The Heart is a Drum Machine Interview with John Frusciante Part 1/5

[jackfreestone1]

what happened? he looks like jesus?

[hoburt]

For those of you commenting on the stuttering: Watch a Dave Matthews interview as well and you'll see that he has a hard time explaining himself too...I mean how do you think you would sound if you had so many brilliant thoughts and ideas exploding through your head? It's why they are so good at expressing themselves through music and guitar playing.

[AstorreHerrera]

I love him but he is just rambling around. Perfection does not exists, we only have Excellency to achieve.

[JacobGoodwinMusic]

He has so much to say, he just doesn't know how to explain it.

[Frusciante4ever77]

i could spend years, just watching interviews and hearing his music :) he's such an inspiring and interesting person and the best musician ever

[t3chn013]

It doesn't really matter if he stutters.He'll be the same phenomenal person that he actually is.

[1234watsup4321]

did you know almost all his teeth are fake?

[Csillaqua]

one part of him is a genius but the other part - in my opinion - has some mental problem, don't u think? I really like this guy, his music, but in this interview he looks a bit confused.

[fatfacerick]

@Csillaqua uh, yeah dude, that'll happen after years of a crippling heroin addiction. Phil Anselmo is the same.

[AshBlue1989]

As a musician myself I fully understand this. Wise musician.

[TheLukeGerard]

I like that He's been through a lot of personal hell/addiction and got so close to dying that now he understands more about life..You have to expierience Hell before you can enjoy Heaven..

[StixZidinia777]

hes changed so much from the interview where his head is shaved, hsi voice sounds different, his personality, his looks, its insane.

[RHCPlewis]

Looks like Jesus

[almasxvoice]

His words make me smile.

[ElvisLivesUpstairs]

I've never been spun out by an interview...until now.

[colouredfreeways]

haha oh john your so awesome, PYTHAGORIS, so lovely

[chrisbirchlikesmusic]

on what people say to this the obvious "he is on drugs" and all that even if he is i still love what he saying :) he seems to have a good understanding of things! and people should never judge what they dont understand that all said he seems like a smart man!

[Olio89]

If you want to really know what he's talking about, eat a bunch of shrooms, no joking.

[SSBMSynikaL]

Your pussy is glued to a building on fire.

[Marcelina505]

I don't understand much, because I'm Polish, but I keep listening to him. His voice makes me feel so calm. I just like it so much. John is such a wise, intelligent and sensitive man. And I feel like I don't have to understand the whole interview. I just look at him, at his face and it makes me feel like I don't need anything else. There's just John and me.

[Mechanicaldrugs98]

The only reason he stutters so much is because of how much is on his mind in that moment and how much he has to say

[YeeChill]

If one person should have a written biography to show his chaotic life and his rise above it, to show the depth of his emotion and beliefs, a biography to influence musicians and well artists of every median, it is John Frusicante.

[glutaminepowder]

u stststststuttering fufufufuck. lol

[nemogre]

its not only the imagination and life circumstances that make a great artist but its hard work and effort and practice also

[PrayerPeacePurity]

In Eastern spirituality it is stated that a person who creates beautiful art in this life, spent time in the higher astral planes in between his past life and his present life. The experience of his time in the beautiful astral plane expresses itself in his heart, mind, music and art, blessing others in the world and bringing them peace.

John must have been a saint/mystic in his previous incarnation to have the kind of insights and spiritual intuition he has in this life.

[rhcp484]

@lMusicAndMadnessl WE CAN! :)

[aleatha16]

Thumbs up if you were playing with the snow button.

[Lidieyes]

Beautiful soul.. Frusciante

[girlsandboysmakebaby]

Weeblum91 your are the biggest faggot...ever

[weeblum91]

@girlsandboysmakebaby Thanks

[rhcp484]

@girlsandboysmakebaby Please keep your shitty close-minded comments to yourself. Thanks.

[calvindinverno1]

so true, so honest. so high :)

[kermicheo]

@calvindinverno1 that's what happens when you try to put music into words. you always sound like you're stoned off your balls.

[weeblum91]

respect to john for leaving RHCP. He's real, unlike the others. His solo music is better than any RHCP album. He's not interested in poisoning people.

[jbarkerhill92]

@weeblum91 huh? that's retarded

[weeblum91]

@jbarkerhill92 you should do some research pal!

[jbarkerhill92]

@weeblum91 ok, how are anthony, chad and flea poisoning people? They're great musicians and people putting out music and playing shows for fans

[weeblum91]

@jbarkerhill92 yeah like every other band that exists. Let me tell you Anthony is not a great person, he is involved with certain people, I'm not going to say anymore. Just do some research with an open mind and you just might see the light. Also, do you KNOW what sex magik is, if not find out. You may not like that album as you did before you knew.

[Limjucas8396]

@weeblum91 i know what it is and i still like the album. its good music. The skeptical stuff is there but not worth worrying about. i wish i understood it all more though. it would be special.

[weeblum91]

@Limjucas8396 fair play man, i hear you, and yes, it IS an icredible album. i Respect your open minded reply. peace

[rhcp484]

@weeblum91 Hey, I want to know more of what you are talking about!? Im a big peppers fan, but not one that sucks their dick in all that they do. Give me a good place to start some research at least. Are you talking about like Illuminati type stuff? Who is Anthony involved with?

[weeblum91]

@rhcp484 Hey pal, I used to be a big peppers fan too, I AM talking about illuminati type stuff, I think people need to realise that when a band is as famous as RHCP freedom of speech is lost. Alot of anthonys lyrics are dark when you know you shit; breaking the girl, californication, torture me the lists goes on. Look at some of the album artwork too. Anthony IS a freemason, Find a pic in the case for stadium arcadium, you'll see anthony wearing a shirt with 33 on it, 33degree mason.

[rhcp484]

@weeblum91 Yeah, I wouldn't argue that a lot of their music is influenced by some of the BS the industry has its grimy fingers in. But to go as far to say that AK is a mason just because he wears a shirt with a 33 on it is silly. And yeah, some of their stuff is kinda dark and weird, but they come from a dark weird place. Then a LOT of their stuff is full of love and light and just emotion and some on this new album are reflective and kinda sad. But I really think you are reading too

[RedMonkeys24]

@weeblum91 Listen John Frusciante is an amazing musician and his solo work, especially from Niandra Lades, is amazing but you should stop hating on RHCP. They are all amazing musicians. Don't listen to every FUCKING thing you hear about them being corrupt. Your capitalist accusations are complete bullshit. And their lyrics ARE about partying and drugs because that is what they were living and that doesn't make it bad music. Tons of great musicians sang about drugs. Just love the music. PEACE BRO

[weeblum91]

@RedMonkeys24 I would agree that they are incredible musicians and I'm not calling RHCP capatalists. You seem to think i've just concluded my opinion on a few belated facts, when i have resarched a lot on the history of the band and also how BIG CORPORATIONS function. Keep in mind big record companys, oil companys, arms companys, etc are all owned by a few of people, These are the capalists I'm talking about. I'm not denouncing the chili's as corrupt, i used to be a big fan. Peace

[JFfanforever]

@weeblum91 I don't know what the fuck am I supposed to think now... I love them and their music SO MUCH. After I read this it't like someone stabbed a knife into very beautiful pace of my heart

[weeblum91]

@JFfanforever hahaha don't worry my friend, Enjoy the music by all means, I still do! They're a great band! Remember this is only MY opinion, I have done my research, and come to my own conclusion. You've obviously read what i have to say with an open mind, Thankyou. peace

[hallobloobaloo]

@weeblum91

have some more cough syrup.

[weeblum91]

@hallobloobaloo why you say that?

[rhcp484]

@weeblum91 DEFINITELY agree that his solo stuff is better than RHCP. And I am starting to wonder about the rest of the guys which SUCKS because I really love Josh and don't want to see him corrupted I'm with you is good, I think. but not great. Rain Dance Maggie is weird if you think of it in the light of the Illuminati idea of thinking about "the rain man" thing. They are now playing a show on New years eve for a corrupt Russian billionaire I hate that. But yeah, converse with me.

[weeblum91]

@rhcp484 Well that's a big clue, Corrupt russian billionaire, Asshole. The sad truth is that they're really not in control of the content of their music. Keep in mind that a handful of people own the major corporations of the world so only opinions of these individuals will be heard, They're CAPATALISTs so they care nothing of the world except money and control. So if they're playing gigs for corrupt billionaires you can really see who they're catering for. peace bro

[rhcp484]

@weeblum91 much into some things here. While I agree John is the GUY in this band that was and is the truest to his feelings, to instantly write off all the other guys as negative people seems a bit rash. I will for sure admit that I think there is something evil that goes on in the entertainment industry/all over the world but there is still good to be found everywhere. Critical thinking is what more people need to practice, but rational critical thinking.

[rhcp484]

@weeblum91 Just look at how their stuff has changed and evolved for the better, the positive. They used to write all types of music about going crazy, partying, fucking everything that walked..and they lived it! Now, they are much more reflective, positive and more about spending time with their family and the music they write sends much more positive, up lifting vibes than most stuff out there.

[ambskater97]

@weeblum91 I really hope you die.

[weeblum91]

@ambskater97 why do you want me dead? because i'm saying things you don't agree with? If you're going to express yourself in that way, you should write more down, read it back to yourself before posting and by then hopefully you'll realise that what you've said is childish and dumb. Be careful what you're saying pal!

[topline313kaat]

where is john these days?? I hardly read anything about him sinds he got maried. anthony kiedis said he hasn't seen him in a long time. I wonder what he's doing these days

[rhcp484]

@topline313kaat He was JUST in the studio yesterday with Share Watson recording music for his new album. Look for Invisible-Movement on Facebook and the web for all the latest info on John.

[J0000z]

write a booooooook!!!!!!!

[northweststar1001]

I totally love and get what he is saying..

[meghe]

he sounds like keith richards when keef says he really only acts as an antenna for songs, catching them while flowing through the air....

[t3chn013]

John Frusciante is GOD.

[rhcp484]

@t3chn013 False

[Omelywka]

i will be very grateful if someone will tell me, what name is he trying to remember on 3:38 and what documentary he is taking about on 3:50. cause its hard for me hear the names. =)

[JimJammBassMan]

@Omelywka The name he forgets is Pythagoras and the guy in the documentary was Bob Moog (of Moog synthesisers). He didn't say the name of the documentary. Hope that helps.

[Omelywka]

@JimJammBassMan it will certainly help. Thank you. =)

[kosths88]

@Omelywka Pythagoras (Greek Πυθαγόρας)

[FreakinRican6969]

if john wrote an autobiography, i would buy it before he wrote it :D

[Bohemia220]

This guy here has just become my main inspiration.

[Bayo106]

OMG! what he said about discovering music and not attributing it all to you at about 02:30 is something i have always thought

[northweststar1001]

@Bayo106 I know! me as well, there's a creative source we can all dip into and if we don't connect with a certain thought or song when offered the opportunity someone else will be able to grab it...

[agamemnonc]

i love you.

[jenskeroro]

"God or whatever you call it"

I call it John Frusciante.

[rhcp484]

@jenskeroro Well thats dumb, seeing that he is a human just like you. 

[MarinoVlogs]

John, please write a book

[BrickUnit]

@MarinoVlogs he is

[MarinoVlogs]

@BrickUnit Really!? I'm going to have to look this up

[MarinoVlogs]

@BrickUnit where did you hear about this? I looked it up on google, and there's not much evidence about this

[BrickUnit]

@MarinoVlogs you wont find anything, ive met john a few times, he is good friends with my girlfriends dad, take my word for it :)

[flowdrin]

@MarinoVlogs yeah thats a great idea why didn´t i get the idea damn :) (sry for my bad english)

[Guillex33]

@MarinoVlogs I wonder if someone told Edgar Alan Poe "Edgar, please write a song"

[gbrlmccllm]

Our output as human beings, creative and intellectual etc, is constantly packaged by a commercial 'machine' in order to push product and to feed a power construct (currently capitalism). John is largely trying to communicate that our human productivity, our passion, love, energy etc, is fed into this media machine (an industry) and falsely portrayed as part of a commercial image. He is stressing the need to distinguish between a media image and the real, interpersonal value of human expression.

[bigpj09]

I don't understand people who listen to this and think that johns crazy or has weird ideas. sit in a top university math class or philosophy lecture and THAT shit will seem crazy. john's just a devoted musician who just wants to focus on his work and had a fucked up young adult life as a huge rockstar that he had to sort out. people are so fucking dumb its depressing

[bigpj09]

@bigpj09 and close minded

[BloodSugarSexMagik10]

@bigpj09 lets not use the word dumb, i understand your feeling. Not every single person has experience the education your speaking of.

[GuitarGuy2387]

The word is the absence of the thing. John knows his Philosophy.

[tartaringus]

John is muslim.



[rhcp484]

@tartaringus Not sure why you think that...? I don't believe he is. 

[kswannie]

He's also correct when he says insects experience time differently. Their sense organs work differently to ours, in particular, they see faster. This means time is slowed down for them. That's why they react so fast to our eyes. In short, his ideas expressed across these 5 videos only sound weird if a) you're ignorant of the history of western philosophy and b) a slave to the modern media machine John warns against here.

[achickensandwich]

@kswannie Depends how you define weird. A lot of "western philosophy" is pretty darn weird, to be honest.

[kswannie]

In the later parts where John speaks about how humans experience time, that time is a structure or category of our minds rather than a property of the outside world, he's invoking the philiosophy of Immanuel Kant. A truly revolutionary and controversial idea in 1790, the interiority of time was confirmed by quantum mechanics 150 years later.

[kswannie]

These ideas John's espressing aren't hippie, new age or drug-influenced. When he speaks about the energy in nature expressing itself, and that all things are essentially one, and of the underlying reality behind all things, he's talking about ideas that formed the basis of the writings of Schopenhauer, Spinoza and Kant respectively.  These thinkers arrived at these ideas via reasoning. In the form of Spinoza, in a method resembling Euclidian geometry.

[j2oss]

@kswannie Indeed. When he said "Music is nature expressing itself in our existence" (paraphrase) I immediately thought of Schopenhauer.

[clemenza1234]

he's still clean....thank god. john, you can't relapse man....please. it would kill me if you did. you're one of my heroes.....and tell me i can do this....

[chinonegro507]

too much drugs eventually take you to that reasonings.. however, his words are full of truth and are not easily understood with an open mind for the spiritual and more enlightened points of view.

[LedZeppSIBLY]

what a confusing world john lives in

[goblinob]

@LedZeppSIBLY its hard for him to speak if he isnt speaking through a guitar

[jbarkerhill92]

@LedZeppSIBLY how is his world confusing?

[abar1204]

@LedZeppSIBLY to him, it's probably very clear, he just might have trouble putting it into words

[steveorino82]

I like him better when he's playing a guitar.

[GentlemenPowerhouse]

am i the only person that thinks he is out of his god damn mind

[veddercinnamongirl]

@GentlemenPowerhouse

He totally is, out of his mind and that is great! People generally are STUCK in their minds. This is what makes him a great human being.

[rhcp484]

@GentlemenPowerhouse No...you and many other blind idiots.

[xlowlanderx]

amazing person



[TheLonesomeChef]

I'll take the coolest person on the face of the planet, Alex

[josuedcmarquez]

he is smoking a cigarrette :D

[FeatherLi]

by the way.. why is he so thin and why is he smoking?



[AndThenThereWere11]

@FeatherLi he's always been that skinny and smoking is cool

[FeatherLi]

A lot of people here actually know what jesus looked like..:S

[BrickUnit]

in order to speak like john, you need to realise 9/11 was an inside job

[RasclartPictures]

@BrickUnit If you are stupid enough to believe mere internet rumours, then you fucking gullible.

[BrickUnit]

@RasclartPictures you calling 1,500 architects engineers, pilots, firefigihters, medics, first responders and millions of people who have a brain internet rumors?

[RasclartPictures]

@BrickUnit No I'm not calling those people internet rumours, I'm calling the so-called 9/11 inside job, internet rumours. All this Illuminati bullshit is an internet rumour too.

[BrickUnit]

@RasclartPictures actually the illuminati have been around before the internet, 300 years exactly, i wouldnt call it an internet rumor

[Sarah317M]

@BrickUnit hahahahaah :')

[xlowlanderx]

@BrickUnit sorry but what has john frusciante to do with the illuminati and 9/11?

[TheLordHodne]

The wisest person in the world.

[tculbert100]

thumbs up if you can't understand 3 people disliking this man speaking from his heart.

[paparepole]

Tiene muy claras las cosas. ahora entiendo porque abandono los chili peppers, para no hacerle el juego al la industria. He has things very clairs. Now I understand why he came ouy of chili peppers. He dont want to play for industry. SOry for my bad english

[jaymie8266]

I'm the only one who thinks he's spacing from I don't know what?

Great person though, love his RHCP work.

[Aznluxe]

This is music to me

[elephantpoo4u]

the point he starts at 2:55 is amazingly true. really makes you think....

[jbaby007]

I love how you can ask him one question and he will answer the question, then stem off of every other idea that comes to his mind.

[04callwilk1]

00:12 "Ah shit better get rid of this spliff"

[IntravenousWolf]

he's got some cool ideas, not the kind of thing you hear everyday

[TheLordHodne]

I love the little dropping-finished-fag brake at 4:16

[DrSamthefirst]

I can't believe he's smoking! Wierd.

[TheOffishillMaster]

He truly is Jesus he even got the hair :D

[AtLeastIGotChicken1]

@TheOffishillMaster That "he looks like Jesus" shit is getting annoying

[rhcp484]

@AtLeastIGotChicken1 VERY annoying!

[rhcp484]

@TheOffishillMaster Annoying

[esta49]

he knows about the frequency spectrum and Pythagoras, who was a greek mathematician. Im impressed john, I am greek btw

[darryllobo14]

@esta49 yeah, he has a math tutor that teaches him math, and then practices after with classical music. I read that somewhere in an interview. He music and math are related.

[mindlesspuppet94]

the reason because he's stuttering is that normaly he communicates with his music.

[MetalMuffMan]

is he holding a joint?



[TheLordHodne]

@MetalMuffMan

Just a normal fag I thing. Hope.

[rhcp484]

@MetalMuffMan Cig

[gnrcr]

Hey... the heart IS a drum machine !

[633jacob]

He might look like Jesus, but even Jesus is jealous of John's guitar skills.

[peletaracha]

subtiulos español???????

[resetall3sec]

Is there any way I can get this? I would really want to listen to this when I'm walking alone, in bed, at lunch, indoors, outdoors, tuesdays, whenever, in the dark, in the forest, on the bus, you got me :)

[baughskeet]

@resetall3sec buy the DVD and rip the audio off it! :) you can get it on amazon for about ten to fifteen dollars, I think.

[Leroneify]

How could he stay such a deep and down-earth person after so many years in the music industry?

Great mind and Pure Spirit.

[AriClark93]

@Leroneify Well, he started off with quite a dark spirit, but like everyone, as he went through life he found a new beauty to it and decided to live in that beauty.

[a1Drummer07]

@AriClark93 Yea I remember the days when he would justify using cocaine. He's come very far.

[added23]

@AriClark93 i wouldnt say dark spirit. i would say confused or developing

[OlBluesMan90]

@Leroneify i think that may be why he left the band lol

[rhcp484]

@Leroneify One of the few that came out rather un-scathed.

[goblinob]

........... k i gotta watch this again.

[crisDAwog]

=[ i miss him in rhcp

[SammyDodger93]

"the only picture of him is his music."

Has there ever been a more perfect quote.

[chrismoorect]

Right

[BillySalmon]

He is Jesus.

[AtLeastIGotChicken1]

@BillySalmon shutup already

[BillySalmon]

@AtLeastIGotChicken1 O what do you mean already? i'm not repeating myself, that comment is from a month ago.

[motion474]

I know some crazy bitch was stalking this man trying to make a movie about him, but I have to say it would be a good fucking movie. This guy beat some serious fucking demons and came out better than ever. A triumphant story where imagination conquers all.

[exit747steve1]

@motion474 right on

[millionsofyou]

@motion474 I agree, a film about his life would be amazing but apparently the script this girl wrote was really bad so i'm kind of glad it isn't getting made

[aztecandfaunstar]

love you mate! Keep on

[whatupbro321]

Amazingly, true. So deep and down-to-earth. But an absolutely amazing recovery from 1992-1997 addiction.

[gramhyro14]

The stuttering is caused from all the hard drugs he used to use.

It sucks that he went through that phase, but its amazing how much a genius he is after all of that

[allaboutdatGDA]

you want me to describe creativity? ok, i will now describe the indescribable at length for you.

[adiGman87]

he's funny

[togimogi]

rofl hes like jesus

[ushilives3]

I think it would be good if he wrote a journal like kurt cobain did, i'd definately buy it, my mind gets blown away when i listen to him talk.

[SW2513]

John is a musical genius. I am not a musical genius, but by definition, I am a genius. I have an IQ of 160, member of Mensa and the 999, blah blah blah. I think John makes me look like a monkey. I think what john is trying to say is this, "We are not totally in contol of our lives. We are only free when we open ourselves up to nature or God and let it flow through us. Everything is already here, we just need to find it."