Trust No One (Dave Navarro album)


Trust No One is the debut solo album by Jane's Addiction and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro, released on June 19, 2001 on Capitol.
In 2009, Navarro stated: "I did a solo record where I did everything and toured, and as great as an experience as that was, it’s not what I want to do full time. It’s a mind fuck. I don’t dig it. It’s something I do once in a while and I certainly intend to do it again, but I’m much better suited to be part of an ensemble."

Background and release

Navarro recorded an album in 1998 under the name "Spread",, playing the majority of instruments. After learning the name was in use by a band, he opted to release it under his own.
The style and theme of the album are very dark, revolving around events taking place in Navarro's life at the time. Many songs talk about the growing loneliness of the rock star lifestyle and the messy divorce he had experienced.
The album's title may also have originated with the murder of his mother when Navarro was a teenager. "I shut my eyes to how precious life is," he said, "and instead I grew to believe that nobody could be trusted."
Drummer Matt Chamberlain plays on all songs bar "Very Little Daylight" and parts of "Sunny Day", with drums by Roy Mayorga of Stone Sour, and "Not for Nothing", with drums by Navarro's Jane's Addiction bandmate Stephen Perkins.
"Everything" contains a sample of "The Sporting Life" by Diamanda Galás and John Paul Jones, from the album of the same name.
The opening "Rexall" was the first single, complemented by a music video directed by Honey. It was named after a drugstore in Los Angeles where his parents met. The video for the second single, "Hungry", starred Carmen Electra and was directed by Chris Robinson. Both tracks found moderate success upon release; however, the video for "Rexall" was pulled from airplay after the September 11 attacks, due to its depictions of towers falling in a city.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Navarro, except where noted.
  1. "Rexall" – 3:58
  2. "Hungry" – 3:33
  3. "Sunny Day" – 4:46
  4. "Mourning Son" – 4:03
  5. "Everything" – 4:31
  6. "Not for Nothing" – 5:28
  7. "Avoiding the Angel" – 4:26
  8. "Very Little Daylight" – 4:11
  9. "Venus in Furs" – 4:29
  10. "Slow Motion Sickness" – 5:29

    B-sides

  11. "Easy Girl" – 5:09
  12. "Somebody Else" – 3:35
  13. "The Bed" – 4:26

    Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.
Musicians
Production