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John Frusciante

By Ravenpaw101216
  • 2009 BCE

    Leaving Again?

    Leaving Again?
    In 2009 John had left the Red Hot Chili Peppers and has been working on his solo career ever since then by producing his own music.
  • 1998 BCE

    Back In The Band

    Back In The Band
    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 with the Red Hot Chili Peppers is if we got John back in the band." With Frusciante free of his addictions 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."
  • 1992 BCE

    A State Of Depression

    A State Of Depression
    Frusciante returned to California in the summer of 1992 and entered a deep depression, feeling that his life was over and that he could no longer write music or play guitar. To cope with his worsening depression, Frusciante increased his heroin use and spiraled into a life-threatening dependency. After leaving the band John revived help and recovered fully from all of the addictions he had.
  • 1992 BCE

    The Struggles

    The Struggles
    Frusciante was blindsided by his newfound fame, and struggled to cope with it. Soon after the album's release, he began to develop a dislike for the band's popularity. 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."
  • 1992 BCE

    Addictions

    Addictions
    Frusciante developed serious drug habits while touring. He said that when he "found out that Flea was stoned out of his mind at every show, that inspired me to be a pothead". Not only was Frusciante smoking large amounts of marijuana, but he began to use heroin and was on the verge of full-scale addiction.
  • Period: 1970 BCE to 2017 BCE

    John Frusciante

  • Birthday

    Birthday
    John Was Born March 5th 1970 in Queens, New York City, United States.

  • The Year Everything Changed

    The Year Everything Changed
    Frusciante first attended a Red Hot Chili Peppers performance at fifteen and he rapidly became a devoted fan. He idolized guitarist Hillel Slovak, familiarizing himself with virtually all the guitar and bass parts from the Chili Peppers' first three records. He became acquainted with Slovak; the two spoke months before Slovak's death and Frusciante's subsequent joining.

  • Fame

    Fame
    The song Blood Sugar Sex Magik was hugely successful upon its release on September 24, 1991. It peaked at number three on the Billboard charts, and went on to sell thirteen million copies worldwide. The unexpected success instantly turned the Red Hot Chili Peppers into rock stars.

  • Just Impossible For Me To Stay

    Just Impossible For Me To Stay
    Frusciante however, "by the age of twenty, 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. He refused to take the stage during a performance at Tokyo's Club Quattro on May 7, 1992, telling his band mates that he was leaving the band. He was persuaded to perform, but left for California the next morning. according to the guitarist, "it was just impossible for me to stay in the band any longer.