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Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante
“A Lot of What I’ve Wound up Having to Say Has to Do With Vulnerability”: John Frusciante Gives His Most Revealing Interview Yet The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist comes clean about his love of Eddie Van Halen, his attraction to clean tones and the importance of staying vulnerable
John Frusciante, 1991
“Use It Like a Paintbrush, Not a Machine”: John Frusciante On the Art of Guitar Playing This classic Red Hot Chili Peppers interview from the GP vault captures the Magik in the minds of Flea and Frusciante as they reflect upon their 1991 masterpiece.
Portrait of the members of American Rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers as they pose together before a sold-out performance at the Ritz, New York, New York, December 12, 1986. Pictured are, from left, Jack Irons, Hillel Slovak (1962 - 1988), Flea (born Michael Balzary), and Anthony Kiedis.
Remembering Red Hot Chili Peppers Founding Guitarist Hillel Slovak Born on this day 60 years ago, his pioneering technique, sound and vision defined the Chili Peppers’ musical style.

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