When Pinkus left in 1994, the remaining members enlisted a series of

When Pinkus left in 1994, the remaining members enlisted a series of fill-in musicians, and continued to tour sporadically, even as all three pursued side projects. Haynes was working with Johnny Depp , Bill Carter , Sal Jenco , Flea , and others in a new group, P . In 1993, Haynes played with this band in Los Angeles’ Viper Room , on the night the actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose. Meanwhile, Leary was building a reputation as a skilled music producer, while Coffey set up his own record label Trance Syndicate . According to Leary and industry insiders, Haynes was increasingly dependent on hard drugs at this time, although Haynes has downplayed their concerns.