John Frusciante. This man is a musical genius. There's something to be said about someone who can span as many genres as successfully and push boundaries the way this guy can. From his amazing work with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, to his solo work and collaborations, to his newest push of the boundary - his two new albums released this year (Letur-Lefr - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LtmMvWqWk4 and PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL7o6FF77v4) which, in my opinion re-define music and lay way to an entirely untapped genre. They say the mark of a true musician is their ability to hide their influences. Bands like Airbourne, for example, clearly don't grasp this concept. These two albums by J Fru are groundbreaking. I have never heard musical fusion like this. It's truly incredible when someone today, the day of dull, repetitive, boring music, can still create fresh music like this. I'd say he's doing far better post-Chili's than the Chili's are doing post-John, all while remaining nearly on the down low. It's funny to think that this guy, at one point deep into his drug addiction, could barely form a sentence or stay on topic in an interview. But he managed to pull out, get clean, re-join the chili's (before leaving them again of course) and pull them out of the downward direction they were heading into phenomenal success once again. All while pushing the limits of music in his own solo work in the background. It's unsure what he has planned for the future, but from what I've heard since he's left RHCP I can say with certainty that he's going in a good direction. So here's to the savior of new music, John Frusciante.
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