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Dave Navarro looks back on “backlash” to replacing John Frusciante in Red Hot Chili Peppers and the “disconnect” he felt from the band
05 Nov 2025 06:32 GMT
… that followed when he replaced John Frusciante.
Frusciante departed the band in …
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When one of prog’s biggest bands shut down, it left their guitarist facing a void. This is how he bounced back
09 Nov 2025 08:30 GMT
… including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Frusciante and Joe Bonamassa. “Great players …
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“More than anything in the world”: John Frusciante’s disastrous audition for Frank Zappa
10 Jun 2025 18:21 GMT
… : Far Out / YouTube Still)
John Frusciante has forgotten more about guitar …
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Planet-friendly power for your rig? Ernie Ball declares war on single-use batteries with USB-C rechargeables that promise “consistent, full-voltage performance” for pro musicians
05 Nov 2025 23:58 GMT
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Henry Trejo, who looks after John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili …
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John Frusciante’s favourite Ramones song
01 Jun 2025 05:21 GMT
… the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith.
Punk …
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"He was very grumpy, ignoring people." Why teenage guitar prodigy John Frusciante walked away from an audition to join Frank Zappa's band before hooking up with Red Hot Chili Peppers
28 May 2025 22:04 GMT
In 1987, one year before he joined Red Hot Chili Peppers, the then-17-year-old John Frusicante scored an audition to join Frank Zappa's band. The teenager was a huge Zappa fan, who could play every guitar solo on every Zappa album by the time he was 16 …
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“It would mean the world”: When John Frusciante tried to convince Jimmy Page to play with his favourite band
20 May 2025 06:24 GMT
… Out / Album Cover)
While John Frusciante is best known as the …
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John Frusciante: The guitarist Brian May thought was “dangerous”
05 May 2025 09:27 GMT
… leagues of the six-string.
John Frusciante may not necessarily have such … himself.
Claiming that “I thought John Frusciante played so dangerously,” when he …
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“I don’t feel like guitar playing went any further”: John Frusciante names the last person who changed guitar
25 Apr 2025 23:53 GMT
… longest-serving, and current guitarist, John Frusciante, is regularly hailed as one …
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The guitarist John Frusciante could never match “in a million years”
22 Apr 2025 20:34 GMT
… of all time. And while John Frusciante was more than willing to … anyone better than Allan Holdsworth.”
John Frusciante
Although the band was informed …