It would appear that John Frusciante is no longer working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers – so says a source close to the band in an exclusive interview with MusicRadar.

“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.”

[read more at MusicRadar]

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Like much of the music he makes, Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist John Frusciante is a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a question. And he probably wouldn't have it any other way.

Frusciante has released a string of solo recordings through the years, albums filled with anxious, yearning metaphysical mood music, songs that seem to exist without the imprint of craft but are bursting with intellect and emotion. musicradar.com just published a great interview with him , so go and read or listen the whole thing!

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(read more @ The Guardian )