John Frusciante Discography

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  To Record Only Water For Ten Days

Member Of

Ataxia :: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Influenced By

James Williamson :: Pat Smear :: Ron Asheton :: Billy Zoom :: Andrew Gill :: Andy Ginn :: Adrian Belew :: Curt Kirkwood :: D. Boon :: Eddie Hazel :: Hillel Slovak :: Steve Vai :: Frank Zappa :: Jimi Hendrix :: Jimmy Page :: Lou Reed :: Matthew Ashman

Followers

Tom Morello :: Dave Navarro

Similar Artists

Jim Martin :: Tom Morello :: Dave Navarro :: Kendall Jones :: King Black Acid and the Womb Star Orchestra :: Larry LaLonde :: John Lennon :: Mike McCready :: Thurston Moore :: Nels Cline :: Paul Leary :: Trey Spruance :: Ed Kuepper :: Ed Crawford :: John Mayer :: Kalan Porter :: Lenny Kravitz :: John the Whistler :: Beck :: John Martyn :: John Prine :: K-Ci & Jojo :: Jon Secada :: Slash NULL :: Adam Horowitz :: Kurt Cobain :: Red Hot Chili Peppers :: John Legend :: Vernon Reid

John Anthony Frusciante (born March 5, 1970) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he has recorded five studio albums. Frusciante also maintains an active solo career, having released nine albums under his own name, as well as two collaborations with Josh Klinghoffer and Joe Lally under the name Ataxia. His solo recordings incorporate a variety of elements ranging from experimental rock and ambient music to New Wave and electronica. Drawing influence from guitarists of various genres, Frusciante emphasizes melody and emotion in his guitar playing, and favors vintage guitars and analog recording techniques.
Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the age of eighteen, first appearing on the band`s 1989 album Mother`s Milk. The group`s follow-up album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, was a breakthrough success. However, he was overwhelmed by the band`s newfound popularity and as a result quit in 1992. He became a recluse and entered a long period of heroin addiction, during which he released his first recordings: Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (1994) and Smile from the Streets You Hold (1997). In 1998, Frusciante successfully completed drug rehabilitation and rejoined the Chili Peppers for their 1999 album Californication. Since then he has continued to record with the band and has received critical recognition for his guitar-playing, ranking eighteenth on Rolling Stone`s list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2003.

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