John Frusciante Rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Guitarist John Frusciante is back as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the first time since 2009. Frusciante, who first joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988, previously left the group from 1992-1998.
Frusciante has appeared on five of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ studio albums, including their breakout Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991), chart-topping Californication (1999) and Grammy-winning Stadium Arcadium (2006). After making his second departure in 2009, Frusciante was replaced by Josh Klinghoffer, who in 2012 became the youngest-ever inductee to the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame as a member of the Chili Peppers at age 32.