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John Anthony Frusciante ('', '' Blood Sugar Sex Magik '', '' Californication '', '' By The Way '' and '' Stadium Arcadium ''. Frusciante also maintains an active solo career, having released eight albums under his own name, as well as collaborations with Josh Klinghoffer and Joe Lally under the name Ataxia . Frusciante supplies a strong mix of funk and rock music in his intricate rhythms and leads, which form a substantial component of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' sound. His solo recordings span many genres and contain elements ranging from Experimental Rock and Ambient Music to New Wave and Electronica . As a highly respected and influential modern guitarist, Frusciante ranked #18 on '' Rolling Stone's '' list of " The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time " in 2003.1 BIOGRAPHY Early life Frusciante was born in Queens, New York on March 5 , 1970 . His father, John Sr., was a Juilliard -trained pianist, and his mother Gail, was a promising vocalist who gave up her career to be a stay-at-home mother.2 Frusciante's family relocated to Tucson, Arizona , and following that, Florida , where his father still serves as a Broward County judge. His parents separated, and he and his mother subsequently moved to Santa Monica, California . A year later, Frusciante and his mother moved to Mar Vista , Los Angeles with his new stepfather who, according to Frusciante, "really supported me and made me feel good about being an artist." Like many youth in the area, he became involved in the L.A. punk scene. By age nine he was obsessed with The Germs , wearing out several copies of their album '' (GI) ''. By age ten he figured out most of ''(GI)'s'' songs in a tuning that allowed him to play every chord with a single-finger barre. Soon after, Frusciante began taking guitar lessons from a player who introduced him to the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.3 Frusciante began studying guitarists like , 2007 . He began taking classes at the Guitar Institute Of Technology , but soon figured out a way to punch in for classes without actually attending. 1988–1992: Red Hot Chili Peppers See Also: Red Hot Chili Peppers Frusciante first saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers in concert when he was fifteen and became a devoted fan; especially of original guitarist Hillel Slovak . He idolized Slovak, studying and learning virtually all guitar and bass elements from the Chili Peppers' first three albums. Frusciante became acquainted with Slovak by frequenting Chili Peppers shows; they spoke at the last show Frusciante attended before joining the group:4 Frusciante became friends with former Dead Kennedys drummer D. H. Peligro in early 1988. They jammed together on numerous occasions, and Peligro invited his friend Flea (bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers) to jam with them. The chemistry between Frusciante and Flea bore fruit instantly, with Flea later saying that might have been the day he first played the bass riff to " Nobody Weird Like Me ".''Mother's Milk'' reissue liner notes Around the same time, Frusciante was going to audition for Frank Zappa's musical congregation, but abandoned any such ideas before the final try-out as Zappa strictly prohibited illegal drug use among musicians in his band. In an interview 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." Slovak died of a drug overdose in 1988, and Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons , who was incapable of accepting Slovak's death, left the group. Remaining members Flea and singer Anthony Kiedis regrouped, and were determined to persist in the music industry. The band added Pelligro on drums and DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight (formerly of P-Funk ) on guitar. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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