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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Hot Take

A Love Supreme
9 min readJan 2, 2025

Josh Klinghoffer in 2018 is better than John Frusciante is now.

Photo By Tim Dwenger

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW

Froosh is Heroin Jesus, he is the greatest guitarist since Hendrix, he is the only reason why the Chili Peppers became one of the biggest bands of all time.

All of this is true, very true, in fact. I remember watching Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Slane Castle every day for about 3 months, experiencing life-altering ear orgasms while simultaneously wiping tears from my eyes at the spectacle. The greatest band ever and their most excellent time ever.

Every RHCP fan knows the story.

1988- 18-year-old John Frusciante joins the band

1992- 22-year-old John left RHCP at the height of their fame while on tour in Japan after getting kicked wildly by Anthony Kiedis

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A Love Supreme
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