December 18, 2009

John Frusciante Quits Chili Peppers For Good

According to a Myspace post, guitarist John Frusciante quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers a year ago—and it was for good. The Peppers are/were a great band, but I've always loved Frusciante's solo work even more. I can't wait to see what direction his music takes after his most recent The Empyrean.

Here's what the philosophizing Frusciante had to say: "I really love the band and what we did. 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 Frusciante - "Song To Sing When I'm Lonely" (from Shadows Collide With People)

John Frusciante

3 comments:

  1. This is one of my favorite Frusciante songs. Thanks for posting.

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  2. You bet. This and "Omission" are big favorites of mine.

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  3. way way cool!..

    the song and espescially the last bit of you're entry :)

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