More Rumors (Or Not?) About John Frusciante leaving
The question that’s been bothering all true Red Hot Chili Peppers fans still remains unanswered. Has John Frusciante really left the band? Has his apprentice Josh Klinghoffer replaced him in the studio? And if all the previous assumptions are true, when will they officially go public and say so… Or deny, just give us any kind of closure so we can stop assuming things. We can’t know. What I can do now is give you more has John Frusciante left the band rumors from a few different sources and you get to decide for yourself if you want to believe that or not. I begin to winder if any of this is making any sense at all but it seems like the rumors won’t go away. Can “just rumors” last this long?
The newest piece of info comes from musicradar.com, where they state that John Frusciante is no longer working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but they won’t give away the source, saying it’s a source close to the band:
“Josh Klinghoffer has been playing with the group for a couple of months now,” says the source. “Optimistically, the Peppers are trying to lock down a replacement for John, who has apparently quit. Mentally, John checked out a long time ago. He’s interested in doing his own thing, his own albums – the whole big rock band machinery just doesn’t appeal to him anymore.”
The news that Frusciante has quit can hardly be viewed as surprising. During a podcast interview with MusicRadar earlier this year, the guitarist was lost for words during a routine question about the status of the group. He paused for nearly 30 seconds (later edited) before awkwardly stating that the Peppers had “no plans.” – says Joe Bosso from musicradar.com
These rumors resurfaced again when Chad Smith in a recent interview refused to talk about John: “I was told to stay away from John questions“
Two other sources also posted the same info recently. Buzzbands.la owned by a former LA Times states:
I hear the Red Hot Chili Peppers are writing music for a 10th album, but without John Frusciante. Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who toured with the Peppers as a second axeman (and who also has played with Gnarls Barkley, Beck and PJ Harvey), is involved.
Read the whole article on Buzzbands.la
Buddyhead.com, an independent record label also puts the same “rumor” on their blog:
Looks like John Frusciante up and quit on his homeboys. Cuz our buddy Josh Klinghoffer is the new guitar player in Red Hot Chili Peppers. Drinks are on you dude. Better figure out what sock size your dick is STAT.
Read the whole article on Buddyhead.com
That’s all for now. I think it’s best to wait for an official announcement, which should be out some time soon, because as you can see these so called rumors are getting way out of control. Let’s hope for the best and stay with the band no matter what their decision is, they must have their own reasons!
