Extreme Sports' Unlikely Stars

WHO: Perry Farrell

DAY JOB: Satellite Party frontman, alternative evangelist, Lollapalooza mastermind

EXTREME PASSION: Surfing

CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Before he founded the legendary psych-punk group Jane's Addiction, Farrell was obsessed with catching waves. "It changed my life," he says. "I came out to California to surf the waves. Jane's Addiction would've never happened if I hadn't started surfing."

THE GEAR: Farrell owns a veritable arsenal of fifteen boards, from Russkies to Stewarts to Cowas. His most prized stick, however, is a one-of-a-kind Becker handmade balsa board. "I've only broken it out a few times in my life," he says. "Mostly it just hangs in my living room."

WORST INJURY: While surfing with a crew of pros in Indonesia in 1997, Farrell needed to prove his mettle by paddling out further than the others. Consequently, he was nailed by a ten-foot wall of water. "The wave dragged me over the reef, ripping the flesh on my leg all the way down to the knee," he remembers. "The only thing I could do was pour apple-cider vinegar on it."

SEX MACHINE: Mr. Zog's Sex Wax, used on a board to provide traction, gets Farrell in the mood for more than just catching waves. "I would take this over any Calvin Klein or Hugo Boss aroma," he says. "It's the greatest aphrodisiac you could put in front of my nose."