Dave Navarro

David Michael Dave Navarro is an American guitarist, singersongwriter, and actor. He is best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Janes Addiction and as a former member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers . He also released one solo album Trust No One . Navarro has also been a member of the Janes Addiction spinoff bands, Deconstruction and The Panic Channel. Allmusics Greg Prato described him as one of alternative rocks first true guitar heroes, with an eclectic playing style that merges heavy metal, psychedelia, and modern rock.

Navarro was born in Santa Monica, California, to James Raul Navarro and Constance Colleen Hopkins. Navarros paternal grandparents were Mexican immigrants. His mother Constance Navarro was murdered by former boyfriend, John Riccardi, in March 1983. Riccardi was arrested in 1991, thanks to a viewer tip after Riccardi was featured on the television series, Americas Most Wanted. During his appearance in Americas Most Wanted in 2004, Navarro stated that he was supposed to visit and stay with his mother on the night of her murder but at the last minute stayed with his father.

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