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John Frusciante took part in the initial heydays of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (1988-92), especially in co-creating the great Blood Sugar Sex Magik double album (1991). As he left the band in '92, everyone saw how incapable the remainders of the band were in created anything of interest while he was gone, which he was in more than one sense. His drug abuse almost sent him to an early grave but luckily he stayed around. After years with heavy drug abuse, he resurrected, and then rejoined the Peppers in '98. He helped them back on track as they soon released Californication (1999), By the Way (2002), and later the double cd Stadium Arcadium (2006) before he left again in 2009, however, the Chilis were very fortunate this time in finding a highly capable substitute in Josh Klinghoffer, Frusciante's close friend. Meanwhile Frusciante's productive creativity also made room for a strong solo career of much more experimental rock nature and singer / songwriter style. Frusciante's music often deals with the more philosophical parts of life: life and death issues, and the conception of contact with a spiritual world. On his most recent albums he has continued the experimental side of rock with electronic and primarily instrumental compositions.
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