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Dave Navarro and John Frusciante
Dave Navarro on how he and John Frusciante finally played together for the first time after decades of friendship

By Matt Owen Published

The former Red Hot Chili Peppers and current Jane’s Addiction guitarist has long had a close relationship with Frusciante, but they didn’t play together until 2020

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Josh Klinghoffer performs onstage at The Forum on May 07, 2022 in Inglewood, California
Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer sued for wrongful death

By Janelle Borg Published

Klinghoffer allegedly ran over and killed 47-year-old pedestrian Israel Sanchez while in a black SUV

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Flea
Flea regrets his bass-smashing antics in Red Hot Chili Peppers’ earlier years

By Phil Weller Published

The energetic bassist took to social media to voice his regret of destroying his instruments in the ‘90s and ‘00s

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Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at Lollapalooza, Waterloo, New Jersey, August 1, 1991.
“John Lydon once made a stab at poaching Flea for Public Image. At which point Flea keeled over and passed out”: Anthony Kiedis takes a nostalgic look back at Flea’s finest hour from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

By Joel McIver Published

Flea’s reputation as a killer bass player almost saw him lured away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Bassist Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at Allegiant Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“The White Album was the first thing that I connected with as a kid”: Flea picks his top 5 ‘desert island’ discs

By Nick Wells Published

The Red Hot Chili Pepper was also asked to name his dream supergroup. Safe to say he picked himself on bass

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John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs on stage at Palau Sant Jordi on May 30, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain.
"My apologies to you, our guitarist broke a finger": Red Hot Chili Peppers forced to cancel KROQ show following John Frusciante finger injury

By Phil Weller Published

Vocalist Anthony Kiedis has now revealed the reason for the cancelation, with Frusciante sidelined for six weeks

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John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs on stage at Palau Sant Jordi on May 30, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain.
“We pulled a few guitars out – I loved the ’61 Strat immediately. John said, ‘I want you to take that guitar with you – it’s yours”: John Frusciante gave away a prized vintage Fender Stratocaster to a fan who became one of his favorite modern guitarists

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

This 1961 Olympic White Strat has the rare honor of being played by both Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer during the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Stadium Arcadium tour – but Frusciante eventually handed it over to a fan who would go on to become one of his favorite contemporary guitar players

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Photos of Francis Rocco PRESTIA & Josh Smith
“Rocco Prestia could have held that 16th-note pattern in his sleep – it’s airtight” Halestorm bassist Josh Smith picks his top 5 bass albums

By Nick Wells Published

From Tower Of Power to The Beatles, Josh Smith reveals the influences that helped shape his heavy-riffing bass style with Halestorm

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Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak and Cliff Martinez in 1984Red Hot Chili Peppers 1984
Flea names his least favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers album – and says he wants to re-record it

By Matt Parker Published

The RHCP bass icon revealed he has tried to convince the band to take another crack at it, but “can never talk anyone into it”

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John Frusciante and Steve Vai perform live
John Frusciante’s guitar teacher once told him he wasn’t a good guitarist – so he learned to play like Steve Vai: “No-one was going to say that to me again”

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar hero recalls being criticized because he couldn’t play the blues scale fast enough: “It was about the worst feeling I could imagine”

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