Red Hot Chili Peppers' Guitarist Quits Band
By: Amanda Markell
Last updated December 17th , 2009

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have recently been shot down from the list of finalists for the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

Now, guitarist John Frusciante has announced early this morning through a MySpace blog post that he has quit the band, stating that his musical interests have led him in another direction.

Reportedly working on their follow up to the 2006 album 'Stadium Arcadium', the band has sparked recent rumors that Frusciante has been permanently replaced by another guitarist by the name of Josh Klinghoffer.

Klinghoffer toured with the band throughout 2007 and even appeared on Frusciante's solo album, 'The Empryean'.

Frusciante clarifies in his MySpace post that he actually left the band over a year ago when they were on indefinite hiatus.

“I really love the band and what we did,” Frusciante writes, adding that there was no drama or anger involved in his decision to leave. “Over the last 12 years, I have changed, as a person and artist, to such a degree that to do further work along the lines I did with the band would be to go against my own nature. There was no choice involved in this decision. I simply have to be what I am, and have to do what I must do.”

After appearing on 1989’s 'Mother's Milk' and 1991’s 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik', Frusciante left the Peppers in 1992. Following RHCP’s brief Dave Navarro era, Frusciante rejoined the band for their three most recent albums: 'Californication', 'By The Way' and 'Stadium Arcadium'.

Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/17/john-frusciante-quits-red-hot-chili-peppers-with-no-drama/

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