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Official: John Frusciante quits the Chili Peppers

Following reports earlier this week, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed that he has left the band in order to concentrate on his solo career.

“When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus,” says John in an official statement. “There was no drama or anger involved. They are supportive of my doing whatever makes me happy and that goes both ways.

“I really love the band and what we did,” he continues. “I understand and value that my work with them means a lot to many people, but I have to follow my interests. For me, art has never been something done out of a sense of duty. It is something I do because it is really fun, exciting, and interesting. Over the last 12 years, I have changed, as a person and artist, to such a degree that to do further work along the lines I did with the band would be to go against my own nature. There was no choice involved in this decision. I simply have to be what I am, and have to do what I must do.”

John left the band once before in 1992 – the then 22-year-old guitarist quit the band on May 8 following a show at Tokyo’s Club Quattro, citing that he couldn’t handle the Hollywood foursome’s rise to fame following the release of their 1991 breakout album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. He rejoined the group in 1998 to record the band’s seventh album Californication following a lengthy addiction to drugs.

Author:	slart [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:45 pm ]
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From Kerrang! Quote: Official: John Frusciante quits the Chili Peppers Following reports earlier this week, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed that he has left the band in order to concentrate on his solo career. “When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus,” says John in an official statement. “There was no drama or anger involved. They are supportive of my doing whatever makes me happy and that goes both ways. “I really love the band and what we did,” he continues. “I understand and value that my work with them means a lot to many people, but I have to follow my interests. For me, art has never been something done out of a sense of duty. It is something I do because it is really fun, exciting, and interesting. Over the last 12 years, I have changed, as a person and artist, to such a degree that to do further work along the lines I did with the band would be to go against my own nature. There was no choice involved in this decision. I simply have to be what I am, and have to do what I must do.” John left the band once before in 1992 – the then 22-year-old guitarist quit the band on May 8 following a show at Tokyo’s Club Quattro, citing that he couldn’t handle the Hollywood foursome’s rise to fame following the release of their 1991 breakout album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. He rejoined the group in 1998 to record the band’s seventh album Californication following a lengthy addiction to drugs.

Author:	GermanCityFan [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:49 pm ]
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wow, thats so very uninterresting!

Author:	Emigre [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:50 pm ]
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik was the last good album they made and it was a fucking incredibly good album.

Author:	slart [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:53 pm ]
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GermanCityFan wrote: wow, thats so very uninterresting! cough!Bassman!cough!

Author:	Bert Trautmanns neck brace [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:54 pm ]
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I am afraid that I can't really find the necessary energy to be bothered to respond to this news.

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Author:	AmBeRt0nTe [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:00 pm ]
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more chilli threads....dannys studs will be pleased

Author:	slart [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:05 pm ]
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Bert Trautmanns neck brace wrote: I am afraid that I can't really find the necessary energy to be bothered to respond to this news. But you just have.

Author:	Bastard [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:20 pm ]
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slart wrote: But you just have. Chili peppers will prolly carry on with someone else again. Meh though, on the whole. I've never actually heard any of his solo stuff. Doubt any of it's as good as this though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIPwqjSNCI4

Author:	slart [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:50 pm ]
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The solo stuff is ok. They'll go through about 50 different guitarist again and then realise that they need Frusciante back again.

Author:	gruemoon [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:49 pm ]
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Yeh, it'll be like One Hot Minute again. Fair play to Frusciante though, I always thought he was bit too clever and classy for the Peppers, who are just a bit annoying

Author:	BiscuitBlueCheese [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:18 pm ]
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thanks for that

Author:	Jona_Volume [ Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:47 pm ]
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Emigre wrote: Blood Sugar Sex Magik was the last good album they made and it was a fucking incredibly good album. Fact

Author:	Shimmer [ Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:12 pm ]
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RHCP without Frusciante means nothing

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