Frusciante joined the Chili Peppers at the age of 18 after the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak, and first appeared on their album Mother's Milk (1989). His second album with the band, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991), was their breakthrough success. Overwhelmed by the band's newfound popularity, he quit in 1992. He became a recluse and entered a period of heroin addiction, during which he released his first solo recordings: Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (1994) and Smile from the Streets You Hold (1997). In 1998, he completed drug rehabilitation and rejoined the Chili Peppers, taking them to major success with their albums Californication (1999), By the Way (2002) and Stadium Arcadium (2006). He left the Red Hot Chili Peppers again in 2009 to focus on solo work, and rejoined in 2019.
Frusciante's solo work encompasses genres including experimental rock, ambient music and electronica. He released six albums in 2004, each exploring different genres and recording techniques. In 2009, Frusciante released The Empyrean, which features Chili Peppers bassist Flea and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Frusciante also releases acid house under the alias Trickfinger. With Klinghoffer and Joe Lally, he has released two albums as Ataxia.
Frusciante was named one of the greatest guitarists by Rolling Stone and Gibson, and in a BBC poll. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012.
Frusciante's musical style has evolved over the course of his career. Although he received moderate recognition for his early guitar work, it was not until later in his career that music critics and guitarists alike began to fully recognize it: in October 2003, he was ranked eighteenth in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Frusciante attributes this recent recognition to his shift in focus, stating that he chose an approach based on rhythmic patterns inspired by the complexity of material Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen produced. On earlier records, however, much of his output was influenced by various underground punk and new wave musicians.
In general, his sound is also defined by an affinity for vintage guitars. All the guitars that he owns, records, and tours with were made before 1970. Frusciante uses the specific guitar that he finds appropriate for a certain song. All of the guitars he owned before quitting the band were destroyed when his house burned down in 1996. The first guitar he bought after rejoining the Chili Peppers was a 1962 red Fender Jaguar. His most-often used guitar, however, is a 1961 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster that was given to him as a gift from Anthony Kiedis after Frusciante rejoined the Chili Peppers in 1998. He has played this guitar on every album since rejoining the Chili Peppers, and their ensuing tours. He also owns a 1955 Fender Stratocaster, his only Strat with a maple fretboard. Frusciante's most highly appraised instrument is a 1955 Gretsch White Falcon, which he used twice per show for the songs Californication and Otherside. Since 2006, he only uses it for the latter song, saying there was "no room for it", preferring multiple Stratocasters for the Stadium Arcadium tour. Virtually all of Frusciante's acoustic work is played with a 1950s Martin 0–15.
After leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he switched to using a Yamaha SG as his primary guitar for his solo work. "With the Yamaha SG, I could play along with guitar players who were playing, say, Les Pauls, and feel like the sound matched what I was hearing on the record. ... People like Robert Fripp, Mick Ronson, Tony Iommi, and particularly John McGeoch from Siouxsie and the Banshees, who played a Yamaha SG, which is why I bought one in the first place". Frusciante has also noted his increased use of the Roland MC-202 for his electronic music, saying that he was at the point "where I thought as much like a 202ist as I did a guitarist ..." The MC-202 has been his primary melodic instrument in his electronic music.
With the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante provided backing vocals in a falsetto tenor, a style he started on Blood Sugar Sex Magik. He thoroughly enjoyed his role in the Chili Peppers as backing vocalist, and said that backing vocals are a "real art form". Despite his commitment to the Chili Peppers, he felt that his work with the band should remain separate from his solo projects. When he returned to the Chili Peppers in 1998, Kiedis wanted the band to record "Living in Hell", a song Frusciante had written several years before. Frusciante refused, feeling that the creative freedom he needed for his solo projects would have conflicted with his role in the band.
Going Inside
John Frusciante Lyrics
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Going Inside
You get to know who´s watching you
And you besides
You resides
In your body
Where you´re slow
'Cause there will come a time
When time goes out the window
And you´ll learn to drive out of focus
I´m you
And if anything unfolds
It´s supposed to
Uh
You don´t throw your time away
Sitting still
I´m in a chain of memories
It´s my will
And I had to consult some figures
Of the past
And I know someone after me
Will go right back
I´m not telling
A view
I´ve got this night
To unglue
I moved this fight
Away
By doing things there´s no reason
To do
The song "Going Inside" by John Frusciante is a contemplative reflection on the importance of living life to the fullest and making the most of every moment, rather than simply coasting through life or allowing it to slip away. The first verse implores the listener to take control of their life and become self-aware, realizing that others are watching them and that they are ultimately responsible for themselves. The second verse speaks to the importance of not wasting time by sitting still, but rather taking action and creating memories that will be meaningful and enduring.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the importance of being fully present in one's own body, even in moments of slowness or uncertainty, as time is fleeting and ultimately insignificant in the grand scheme of things. The line "when time goes out the window" suggests that moments when we are truly immersed in the present can feel timeless, and that these are the moments that truly matter. The bridge of the song brings a sense of unity and universality to the themes of self-awareness and meaningful living, suggesting that everyone is essentially the same on a deep level and that we are all capable of achieving greatness if we seize the opportunities that come our way.
Overall, "Going Inside" is a deeply philosophical and introspective song that encourages its listeners to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, to embrace the present moment, and to make the most of the time they have on this earth.
Line by Line Meaning
You don´t throw your life away
Don't waste your life
Going Inside
Looking within yourself
You get to know who´s watching you
Identifying who is observing you
And you besides
And also knowing yourself
You resides
Your true self is within your body
In your body
Your inner self exists inside of your physical form
Where you´re slow
Where you're not in a hurry
Where you go doesn´t matter
The destination is not important
'Cause there will come a time
At some point
When time goes out the window
When time is no longer important
And you´ll learn to drive out of focus
You'll learn to navigate without a clear direction
I´m you
I am a reflection of you
And if anything unfolds
If anything happens
It´s supposed to
It's meant to happen
You don´t throw your time away
Don't waste your time
Sitting still
Being inactive
I´m in a chain of memories
I'm linked to past experiences
It´s my will
It's my choice
And I had to consult some figures
I had to look to the past for guidance
Of the past
From previous times
And I know someone after me
I know someone will come after me
Will go right back
Will also look to the past
I´m not telling
I'm not sharing
A view
My perspective
I´ve got this night
I have this moment
To unglue
To free myself
I moved this fight
I stopped battling
Away
Out of my consciousness
By doing things there´s no reason
By doing things without a clear purpose
To do
To perform
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JOHN FRUSCIANTE
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@antigdl6781
You don´t throw your life away
Going Inside
You get to know who´s watching you
And you besides
You resides
In your body
Where you´re slow
Where you go doesn´t matter
'Cause there will come a time
When time goes out the window
And you´ll learn to drive out of focus
I´m you
And if anything unfolds
It´s supposed to
Uh
You don´t throw your time away
Sitting still
I´m in a chain of memories
It´s my will
And I had to consult some figures
Of the past
And I know someone after me
Will go right back
I´m not telling
A view
I´ve got this night
To unglue
I moved this fight
Away
By doing things there´s no reason
To do
@AllOuttaBubblegum123
First time I've been able to listen to this in 18 years. The whole album takes me back to a different time when I had a life.
@RighteousBrother
welcome back, I hope you're ok.
@brunogeraldo7210
luv so much this album, to record only water for ten days
@mattsouza7184
I'm here again...
@shithawk89
Never left
@heartofaries8209
Me too
@canaldoyoutube2383
Me too
@tourist1313
And again. And again forever and ever amen.
@rooster3103
You're in a chain of memories
@DavidP0tter
Lembro disso passando na tv. Muito bom!