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Last Updated: February 9, 2010 4:53 PM




Former WARRANT Singer JANI LANE Arrested For DUI - June 18, 2009
TMZ.com reports that former WARRANT singer Jani Lane — who has claimed in recent interviews that he has been "sober" since last summer — was arrested last night (Wednesday, June 17) in Los Angeles for a misdemeanor DUI traffic accident.

According to the police, Lane was involved in a small fender bender in the Woodland Hills area at around 9:30 p.m. Lane allegedly hit a parked car and when cops arrived at the scene, he showed signs of intoxication.

No one was injured in the incident.

The 45-year-old singer was arrested and taken to LAPD's Van Nuys division where he was booked for a misdemeanor and is being held on $30,000 bail.

You can view Lane's arrest/booking details by entering his first and last name on the web site of The Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department.

When asked in a May 18, 2009 interview with "The Johnny Dare Morning Show" how he managed to "get straight," Jani replied, "It's just a matter of deciding you're done, in my opinion. I mean, that probably oversimplifies it, but really, really and truly you have to go, 'You know what? I'm done with this. I don't like feeling like this, I don't like living like this.' And it's also nice to get the creativity back, which is impossible to flow when you're unconscious."

Lane originally left WARRANT in 2002 to pursue a solo career. He released a solo album, "Back Down to One", in 2003, but shortly after was admitted to a rehab center for alcohol and drug-related exhaustion. He also appeared on VH1's reality series "Celebrity Fit Club".

Fan-filmed video footage of Jani Lane's May 30, 2009 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be viewed below.

Lane's new solo band consists of the following musicians:

Jani Lane (WARRANT) - Vocals
Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT)- Guitar
James Kottak (SCORPIONS, KINGDOM COME) - Drums
Kevin Baldes (LIT) - Bass
Shawn Zavodney (WARRANT) - Keyboards, Backing Vocals

WARRANT announced in September 2008 that it was splitting with Jani Lane six months after the band first reunited with the troubled vocalist. "From the beginning of our reunion talks to the last note of our last show together in Houston [on August 31 at the Rock The Bayou festival], we have had nothing but good intentions of bringing a quality original WARRANT show to our fans and friends," the group explained in a statement. He has since been replaced by Robert Mason (LYNCH MOB, CRY OF LOVE, BIG COCK).



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COMMENT | Good grief
posted by : THRASHMONGER
6/18/2009 9:05:25 AM

Stay there.

COMMENT | ..
posted by : Pod
6/18/2009 9:20:40 AM

The fact people pay MONEY to see these washed up hacks is mind boggling.

COMMENT |
posted by : scruffman
6/18/2009 9:21:04 AM

what a DAMBASS!!!!

COMMENT | Good God!
posted by : Suckasstro
6/18/2009 9:24:03 AM

Irresponsible behavior? FROM ONE OF THE INFALLIBLE SUPERMEN FROM THE 80'S?!?!?! *drops monocle*

COMMENT | ^^^^^
posted by : rous
6/18/2009 9:37:29 AM

AWESOME!

COMMENT |
posted by : Nespithe
6/18/2009 9:39:07 AM

Bori,

Can we get a mugshot of the "down boy?"

COMMENT |
posted by : Aces_High99
6/18/2009 9:42:09 AM

This guy is a fucking train wreck. It's really sad.

COMMENT | He joins...
posted by : lundtheconqueror
6/18/2009 9:44:47 AM

....a long list of guys who had it all, and blew/lost it!

This often repeated story is getting old.

COMMENT | Bad Joke
posted by : MuseumOfFear
6/18/2009 10:04:44 AM

Will there be a "Warrant" out for his arrest?

Sorry, but one bad joke deserves another.

COMMENT | "Drops monocle"
posted by : MetalPause
6/18/2009 10:12:26 AM

LMFAO-worthy!!!!

COMMENT | MuseumOfFear
posted by : scary mary
6/18/2009 10:24:31 AM

hahahahah
you made my day
nice one!

COMMENT | What I find more amazing....
posted by : dosemeter
6/18/2009 10:45:24 AM

...is that I'm on a website that has no problem posting a story about Jani Lane on the same page as a Goatwhore CD review.
Willy Wonka-ish.

COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
6/18/2009 10:48:43 AM

That sucks hope Jani can change his ways.

COMMENT | Awwwww...
posted by : grumpy1
6/18/2009 10:51:36 AM

What a tool!!

COMMENT |
posted by : Fani Dilth
6/18/2009 11:00:25 AM

Jani Lane and Ryan Leaf should develop a reality series titled "I had It All and Blew It" or just simplify the title into one word...

Losers




COMMENT | Loser
posted by : jeffgq
6/18/2009 11:08:23 AM

i bet he is still extremely pissed off at Nirvana and Alice In Chains for shattering his career into a million fucking pieces!

COMMENT | Enough
posted by : rr00
6/18/2009 11:17:40 AM

I am sick of Jani's lies to the media about being clean.

I am even more sick of hearing about him.

This man is a father to a young girl.

She might be better off if he just died.


COMMENT | You can do it...
posted by : Hubs
6/18/2009 11:20:13 AM

come on Jani get your act together. Lose some weight get into better shape stop drinking and driving and write some cool tunes like you did on the Saints of the Underground cd.

COMMENT |
posted by : The Grand Wizard
6/18/2009 11:34:53 AM

well... if there is a silver lining it's that he didn't kill anyone like the footballplayer.... whats his name Donte Stallworth... Get your act together Jani! You have a legion of fans that want you to climb upon the stage and perform those old hits like Cherry Pie and Heaven! T-Boner is counting on you!

COMMENT | Johnny dare sucks!
posted by : kcrocks
6/18/2009 11:38:50 AM

Johnny Dare needs to stop doing interviews with these lame, washed-up singers of the past and bring back Super Dongman!!!!!

COMMENT | A rumor
posted by : The Bishop
6/18/2009 12:23:01 PM

I heard Jani thought the jail cell was really Uncle Tom's Cabin where the Down Boys go.



COMMENT |
posted by : aquanet&spandex
6/18/2009 12:35:42 PM

I SAW RED (and blue sirens behind me)

COMMENT |
posted by : mgreve
6/18/2009 12:41:40 PM

He sounds better than Don Dokken. I know that is not saying much, but I had to throw that out there. And why in the hell would you want to stop dinking anyways???

COMMENT | DD
posted by : BSlash24
6/18/2009 12:45:22 PM

who doesn't sound better than Don Dokken? Was Jani wearing his pretty white leather suit & white cowboy booties?

COMMENT | BOOYEAH!!!!
posted by : destructivesounds
6/18/2009 1:21:36 PM



He's a bona fide, old-school, alcoholic which is not funny. He needs a lot of treatment and therapy. This makes him a tortured soul and "performer".


I wish him the best and think he'll realize that his drinking is probably behind all of his fuck ups.

COMMENT | sad
posted by : WhiteRatt
6/18/2009 2:15:02 PM

how some guys just can't get the monkey off their back

COMMENT | no joke
posted by : BSlash24
6/18/2009 2:31:53 PM

there is a pay back for "selling your soul", churning out the next line of hair metal, a ballad & cheesy video rocker...there was a big backlash to the phoneyness of it all & Some aren't handling it well...how did JBonJovi come out unscathed? He was just as bad.

COMMENT |
posted by : dreamwarrior22
6/18/2009 2:31:53 PM

I was at the M3 Rock Fest and Jani was absolutely LIT the entire show. He was pounding delicious ice cold beers on stage. its pathetic that he tells everyone hes sober. I doubt this DUI will even be a wake-up call for him.

COMMENT |
posted by : Mr Maiden
6/18/2009 8:14:51 PM

According to the police, Lane was involved in a small fender bender in the Woodland Hills area at around 10:30 p.m. Lane allegedly hit a parked car and when cops arrived at the scene, he showed signs of intoxication


He should be gratefull, that was his first hit in 20 years!!!!

COMMENT | sad story
posted by : YngwiesDonutBaker
6/18/2009 10:53:44 PM

its not funny cause he's a person.
to get clean, one really must want it.

bill ward should have a sit down with jani. if bill ward could get sober, then anyone can.

COMMENT | Wonder what his alch level was
posted by : heltorne
6/19/2009 1:30:43 AM

He's a dumbass indeed, though he weights 185 pounds and is 6 foot 1 ?, not sure what all the fat bastard comments are about, that's considered fairly skinny.

COMMENT | First hit in 20 years
posted by : the trooper 666
6/19/2009 3:37:32 AM

Totally fucking funny. Thanks Mr. Maiden. And the guy that called Jani "one of the best songwriters of the late '80s/early '90s,": I think you may have had a bit too much to drink yourself

COMMENT | heltorne
posted by : The Return of the of the Revenge of the Son of Zodiac D
6/19/2009 1:11:40 PM

skinny? his body mass index would be 24.4. at 25 youre considered overweight. ok, so he may not be truly "fat" but he's way closer to fat than skinny.

COMMENT | good point
posted by : heltorne
6/19/2009 5:09:44 PM

Yeah you're right, not actually skinny but skinny compared to alot of these people I see everywhere in American anyways. That dude needs help badly. I never understood the whole alcoholic thing, I have my times where I get wasted but on a normal basis I'm not that anxious to feel tired, lazy and forgot half the night, it's a fun thing every few months hahaha

COMMENT |
posted by : PAKISSFAN
6/19/2009 7:27:26 PM

I was at the M3 festival and his performance was pretty good. He was even running through the crowd. However he did knock back a beer right around the beginning of his set. At least his vocals have held up better than Vince Neil's



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