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The Red Hot Chili Peppers was the first & only recording studio band John ever joined. John has played live shows with band members of Fishbone, Thelonious Monster etc. Flea (RHCP), Steven Perkins (Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros) and John formed a side project called the Three Amoebas. Even after consulting several different record labels, they have yet to release an official recording.
When John first joined the Chili Peppers, he was a chain smoking 18 year old.
Bob Forrest's band, Thelonious Monster, was looking for a guitarist at the same time the Peppers introduced John to them. John was the Thelonious Monsters first choice, but John didn't like the idea. Bob Forrest recruited him 5 minutes too late, as Anthony signed Frusciante to become a Pepper.
"They were my favorite band in the world. I knew every lyric, every guitar part, every solo, and bass part, and had always felt their music to be a source of peace and beauty in my life. I always felt very spiritually and philosophically connected with the band's ideals and way of life. The moment I joined the band was probably the most intense rush of pure happiness I will ever experience in my life."
During the Christmas season of 88', the Peppers debuted Frusciante as their new guitarist one the lamely named MTV festival "2hip4U" replacing the brief Duane "Blackbird" McKnight.
"John was an absolute Hillel clone", recalls Alain Johannes, a long time friend of the Chili's. "Not only did he play like him, but he stood and moved like him as well."
On May 7,1992, right in the middle of the "bloodsugarsexmagik" tour in Japan, John announced to his bandmates that he was going to leave the band. "I can no longer stay in the band any longer.I've reached a state where I cannot do justice to what we've created. I can't give what it takes to be in this band anymore."
When Gotez (a reporter) asked Frusciante what he should tell the public about his departure, he said, "Just tell them I went crazy."
The VERY expensive ($60+) book entitled "Musicians as Artists" features three of John's paintings, one in which was done by him and Flea's daughter, Clara.
Rejoined the Band (after Dave Navarro left) in May of 1998.
Played his first show with the Peppers since his 1992 departure, in Washington D.C. at the 9:30 Club which was a warm up for their Tibetan Freedom Concert gig the next ...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers was the first & only recording studio band John ever joined. John has played live shows with band members of Fishbone, Thelonious Monster etc. Flea (RHCP), Steven Perkins (Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros) and John formed a side project called the Three Amoebas. Even after consulting several different record labels, they have yet to release an official recording.
When John first joined the Chili Peppers, he was a chain smoking 18 year old.
Bob Forrest's band, Thelonious Monster, was looking for a guitarist at the same time the Peppers introduced John to them. John was the Thelonious Monsters first choice, but John didn't like the idea. Bob Forrest recruited him 5 minutes too late, as Anthony signed Frusciante to become a Pepper.
"They were my favorite band in the world. I knew every lyric, every guitar part, every solo, and bass part, and had always felt their music to be a source of peace and beauty in my life. I always felt very spiritually and philosophically connected with the band's ideals and way of life. The moment I joined the band was probably the most intense rush of pure happiness I will ever experience in my life."
During the Christmas season of 88', the Peppers debuted Frusciante as their new guitarist one the lamely named MTV festival "2hip4U" replacing the brief Duane "Blackbird" McKnight.
"John was an absolute Hillel clone", recalls Alain Johannes, a long time friend of the Chili's. "Not only did he play like him, but he stood and moved like him as well."
On May 7,1992, right in the middle of the "bloodsugarsexmagik" tour in Japan, John announced to his bandmates that he was going to leave the band. "I can no longer stay in the band any longer.I've reached a state where I cannot do justice to what we've created. I can't give what it takes to be in this band anymore."
When Gotez (a reporter) asked Frusciante what he should tell the public about his departure, he said, "Just tell them I went crazy."
The VERY expensive ($60+) book entitled "Musicians as Artists" features three of John's paintings, one in which was done by him and Flea's daughter, Clara.
Rejoined the Band (after Dave Navarro left) in May of 1998.
Played his first show with the Peppers since his 1992 departure, in Washington D.C. at the 9:30 Club which was a warm up for their Tibetan Freedom Concert gig the next ...
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