At 50, Jane's Addiction leader Perry Farrell is nearly 17 years younger than Paul McCartney, who drew a sellout crowd of more than 60,000 to his marathon, 2-1Ú2-hour performance on the opening night of April's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.

But it was the energy and enthusiasm of the former Beatle, not just his age, that made a big impression on Farrell. The fact that McCartney was appearing as a still-active solo artist was also significant for Farrell.

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