John Frusciante
Biography
Guitarist John Frusciante has experienced both colossal highs and death-defying lows in both his musical career and personal life. Born in 1970 and raised in California, Frusciante dropped out of high school when guitar playing and rock music took hold of the up-and-coming musician/songwriter. Embracing both the unpredictable side of rock (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, King Crimson, Funkadelic) and punk (the Germs, Black Flag), Frusciante created his own guitar style — combining both technical skill with a knack for penning funky, psychedelic riffs. The Red Hot Chili Peppers became an automatic fave when the young guitarist discovered them early in their career, and his dream to join the band came true in 1988, after striking up a friendship with the Chili Peppers' bassist Flea (in the wake of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak's death from a drug overdose). Interestingly, Frusciante had just been hired by another L.A. band, Thelonious Monster, prior to joining the Peppers. . Frusciante's first recording with the Peppers, 1989's Mother's Milk, helped break the popular college rock band through to the mainstream, resulting in their first gold record, with Frusciante's amazing guitar playing serving as a catalyst for many of the songs. The quartet released an even rawer record next, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik, produced by Rick Rubin. The album catapulted the band into the rock stratosphere as it became a multi-platinum hit and made the Peppers one of the premier bands of the '90s. But all was not well in Pepperland. Frusciante found it increasingly difficult to handle his newly found fame, and retreated into a haze of hard drugs and unpredictable behavior. At the height of Blood Sugar's success, he abruptly left the band while on tour in Japan.
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| 3. Curtains
| 4. The DC EP
| 5. The Empyrean
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1. | Murderers | To Record Only Water for Te.. | 2:40 | $1.29 | |
2. | Repeating | DC EP | 3:24 | $1.29 | |
3. | Corner | DC EP | 3:35 | $1.29 | |
4. | Goals | DC EP | 3:21 | $1.29 | |
5. | Dissolve | DC EP | 4:27 | $1.29 | |
6. | Leap Your Bar | Curtains | 2:36 | $1.29 | |
7. | Time Tonight | Curtains | 3:12 | $1.29 | |
8. | Ascension | Curtains | 2:52 | $1.29 | |
9. | Hope | Curtains | 1:56 | $1.29 | |
10. | Your Warning | Curtains | 3:33 | $1.29 | |
11. | Control | Curtains | 4:31 | $1.29 | |
12. | Name | Curtains | 2:03 | $1.29 | |
13. | Real | Curtains | 3:07 | $1.29 | |
14. | Anne | Curtains | 3:35 | $1.29 | |
15. | Lever Pulled | Curtains | 2:22 | $1.29 | |
16. | Past Recedes | Curtains | 3:53 | $1.29 | |
17. | Will To Death | Will To Death | 3:48 | $1.29 | |
18. | Helical | Will To Death | 2:13 | $1.29 | |
19. | Days Have Turned | Will To Death | 2:23 | $1.29 | |
20. | Far Away | Will To Death | 2:18 | $1.29 | |
21. | Wishing | Will To Death | 2:48 | $1.29 | |
22. | Loop | Will To Death | 4:34 | $1.29 | |
23. | Mirror | Will To Death | 3:02 | $1.29 | |
24. | Unchanging | Will To Death | 3:54 | $1.29 | |
25. | Loss | Will To Death | 5:21 | $1.29 | |
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