Justin Ormont · CC BY 3.0

Perry Farrell fronted Jane's Addiction, whose fusion of punk, metal, and psychedelia through the 1980s helped define the emerging alternative-rock scene and earned him the nickname 'Godfather of Alternative Music.' As the band's 1991 farewell tour, he founded Lollapalooza, which grew from a one-off send-off into an enduring annual festival, and later led Porno for Pyros and a string of solo projects.