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"I played a blues scale as fast as I could and he said, 'That's not fast, you're not a good guitarist'" – John Frusciante on his depressing encounter with a guitar teacher, and his teenage heroes Steve Vai and Adrian Belew

A new extensive interview with bandmate Flea reveals the iconic Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist's roots

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Improve your rhythm guitar playing now with these three types of chords

12 extended, wide interval and partial chords

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From Prince to John Frusciante via Cory Wong: learn the rhythm approaches of the pop-funk masters

Hone your rhythm chops with examples in the style of the players who took funk in new directions

Guitar World

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Flea names the one bassline that he would “go back and fix” from the Red Hot Chili Pepper's 1995 album, One Hot Minute

Flea on the making of One Hot Minute: “I thought it sounded like another stupid white boy trying to be funky!”

Guitar World

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins says Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante is an "overrated" and "child-like" guitarist

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins critiques RHCP guitarist John Frusciante and explains why he thinks he's an overrated player

Louder

Does John Frusciante have a signature Fender Stratocaster in the works? Here’s the truth

After sightings of a replica ’62 Strat prototype and some special deliveries from Fender, the Red Hot Chili Peppers rumor mill has gone into overdrive – we got the real story from Frusciante’s guitar tech

Guitar World

Justin Hawkins explains why he thinks John Frusciante is overrated

In his podcast, The Darkness guitarist discussed why he gets “nothing from John Frusciante’s guitar playing” – and why he thinks no good rock 'n' roll has ever been played on a PRS

Guitar World

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How Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a sweet tribute to Guns N' Roses, but ended up causing beef with Axl Rose instead

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose wasn’t happy about Red Hot Chili Peppers' "tribute" to his band on their fourth record

Metal Hammer

Josh Klinghoffer says Red Hot Chili Peppers made "cooler music" when he was playing guitar in the band

"I honestly think we were doing cooler music...I was shocked when I heard their new record": Josh Klinghoffer casually throws shade at his former band, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Louder

Josh Klinghoffer thinks Red Hot Chili Peppers were making “cooler music” with him: “I was shocked when I heard their new record”

The guitarist says he doesn’t want to badmouth his former band, but the experience of hearing their latest recordings with John Frusciante was “tough”

Guitar World

Josh Klinghoffer on Red Hot Chili Peppers with John Frusciante: "I never want to sound negative about anyone doing music — but I was shocked when I heard their new record”

The former guitarist argues band were “ doing cooler music” when he was still a member

MusicRadar

From swirling Hendrixian arpeggios to fresh solos from one of John Frusciante's favorite modern-day players: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

Celebrate spring's arrival with life-giving guitar goodness from Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss, Sylosis, Ayron Jones, Ida Mae and Marcus King, Hannah Jadagu, Body Type, Cory Hanson and more

Guitar World

John Frusciante gets struck with cramp, forcing him to stretch his fretting fingers in the middle of a blistering live solo

The 53-year-old succumbed to cramp despite having one of the most intense warm-up routines around, which includes plenty of finger strengthening and a Sous Vide cooking machine

Guitar World

‘One of the greatest’: Flea leads tributes to Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, who has died at 73

Guitarist and the main songwriter of rock band Television has died after a ‘brief illness’

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The Guardian - UK

Keith Levene, founding member of the Clash, dies at 65

Influential post-punk musician was an original member of the Clash before founding PiL with John Lydon and Jah Wobble

Evening Standard

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Return of the Dream Canteen review: Badly in need of an editor

It’s a case of quantity over quality as the veteran funksters deliver their second album in six months

The Independent UK

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist reveals being in rock band was ‘enormously stifling’

Josh Klinghoffer joined the band in 2009 after John Frusciante exited and was later asked to leave the group in 2019 when Frusciante returned

The Independent UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers cancel Glasgow show hours before they were due on stage

The rockers said they were ‘deeply disappointed’ not to perform.

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The Guardian - UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers review – still cooking in late middle age

The hits, delivered with astonishing energy by a band in their 50s and 60s, thrill the huge crowd, and even the guitar solos win rapturous applause

Manchester Evening News

Red Hot Chili Peppers captivate fans after six years in the UK wilderness despite finishing early

Red Hot Chili Peppers played at Old Trafford in Manchester

Tribune News Service

New Orleans' Jazz Fest looks to second weekend after Chili Peppers, the Who help honor lost heroes during first

NEW ORLEANS — The first weekend of Jazz Fest at times felt like one long funeral. And by its host city's rich standards, that means it was actually a great party.

Los Angeles Times

How the Red Hot Chili Peppers rediscovered the best version of themselves

LOS ANGELES — Dressed in the signature colors of the basketball team he loves — loves even when the team pains him as it has over the last few months — Flea comes roaring into the parking lot of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Van Nuys rehearsal space astride a…

The Independent UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers review, Unlimited Love: Rock band’s batteries have run out on this lifeless album

It becomes increasingly hard to separate tracks in the great unspooling of this slow and sloppy record

The Guardian - UK

Red Hot Chili Peppers: ‘People misbehave and make mistakes. They don’t know better’

As they reunite for their 12th album, the punk-funk rockers are trying to age gracefully after a youth full of sex and drugs. So why does Anthony Kiedis hang up after a difficult question?

Evening Standard

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love review: Friends reunited find their mojo

Returning to their strongest line-up, with Rick Rubin in tow, these veterans are ready to rock again

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