8 Quotes & Sayings By John Frusciante

John Frusciante is the guitarist and one of the founding members of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is also an acclaimed producer, songwriter, and solo artist. After graduating from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Frusciante attended California Institute of the Arts where he studied film scoring with composer John Williams, who was impressed by his musical abilities. Frusciante’s album "Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt" was released in 2003 and featured collaborations with musicians such as Flea, Josh Klinghoffer, Will Ferrell, Flea's wife Jennifer Aniston, Jack Black, Beck and Dave Navarro Read more

The album included a duet with Aniston "You're So Damn Hot". He released his second solo album "John Frusciante" in 2005 which he recorded primarily at his home studio in Los Angeles. The album features a variety of collaborations with various musicians including Flea, Will Ferrell, Josh Klinghoffer and Tony Kanal from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

In 2008 Frusciante released "The Empyrean", a collaborative album with Josh Klinghoffer that was recorded primarily at Klinghoffer's studio in Colorado. The record gained critical acclaim from many music critics for its unique sound and was named one of the best albums of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2011 Frusciante collaborated with Josh Klinghoffer on a new album titled "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk" which was produced by both artists and released on March 31st 2011.

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I think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music. John Frusciante
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In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy. John Frusciante
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I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward, if you make a mistake say you made a mistake. John Frusciante
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The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know. John Frusciante
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For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time. John Frusciante
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For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me because he's another creative person who works as hard as I do. John Frusciante
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What really helps me is being able to record my albums at home - I have more fun experimenting that way, as opposed to working with an engineer, in which case I have to deal with the humiliation of doing take after take, and that can get frustrating. John Frusciante