Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing ｜ Warner Vault

What this video is

Released in November 1990 as the lead single from Ritual de lo Habitual, Been Caught Stealing arrived at a pivotal inflection point for alternative rock's mainstream visibility. Jane's Addiction, formed in LA in 1985, occupied a unique space between the dying glam-metal scene and the emergent grunge wave. The video, shot in a Venice Beach grocery store by creative insider Casey Niccoli, deployed gender-bending…

Why it matters

Been Caught Stealing is a landmark artifact of the early-90s alternative rock-to-mainstream crossover, demonstrating how funk-inflected, humor-driven rock could penetrate Top 40 and MTV audiences without sacrificing underground credibility. The video's low-budget, character-ensemble format…

The director

Casey Niccoli is an American artist, music video and film director. She grew up in Bakersfield, California, relocated to LA at 18, and became Perry Farrell's creative partner and muse throughout Jane's Addiction's formative years. She co-created visual…