Jani Lane remembered for his turn as a singer-songwriter in Warrant
(Read article summary)Jani Lane, the hair-metal icon, passed away on Aug. 12. Fans of Jani Lane are reliving his songs Friday.
Jani Lane, best known as the lead singer for the hair-metal band Warrant, was found dead in a Los Angeles motel room on Aug. 12. The cause of death is unknown.
The Los Angeles Times recalls his Hollywood rise to fame:
"Lane and Warrant rose on the Sunset Strip circuit in the mid-1980s alongside kindred spirits Guns N' Roses, but, ironically, one of their early fans was funk singer Prince, who tried to sign the band to his Paisley Park imprint. The band ultimately signed with Columbia Records, and the label delivered.
They rode a wave of success through the early '90s. Lane parted ways with the band in 1993; grunge had replaced metal on the rock charts, and the band's hits stopped coming. But he and Warrant reconciled a few times over the years for concerts."
