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“THEY JUST MAKE MUSIC THAT’S FUN!”

While John Frusciante mostly listened to electronic music in his time away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he began to seek out fresh approaches to guitar-led rock towards the end of the recording sessions for the band’s new album Unlimited Love. Ultimately, he found himself gravitating towards a style he describes as “modern California psychedelic music”.

“They take a certain amount from prog, and they go in such a weird direction in a lot

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