:37 PM

Fame? Victim?

Please.....I thought it was his stubborn refusal to lay off the alcohol and drugs that did him in.

Sorry....I don't waste much time mourning junkies.

Avatard · 08-12-2011, 08:42 PM

Gee, I have no idea what drove him to drink.

Maybe it was the Cherry Pie?

Gee, ya think? How'd you like it if the most insignificant thing you wrote went on to fucking define you?

I guess unless you're an artist, you don't actually fucking get that, do you?

Homeslice · 08-12-2011, 08:46 PM

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The blond, leather-loving Lane was born John Kennedy Oswald in Akron, Ohio. He found a penchant for the drums at an early age, but his energy and good looks pushed up toward the microphone. He headed to Los Angeles in 1983 at the age of 19 to pursue stardom.

Good looks? lol

Maybe Winger's lead singer, but him?

KSGregman · 08-12-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

blah blah blah rationalizing...blah blah blah...excuse making...blah blah blah....I guess unless you're an artist, you don't actually fucking get that, do you?

Whatevah.

NO sympathy...NONE....for people too stupid or too weak to NOT start down that road to begin with.

101lifts2 · 08-13-2011, 04:03 AM

I like Warrant....they put out some good tunes.

Ah yes...the coke will due the heart in and the alcohol the liver. It's the price for glory I guess.

Maybe he had some Blind Faith in the almightly..

101lifts2 · 08-13-2011, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KSGregman

Whatevah.

NO sympathy...NONE....for people too stupid or too weak to NOT start down that road to begin with.

Let's show a little compassion. I know..I know it's hard..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNoJ9YHtqq0&ob=av2e

Particle Man · 08-13-2011, 07:17 AM

Damn. RIP.

tommymac · 08-13-2011, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Good looks? lol

Maybe Winger's lead singer, but him?

I think he was banging that chick in the video for a while too. Back then you didnt have to be good looking, throw on some leather pants, have big hair and be in a band and you got laid

Homeslice · 08-13-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

I think he was banging that chick in the video for a while too. Back then you didnt have to be good looking, throw on some leather pants, have big hair and be in a band and you got laid

Yeah, to women, banging someone famous is even better than banging someone who's actually attractive.

Hell, I bet even Autograph got laid.....check out their "Turn up the radio" vid and you'll see what scrubs they were.

Now, Winger's lead singer (forgot his name).........that guy had both talent and looks. You go onto any of their Youtube vids, you'll see tons of chicks talking about how hot he was. He did have the "classic" male facial features.

08-12-2011, 08:19 PM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Jani Lane, Lead Singer of Warrant, Dies at 47 http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/12/...nt-dies-at-47/ The glam-band wailer will be remembered for his wild hair and wilder personality. Lane, who provided lead vocals/screams for glam rock band Warrant, was found dead in a California hotel room Thursday evening. According to TMZ, Lane's body was discovered "unresponsive" at the Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, Calif., around 5:30 p.m. No cause of death was immediately released, but law enforcement officials told the Los Angeles Times that alcohol and prescription drugs were found near Lane's body in the motel room. As frontman of Warrant in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Lane penned the group's biggest hit, “Cherry Pie,” released in 1990. He joined the hair-metal band in 1986 and was infamous for his revolving-door attitude in fronting the band: he left in 1993, rejoined in 1994, and quit again in 2004. But his success with Warrant is indisputable. Lane wrote five top 40 hits for the band, whose albums notched up sales of more than 8 million albums. (LIST: 30 Best Music Videos) A heavier and seemingly downtrodden Lane appeared on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club in 2005 to clean up his act. A photo surfaced in 2008 featuring Lane prominently as Warrant's lead singer, but within months, he was off the roster once again. In his later years he was known to have a slew of alcohol-related issues. In 2010, he was jailed for 120 days after receiving two DUIs in just over one year. The blond, leather-loving Lane was born John Kennedy Oswald in Akron, Ohio. He found a penchant for the drums at an early age, but his energy and good looks pushed up toward the microphone. He headed to Los Angeles in 1983 at the age of 19 to pursue stardom. And stardom he indeed found. As he writes on-stage antics put a smile on our face ten miles wide. Relive (and rock out to) his greatest legacy, "Cherry Pie." And, how one gets there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1xpknCHCQ Fame claims another victim. __________________ Insert free thought here.

08-12-2011, 08:42 PM	#3
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Gee, I have no idea what drove him to drink. Maybe it was the Cherry Pie? Gee, ya think? How'd you like it if the most insignificant thing you wrote went on to fucking define you? I guess unless you're an artist, you don't actually fucking get that, do you? __________________ Insert free thought here.

08-13-2011, 04:03 AM	#6
101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	I like Warrant....they put out some good tunes. Ah yes...the coke will due the heart in and the alcohol the liver. It's the price for glory I guess. Maybe he had some Blind Faith in the almightly.. __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

08-12-2011, 08:37 PM	#2
KSGregman Get Fit...or Get OUT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KS Moto: 07 M109-R Posts: 1,993	Fame? Victim? Please.....I thought it was his stubborn refusal to lay off the alcohol and drugs that did him in. Sorry....I don't waste much time mourning junkies.

08-13-2011, 07:17 AM	#8
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Damn. RIP.