John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante is an American musician and songwriter, and the guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has released 12 solo albums and seven EPs, including several albums of electronic music. Frusciante joined the Chili Peppers at the age of 18 after the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak, and first appeared on their album Mother's Milk. His second album with the band, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, was their breakthrough success. Overwhelmed by the band's newfound popularity, he quit in 1992. He became a recluse and entered a period of heroin addiction, during which he released his first solo recordings: Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt and Smile from the Streets You Hold. In 1998, he completed drug rehabilitation and rejoined the Chili Peppers, taking them to major success with their albums Californication, By the Way and Stadium Arcadium. He left the Red Hot Chili Peppers again in 2009 to focus on solo work, and rejoined in 2019.
