John Frusciante: Last News

Red Hot Chili Peppers are back!

John Frusciante‘s return to Red Hot Chili Peppers, ahead of the band’s forthcoming album ‘Unlimited Love’.Speaking to NME in an exclusive interview photographed by Oscar-winning director Gus Van Sant, the band spoke about the new album and how reuniting with Frusciante “pushed each other in a positive way”.“The biggest event, honestly, was John returning to the band. That was the most monumental change in our lives.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their new album, ‘Unlimited Love’ – you can hear the record’s first single, ‘Black Summer’, below.The band have returned with their first new music together since the release of their eleventh studio album ‘The Getaway’, which came out in June 2016, and the return of long-serving guitarist John Frusciante in 2019.RHCP have now confirmed that ‘Unlimited Love’ will be released on April 1 via Warner Bros.. In a press release, the band said that their “only goal is to get lost in the music”.“We (John, Anthony, Chad and Flea) spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could,” they said. “Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get better.

Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Eagles and more have donated items to a new online charity auction.The ‘Igniting The Change’ auction is being operated through eBay and is raising money for the LA-based Watts Community Core non-profit, which supports youth and families living in the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project and its surrounding neighbourhood.Radiohead have donated a vinyl and CD box set of their 2007 album ‘In Rainbows’ which has been signed by the whole band, while Red Hot Chili Peppers have given a signed Fender Stratocaster guitar. Bassist Flea has also contributed a customised Fender Jazz bass with his own hand-drawn illustrations.An acoustic guitar signed by The Eagles and used at the 1999 Millennium Concert at Staples Concert is also up for grabs, alongside items from Tony Hawk, Steve Vai, Quincy Jones, George Clinton, Cypress Hill and more.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have teased new music last night (January 28) – listen to the clip below.The clip, shared on social media, contains a neon red visual along with the opening bars to what appears to be a new song.The 18 second clip features a guitar rift that fans are speculating is played by returning guitarist John Frusciante.You can listen to it here:pic.twitter.com/oRxtGEMR2i— Red Hot ChiliPeppers (@ChiliPeppers) January 28, 2022Last October, Red Hot Chili Peppers were, according to drummer Chad Smith, “almost done” recording their next album. It will be the first to feature guitarist Frusciante since 2006’s ‘Stadium Arcadium’.In an interview with Rolling Stone, Smith said the band is “getting along great”, and that they are “really listening to each other in a new way”.After a ten-year absence from the group, Frusciante re-joined in 2019, replacing Josh Klinghoffer.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to head around the planet for a 2022 world stadium tour.The dates will be the band’s first since guitarist John Frusciante revealed that he was rejoining the band in 2019 after a 10-year absence.After revealing that they were currently creating new music earlier this year, the band have now confirmed that they will hit the road next year.The news was shared in a spoof news conference from the fictional KHOT station.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, IDLES and Warpaint are among the acts to feature on the forthcoming Andy Gill tribute album – check out the full tracklist belowAnnounced last month, ‘The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four’ has so far been previewed with a cover of ‘Natural’s Not In It’ by Tom Morello and Serj Tankian.Today (January 14) the full tracklist for the double record has been announced, and includes the likes of RHCP’s Flea and John Frusciante, IDLES, Warpaint, La Roux, Everything Everything and Gary Numan.IDLES covered ‘Damaged Goods’ from Gang Of Four’s debut album ‘Entertainment!’, with La Roux also offering up her own take on the song later on the record.

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has announced details of a new album.‘Maya’, which is set to come out next month, is inspired by jungle, hardcore and breakbeat music, and is, Frusciante says, dedicated to his cat.The new record is an instrumental electronic album, the first that Frusciante has made in the genre.

The guitarist's reunion with Red Hot Chili Peppers won't stop his solo projects