Auch visions.de hatte berichtet, dass sich bei den Red Hot Chili Peppers das Personalkarussell gedreht hat. Für John Frusciante übernimmt Josh Klinghoffer in der Zukunft den Platz an der Gitarre.
Frusciante hat auf seiner Webseite nun einen offenen Brief an seine Fans veröffentlicht, in dem er diese Trennung aus seiner Sicht aufarbeitet. Man habe sich bereits vor einem Jahr (inoffiziell) getrennt, als man die musikalische Beziehung auf Eis gelegt habe.
Kein Zerwürfnisse, kein Streit – es sei einfach Frusciantes musikalischer Sinneswandel gewesen, der ihn zum neuerlichen Ausstieg getrieben habe. Es sei grandios gewesen, als Teil einer Rockband zu agieren, sein jüngstes Interesse gelte allerdings (wieder) seinem Schaffen als Soloartist.
Hier das Statement im Original:
‘December 16th, 2009
When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus. There was no drama or anger involved, and the other guys were very understanding. They are supportive of my doing whatever makes me happy and that goes both ways.
To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in a different direction. Upon rejoining, and throughout my time in the band, I was very excited about exploring the musical possibilities inherent in a rock band, and doing so with those people in particular. A couple of years ago, I began to feel that same excitement again, but this time it was about making a different kind of music, alone, and being my own engineer.
I really love the band and what we did. I understand and value that my work with them means a lot to many people, but I have to follow my interests. For me, art has never been something done out of a sense of duty. It is something I do because it is really fun, exciting, and interesting. 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.
Sending love and gratitude to you all.’