“Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Josh Klinghoffer on the “disrespect” given to Red Hot Chili Peppers albums without John Frusciante
Josh Klinghoffer feels the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ records made without John Frusciante are slightly disrespected.
Klinghoffer left the Chili Peppers in 2019 when Frusciante, who has been famously on and off within the lineup ever since he joined in 1988, came back to the fold. Klinghoffer first joined the band in 2009, and recorded two albums with them, I’m With You and The Getaway. Guitarist Dave Navarro also filled in for Frusciante from 1993 until 1998.
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Klinghoffer spoke of feeling “creatively stifled” during his time with the band after his departure. These days he’s playing for Pearl Jam and Jane’s Addiction, and is due to release a new solo record, A Drop In The Ocean, under his Pluralone moniker.
In an interview with Guitar World, Klinghoffer is asked if it bothers him that the records he made are overlooked by the band itself: “It’s a funny thing. I guess it’s particular to the way John views the band when he’s not in it, and it makes sense to me. They have enough music that they don’t need to look to some of the other records.
“For anyone who connected with those albums, like One Hot Minute [made with Navarro], or the two I made with them… I imagine it’s a little weird for me to be banished from the catalogue and the live performance.”
He goes on to add, “I guess it’s just something unique to that band, you know? Having such a revolving door there, and such a strong presence in John. He’s kind of the preeminent guitar player, you know? He’s the one who made the work with them where they experienced their global fame…
“They have their thing, their formula. I guess it’s so much more definitive to the main amount of Chili Pepper fans; you know, that’s just what the Chili Peppers are. It’s probably a testament to them that they can step out of that and do a good record with Dave Navarro. I like that record too.”
Klinghoffer concludes, “The records that we made together… The only thing I would say – and I don’t know if it’s spoken or unspoken – is that there’s a little bit of a slight disrespect to the records that aren’t the John records. Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist. That’s the only weird thing to me, because those records were important at the time. They were important enough to go and play them around the world.”
Klinghoffer’s new record, A Drop In The Ocean, lands on 12 June.
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