Peter DiStefano’s Lifetime of Tales: Porno For Pyros are Still Going Strong with Memories of Carlos Santana’s Blessing

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   “I remember running over to Carlos Santana and asking him to bless my pick to allow me to cross through the portal of his powers”: Porno for Pyros are NOT over – but Peter DiStefano already has a lifetime of tales from the band

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   When Porno for Pyros – Perry Farrell’s mistress outside of Jane’s Addiction – regrouped in 2022, they confirmed their return with the new track Pete’s Dad. Fans of the group’s alt-meets-funk-meets-jazz mix hoped big things were ahead for vocalist Farrell, drummer Stephen Perkins, bassist Mike Watt and guitarist Peter DiStefano.

   But much to everyone’s surprise, at the end of 2023 original bassist Martyn LeNoble, who’d come back into the fold, departed once again, leaving the band to announce a farewell road trip called the Horns, Thorns en Halos tour.

   Hold on to your hat, though – DiStefano, one of the few guitarists who’s managed to capture Farrell’s attention beyond Dave Navarro, tells Guitar World there’s been a change of plans.

   “When we made the announcement, we thought, ‘We’re going to do this. Let’s put an end to this great band, and we can do it on our terms,’” the guitarist and movie score writer says. “For the longest time, because of how it ended back then, it felt unfinished, so this was our chance.

   “But then Perry and I were sitting together, and we just started crying our eyes out. Perry said, ‘No, it’s not the end; we’ve got to do more.’ And I said, ‘Okay, great. Let’s do it.’ So, it’s not the end. We’re back together, and we’re going to do more. I found this out 15 minutes before this call.”

   And so, for now, at least, it seems that DiStefano will have a chance to add to the band’s legacy, which includes two standout records in Porno for Pyros (1993) and Good God’s Urge (1996). Time will tell how that shakes out – but regardless, he’ll be by Farrell’s side until the end.

   How did you first meet Perry Farrell?

   “I had lived around Santa Monica, California, in my little surf band K-38, which had a single called For Those Who Listen. That didn’t do much, but I kept getting deeper into music. I had been childhood friends with bassist Eric Avery, and when he ended up in Jane’s Addiction, I got to know Perry.”

   And how did Porno for Pyros form?

   “Perry lived with a guy called Greg Lampkin, who – God rest his soul – heard my playing and was like, ‘Hey, Peter would be cool for your stuff.’ Perry was like, ‘Yeah, maybe he would… let’s go on a surfing trip and see.’

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