John Frusciante Quits

It appears the rumours are true afterall – John Frusciante has left Red Hot Chili Peppers. In an open letter to his fans, Frusciante clarified that he has left the a year ago while they were on an indefinite hiatus and they parted on good terms.

See Frusciante’s blog for the full text of the letter..

It appears that Frusciante will be replaced by Josh Klinghoffer who previously toured with the band for the Stadium Arcadium tour as a 2nd guitarist and has collaborated with Frusciante’s solo albums previously. This is not the first time Frusciante has left the band though. In 1992, he infamously left the band finding it hard to cope with the band’s success following the release of the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik , and subsequently faded away due to his drug addiction. However, he rose like a phoenix from the ashes, as he rejoined the band and staged a triumphant comeback with the band in 1999 with Californication . The band last played in Singapore in 2004 – and i’m still kicking myself for giving that gig a miss.

What remains is to see how the band will carry on with a follow up to 2006’s Stadium Arcadium without Frusciante….

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