Editing Stephen Perkins (section)

{{short description|American musician and songwriter (born 1967)}}
{{For|the 19th century Republic of Texas politician|Stephen W. Perkins}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Stephen Perkins
| image             = Jane’s Addiction - Teatro Caupolicán (10339170413).jpg
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| image_upright     = 1.2
| landscape         = yes
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = Stephen Andrew Perkins
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1967|9|13}}
| birth_place       = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| instrument        = Drums, percussion
| genre             = [[Alternative rock]], [[alternative metal]]
| occupation        = Musician, songwriter, producer
| years_active      = 1986–present
| label             = [[Triple X Records|Triple X]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], [[EMI Records|EMI]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[CyberOctave]], [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]], Blood Stained Stars
| website           = 
}}

'''Stephen Andrew Perkins''' (born September 13, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he currently plays with [[Jane's Addiction]], [[Porno for Pyros]], [[Banyan_(band)|Banyan]] and [[Hellride]]. His style blends [[Rock music|rock]], [[jazz]], [[Swing music|swing]], [[African Music|African]], [[Indian Music|Indian]] and [[Latin music|Latin]] drumming styles together.<ref name="Shapiro">{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ellen |title=Jane's Addiction's Stephen Perkins: interview |url=https://louderthanwar.com/janes-addictions-stephen-perkins-interview/ |website=Louder Than War |date=April 29, 2020 |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="MD">{{cite web |last1=Rashidi |first1=Waleed |title=Stephen Perkins: Jane's Addiction |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2009/06/stephen-perkins-3/ |website=moderndrummer.com |date=June 18, 2009 |publisher=Modern Drummer Publications |access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JANE'S ADDICTION's STEPHEN PERKINS Offers Advice To Young Musicians |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/janes-addictions-stephen-perkins-offers-advice-to-young-musicians |website=blabbermouth.net |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>