The Long Strange Trip of John Frusciante Part 1

Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 4 a.m.

And if I\u2019m sitting with my taxonomy flowchart, this is where I write the name \u201cJohn Frusciante,\u201d the occasional guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers...\n\nAnd I use the word \u201coccasional\u201d deliberately because he\u2019s been in and out of the band a number of times over the last 30 years...as I write this, he\u2019s \u201cin\u201d\u2014but who knows for how long...\n\nAnd I\u2019m classifying him as periplaneta americana because despite everything he\u2019s been through, he\u2019s still alive...I mean, he\u2019s live a hard life...drugs, various health problems both of the physical and mental variety\u2014even dabbling in the occult...yet through it all, he\u2019s been able to help the Chili Peppers create the best music of their career...\n\nThis is the long, strange trip of John Frusciante...\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices