Red Hot Chili Peppers: Why John Frusciante Quit The Band Twice!
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Today we discuss by John Frusciante and why he left the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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What's going on my fellow rock n' rollers.Don't forget to hit the bell notification icon to be notified every time i pout out a new video on my channel. By 1992 The Red hot Chili Peppers had already gone through several guitarists including Jack Sherman ( Hillel Slovack and of course their current guitarist John Frusciante whose had three tenures with the band starting in 1988 to 1992, 1998 to 2009 and most recently when he rejoined the band late last year..
Frusciante became a member of the Chili Peppers following the death of guitarist Hillel Slovack in 1988 who passed away because of a drug overdose. Up until this point the chili peppers were relegated to being an LA Club band who hadn’t had their huge big break yet. Frusciante appeared to be the missing piece the band needed to reach the next level of their career. Frusciante was a well studied musician who provided a stark contrast to the current band’s members. He was the son of a juliard trained pianist and he studied guitar and showed a lot of potential by the time he was a teenager.
Frusciante had no prior experience playing in a band before joining the Chili Peppers, but that didn’t matter as he was soon attracting the attention of other musicians as well. He even auditioned for Frank Zappa, but as he put it, it was an easy decision for him to join the Chili Peppers telling the Guitar Player in 1997 they let him“be a rock star, do drugs and get girls,” while Frank Zappa expected clean behavior.
Frusciante counted himself huge a fan of the band prior to joining the group and he had already befriended Flea. It was Flea who would ask the guitarist to join the band following Slovak’s death. He was only 18 when he joined the band. His darker, metal influenced and more straight forward rock sound can be heard on the band’s 1989 record Mother’s Milk,which represented his debut with the group but it really came to the forefront on their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, their breakout record.
Flea would highlight the guitar’s musical knowledge and what he brought to the band telling author Jeff Apter for his 2004 book, Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story saying
“Fruiscante was a really talented and knowledgeable musician. He knows all the shit I don’t know. I basically know nothing about music theory and he’s studied it to death, inside and out. He’s a very disciplined musician-all he cares about are his guitar and his cigarettes.”
The tour to support the groups 1991 album soon became a whose who of alternative rock with opening acts for the Chili Peppers including Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins all of whom would soon be headlining their own tours and selling millions of records while altering the landscape of rock n’ roll.
And never one to be a fan of the limelight, Frusciante became increasingly weary of the band’s new found fame following the massive success of their Blood Sugar Sex Magik. What attracted Frusciante to the band initially was the gritty nature of their live shows with the guitarist remembering “The audience felt no different from the band at all.” But the band were now touring big arenas, and that intimacy he initially loved was gone. That transition from clubs to arenas to stadiums was too much for the guitarist to handl as he would tell NY Rock “it was too high, too far, too soon. Everything happened or better everything seemed to be happenedat once and I just couldn’t cope with it." he'd remember
Vocalist Anthony Kiedis saw the change in Frusciante’s attitude explaining in his 2004 autobiography, Scar Tissue, “John would say, ‘We’re too popular. I don’t need to be at this level of success. I would just be proud to be playing this music in clubs like you guys were doing two years ago.”
Only adding to the tension was the escalating drug use within the band and the fact that Frusciante developed a heroin habit And Keidis would remember “Things deteriorated to the point where John and I didn’t talk on the bus, and if we ran into each other in passing, we wouldn’t even acknowledge each other.”
It was that attitude and tension that would be front and center during the band’s tour to support the record and the best example was the band’s performance on Saturday Night Live. The band’s final months with Frusciante were a mess especially when it came to their live shows. - Hudba
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something about Keith Moon, maybe :-)
Killing Joke
Plz do Devo (:
surprised no one said Van Halen, either way van halen video coming later today! vids in one day!
I went to Jr. High with John and even went to his house at the age of 15 to learn how to play guitar better. I ended up putting the guitar down and just watched him play in awe! He told me at that age that he was going to be famous. Man did he ever live up to that statement. I know he idolized Frank Zappa and of course his guitars. So happy for him.
very cool
@シ爪ཞ. ცꪖᔕᔕᓰŞՇ ツ you know that might be a good idea. I really wouldn't have too much to say other than I went to Jr. High and High School with him. He was kind of a loner and really focused on his guitar playing. But yeah, its pretty special hanging at his house that one time now that I look back at it.
Thanks man.
Who is in middle school at 15 years old?
@@raiylab obviously you didn't go to school in the 80's. I went to high school with John also. Lawrence Jr. High and Chatsworth high. He also went to Stoney Point which is a continuation for high school.
I wonder if John ever realized that being ignored by madonna was probably a blessing in disguise.
why is that? can you explain? I'm curious
@@DJUwU 🤔 Well, as much as I love Dennis Rodman and Sean Penn, I ain't tryna eat their leftovers.
@@DJUwU norm MacDonald Madonna
WHAT? dang, but y'just don't ignore john like that, man! i-don't-care-*who*, y'think ya are! then again, she thought *a lot*, about blowin'-up-the-white-house, which until recently was unthinkable, to my mind! ha ha! i, for one, would never ignore john, but i also might not know what to say to him: probably i would ask him, why he thought doin' anything without flea-and-the-boys, would be worth-a-damn~! ha ha
Yeah, but it would have been an impressive addition to his resume.
I love that Dave Navarro turned down the offer to join the peppers telling them that he is not the right guy. He finally gives in, puts out a record and then they fire him.
Hahahaha, poor guy
Yep, they're pricks.
Well they proved him right so there's always that.
Dave never liked the bands funk inspired sound.
Sounds like Fru’s childhood was pretty rigorous and structured while the rest of the band was a bit chaotic and fun. Finally Fru got a chance to dip his toes in the craziness and the band decides to go pro, which is an unfathomable amount of pressure, structure, and work Fru’s had enough of growing up. I am not surprised things happened the way they did, and at the end of the day Johns a great sport for cooperating as much as he has.
Nah, John did pretty much what he wanted.
Good God please stopping calling him Fru
@@blankymcalias1962 sorry Rud
The part that’s confusing is why Anthony Keidis would be surprised when Frusciante quit the band in ‘92. Keidis says ‘things had been going so well’. But there was the debacle on SNL as well plus Frusciante had essentially separated himself from the band by just staying in his hotel room with his girlfriend. It seemed pretty obvious where it was headed.
Frusciante is definitely one of the most creative guitarists out there. He takes the RHCP to new levels when he’s with them.
I think he assumed that because things were going well commercially, that John would just go along with it despite his misgivings.
That's one thing that doesn't bother me. Staying in the hotel room with his girlfriend. I'm sure they all needed their own space
Pamela Holmes him and his girlfriend were very similar people when it came to their view on art and creation. She helped him a lot throughout the BSSM tour
Kiedis just wanted success ... He ignored his friend's mental state and health
@@Mecanotech well, he was himself already a junkie
One Hot Minute is a monster album, don't understand why it is disliked.
that's my favorite album of theirs!! Love it!!!
It's ite
It has a number of amazing songs but tails-off during the second half imo
It was pretty good...for a minute! 😄😁
It's good but it came from a bad place.
The guitar work on BSSM is simply amazing.
I had hoped that Josh would've been able to stay in the band, hes a great musician and having his skill set as well as the fact that he did two albums with them would've been amazing
His guitar sound can't even heard 😂
I agree, but like Josh and John's solo stuff the guitar is more a part of the bigger picture
I reckon he will be back sooner than you think. Its only a matter of time before John's off again
@@cosmos3412
If yes, clean your ears. Long Progression, This is, Goodbye Angels, Dark Necessities, Detroit, Encore and so on. Josh it's not their fault you don't have cotton swabs
It’s underrated Gatway … some really good stuff . The Hunter is my fav
I love Frusciante, but what they did to Klinghoffer was cold.
Yeah, I wish they could have done something to incorporate them both.
True. But we all wanted John to come back. Its a shame that Josh had to get fucked over in order for that to happen. Having said that, I can't fucking wait for their new album.
John trained josh. Josh didn’t get screwed over. He got lucky he was ever in RHCP. He sucked in my opinion. Stupid kid really.
@@davidneumann2705 yeah dude but John had straight up quit again. It wasn't like he said, "Hey I'm taking a break I'll be back." Josh was not and can not be John, but he stepped up when they needed him. It wasn't until the end that he began to improve and then he was basically fired.
@@ThatOtherRaccoon in my opinion they just were not the same without John. John said he was gonna leave the band so he trained josh to take his spot. He didn’t abruptly quit. There was no bad blood. When John was ready to come back josh knew it his time was over . Dark necessities was not that good at all. The whole feel was wrong . Klinghoffer was a square peg in a round hole.
I don’t care. One Hot Minute was a great record. Dave did a killer job. Love that record.
Flea's bass solo (that's cut from the music video and most radio edits) in Aeroplane is epic
I don't think it's that people outright dislike that record, it's just not on the level of Mother's Milk-Blood Sugar, or Californication-Stadium Arcadium. No disrespect to Dave, but I don't think he ever really found his place with the band, musically.
@@travistotle the rhcp have been a few different bands over the years. That’s the best way to think about their music.
Dave nailed it ,it was a fun album.
Yea man my mum, one of my brothers and sisters favourite rhcp albums...but not mine, mother's milk is the one for me
Don't do drugs my buddies
Right✔
Don't quit good bands to make terrible, boring solo albums!!! Drugs are fine.
One hot minute is a great album
For the people who live under a rock. He left to do his own music. I saved you from watching this video
Well , he's too nice a guy to say "Anthony is piece of shit "
Which we all know is the real reason.
He does boring solo albums, periodically runs out of money, and rejoins the big league until he's ready to make more boring solo albums...
@@creamydistortion you are correct. He returns when he needs money. Im a huge fan of rhcp and at this stage they should have kept Josh instead
@@jigrodrigues His ex wife robbed him in the divorce too. He's not exactly the type of guy who pays attention to finances. If it weren't for RHCP, he'd be washing dishes.
Tee hee hee 😜
Go check out the full under the bridge on Saturday night live video. Keidas gives a huge death stare towards the end of the performance. I legit thought he was about to fight John for that lol
FLW Videos not sure if you’ve read his autobiography “Scar Tissue” but Keidis goes pretty in depth about that performance. At the end you can actually see Keidis kicking Frusciante lol.
@Cody Levinson lol yeah man I forgot that it was during stone cold bush not UTB but almost RIGHT after I wrote that comment I found the stone cold bush video and was too lazy to delete this comment lol much love man 🤙🏻
Nice to see you here FLW!! 2 of my favorite Channels.
@Cody Levinson Most anticipated album of all time? I guess you weren't alive when the King of Pop was putting out records. The follow-up to Thriller had people hanging on their seats. Even the next Rhianna album has more fans hanging on than RHCP.
How can you see it? NBC owns the rights and they don't like to share.
John is a one if a kind guitar player, and RHCP’s true guitarist. I love his playing and style.
Great story. I admire John’s honesty about himself. His highs and lows would have changed anybody, but he is still who he is. Rare.
I just hope they don't treat the music they made with Josh like they do what they do with the stuff they did with Dave. They made some great stuff with Josh so to just ignore it at live shows would be disappointing.
@Christopher Bingham you're probably right, but i kind of hope they add a few extra minutes to the sets and play a few. I mean they leave out the Dave Navarro songs because their time with him and the music they did with him just wasn't enjoyable for them. By not playing those songs they can just pretend it never happened. I don't get the feeling they're unhappy with what they did with Josh. He didn't leave on bad terms with the band. John would have no difficulty learning the songs.
Idk, I'm just hoping to hear a few of those tunes next time i see them live.
Lol the first time i saw them live, John was still in, the other headlining band was the foo fighters, and the opening act was bicycle thief. So i got to see both John and Josh play that night, just not in the same band lol (Chad also jumped in on drums during the foo set. It was a surreal night lol)
Frusciante only plays stuff he wrote with them. That was a contract condition to doing live gigs. So fuck everyone that loves the songs with Josh and Dave right?
@@PhreakPhantom I read interviews with the guy in Guitar World years ago, and he was the original snowflake. As shitty as that is for the fans for him to include it in the contract, I'm not surprised.
@@Damocles54 you lucky bastard, that show must have been awesome
Lol what might have been a real high point in the show, Grohl wandered out among the crowd a bit, on his back to the stage he grabs this guy's beer. When he gets to his mic he goes "what? Im good for it"
Then later Kiedis told us our lukewarm response to Bicycle thief was ignorant and we were lucky that such a good band would even bother playing in omaha.
High on my top 5 list of all time greatest concert experiences.
People have to understand that John Frusciante is and will always be a permanent part of RHCP. He has the best chemistry with Flea and some of the best writing and creative minds of thier best hits. Any other guitarists are pretty much just filling in for his absence. I just saw them live a few days ago and I felt the energy and that chemistry between them all. I was totally blown away
I still have mixed feelings. He left twice and I can understand why but I guess my issue is I was loving the newer sound with Josh and I’m still sad that happened to him. Either way, I’m still thrilled with this band. I guess this late in the game seems to be a little off to bring back someone that left twice. I’m still a huge fan either way!
They reunite every time John needs money.
The band understands Johns desire to express himself on other levels hence his solo career. They also understand that without him they would never have gotten to where they are. It just goes to show how much respect they have for him.
John is the most important member
same here.
I've never understood the hate for "One hot minute", I love that album, it's always been one of my favorites from RHCP.
Their best by far.
Music is very subjective. Just like Frusciante's taste in RHCP is very subjective... One moment he hates them. next minute he's playing for them
@@Rose.Of.Hizaki yea I heard he refused to play any song from the One hot minute album too lol
Because of River Phoenix death...
@@mockingbird6151 why is that i dont understand
He's the reason why the band is my favorite.
Anything that doesn't have this guy is a serious downswing for them, and me.
So glad he's back.
RHCP: PLAYING ON EARTH
JOHN: PLAYING ON MARS LOL
His solo stuff is amazing.
Currently bingeing your vids bro!.. love it!! Cheers from the land of Aus!! 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻
- I was at the '91 concert, Aragon Ballroom in Chicago...Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins then headliners RHCP, it rocked
- I also stayed up to watch that SNL appearance; even back then I was like WTF?
One hot minute is a GREAT album! The critics don't know $hit!
Ok
I agree
Critics never get shit right.
It really was wasn't it, Navarro is such a phenomenal guitarist that really played well, musically, with all three of the other musicians in the band I wanted so much for them to do more together, instead they opted to sell themselves out by going banal pop...
@@dambrooks7578 not even
I have always considered Furciante the only guitarist that fit right in the Chillie Peppers. The other guitarists played well but there's just a natural chemistry there musically with Furciante.
Uh, Hillel Slovak???
100%
I remember seeing them live in 92 here in Ireland for the BSSM tour. It was their first ever Irish show . Absolutely blew my mind . However despite the energy of the show you could not help but notice John looked like he'd rather be anywhere but on stage. As mentioned in the Vid he quit a few weeks later. Mothers Milk was my introduction and that to me was the spark that lit the fuse. Can't say I get the same thrill from their newer output. Couple of return to forms or glimpse of the old magic every so often.
Sure they didnt make it to Ireland for the Mothers Milk tour? They definitely played in England because I saw them.
Never understood the hate for One Hot Minute. That’s actually my favorite RHCP record. I can’t think of one song I don’t like on it. The other records have some good songs but I usually have to skip a bunch of filler tracks. From start to finish One Hot Minute is doesn’t lag one bit.
I'd be hard pushed to say there was a single filler track on by the way. Literally every song could be the lead single on it
@@Arrica101Truly a gorgeous album.
It's just inversions. You think it's better than all the other albums because it resonates with you. They think it's not the greatest because the other albums resonate with them. Different styles for different people. Then there's the odd duck who likes them all.
Quick fact check: Frusciante claimed that it was the producer's influence on Mother's Milk that gave the album that "metal" guitar sound. He really wasn't happy with that kind of guitar playing being a fan of Jimi Hendrix, which is why BSSM sounded so different: New producer Rick Rubin empowered John to put more of his creativity and guitar tones into that record (BSSM). - Great video otherwise! 👍
I will always like MM and Uplift Mofo produced by Michael Beinhorn .I still like the old Punk/Metal / Funk sound .I guess I'm too old school.Still have a hard time warming up to the new stuff Their new material is just a hit and miss .
That's true, and the producer of MM (can't remember the name) forced Frusciante to layer on most tracks, which he didn't like much either.
As per what he and the other Peppers have said: He thought about leaving during the latter part of the Stadium Tour, but it was just a thought. As he saw it: they were on a continuous roll, and he was eager to begin work on their next album. However, the rest of the bandmates wanted to go on an extended break before beginning work again...Here I feel he got depressed and started re-thinking everything. He also saw it as the best time to do so.. Money from 3 top selling albums, 3 sold out world tours, and with RHCP royalties pouring in. He proclaimed he always intended to leave again one day and he saw himself as a studio artist; the touring, music videos, were all just apart of being with a big band like RHCP. He was comfortable, tut then.....he got divorced, and what's been leaked to the media he had to pay a lot of spousal support and legal fees. With this, he was open to returning if they would have them (He hinted at being open to the idea in one interview in like 2016). It was John who reached out to Flea (similar to the first time return, John contacted Flea out of the blue just completing rehab and was broke) and they welcomed him back. I feel like there was some other issues between John and the band that are private but has since been resolved.
Thanks for another informative and interesting video
ive seen them twice with josh (2012 and 2017) and he was very good!! but now i cant wait to see them with john whenever they can finally start touring again
I saw them twice as well, 1x with John and 1x with Josh. While Josh was doing a great job I couldn't help but compare the two shows. When John was up there it was a different energy, it felt so much better, I can't even explain it.
Madonna didn't talk to me. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
He's lucky.
@@seanp8220 she might've then had to think, an-awful-lot, about blowin' up john's amp, or some-such-rot!
Mothers Milk is still my favorite RHCP record. Fresh, kick Ass, funk punk before they got Rubinized.
There really is a funkiness to it that is undeniable.
Yep. Mine too.
Any love for Uplift Mofo Party Plan?
It changed my life as a 17 year old when it came out. I lived with that album. In my car, bedroom, walk-man, ..it was the soundtrack of my becoming a adult. A masterpiece.
John Frusciante is my favourite musician, but I also love "One Hot Minute" a lot!
I feel like Zappa would've been really good for him. He was able to bring the best out of a musician and would've encouraged him to experiment, also probably would've prevented him from getting into heroin.
Great episode, thank you.
There was a bit more animosity associated with JF’s second departure than what is revealed in this video. The press releases at the time certainly didn’t tell the full story.
I thought it was an amicable split as well, what did you hear about his second departure?
@@CallowaySchmidt I had heard that he no longer wished to play guitar, instead pursuing ambitions in electronic music.
@@blidge8282 well yes he wanted to change his musical direction which was not possible with the band
I think there was still some tension with flea that started during the making of by the way. Most likely Flea wanted to keep going they way they did before (nothing wrong with that imo) while John wanted to push them in new directions
@@alexanderdamm1525 True. Flea wanted to return to funk and write more. This is shown in im with you and getaway. Flea is the more dominant one
Another excellent video. Thanks
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My favorite guitarist. He knows when and how to play. And when he does, it's always super musical.
Putting that solo at the end of scar tissue
Yeah, when John left the second time. It was because he was full of ideas, but the rest of the band were exhausted from touring (Stadium Arcadium tour). So they wanted to go on a well deserved break. Unfortunately, John thought it was a good time to continue his solo projects and ended up devoting all of his time to that. Saying it was a dream of his to do electronic music.
And just for the record, One Hot Minute is a great album. Rock out with your sock out!!
Wow, interesting, I always loved Chili Peppers music, did not know this was going on , he always seemed so happy and integrated in any of the videos I saw them in ... would not have known he was feeling this way... You mention that he returned to band, that is awesome to hear ... I saw them perform in Scranton PA many moons ago.. they were awesome!
well he is on a band right now, and we really happy to see him on first MV of the unlimited love, black summer, god i missed that melody
I feel sorry for Josh. He worked his ass off for the band; yet got kicked because John wanted that sweet sweet RHCP money again.
Exactly 😡
He sucks though.
@@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn have you heard josh? He rips
@@debomb721 he can play what you give him to play, like many others. He's not an artist though.
Retro Unicorn he was asked to do something specific and he executed the job... there’s been many moments where josh K saved kiedis on stage. He’s a great player
I saw RHCP in their prime, Californication tour, with Foo Fighters OPENING for them. John sounded fine by me, they put on a hell of a show.
BSSM was prime Cali was sugar on top
Serious I like One Hot Minute and Dave Navarro's Contribution on that album your video is on the 🇧🇬Trending tab! Let your fans know with a community post.
John Frusciante is one of the best guitarist ever, and the best one for R.H.C.P.
Hillel will always be number for me
Its awesome but his personality is not, I think he didn't knows even what he wants, now he is back and it's sad how they kicked Josh, but everyone new that John didn't like the idea of playing with him as a former member of RHCP.
Great guitarist, bit of a bell end.
RnRTS..how about the time The Cramps played Napa State Mental Institution? Great times had by all.
I cried for hours when they announced John is back last December, in some ways I still can't quite believe it
Dude?
As a massive Frusciante fan I think you shouldn't idolize anyone that much.
Man that under the bridge song brings back a lot of memories from my teenage years.
Dave Navarro gets a raw deal for One Hot Minute when it was a decent album a lot better than By The Way. I think the other guys using Dave as a scapegoat for the reason One Hot Minute didn't do well then was rather shitty of them i mean who helped write the songs who approved them? The band and their label so...
I think Navarro is a much better guitarist and remember when I first heard him in Jane's Addiction.... his playing just was so distinctive and soaring. I'm actually a guitarist/musician myself and never particularly cared for the RHCP with the exception of One Hot Minute. I've never thought John's playing was anything out of the ordinary.... its most good but not really something that I would call outstanding or great.
❤️ their performance at Slane Castle 🤘🏼
did you forget his slew of solo records put out after californication? his first one of home recordings, the drug album thats hard to find, his stint with the Mars Volta and even his Trickfinger stuff?
john seems like the type who just needs a break from rhcp every few records.. he always comes home.
Its funny that Keidis said he didnt know what key John was iin, considering he couldn't hold a note without scaffolding!
So glad that Frusciante returned! I hope that they're working on a new album! BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK turns 30 next year & I think (hopefully) that the band should perform that disc in it's entirety! Or maybe, just maybe a 30th Anniversary edition of BSSM in the form of a boxed set!
OHM "not well received" - only in retrospect and by fans who arrived with Californication.
No, it was a commercial failure.
@@MrMastrsushi Compared to what ? Other RHCP albums ? Sure, yet more successful than mot other bands out there at the time. And with 3 or 4 singles on heavy MTV rotation
@@magusking9215 So as long as they are more successful than less successful artists it doesn't matter that they weren't as successful as they previously were? Got it.
Californication was still a great album while BSSM may be their best musically. Everything that came later fell short. When By the Way came out I was shocked by Kiedis attempts at singing in this mellow pop-voice most of the time. A true letdown that I took almost personal back then, ha ha. And it has stayed that way. This super soft charming singing style ruined many songs on Stadium Arcadium too and the later albums. For me they tried to sell out even more from By The Way on. The edge is somehow gone. And Frusciante couldn't do much about it by recycling his riffs over and over again. Maybe that's another reason why he has left...
I really liked that white guitar. I don't know a lot about instruments. Is that specific guitar an instrument of note?
I think you mean the Ampeg Dan Armstrong
Great video. John Frusciante is a very interesting, enigmatic and sometimes frustrating character.
Why is the video blurry ?
Dont ever disrespect Fru
for real tho
One Hot Minute is a kick a s album!! Really fun and groovy a f. My favorite of all time. 🖤
He sounds like the quintessential example of, not everyone is made for success or to be handle success...
John Frusciante is one of my fav guitarists ever but what a brat! Money, success, I would trade him for my life anytime. I was an aspiring musician and would have done anything to make it
Eh, some people want to stick to their own self. Kind of like Elliott Smith. He said, "I'll never make it big." then when asked about it he just said I'm just not the right kind of guy for that. He was more quiet and kept to himself. He got bigger after Good Will Hunting came out and he couldn't cope with it very well either. He didn't like the fame.
@@williamcatalano1762 Doesn’t matter I’m from the ghetto and I tell you I would sell my fucking soul to the devil to get the fuck out of this dead end life
john is a pisces with his moon in aquarius..what do you expect..hahaha
I’ve got tickets to go see them in Napa on May 28th!!!!
One Hot Minute us my favorite , I know it was hard for the band and some fans.
However I love the Peppers and Jane's.
So it was a double dose for me..
I thought Dave was in RHCP just didn't know much about it.
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I still listen to The Uplift Mofo Party Plan and Freaky Styley like they came out yesterday. Over their debut and anything since, those albums are just funky as it gets. Hands down.
dude funky crime is such a jam what an album
So, is he still the official guitarist for the band? I saw Klinghoffer a couple of times. He was great.
More of a surprise to Frusciante when Keidas hits the right note ever!
He's Hendrix-esque. Totally underated. 🎸
He is not underrated in the slightest. He has legions of fans worldwide. 😂
I would argue Dave Navarro is way more underrated, even more if you talk specifically about his time with the RHCP.
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Rock N' Roll True Stories 🙏 Great video Syd.
@@rnrtruestories 🎯🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏 🏅 🏆🏆🏆😎👍
Oddly enough, I was listening to under the bridge yesterday and thought about JF, and how/why he left the band. Then this video...
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Could you do a story on the sad life and death of mark st john. of kiss
Best guitarist they ever had after Frehley.
I got to hang with him and Anthony on the Mother's Milk tour in like 1989 or 1990. Anthony had injured ribs but John was cool. He showed me black tortillas for the first time. He was about the same age that I was and not pretentious at all.
John F. Is a great guitarist! I did see him play live with the RHCP back in the mid 2000's in St Petersburg Florida. At that time me and my ex wife had our own house and property in Pasco county and were living in Florida.
MoFo party plan, baddest chilli album for me... George clinton
He was on that too? I thought he was just on Freakey Styley
Hey Rock and Roll True Stories, I have a question. What happened to the band Incubus?
Frusciante is the MAN!. Such an outstanding musician. He plays music like he's reciting poetry with notes for words, as colours, emotions, creating a setting & scenario. During his first break from the band, after he cleaned up & just managed to save his arms....yes, his arms almost had to be amputated to save his life from his intense addiction, a guitarist. Obviously he didnt lose them & he made his next solo album "To record only water for 10 days", his 3rd solo album & kind of garage/raw but not rough & outstanding imo. He then recorded 6 albums in 6 months! I personally love each 1, they each have an individuality & their own tone & soon followed those albums with a full length release (as if the others were'nt) called "Shadows collide with people" & another awesome album again. He's released more solo albums & collaborations since as well as Chilli Pepper duties. Dudes the real thing.
Whenever I change the station and start grooving to an awesome rock song, right when Kiedis starts to sing is when I really feel for John Fruscante.
I love John’s playing but I can't deny the dude is a huge diva.
He's actually the mist down to earth celebrity out there today. Super chill and kind.
@@ittybittyshoeshine I’m sure he’s kind but artists can be wishy washy
He's not a diva at all. He's a heroine addict whose drug use fried his brain.
I don’t think he’s a diva at all. Just an artist who needs to be able to express himself in different ways. The band respects that. John definitely took that band to heights they would never have seen otherwise. They way he approaches sound, as a guitarist, is unlike any other guitarist other there. Uniquely to him. Like Hendrix is unique etc.
@@Bye_Good I’ll agree to disagree. I understand the need to express yourself and do your own thing but i stand by what I said. His arrangement with the band is odd. He is allowed to come and go as he pleases and whoever is in “his spot” at the time be damned. With that said I love his playing too but I wouldn’t put him in the Hendrix category of originality nor innovation on the instrument. Definitely a great guitar player and BSSM is an album I learned a lot from. But there are guys I prefer that run circles around him in the technical and creative side of playing. All my opinion of course, it’s all art after all!
I love alot of the RHCP music, BUT,. as to who is now playing Guitar, who is? I have known about Frisciante, and Dave Navarro. I have read Dave Navarro's book (sorry, I can't recall the title of his book) so, I am familiar with his connection to the RHCP, but, who is now playing guitar in the RHCP?
John is back now
@@redgalactic4339 REALLY, so JOHN Frisciante, is now in 2020, a member of the RHCP?
IF that is real and TRUE, I can only say that is GREAT.
@@juliegogola4647 he rejoined the band in Dec of 2019
@@freebird1975 Okay, thanks guys:)
When he's sittin on that sofa he reminds me of Den from Bad News.
I’m pretty happy Frusciante left the band in 1992, and the band went to make One Hot Minute which is an outstanding record. Blood Sugar and One Hot Minute are the best RHCP records in my opinion.
Can u do Marilyn Manson and his guitarists over the year
Even if he is good, he sounds like everything that’s wrong in the rock&roll world being an asshole, taking decisions by how much pleasure he gets and no compromise with himself or the band he is playing in, I Hoppe he has change for the better over the years as the other members of RHCP have.
He was the youngest of all them, still a teenager! He was exposed to everything at once and it was “okay” it was just too much for him as he said. How does he have no compromise for himself or the band he’s playing? That doesn’t make sense. I wouldn’t expect a weeb to fully understand real life experiences, I truly recommend you go face reality and get a grasp on the real world
My dudes, chill. I was just pointing out the stereotype of the old rockstar. As the video said he chose the RHCP because he could do drugs and party over other opportunities. When I say he has no compromise I mean when you are in a band you agree to play the songs and the tours. If you start to change your part of the songs without anyone else knowing you are jeopardizing the performance and the success of the band in live performances, this also goes to quitting mid tour. As I said in the end, I don’t know the full story but I hope he is doing better and giving the fullest of his talent. I don’t know his story, I’m just talking in the context of the video we all watch I’m sorry if the notion is wrong, there is no need to be so salty le whitey.
@@lewhitey2544
"He was the youngest of all them, still a teenager!"
He wasn't a teenager the second time around.
Frusciante is an excellent musician with superb creative instincts and there's little doubt that RHCP are better with him. That's a shame, because he's one of the most selfish assholes the music world has ever seen.
I still dig Mother's Milk the best .That album introduced me to the Peppers and I like the harder edge Metal Funk sound that seemed to have more dynamics for me .
I have heard this "Frusciante would have played for Frank Zappa's band, but instead joined the RHCP" thing before. I don't buy it one little bit, I seriously doubt with the talent zappa packed in the 80's that Frusciante would have made the cut.
Zappa toured 3 big tours in the 80's
81 band: Steve Vai and Ike Willis
84 band: Ike WIllis and Ray White
88 band: Mike Keneally, Ike Willis
Mind you, Zappa also played guitar so he was performing many of the guitar solos in this band (not as much with the 88 band). Ike Willis and Ray White were both excellent guitar players and vocalists that were cornerstones in Zappa's 80's band sounds. Frusciante was too young to tour with either the 84 or 81 band, but I seriously doubt Frusciante was competing with Mike Keneally in the musical capability department.
The whole "Frusciante almost joined Zappa's Band" is total false cred imo, especially with how he carried himself on tour with RHCP and his brutal drug habit. This wouldn't have been Zappa's first tour, and I seriously doubt these Red Flags would have gone unnoticed. Beyond the fact the Mike Keneally is an insanely good mult-instrumentalist, and only the best of the best made that '88 band.
Nope. Frusciante went to the waiting room and didn't actually meet Zappa I think. He turned away because he realized he couldn't do drugs and fuck girls in Zappa's band. He probably would have gotten the job though, he doesn't display it often but his skill & theory were insane from a young age
Funny that your underestimate John frusciante who is one of the greatest guitar players of all time
@@bruhksns1043 Yeah, this guy never wore a helmet.
I stumbled across a guitar only version of BloodSugarSexMagic.. Well worth a listen. If you're a John fan though, you'll end up listening to the whole album.
Just imagine RHCP with two great guitarists. It could not be the world could not handle it.
I think that you can create a whole new video about one hot minute, I don't think fans didn't received well the album, at the same time Flea had to carry the band because Anthony was all the time depressed and on drugs, Navarro didn't like that, so there was tension there. Then, I think John was trying and is continuing trying to find his way on music, now he is back but Maybe because he wants to be there when the band retires from the scene, they know they are old and world tours are getting harder for them, hope we have RHCP for a couple of decades, but that would be very optimistic..
I love John but ironically my top 3 Chili Albums:
1. One Hot Minute
2. Uplift Mofo Party Plan
3. Freaky Styley
I wish they had the balls to do One Hot Minute again. Navarro pushed them into an amazing heavy direction. My favorite too
@@PhreakPhantom I've looked but cannot even find a video of them playing the song One Hot Minute anywhere. My favourite song of the album/discography. I wish they went dark again, but I think mentally they're too much in a good space to go dark again
Who cares?
@@chainyrabbit ghey only play OHM songs when Fruciante is not around. He said that'd be the condition for him to so live gigs.
@@PhreakPhantom I thought they did both friends and aeroplane
That SNL performance is one of my favorites ever.
For someone who wanted to keep playing to an audience of 20 people at clubs it is pretty ironic he he got mad that Madonna didn't notice him :D I mean, wasn't that what you wanted? To live in obscurity.
John was in a band while he was in high school, I wish people would do some research.
Crazy to see those old Will Ferrell pics
Niandra Ladies in Unsually Just a T-shirt.