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'''John Anthony Frusciante''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Frusciante.ogg|f|r|uː|ˈ|ʃ|ɑː|n|t|eɪ}}; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician. He has beenand the guitarist forof the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]. across three stints (1988–1992, 1998–2009, 2019–present), andHe has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from [[acoustic guitar]] to [[electronic music]]. He was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named Frusciante among the greatest guitarists of all time.

Frusciante joined the Chili Peppers at the age of 18 after the death of guitarist [[Hillel Slovak]], and first appeared on their album ''[[Mother's Milk (album)|Mother's Milk]]'' (1989). His second album with the band, ''[[Blood Sugar Sex Magik]]'' (1991), was their breakthrough success. Overwhelmed by the band's newfound popularity, he quit in 1992. He became a recluse and entered a period of [[heroin]] addiction, during which he released his first solo recordings: ''[[Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt]]'' (1994) and ''[[Smile from the Streets You Hold]]'' (1997). In 1998, he completed [[drug rehabilitation]] and rejoined the Chili Peppers, taking them to major success with their albums ''[[Californication (album)|Californication]]'' (1999), ''[[By the Way]]'' (2002) and ''[[Stadium Arcadium]]'' (2006).

Frusciante's solo work encompasses genres including [[experimental rock]], [[ambient music]], and [[electronica]]. He released six albums in 2004, each exploring different genres and recording techniques. In 2009, Frusciante released ''[[The Empyrean]]'', which features Chilimembers Peppersof bassistthe [[FleaChili (musician)|Flea]]Peppers. andFrusciante guitaristleft [[Joshthe Klinghoffer]]Chili andPeppers again partedin ways2009 withand the Chili Peppers before rejoiningrejoined them in 2019. Frusciante also releases [[acid house]] under the alias '''Trickfinger'''. With the ex-Chili Peppers guitarist [[Josh Klinghoffer]] and [[Joe Lally]], heFrusciante has released two albums as [[Ataxia (band)|Ataxia]].

==Early life==

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Frusciante's family moved to [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], Arizona, and then Florida, where his father served as a [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] judge until October 2010.<ref name="Kay">{{cite web |url=http://www.boardroompr.com/news/Broward-Judge-Frusciante-resigns/ |author=Kay, Julie |title=Broward Judge Frusciante Resigns. |date=June 1, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821204332/http://www.boardroompr.com/news/Broward-Judge-Frusciante-resigns/ |archive-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> His parents separated when he was seven years old, and he and his mother moved to [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California.<ref name="gpm1" />

A year later, Frusciante and his mother moved to [[Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California|Mar Vista]], Los Angeles, with his new stepfather, who, he says, "really supported me and made me feel good about being an artist".<ref name="gpm1"/> He became involved in the Los Angeles [[punk rock]] scene. At age nine, he became fixated on [[the Germs]], repeatedly listening to their album ''[[(GI)]]''. He would later useused a non-standard tuning of his own invention to play songs from the album single-finger [[Barre chord|barre]].<ref name="gpm1"/>

Frusciante began studying guitarists such as [[Jeff Beck]], [[Jimmy Page]], [[David Gilmour]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]] at 11. He discovered [[Frank Zappa]], whose work he would study for hours.<ref name="gpm1"/> He dropped out of high school at age 16 with the permission of his parents and upon completion of a proficiency test.<ref name="rs-fricke"/> With their support, he moved to Los Angeles to develop his musicianship.<ref name="rs-fricke">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/chilipeppers_tattooed_love_boys/page/1 |author=Fricke, David |date=June 15, 2006 |title=Tattooed Love Boys: After twenty-three years, nine albums, death, love, and addiction, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are at Number One for the very first time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224100730/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/chilipeppers_tattooed_love_boys/page/1 |archive-date=December 24, 2008 |access-date=October 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> He began taking classes at the [[Musicians Institute|Guitar Institute of Technology]], but turned to punching in without actually attending and left shortly thereafter.<ref name="gpm1"/>

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==Career==

===1988–1992: First term with the Red Hot Chili Peppers===

Frusciante discovered the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] around 1984 when his guitar instructor was auditioning as a guitarist for them.<ref name="Kramer">{{cite web |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/articles.php#inter03 |title=John Frusciante talks to Dan Kramer |author=Kramer, Dan |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821182509/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/articles.php |archive-date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=August 31, 2007}}</ref> Frusciante attended a Red Hot Chili Peppers performance at age 15 and rapidly became a devoted fan.<ref name="rs-fricke"/> He idolized their guitarist, [[Hillel Slovak]], familiarizing himself with virtually all the guitar and bass parts from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first threefew records. He became acquainted with Slovak, and the two spoke months before Slovak's death. Frusciante told him he would not like the band if they became popular enough to play the [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|Forum, Inglewood]], and preferred smaller audiences.<ref name=raw1>{{cite web |url=http://johnfrusciante.com/articles.php#raw01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011180908/http://johnfrusciante.com/articles.php#raw01 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |author=Nelson, Artie |date=November 23, 1994 |title=Space Cadet |access-date=August 31, 2007 |publisher=Raw Magazine, Issue #163}}</ref>

Frusciante became friends with the former [[Dead Kennedys]] drummer [[D. H. Peligro]] in early 1988. They jammed together, and Peligro invited his friend, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]]. Frusciante and Flea had an immediate musical chemistry.<ref>''[[Mother's Milk (album)|Mother's Milk]]'' 2003 reissue liner notes</ref> Around the same time, Frusciante intended to audition for [[Frank Zappa]], but changed his mind as Zappa strictly prohibited illegal drug use. Frusciante said, "I realized that I wanted to be a rock star, do drugs and get girls, and that I wouldn't be able to do that if I was in Zappa's band."<ref name="gpm1"/>

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''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' reached number three on the ''Billboard'' charts and went on to sell 13 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=red hot chili peppers |bio=true}} |author=Prato, Greg |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers biography |access-date=September 12, 2007 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The unexpected success turned the Red Hot Chili Peppers into rock stars. Frusciante was blindsided by his newfound fame and struggled to cope. Soon after the album's release, he began to develop a dislike for the band's popularity. He and Kiedis argued after concerts: "John would say, 'We're too popular. I don't need to be at this level of success. I would just be proud to be playing this music in clubs like you guys were doing two years ago.'"<ref>Kiedis, Sloman, 2004. p. 229</ref> Frusciante later said that the band's rise to popularity was "too high, too far, too soon. Everything seemed to be happening at once and I just couldn't cope with it."<ref>{{cite web |last=Gabriella. |url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/rhcp_int.htm |title="Interview with the Red Hot Chili Peppers". The Californication of John Frusciante |work=NY Rock |date=July 1999 |access-date=September 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921232809/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/rhcp_int.htm |archive-date=September 21, 2007}}</ref>

Frusciante also began to feel that destiny was leading him away from the band. When the Red Hot Chili Peppers began their world tour, he started to hear voices in his head telling him "you won't make it during the tour, you have to go now".<ref name="selvaggio">{{cite web |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/interviews/translation_mucchioselvaggio.pdf |title="John Frusciante: Perso e Ritrovato" (English translation as pdf file) |publisher=[[Il Mucchio. Selvaggio]] |date=March 2004 |access-date=January 11, 2009 |issue=570 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042122/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/interviews/translation_mucchioselvaggio.pdf |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> Frusciante admittedsaid tohe havinghad once taken great pleasure in [[hedonism]]; however, "by the age of 20, I started doing it right and looking at it as an artistic expression instead of a way of partying and screwing a bunch of girls. To balance it out, I had to be extra-humble, extra-anti-rock star."<ref name="rise">"The Chili Peppers Rise Again". ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on August 8, 2007</ref> He refused to take the stage during a performance at Tokyo's Club Quattro on May 7, 1992, telling his bandmates that he was leaving the band. He was persuaded to perform but left for California the next morning.<ref name="vh1btm" /> "It was just impossible for me to stay in the band any longer"," he said. "It had come to the point where even though they wanted me in the band, it felt like I was forced out of the band. Not by any members in particular or management in particular, but just the direction it was going."<ref name="rockinfreak">Broxvoort, Brian (1994). "John Frusciante Goes Over a Bridge." ''Rockinfreakapotamus''.</ref> He was replaced by the former [[Jane's Addiction]] guitarist [[Dave Navarro]].

In a 2015 interview, [[Cris Kirkwood]] said that following Frusciante's departure from the band in 1992, Frusciante auditioned for the [[Meat Puppets]]. Kirkwood said, "He showed up with his guitar out of its case and barefoot. We were on a major label then, we just got signed, and those guys had blown up to where they were at and John needed to get out. John gets to our pad and we started getting ready to play and I said, 'You want to use my tuner?' He said, 'No, I'll bend it in.' It was so far out. Then we jammed but it didn't come to anything. Maybe he wasn't in the right place and we were a tight little unit. It just didn't quite happen but it could have worked."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-05-07/frusciante-wanted-meat-puppets-gig |title=Frusciante wanted Meat Puppets gig |last=Munro |first=Scott |date=May 7, 2015 |work=Team Rock |access-date=May 13, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001008/https://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-05-07/frusciante-wanted-meat-puppets-gig |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

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Frusciante focused on painting, producing 4-track recordings he had made while working on ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' and writing short stories and screenplays. To cope with his worsening depression, Frusciante increased his heroin use and spiraled into a life-threatening dependency.<ref name="rsm1" /> His use of heroin to medicate his depression was a clear decision: "I was very sad, and I was always happy when I was on drugs; therefore, I should be on drugs all the time. I was never guilty—I was always really proud to be an addict."<ref>Sullivan, Kate (August 2002). "Interview with Flea, Anthony and John". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.</ref>

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In 1993, Frusciante briefly performed with the band [[P (band)|P]], alongside Depp, the [[Butthole Surfers]] frontman [[Gibby Haynes]], the actor Sal Jenco, and the songwriter [[Bill Carter]]. The band often played gigs at [[the Viper Room]], including a performance with Flea on October 30, 1993. According to Gibby Haynes, the band was performing their song "Michael Stipe" when outside the venue [[River Phoenix]] was having seizures on the sidewalk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/07/they-came-hollywood// |title=They Came from Hollywood |date=July 30, 2007 |publisher=SPIN.com |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Phoenix died in the early hours of October 31 of heart failure, brought on by an overdose of cocaine and heroin at the age of 23.<ref>{{cite news |title=Autopsy Shatters Phoenix's Image |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=November 14, 1993 |first=Christine |last=Spolar |quote=The image of actor River Phoenix as a quiet, clean-cut member of Hollywood's youth fraternity has been shattered by autopsy results that showed he died from a mix of cocaine and heroin. |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4216413198EF0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> In his book ''Running with Monsters'' [[Bob Forrest]] wrote that River Phoenix and Frusciante spent the days preceding Phoenix's death together on a drug binge, consuming cocaine and heroin without sleeping for days.<ref>{{cite news |last=Callahan |first=Maureen |date=September 22, 2013 |title=River Phoenix's final hours |url=https://nypost.com/2013/09/22/river-phoenixs-final-hours/ |work=New York Post |location= |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>

Frusciante released his first solo album, ''[[Niandra LadesLaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt]]'', in 1994. Frusciante denied that it was recorded while he was on heroin,<ref name=jfcom-niandra>{{cite web |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/niandra.php |title=''Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt'' |access-date=July 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010131249/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/niandra.php |archive-date=October 10, 2007}}</ref> saying it was released when he was a heroin addict.<ref name=MagnetMagazine>{{cite web |url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2004/10/01/john-frusciante-perfect-from-now-on/ |title=Interview with John Frusciante (2004) |publisher=Magnetmagazine.com |date=October 1, 2004 |access-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref> The album is an [[avant-garde]] composition whose initial purpose was a spiritual and emotional expression: "I wrote [the record] because I was in a really big place in my head—it was a huge, spiritual place telling me what to do. As long as I'm obeying those forces, it's always going to be meaningful. I could be playing guitar and I could say 'Play something that sucks,' and if I'm in that place, it's gonna be great. And it has nothing to do with me, except in ways that can't be understood."<ref name="warpmag">{{cite web |url=http://johnfrusciante.com/articles.php#warp01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011180908/http://johnfrusciante.com/articles.php#warp01 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |title=John Frusciante |access-date=November 28, 2008 |publisher=Warp}}</ref> ''Niandra LadesLaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt'' was released on Rick Rubin's label [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]]. [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], the Red Hot Chili Peppers' label, owned rights to the album because of the leaving-artist clause in Frusciante's band contract. However, because he was reclusive, the label handed the rights over to Rubin, who released the album at the urging of Frusciante's friends.<ref name="pnt">{{cite web |last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1996-12-12/music/blood-on-the-tracks/ |title=Blood on the Tracks |publisher=Phoenix New Times Music |date=December 12, 1996 |access-date=June 22, 2007 |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008221852/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1996-12-12/music/blood-on-the-tracks/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A 1996 article in the ''[[New Times LA]]'' described Frusciante as "a skeleton covered in thin skin" who weighed little more than forty kilograms (eighty-eight pounds) at the nadir of his addictions and nearly died from a blood infection.<ref name="pnt" /> His arms were fiercely scarred from [[self-harming]] as well as improperly shooting heroin and [[cocaine]], leaving permanent [[abscess]]es.<ref name="rise" /> Frusciante released his second solo album, ''[[Smile from the Streets You Hold]]'', in 1997. The album's first track, "Enter a Uh", is characterized by cryptic lyrics and hysterical screeches. Frusciante also coughs throughout the track, showcasing his deteriorating health. The album features Phoenix on "Height Down". Frusciante said he released the album to get "drug money" and withdrew it from the market in 1999.<ref name="jfcom-sm">{{cite web |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/smile.php |title=''Smile from the Streets You Hold'' |access-date=September 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042137/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/smile.php |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

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Despite his experience with addiction, Frusciante does not view his drug use as a "dark period". He considers it a period of rebirth, during which he found himself and cleared his mind.<ref name=kerrang1>Bryant, Tom. (May 3, 2006) "War Ensemble." ''Kerrang!''</ref> Frusciante has since stopped practicing yoga due to its effects on his back, but he still tries to meditate daily.<ref name=DiPerna/>

In early 1998, the Red Hot Chili Peppers fired guitarist [[Dave Navarro]] and were on the verge of breaking up. Flea told Kiedis, "The only way I could imagine carrying on is if we got John back in the band."<ref>Kiedis, Sloman, 2004. p. 404</ref> With Frusciante free of his addictions and ailments, Kiedis and Flea thought it was an appropriate time to invite him back. When Flea visited him at his home and asked him to rejoin the band, Frusciante began sobbing and said "nothing would make me happier in the world".<ref name=p.408/> The group began recording their seventh album, ''[[Californication (album)|Californication]]'', released in 1999. Frusciante's return restored a key component of the band's sound, as well as a healthy morale. He brought with him his deep devotion to music, which affected the band's recording style during the album.<ref name=tgm2002/> Frusciante has frequently statedsaid that his work on ''Californication'' was his favorite.<ref name=tgm2002/>

During the ''Californication'' world tour, Frusciante continued to compose new material, much of which would be released in 2001 on his third solo album ''[[To Record Only Water for Ten Days]]''. The album was stylistically unlike his previous records, less markedly [[Stream of consciousness writing|stream-of-consciousness]] or [[avant-garde]]. However, the lyrics were still very cryptic and its sound was notably stripped down.<ref name=Chonin>{{cite magazine |title=''To Record Only Water for Ten Days'' review |author=Chonin, Neva |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnfrusciante/albums/album/103023/review/5942707/to_record_only_water_for_ten_days |date=February 5, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525091015/http://rollingstone.com/artists/johnfrusciante/albums/album/103023/review/5942707/to_record_only_water_for_ten_days |archive-date=May 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> The songwriting and production of ''To Record Only Water for Ten Days'' were more efficient and straightforward than on his previous recordings.<ref name=Chonin/> The album strayed from the alternative rock he had just written with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on ''Californication'', focusing more on [[electronica|electronic]] and [[New wave music|new wave]] elements.<ref name=TROWFTD>{{cite web |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/ten_days.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017023538/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/ten_days.php |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |title=''To Record only Water for Ten Days'' |date=February 13, 2001 |access-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> In addition to his guitar work, Frusciante experimented with a variety of synthesizers, a distinctive feature of the record.<ref name=TROWFTD/>

In 2001, Frusciante began recording his fourth album with Red Hot Chili Peppers, ''[[By the Way]]'' (2002); he considered the time to be among the happiest in his life.<ref name=tgm2002/> He relished the chance the album gave him to "keep writing better songs".<ref name=tgm2002/> While working on ''By the Way'', he also composed most of what would become ''[[Shadows Collide with People]]'', as well as the songs created for the film ''[[The Brown Bunny]]''.<ref>Guitar World Acoustic, February/March 2004.</ref> His goal to improve his guitar playing on the album was largely driven by a desire to emulate guitar players such as [[Johnny Marr]], [[John McGeoch]] and [[Andy Partridge]]. He wanted to listen to these musicians "who weren't just about technique but more about textures", or as he put it, "people who used good chords".<ref name=tgm2002/> The album marked Frusciante's shift to a more group-minded mentality within the Red Hot Chili Peppers, viewing the band as a cohesive unit rather than as four separate entities.<ref name=tgm2002/>

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Frusciante wrote and recorded a plethora of songs during and after the ''By the Way'' tour. In February 2004, he started a side project with [[Joe Lally]] of [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]] and future Chili Peppers guitarist [[Josh Klinghoffer]], called [[Ataxia (band)|Ataxia]]. The group was together for about two weeks, during which they recorded about ninety minutes of material.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/news.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019051807/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/news.php |archive-date=October 19, 2007 |title=Ataxia II is due out on May 29th 2007! |date=March 16, 2005 |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name=ataxia>{{cite web |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |url=http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/automatic_writing.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023070925/http://www.johnfrusciante.com/music/automatic_writing.php |archive-date=October 23, 2007 |title=ATAXIA – ''Automatic Writing'' |date=June 10, 2004 |access-date=July 24, 2007}}</ref> After two days in the recording studio, they played two shows at the [[Knitting Factory]] in New York City, and spent two more days in the studio before disbanding.<ref name=ataxia/> Later that year, five songs provided by Frusciante appeared on ''[[The Brown Bunny (soundtrack)|The Brown Bunny]]'' soundtrack.<ref>''The Brown Bunny soundtrack'' liner notes.</ref>

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Frusciante released his fourth full-length solo album ''[[Shadows Collide with People]]'' on February 24, 2004. This featured guest appearances from some of his friends, including Klinghoffer, and bandmates Smith and Flea.<ref name="Shadows">''Shadows Collide with People'' liner notes</ref> In June 2004, he announced that he would be releasing six records over six months:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/frusciante_prepares_a_feast.html |title=Frusciante Prepares a Feast |author=Devenish, Colin |date=June 30, 2004 |publisher=Ultimate Guitar |access-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Will to Death]]'', Ataxia's ''[[Automatic Writing (album)|Automatic Writing]]'', ''[[DC EP]]'', ''[[Inside of Emptiness]]'', ''[[A Sphere in the Heart of Silence]]'' and ''[[Curtains (John Frusciante album)|Curtains]]''. With the release of ''Curtains'', Frusciante debuted his only music video of 2004, for the track "The Past Recedes". He wanted to produce these records quickly and inexpensively on analog tape, avoiding modern studio and computer-assisted recording processes.<ref name=law1>Payne, John. (July 29, 2004) "[http://www.bluefat.com/0906/John_Frusciante.htm Changing Channels: John Frusciante's Brave New Frequencies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624023927/http://www.bluefat.com/0906/John_Frusciante.htm |date=June 24, 2016}}". ''LA Weekly'', Retrieved on August 27, 2007.</ref> Frusciante noted, "These six records were recorded in a period of six months after coming home from touring with the Chili Peppers for one-and-a-half years. I made a list of all the songs I had and they totaled about seventy. My objective was to record as many songs as I could during the break that I had. In the midst of doing that, I was writing some of my best songs, so some of these albums have as many new songs as old songs. It was definitely the most productive time of my life."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://invisible-movement.net/articles/2005-press/01-electronicmusician |title=John Frusciante's Creative Explosion &#124; John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement |publisher=Invisible-movement.net |access-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525153756/http://invisible-movement.net/articles/2005-press/01-electronicmusician |archive-date=May 25, 2013}}</ref>

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In early 2005, Frusciante entered the studio to work on his fifth studio album with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, ''[[Stadium Arcadium]]''. His guitar playing is dominant throughout the album, and he provides backing vocals on most of the tracks. Although usually following a "less is more" style of guitar playing,<ref>Walker, James. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060512165440/http://purple.dur.ac.uk/site/?q=node%2F324 ''Dani California'' review] www.purpleradio.co.uk. Retrieved on June 25, 2007</ref> he began using a full twenty-four track mixer for maximum effect.<ref>''Stadium Arcadium'' bonus DVD footage</ref> In the arrangements, he incorporates a wide array of sounds and playing styles, similar to the funk-influenced ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' or the more melodic ''By the Way''. He also changed his approach to his playing, opting to contribute solos and let songs form from jam sessions. In an interview from ''Guitar World'', Frusciante explained how he approached his guitar solos for their album ''Stadium Arcadium'' completely differently from those for their previous albums. On ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' and ''Californication'', Frusciante had a general idea how he wanted his guitar solos to sound. For Stadium Arcadium, almost every guitar solo was completely improvised by Frusciante on the spot.<ref>Perna, Alan. "Guided by Voices." Guitar World July 2006: 57. Print.</ref> Several reviews have stressed that the influence of Hendrix is evident in his solos on the album,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Cohen, Ian |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/red-hot-chili-peppers/stadium-arcadium.htm |title=''Stadium Arcadium'' review |magazine=Stylus Magazine |date=May 23, 2006 |access-date=August 23, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112162455/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/red-hot-chili-peppers/stadium-arcadium.htm |archive-date=November 12, 2006}}</ref> with Frusciante himself backing this up.<ref name="Guitar Player">{{cite magazine |author=Cleveland, Barry |url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=17&storycode=15789 |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante |magazine=Guitar Player |date=November 2006 |access-date=May 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030074230/http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=17&storycode=15789 |archive-date=October 30, 2006}}</ref> He also expanded the use of guitar effects throughout the album, and used various other instruments such as the synthesizer and [[mellotron]]. He worked continuously with Rubin over-dubbing guitar progressions, changing harmonies and using all his technical resources.<ref name="Guitar Player"/>

Frusciante began a series of collaborations with friend [[Omar Rodríguez-López]] and his band [[the Mars Volta]], by contributing guitar and electronic instrumentation to song "Cicatriz ESP" off their album ''[[De-Loused in the Comatorium]]''.<ref>''De-Loused in the Comatorium'' liner notes</ref> He also contributed guitar solos on their 2005 album ''[[Frances the Mute]]''.<ref>''Frances the Mute'' liner notes</ref> In 2006, he played guitar on seven of the eight tracks on The Mars Volta's “"[[Amputechture]]".”<ref>''Amputechture'' liner notes</ref> In return, Rodríguez-López has played on several of Frusciante's solo albums, as well as making a guest appearance on ''Stadium Arcadium''.<ref name="Shadows"/><ref>''Curtains'' liner notes</ref><ref>''Stadium Arcadium'' liner notes</ref>

===2007–2009: Second departure from the Chili Peppers and ''The Empyrean''===

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===2010–2019: Shift to electronic music===

After leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante focused on making electronic music. He learned to program instruments associated with [[acid house]], and wrote on his blog: "My skills at making rock music [were] playing no part in it whatsoever. I had lost interest in traditional songwriting and I was excited about finding new methods for creating music."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://johnfrusciante.com/article/my-recent-history |title=My Recent History |access-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812050814/http://johnfrusciante.com/article/my-recent-history |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this time, Frusciante founded an electronic trio with [[Aaron Funk]] and Chris McDonald under the name [[Speed Dealer Moms EP|Speed Dealer Moms]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2009/01/07/speed-dealer-moms/ |title=Speed Dealer Moms ... – FACT magazine: music and art |publisher=Factmag.com |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=September 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527234555/http://www.factmag.com/2009/01/07/speed-dealer-moms/ |archive-date=May 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://invisible-movement.net/info/speed-dealer-moms |title=Speed Dealer Moms |website=John Frusciante Unofficial – Invisible Movement |date=April 20, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421065251/http://invisible-movement.net/info/speed-dealer-moms |archive-date=April 21, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first EP was released in December 2010 on [[Planet Mu Records]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FINALLY! Speed Dealer Moms' 12" available for pre-order! |url=http://invisible-movement.net/2010/10/speed-dealer-moms-12-inch-pre-order |access-date=December 10, 2010 |date=October 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525155200/http://invisible-movement.net/2010/10/speed-dealer-moms-12-inch-pre-order |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Frusciante released an EP, ''[[Letur-Lefr]],'' on July 17, 2012. As with his previous solo releases, it was released through Record Collection Music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://invisible-movement.net/2012/05/john-frusciante-new-ep-letur-lefr/ |title=Letur-Lefr, John's new solo release, out 9th July! &#124; John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement |publisher=Invisible-movement.net |access-date=June 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401025121/http://invisible-movement.net/2012/05/john-frusciante-new-ep-letur-lefr |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://johnfrusciante.com/2012/07/17/letur-lefr-is-now-available/ |title=Letur-Lefr Is Now Available |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=April 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428074710/http://johnfrusciante.com/2012/07/17/letur-lefr-is-now-available/ |archive-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> It marked a departure from the guitar-driven sound of Frusciante's previous albums, with elements of abstract electronica, pop and [[hip hop]]. On September 25, 2012, Frusciante released his ninth studio album, ''[[PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone]].''{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} Frusciante released an instrumental, "Wayne", on April 7, 2013, through his website. It was written and dedicated to the memory of his late friend, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' tour chef Wayne Forman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://johnfrusciante.com/article/wayne |title=Wayne |publisher=Johnfrusciante.com |date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428101135/http://johnfrusciante.com/article/wayne |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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On June 13, 2017, Frusciante, under the alias of Trickfinger, announced that he would be releasing his second studio album ''[[Trickfinger II]]'' on September 8, 2017, on the label Acid Test. The six songs, which were never intended to be released, were originally recorded in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alternativenation.net/red-hot-chili-peppers-john-frusciante-major-announcement/ |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante Makes Major Announcement |last=Buchanan |first=Brett |date=June 13, 2017 |access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref>

===2019–Present2019–present: Third tenure with the Chili Peppers===

On December 15, 2019, the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced that Frusciante had rejoined, replacing Klinghoffer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-john-frusciante-is-rejoining-band-2587514 |date=December 15, 2019 |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers announce John Frusciante is rejoining band |last=Skinner |first=Tom |work=NME}}</ref> They had been working a new album with Klinghoffer, but had made little progress. Frusciante said: "Flea had put the idea [of rejoining] in my head and I was sitting there with the guitar thinking that I hadn't written any rock music in so long. Could I still do that?"<ref name=":02">{{cite web |last=Flood |first=Alex |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers: "We feel fresh, like a new band" |url=https://www.nme.com/big-reads/red-hot-chili-peppers-cover-interview-2022-unlimited-love-3152682 |access-date=February 4, 2022 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> His approach towards the Red Hot Chili Peppers and how he perceived himself within it had also changed from his last tenure with the band: "If I just try to let them be themselves, rather than making my own visions the center of everything. It felt like if somehow any of us died leaving it the way it was, it would be terrible."<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Recording the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ''Unlimited Love'', part 1 |url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/recording-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-unlimited-love-part-1 |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=Mixonline |language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview, Klinghoffer said there was no animosity around his exit: "It's absolutely John's place to be in that band ... I'm happy that he's back with them."<ref>{{cite web |date=January 23, 2020 |title=Josh Klinghoffer calls firing from Red Hot Chili Peppers a "pretty simple" decision |url=https://consequence.net/2020/01/josh-klinghoffer-chili-peppers-firing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124133745/https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/josh-klinghoffer-chili-peppers-firing/ |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |publisher=Consequence}}</ref> Flea said that "artistically, in terms of being able to speak the same [musical] language, it was easier working with John".<ref name=":03">{{cite web |last=Flood |first=Alex |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers: "We feel fresh, like a new band" |url=https://www.nme.com/big-reads/red-hot-chili-peppers-cover-interview-2022-unlimited-love-3152682 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204172522/https://www.nme.com/big-reads/red-hot-chili-peppers-cover-interview-2022-unlimited-love-3152682 |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2022 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref>

On February 8, 2020, Frusciante performed with the Chili Peppers for the first time in 13 years at a memorial service held by the [[Tony Hawk Foundation]] for late film producer Andrew Burkle, son of billionaire [[Ronald Burkle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/watch_rhcp_and_john_frusciante_perform_live_for_the_first_time_since_2007 |title=Watch RHCP and John Frusciante Perform Live for the First Time Since 2007 |website=exclaim.ca |date=February 8, 2020 |language=en-ca |access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> Frusciante said he had found it exciting to play guitar again after having focused on electronic music in his solo work for several years.<ref name="Shiel">{{cite web |last=Shiel |first=Dan Condon and Tim |date=October 22, 2020 |title=How John Frusciante balances a love of electro with his return to Red Hot Chili Peppers |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/john-frusciante-red-hot-chili-peppers-interview/12797994 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |website=Double J |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Unlimited Love]]'', the Red Hot Chili Peppers' twelfth studio album and their first with Frusciante in sixteen years, was released on April 1, 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers announce new album ''Unlimited Love'', share video for new song 'Black Summer': Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-new-album-unlimited-love-share-new-song-black-summer-listen/ |access-date=February 4, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 4, the Red Hot Chili Peppers began [[Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 Global Stadium Tour|an international stadium tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=October 7, 2021 |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers reveal 2022 tour dates with the Strokes, Haim, St. Vincent, more |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-reveal-2022-tour-dates/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 14, 2022, the Chili Peppers released their thirteenth studio album, ''[[Return of the Dream Canteen]]'', which was recorded during the same sessions as Unlimited Love.

[[File:John Frusciante (52277957957) cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Frusciante performing with Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2022]]

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{{quote box|quote=When the intellectual part of guitar playing overrides the spiritual, you don't get to extreme heights.|source=—John Frusciante (''Rolling Stone'', February 2007)<ref name=fricke/>|align=left|width=25em}}

Frusciante's musical style has evolved over his career. Although he received moderate recognition for his early guitar work, it was not until later in his career that music critics and guitarists alike began to fully recognize it.<ref name=fricke>Fricke, David. (February 2007) [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-new-guitar-gods-20070222 "The New Guitar Gods"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018054537/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-new-guitar-gods-20070222 |date=October 18, 2016}} ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Retrieved on June 12, 2007</ref><ref name="rs100">{{cite magazine |date=September 18, 2003 |title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/print |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822030405/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/print |archive-date=August 22, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2009}}</ref> Frusciante attributes this recognition to his shift in focus, stating that he chose an approach based on rhythmic patterns inspired by the complexity of material [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Eddie Van Halen]] produced.<ref name=interview2006>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9E8livzmRM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/g9E8livzmRM |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |url-status=live |date=2006 |people=Gallori, Paolo |title=Intervista a John Frusciante |publisher=YouTube |medium=TV interview |access-date=January 11, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On earlier records, he was influenced by various underground punk and new wave musicians.<ref name="tgm2002"/> ''Rolling Stone'' named him the 18th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2003,<ref name="rs100" /> the 25th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-10-13 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:John Frusciante strat.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Frusciante playing his signature Fender Stratocaster]]

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On ''Californication'' and ''By the Way'', Frusciante derived the technique of creating tonal texture through chord patterns from [[post-punk]] guitarists [[Vini Reilly]] of [[the Durutti Column]] and John McGeoch, and bands such as the Smiths, [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]] and [[the Cure]].<ref name="tgm2002"/><ref name=MOJO/> He originally intended ''By the Way'' to be made up of "these punky, rough songs", drawing inspiration from early punk artists such as the Germs and [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]. However, this was discouraged by producer Rick Rubin, and he instead built upon ''Californication'''s melodically-driven style.<ref>Apter, 2004. p. 329</ref> During the recording of ''Stadium Arcadium'', he moved away from his new wave influences and concentrated on emulating flashier guitar players such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen.<ref name=interview2006/>

Frusciante cites [[electronic music]]—in which the guitar is often completely absent—as an influence. He has used his guitar to emulate the synthesizer melodies of [[Depeche Mode]], [[the Human League]] and [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]], drawing inspiration from how those acts "were playing in a very minimal way, where every note means something new".<ref>Apter, 2004. ppp. 320320–321</ref> Frusciante's other electronic influences include [[Peter Rehberg]], [[Christian Fennesz]] and [[Ekkehard Ehlers]].<ref name="Kramer"/> His interests are constantly changing, as he believes that without change he will no longer have any interest in playing: "I'm always drawing inspiration from different kinds of music and playing guitar along with records, and I go into each new album project with a preconceived idea of what styles I want to combine".<ref name=guitarplayer2006/>

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===Personal life===

In 2022, Frusciante married [[DJ]] and producer Marcia Pinna who goes by the name Aura T-09.<ref>{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Hudson |title=John Frusciante and Venetian Snares Say Releasing Music Is Like Sharing "Pornos of Your Sex Life" |work=Spin Magazine |date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=exclaim.ca |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/john-frusciante-venetian-snares-interview-speed-dealer-moms?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2bvRipLv-4kpMvvDVbW5p3fwsQJ4VrXGMpmiKUp8jbFkuCWQUTqjP1pmc_aem_ASuZsaUza-zmjKeWHIz1CaBdC_B-vI1oMDW0c5jmVVsoQtahJ6Z1R07DOZ9sC00-AB0yBFG5imQjl8vjZY1NCCNT |access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref> In 2020, Pinna and Frusciante launched the record label Evar Records together.<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=McDermott |title=The label launched with a four-track EP from Frusciante's Trickfinger project.|date=April 8, 2020 |publisher=ra.co |url=https://ra.co/news/72400 |access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref>

==Discography==

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* ''[[Mother's Milk (album)|Mother's Milk]]'' (1989)

* ''[[Blood Sugar Sex Magik]]'' (1991)

* ''[[What Hits!?]]'' (1992)

* ''[[Out in L.A.]]'' (1994)

* ''[[Californication (album)|Californication]]'' (1999)

* ''[[By The Way]]'' (2002)

* ''[[Greatest Hits]]'' (2003)

* ''[[Live in Hyde Park (Red Hot Chili Peppers album)|Live in Hyde Park]]'' (2004)

* ''[[Stadium Arcadium]]'' (2006)

* ''[[Unlimited Love]]'' (2022)

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*''[[Automatic Writing (album)|Automatic Writing]]'' (2004)

*''[[AW II]]'' (2007)

'''Collaborations'''

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