John Frusciante Confirms Rumors; Quits Red Hot Chili Peppers
December 17, 2009 · Print This Article
After a week of speculation that John Frusciante had parted ways with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the guitarist finally took to his Myspace blog and confirmed the rumors.
Read John’s letter to his fans:
“ When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus. There was no drama or anger involved, and the other guys were very understanding. They are supportive of my doing whatever makes me happy and that goes both ways.
To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in a different direction. Upon rejoining, and throughout my time in the band, I was very excited about exploring the musical possibilities inherent in a rock band, and doing so with those people in particular. A couple of years ago, I began to feel that same excitement again, but this time it was about making a different kind of music, alone, and being my own engineer.
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.
Sending love and gratitude to you all.”
Musicradar.com reported earlier this week that Frusciante had quit the band and would be replaced by John Klinghoffer who had toured with the band in 2007.
This will mark Frusciante’s second departure from the band. He left in 1992 and was replaced by Dave Navvaro. He rejoined the the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1998, in time to record the band’s seventh studio album, Californication.
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