Dead at 47 Warrant Singer Jani Lane

 
Warrant is an American glam metal band from Hollywood, California. Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the term rock metal band, died in Los Angeles. He was 47th
Officer Sara wire, said the body was found Thursday in a hotel Lane Woodland Hills. She had no immediate information about the cause or circumstances of his death.
With his long blond hair and tight leather outfits, Lane is the excess of the 1980s band “hair metal” rock. He joined Warrant in 1984 and wrote hits like “Heaven,” “Down Boys” and “Cherry Pie”.
He had a relationship on and off with the group, so that in 1992, before returning and stopping several times.
last years, he appeared in VH1′s “Celebrity Fit Club” and made headlines for arrest drunk driving.
He is survived by two daughters from two previous marriages.

SInger Jani Lane Found Dead at 47

Jani Lane, who rose to fame as the singer of heavy metal band Warrant, was found dead at 47 tonight at the Comfort Inn hotel in a Woodland Hills, California.
Warrant, with hits like ‘Cherry Pie,’ ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ and ‘Heaven,’ was one of the top metal bands of the early 90′s battling it out with Motley Crue, Poison, and Guns N’ Roses.

Warrant’s Cherry Pie Video – In Memory of Jani Lane

Lane had a history of alcohol abuse, along with weight issues, and depression.  He appeared on VH1′s Celebrity Fit Club 2 back in 2005.
‘Cherry Pie’ will always be one of the most remembered videos of the past 25 years.  It should also be noted that Lane married the hot chick in that video, Bobbi Brown. They divorced after two  years of marriage.  They had a daughter together, Taylar Jayne Lane.

Celebrity Rockers React to Jani’s Unexpected Death on Twitter

Jani was born with the unique and historical name – John Kennedy Oswald.  His parents obviously wanted to make it clear they weren’t associated with the Lee Harvey Oswald that assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

Jani Lane Autopsy Inconclusive, No Indication of Suicide



The autopsy of former Warrant singer Jani Lane was performed on Friday. However, the result proved inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Jani Lane, 47, the former Warrant singer, was found dead in a Woodland Hills motel room Thursday night.
It will take seven or eight weeks to finalize the cause of Lane's death, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. However, there is no indication he committed suicide, the police sources said.
But some of Lane's close friends feel the singer could have succumbed to alcohol addiction. "He lost his battle over alcohol," Lane's longtime friend and manager Obi Steinman said.
According to the police sources, there are alcohol and prescription drugs found in the room he died. Also he had been struggling with substance issues and ranked up at least two DUI arrest.
Steinman paid tribute for his friend, "He was one of the great rock-and-roll frontmen and singers of all time," he said. "His music helped shape the '80s."

Warrant's current members also paid tribute with a concert Friday night in North Dakota. "We never thought that when the song 'Heaven' was written we would be playing it someday in the memory of Jani's untimely death," guitarist Erik said with TMZ. "This is a very sad day for rock and roll."
"We'd like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Jani Lane regarding their loss. Respectfully, Bret and all at MEGI," Bret Michaels tweeted.
"Jani Lane's is yet another sad story of a boy who attained his dreams of greatness, only to be blindsided by the pressures, temptations and disappointments of those same dreams," wrote Twisted Sister's Dee Snider.
"We all watched over the years, as he soared, stumbled, fell, then got up again and again. Tragically, he will get up no more. RIP Jani."
 "R.I.P. Jani Lane...a true songwriter and one of the most underrated voices in rock n roll, unfairly looked over because of hair metal tag," Mark "Sugar Ray" McGrath added.
Lane's family will hold a private memorial service on Sunday and a public memorial in Hollywood, featuring performances by other metal bands such as Great White and L.A. Guns , will be held Aug. 24, Steinman said.
Jani Lane is a former singer of the band "Warrant", which delivered hits such as "Cherry Pie," "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Heaven." Lane divorced twice, having two daughters. He was featured on VH1's "Celebrity Fit C

Autopsy inconclusive for rocker

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Los Angeles - An official cause of death has yet to be determined for former Warrant frontman Jani Lane, with the initial autopsy providing inconclusive results Friday.

The excitable pop metal artist was found dead in a hotel room at a Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Thursday night. He was 47.

Toxicology tests are under way, with results expected in the next two months.

Lane, whose last residence was in Redondo Beach, Calif., had struggled with addiction for years. According to TMZ, vodka and prescription pills were found at the death scene, but Vicky Oswald-Ley, Lane's sister, placed the blame for his death squarely on alcohol in a Friday interview with Radaronline: ''Alcoholism is not something he chose. It's something he fought every day and it just won,'' she said.

“There were no drugs, that was one thing he could not tolerate, he couldn't stand them. He did not do drugs. We don't have the autopsy report back yet, but he was a heavy drinker and I can only guess that alcoholism has a lot to do with it.''

Lane was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence. In 2010, he was arrested on the same charge and spent 120 days in jail.

The rocker left Warrant numerous times, first in 1993 and then more permanently in 2004. He reunited with his old bandmates one final time, in 2008.

Lane, whose real name was John Kennedy Oswald, appeared on VH1's “Celebrity Fit Club 2'' in 2005. - Reuters

Jani Lane Initial Autopsy Inclusive; Toxicology Results Pending

 
Former Warrant frontman Jani Lane was given no official cause of death following a Friday autopsy.
The excitable pop metal artist was found dead in a hotel room at a Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Thursday night. He was 47.
Toxicology tests are underway, with results expected in the next two months.
Also read: Warrant Singer Jani Lane Dead at 47
Lane, whose last residence was miles away in Redondo Beach, Calif., had struggled with addiction for years. According to TMZ, vodka and prescription pills were found at the death scene, but Vicky Oswald-Ley, Lane’s sister, placed the blame for his death squarely on alcohol in a Friday interview with Radaronline:
“Alcoholism is not something he chose. It’s something he fought everyday and it just won,” she said.
“There were no drugs, that was one thing he could not tolerate, he couldn't stand them. He did not do drugs. We don’t have the autopsy report back yet, but he was a heavy drinker and I can only guess that alcoholism has a lot to do with it.”
Lane was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence. In 2010, he was arrested on the same charge and spent 120 days in jail.
The rocker left Warrant numerous times, first in 1993 and then more permanently in 2004. He reunited with his old bandmates one final time, in 2008.
Lane, whose real name was John Kennedy Oswald, also appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club 2" in 2005.  
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