A John special in the August 2009 issue of Gitarre & Bass (Germany)
Written on July 24, 2009 in Magazine alerts & with 8 responses
Tags: august, germany, gitarre bass, magazine scans
In the next month's issue of the famous German magazine Gitarre & Bass there's a seven page special on John, who's introduced as more than a Chili Pepper. There's also a "playalong" of Red Hot Chili Peppers' Under The Bridge. To read more about the magazine's current issue, which is out today, click here.
You can see the scans on their individual pages by clicking on each thumbnail, or view the whole album here.
Here's a teaser.
He belongs to the most famous but at the same time least appreciated guitarists of our times - he's John Frusciante. His days as a songwriter with the Red Hot Chili Peppers brought the New York-born young musician from New Tork the glory, which had almost costed him life in the mid-90s. After many years in the swamp of drugs, he managed to come back and collaborate with the Peppers again, on the successful albums that were Californication, By The Way and Stadium Arcadium. On 27th January this year, with The Empyrean, John Frusciante celebrated his 11th solo album since 1995. That's one more reason to present you with the story of the life and works (?) of this recording artist.
UPDATE - 27th July 2009: Our friend Sabrina Samwald has translated the whole article already and you can read it by clicking here.
Many, many thanks to Markus who absolutely broke the world record by sending these scans at 9:43 in the morning on the day the magazine's out. That's absolutely amazing.
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thanx for the amazing news! hope to read the english translation soon.
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Nothing new in there, but at least a very sensible researched article. The writer also seems to have informed himself on sites like this one and jftab..
I read way poorer articles in other german magazines (When I think about the last one in "Guitar"-Magazine I'm getting goosepimples..or even a gooseneck..).
iit's just a very superficial overview about johns life with focus on his work as a bandmember of the Chili's. For us here nothing new and special.
Great job on getting news out ASAP on anything and everthing about john...even though its nothing new...to me its still SOMETHING NEW.
i've been waiting for any news about john. . what ever it is . .. this is good for me. . can't wait for the english translation. . .thank you!
Might not be anything new but thanks all the same, always interesting and at least it showed evidence of research. Guess John didn't talk to them though, but not surprises there.
Hey guys,
i am the author of this story.
the article is just meant to be an overview of johns life. it should introduce the readers to johns work and his role in actual music business. however, the article is based on detailed research and not on an personal interview with john.
so long,
cheers