Guitarist John Frusciante has left Red Hot Chili Peppers twice after helping them make new breakthroughs in band development. Now Frusciante returns after ten years of absence - and replaces Josh Klinghoffer, as the band announced. On Instagram, they thanked Klinghoffer for the ten years and described him as "a great musician whom they respect and love".
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At the same time, they announced with joy that John Frusciante would join the Red Hot Chili Peppers again. He was part of the band around singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea from 1988 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2008. During this time, successful albums such as "Blood Sugar Sex Magik", which helped the RHCP achieve its commercial breakthrough, or "Californication", with which they made a comeback, were created.
The 49-year-old Frusciante is considered a creative obsession, who joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the age of 18. The "Rolling Stone" included him in his list of the "100 best guitarists of all time". However, he struggled for many years with a serious drug addiction, because of which he left the band head over heels in 1992 and which almost cost him his life. In addition to his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante also published numerous albums as a solo artist - including Josh Klinghoffer, who is now leaving the band.
