

"Shadows Collide with People": To be released February '04!

November 17th 2003 The date is set: John's forthcoming solo album (with guest appearances by Flea, Chad, Josh Klinghoffer) "Shadows Collide With People", will be released February 25 (North America)/ February 24th (world) 2004!



(Further details in this space as soon as they become available)





"Brown Bunny" Soundtrack - featuring John Frusciante

to be released

November 7th 2003 The soundtrack of the movie "Brown Bunny"- written and directed by Vincent de Gallo - will be released on November 28th in Japan. (Soundtrack will be released in Japan only)



After a controversial start at Cannes, the re-edited version of the auteur movie won the Vienna International Film Festival's top award: The FIPRESCI (International Federation Of Film Critics) prize.

John Frusciante contributed several songs to this soundtrack:



FOREVER AWAY

DYING SONG

LEAVE ALL THE DAYS BEHIND

PROSTITUTION SONG

FALLING







John Frusciante And Other Famous Friends Give Pearl Jam A Lift

October 29 2003 Pearl Jam welcomed a host of famous musical friends on stage last night (Oct. 28) in Santa Barbara, Calif., at a benefit for the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The group was joined by its former drummer Jack Irons, singer/songwriter Jack Johnson, veteran guitarist Lyle Workman, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, and Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell for a rare reunion of the pre-Pearl Jam combo Temple Of The Dog. ...

Frusciante plugged in for encore runs through the Ramones' "Daytime Dilemma" and another stab at "I Believe in Miracles." The entire cadre of guests returned for a show-closing, six-guitar collaboration on the Byrds' "So You Wanna Be a Rock'n'Roll Star."



Read the full article at Billboard.com



Much thanks to Paula from Brazilian RedHotInLoveaPotamus Fanclub for sending this article!



Frusciante Readies Fourth Solo Album

October 2003 Yahoo News Friday October 4



You'd think that, having only just released an album, the members of Red Hot Chili Peppers wouldn't have time to pee in a pot. But some of the busy bees have found time to work on their own solo projects. According to reports from the US, the group's guitarist John Frusciante has taken a couple of months away from the band to work on some material for his fourth solo album. Bandmate Flea says on the band's website that the album is certainly worth waiting for. "From what I heard it is incredible. John works constantly with much dedication and care. It will be great." However, while Frusciante may have finished recording his album in such a short time, fans will have to wait until next year to hear the record. "The next record that I release outside of the 'Chili Peppers will be a more professionally recorded record because it will be engineered by a real engineer instead of by me," he told Launch.com recently. "Now that I have the money to just go into a studio whenever I feel like it, I take advantage of it."







John's letter To The Children Of The Future

Undated "What I say is to be Creative"

What I have to say to an inhabitant of the earth in 100 years is similar to what I have to say to the present inhabitants of the earth. To be creative.

I wrote a song just a couple of days ago before getting the request to write this page that came to mind when the intentions (and the sentiments behind) this book were presented to me. The song was about a man living in a future where millions of people are shot everyday, he (who is not famous) is mobbed and robbed everyday, and there are good entertainers, but people don't really care about them. This man feels that it is such a gift to be alive, himself so grateful for every second he has that he cannot understand how people can waste these seconds complaining. This man thru looking for beauty in the world, finds plenty. In the movie, "Pollyanna" she quotes Abe Lincoln as saying ,"If you look for the bad in people you are sure to find it." So look for the good. There are many wonderful things that we are given in this life that we take for granted, but which are tremendous gifts.

To demonstrate my meaning I will suggest other possible lives, worlds, or dimensions:

1) A world where everyone is pressed up against everyone else and there is no privacy ever, nor any hope of traveling.

2) A world where 999 of every 1000 people at every second are awaiting their next opportunity to hurt someone else.

3) A world where, when you are alone you are also with slimy fast moving monsters who like to enter the holes in your body and can move in one hole and out another forcing one to wear protective gear whenever alone.

4) A world where food is a bunch of little creatures similar to worms, that cannot die, so must be eaten alive to sustain life.

5) A world where there are none of the components of shelter and everyone lives outside year round in harsh weather.

6) A world where neither memory nor identity exist making it impossible for anyone's life to get anywhere whatsoever. No one knows who they are.

I am very happy to be alive. There is so much fun to be had. Music, movies, books, paintings, drawings...If you have them, what does the real world matter anyway? John Frusciante

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally published on the Children Of The Future Homepage (currently under construction, please check back to find out more about this project)



Thanks to "RHCPMbox20" from Ramparts Forum on the official BBS for providing this letter!





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"Shadows Collide With People"

May 2003

It is now officially confirmed that John Frusciante's new album will be published under the name "Shadows Collide With People"!

(No tracklistings have been publicized yet.)

Production was finalised during the break between the Red Hot Chili Peppers' extensive European and US Tours in April.

A release date is still to be decided. However, further details will be published in this place as soon as they become available!





New John Frusciante Solo album in the works

April 2003

John Frusciante's much anticipated new solo album was finished recording before the first leg of their European tour.

RHCP drummer Chad played drums while Flea supplied the bass on 2 tracks, Josh Klinghoffer contributed the backing vocals and guitar.

All guitar and keyboards were performed by John, additionally he also plays bass on several tracks. According to his own words this represents 'the best music he's ever done' .

Mixing and other production are on the agenda now, and John will work on this as much as possible during his rare tour breaks -John will re-enter the studio in the days before the Coachella Festival to master the last couple of tracks . Therefore no release date is scheduled yet- we don't expect anything before the By The Way Tour is over and there is sufficient time to get all the works wrapped up and launch the promotional circuit with all this entails - interviews, go sees and... a solo tour of some sorts!

John hopes to do some shows after the RHCP tour break around November/December. However it is not yet known wether whether the tour will take him to Europe or the US first.



For information on RHCP tour dates please visit the official site.

Related Articles and Interviews: 'The Canoe' Interview with John





'Dragonfly': Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante and Flea on Ziggy Marley debut album

February 2003 Grammy award-winning vocalist, guitarist and

songwriter Ziggy Marley will release Dragonfly, his

first-ever solo album, April 15th on Private Music.

Written in his native Jamaica, and recorded over the

past year in Los Angeles and Miami, Dragonfly features

eleven new Ziggy Marley originals and was produced by

Marley and Ross Hogarth.Building on his reggae roots to

create an eclectic and

intriguing musical exploration, Marley also addresses

a wide range of topics and concerns on Dragonfly. Marley also co-produced five tracks with Scott Litt

(R.E.M., Incubus, etc.).Special guest musicians

include famed guitarist David Lindley, Red Hot Chili

Peppers' John Frusciante and Flea, as well as Incubus'

DJ Chris Kilmore. A Ziggy Marley solo tour is currently in the planning

stages with details to be announced shortly. Full length sound sample of the John (guitar) & Flea(bass) tracks:

Rainbow In The Sky (Media Player hi res) Rainbow in the Sky (Media Player lo res) Many thanks to the 2FreaketteS #3626 and #3627 from rhcpcentral.net for this newsfeed!



Red Hot Lessons with John Frusciante - Guitar One Magazine January 2003

December 2002 "It's reader's Choice. With these companion pieces on Chili Pepper John Frusciante, you can either grab your guitar and dive into our red hot lesson or kick back and enjoy a good yarn. Our suggestion? Do both of course."(GuitarOne Magazine)

And at Red Hot Chili Peppers Online you can get an exclusive sneak preview of both -Courtesy of Guitar One Magazine - Much thanks to Associate Editor Chris O'Byrne for donating these brand new exerpts to our Rockinfreaks! - This interview featured in RHCP Online's Interview Hall Of Fame -

Click here for free sneak preview downloads & photos



For further info and MP3 sound samples visit Guitar One Magazine Online



Send Your Birthday Greeting to John!

February 13th , 2002 John Frusciante Online is giving you a chance to say a big 'Happy Birthday' to John! This is how it's going to work:



We will be excepting your voice messages in MP3 format. We'll give you a maximum time of 45 seconds (per person) to say your Happy Birthday wishes, Thank You's and what not. For more information, please click here. Also, please remember to read all of the rules before doing anything! A few server problems caused the site's unavailability for a short time on Friday/Saturday. We would like to take this point in time to apologize for this. More news is to come your way very soon!



And the album name is...........

February 7th , 2002 After two polls and many months of voting, the album name for the 2001 Internet Album has been chosen. "From the Sounds Inside" edged out the other two contenders as the album title we will be referring to for now on. For a little more information on this, go to the "Name the Album" page.



Just a quick note: During the next few days, be on the look out for a few new features on the site. One includes your chance to get your message off to John. More on that very soon!



RHCP Web-Concert, Song of the Year and more......

January 28th , 2002 Havana Affair:

A portion of the Chili Peppers' Silver Lining Silver Lake Concert set is exclusively available at the Warner Bros. "Live Concert Series" website right now. Featured songs in streaming video are: "Give it Away", the Ramones' "Havana Affair", "Californication" plus more! Check out the 'Live Concert Series' website now!



"Going Inside" #5 single of 2001!

The Netherlands VPRO "Song of the Year" winning polls are in and it looks like this year faired very well for our Johnny! A special thanks goes out Matthijs Van Burg for keeping us posted and informed!

The following are the final results from VPRO's official website:



1 (692) Johan - 'Tumble and Fall'

2 (673) Radiohead - 'Pyramid Song'

3 (614) Muse - 'Plug in Baby'

4 (509) System Of A Down - 'Chop Suey'

5 (488) John Frusciante - 'Going Inside'

16 (204) Macy Gray feat. E. Badu & J. Frusciante - 'Sweet Baby'



A Week to go for voting!

Yes, there's just a week left to go in the "Name the Album" poll. If you haven't voted before, or choose to do so again, we suggest you take one last final vote before it's too late! The album name with 'Internet' Album Art will be released in the near future to coincide with the album John gifted to all of us just this past year.







Whole JF Internet Album for download, plus more

December 29th , 2001 John Frusciante Online will offer John's "Internet Album" in it's complete entirety from December 31st 2001 to January 2nd, 2001. All 21 tracks (the complete album) will be offered for these three day, so don't pass this chance up! The three days still allows you to enjoy your New Year's Eve, recuperate from the morning after hangover and still download the whole album! Happy New Years goes out to everyone and enjoy the music! New Chili Peppers album will be in your hands in 2002!



The final three choices for the "Name the Album" voting booth have been chosen. They are as follows: "Live Above Hell", "From the Sounds Inside" and "2001 Internet Album". Make sure to go to the Voting Booth and vote! It is extremely important for you to be involved, as your vote helps us put somewhat of an identity to this album!



Just a quick note: There are a few minor glitches, such as images that don't contain links yet and so on. This will be fixed within the day. Thanks for holding tight everyone.























Help "Going Inside" in VPRO's Song of the Year Poll

November 26th , 2001 John Frusciante's "Going Inside" (To Record Only Water For Ten Days, 2001, Warner) is part of a list for eligible picks for VPRO's "Song of the Year". Since not everyone lives in the Netherlands, we'll break down where to go and how to vote.



Go to VPRO's Official Site. On the top left, click where it says: "SONG VAN HET JAAR 2001: stem op jouw 3 favoriete tracks!" Now, this will give you a page that lists many songs that you can choose as "Song of the Year" and it's two runner-ups. John Frusciante's "Going Inside" is #64. Remember this. Also, Macy Gray's "Sweet Baby" feat. John on guitar is also featured on the list as #74. Alright, click where it says "Stem op jouw 3 favoriete tracks" in large, bold lettering. This will give you a pop-up window, which allows you to vote for your favorite three songs of 2001, by a songs given number. Remember.... #64 and #74!

- Links : [ VPRO Site ]

- NOTE : Special Thanks goes out to Matthijs van Burg!



John to play with Hedwig and the Angry Inch

November 8th , 2001 The Silver Lining Silver Lake Benefit show has just added an additional dose of greatness to it's 3 day lineup! As if a line up featuring the likes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elton John, Sting and Jurassic 5 weren't enough, we now have a 2nd John Frusciante appearance to announce!



John Frusciante will appear on guitar, in a concert version of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on December 15th, the 3rd and last night of the All-star cast benefit shows.



Quick note : As of today, Nov. 8th, there are 3 days left for you to submit your proposed album title for the"Untitled JF Internet Album". A JF Online committee team will narrow narrow the list down and allow you to vote for your favorite title that best suits and describes the album. - Links : [ Hedwig in a Box ]



RHCP DVD Due in December!

November 5th , 2001 Looks like your Christmas stocking might be filled with something other than Candy and little toys this Holiday Season! Frusciante and RHCP fans alike will be awaiting the Chili's brand new DVD, "Off the Map" on December 4th, 2001. Live concert footage, unforgettable fan fave's and backstage footage from the Chili Peppers' May 14th, 2000 Californication Tour stop in Portland, Oregon will be featured. What may be the most special feature for Fruscinate fans is that one of the listed features is a live rendition of "Untitled #3", which will be featured in the RHCP setlist mix! RHCP faves such as "Scar Tissue", "Give it Away", "Californication", "Blackeyed Blonde" and "Under the Bridge" are just some of the songs that you will get a live treatment of!



John "the Lofter", Site Updates and more

October 29th, 2001 Unless you live in Canada and you were watching u8tv's "The Lofters" (A live Canadian "reality TV" show) on February 13th, you probably missed a live "John Spotting". John happened to stop by and talk to the Lofters crew, to chat it up a bit and showed a few of his infamous yoga maneuvers. Although there are no current plans to rerun this Episode, if you're lucky you'll be able to see John doing some sort of stretching during the closing credits at the end of each show.



- We have just "re-released" the following previously unreleased, JF Online exclusive tracks: "Murmur", "The Battle of Time", "Three Thoughts", "Slow Down" and "Leaving You". Go to the Multimedia Section if you would like to check these tracks out!



- Ralph Paredes has come through again and has delivered two higher quality JF painting photos. View updated paintings #6 and #10 at the JF Painting Gallery.



- How does the chance to name the "Yet to be Titled" JF Internet Album? Sound good to you?! Good, then here's your chance! Submit your album name choice here! We will pick the 7 best album names and post them for everyone to vote on! Stay tuned!



- We will soon be holding a poll on what you, the fanbase, would like to see in terms of John Frusciante Merchandise. Again, stay tuned for that - Links : [ u8tv,com ]



Live Giveaways in Toronto

September 29th, 2001 Attn: All October 5th Jane's Addiction concert goers!

Two John Frusciante Online representatives will be on hand at Jane's Addiction's October 5th Toronto show. What's involved? The two guys will be in and around the Arena, giving out 'johnfrusciante.com" stickers to everyone that walks their way. And, hey, if you happen to be on of those long-time devoted John Frusciante fans that can answer a simple trivia question in person, you might even snag yourself some Fru Wear! A legendary, crowd-thrilling rock band performing AND the chance to get yourself some free Fru Wear?!? This is going to be one hell of a night!



- Note : John Frusciante Online has no links with Jane's Addiction. The two "representatives" are there to watch a show that's very special to them. We thought it would be a perfect opportunity to treat fans, old and new alike, to some Frusciante Collectibles and Wearables.