Rolling Stone 2009.07.30. 11:10

Megint van mit olvasni, a Rolling Stone augusztus 6-án megjelenő számában a Chickenfoot-ról van egy oldalnyi cikk. Katt a képre!

Blue Jean 2009.07.29. 09:57

Egy török magazin, a Blue Jean a márciusi számában írt egy rövid, viszont annál furcsább cikket John életéről, karrierjéről és az Empyrean-ről.

He’s crazy. He’s very crazy. If your first thought upon reading these lines us “Hey man, what are you saying?”, don’t worry, I’m not saying anything bad. On the contrary, I’m giving compliments. Because if John Frusciante was reading these lines, believe me, he would have thanked me for these beautiful compliments.

He was John, he became “John Frusciante”
He was only 11 years old when he took his guitar in his hands. When he was 17 years old and moved to his own house, he was playing guitar 15 hours a day. I did not call him “crazy” for nothing, right? From Jimi’s to Hendrix and Page, he also did not forget to get close to Black Sabbath’s and Bowie’s. Long story cut short, the John whom only his family and friends knew, became John Frusciante.

Craziness due to money?
The 18-year-old Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers with the help of the band’s bassist Flea after the death of the guitarist Slovak. Frusciante, having easily fit in, did two successful albums but after a while, he announced that he had left the band. If you ask “If everything was going fine, why did this guy quit the band, woman?” then I would like to give its answer as well: He’s a crazy man. Haven’t I said that before? John Frusciante was uncomfortable with the popularity the band got all of a sudden. The fact that money had become the goal for the band bothered Frusciante quite a lot. He did not want the money, his mind had always been on music.

The adventures of a crazy man
After he quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers, what happens to a lot of crazy people happened to John Frusciante as well. Drugs! He became withdrawn, and shut himself to his home when he got his acoustic guitar and started writing songs. That is how he released his first “crazy” solo album “Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt”. This album, no matter how many bad comments it received, was loved by his fans. The album was completely different than the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ albums. There are no words to describe how different this album is. You have to listen to it to understand. Then, he released his second album “Smile From The Streets You Hold”. However, he was still not successful, and he found himself in rehab due to drugs at last. Frusciante got cured, got his vitamins, ate his fruits, recovered, and got back to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante continued to release his solo albums at the same time, and the hardworking Frusciante released seven solo albums. (You can read the review for this year’s album “The Empyrean” on the next pages.

The right to be crazy
About John Frusciante, they always say; he cannot play live as good as he does on his albums, he can even turn the song into a new one. Yes, that’s right, but it is also true that there isn’t another crazy man who can make the audience feel the way they do when they listen to John’s playing and vocals. Count how many times I used the word “crazy” in this article and multiply it with ten thousand and a hundred. He is that crazy +1. Dear Frusciante, goodbye and accept your craziness!..

Gitarre & Bass 2009.07.24. 12:00

A német Gitarre & Bass magazin augusztusi számában 7 oldalas John részleg van, amiben úgy mutatják be, hogy "több, mint egy Chili Pepper". Az újság beszkennelve itt található.

Képek 2009.07.20. 11:04

Flea közreműködik Slash új szólólemezén, új képek a stúdióból Slash és Steven Adler társaságában.

Képek 2009.07.18. 10:00

John, John, John (!!!) képek július 16-ról. :D A Warpaint tegnapelőtt a LA-i Hammer Museum-ban lépett fel, ahol Johnt is fel lehetett fedezni a közönségben. Egy Matthew Alexander nevű emberke beszélt vele, ebből megtudhatjuk, hogy igazán jól érezte magát a Speed Dealer Moms projekt munkálatainál, de nem szereti a zene promóciós, gazdasági oldalát. Ez az oka annak, hogy Aaron Funk-kal nincsenek felvétellel kapcsolatos terveik. Mostanában elektronikus zenét gyárt, sokat játszik a szintetizátorán. Olyan zenét csinál, amit akar és nem amit mások akarnak, hogy csináljon, de nem hiszi, hogy ez valaha is eladásra kerül.

Képek 2009.07.16. 09:46

Sosem elég se a képekből, se Anthonyból, most Everlyvel és a dadával sétált és Rick Rubinnal biciklizett. Kivételesen vannak Chickenfoot fotók is a június 28-i belgiumi Graspop Metal Meeting-es koncertről.

Képek 2009.07.11. 16:35

Megint képek, Anthony és a jeges tea július 10-ről.

Naptár 2009.07.10. 10:03

Találtam RHCP-s naptárt egy brazil rajongói oldalon, akit érdekel, katt ide.

Chickenfoot 2009.07.07. 08:47

Újabb koncerteket töröltek Chad miatt, hogy londoni szakemberekkel tudjon konzultálni. Miután a hétvégi fellépéseken is fájtak az alkatrészei, egy MRI-ből kiderült, hogy a fájdalom oka egy régebbi sérülés.

"Chickenfoot Hamburg & Cophenhagen shows have been cancelled to give Chad time to see specialists in London. After taking a few days off he played the weekend shows but still was in pain. An MRI revealed an aggravated old injury. Chad cannot play a show at 50% and it is very hard for him to hold back onstage. He is very sorry he cannot play for the German and Danish fans this week. We hope we will be back to play very soon!"

The Horse Chronicles 2009.07.07. 08:42

A The Horse Chronicles készített egy új interjút Johnnal, amiben világosan elmondja, hogy nem hagyta el a bandát: "Someone told a friend of a friend I quit the band again. Every time we take a break I 'quit'. All nonsense." A teljes beszélgetés csak augusztusban lesz elérhető, addig is van egy kis előzetes. (Katt a linkre -> READ Magazine -> Frusciante)

Hlalia 2009.07.01. 09:12

Flea június 18-án a londoni Meltdown fesztiválon járt, ahol Ő és Patti Smith egy szám ("Hlalia") erejéig csatlakozott a Bachir Attar and The Master Musicians of Jajouka nevű együtteshez. Több kép itt található.

Chickenfoot 2009.07.01. 09:07

A Chickenfoot törölte a mai madridi fellépést, mert a párizsi koncerten Chad keze megsérült. Amint tudnak, visszamennek bepótolni. :)

"We are sorry to inform our Spanish fans that Chickenfoot cannot perform tomorrow night in Madrid due to a serious injury to drummer Chad Smith. Chad was performing on stage last night in Paris & during the show he hurt his right arm badly. He has torn his small bicep and cannot play the show Weds July 1st. The band is very sorry they cannot play for their Spanish fans this week and plan to return as soon as possible."

Képek 2009.07.01. 09:00

Megint kép, Anthony és Rick Rubin június 29-én a Dwell on Design LA-ben. Hogy mit csináltak ott, arról bővebb infó ezen az oldalon.