10 Rock Guitarists Who Were In Two Amazing Bands

10. Dave Navarro - Jane's Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers

Towards the end of the '80s, the sounds of rock were starting to get a lot funkier. With hair metal still in full swing, the alternative sounds from the underground were incorporating melodies that was as much indebted to James Brown as they were to AC/DC. Even though Jane's Addiction were at the forefront of the movement, Dave Navarro has the distinction of being in two of the most legendary funk rock acts of all time.

Without question, Jane's Addiction's work is where Navarro first cut his chops, but the constant creative differences and drug abuse amongst the members led them to breakup shortly after their album Ritual de Habitual. For a while, Navarro remained a free agent on the LA rock scene, with one brief stint where he was in talks to be one of the next guitarists in Guns N Roses. Just before he could settle into the hair metal groove, Navarro found another home in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who picked him up for their album One Hot Minute after losing foundational guitarist John Frusciante.

Though this is looked at as one of the low points in the Peppers' career, it's not at the expense of Navarro, whose wailing style gave the group a shot in the arm. While Jane's Addiction do pop up on occasion nowadays, Dave Navarro has remained one of the most eccentric free agents in the world of rock and roll.