John Frusciante Interview VPRO 1994 (4/6)

[pillarsofserpents]

Well, Bob Forrest got his wish. he's not Paul McCartney. he's not John Lennon either, but hey, at least he's sober now.

[chris101ward]

God damn this mans mind is totally twisted

[siulukamuolys]

i can't believe it's John Frusicante...

[klawson211]

most interesting junkie ever

[TheUmbrellaChild]

Deep shit.

[pedritomelo]

when he sings there he like having a battle inside his bodie with his demons

[hughjazz2008]

Sssssssssssssssssoooooooo, is he bi?

[thedoucheslayer]

@hughjazz2008 obviously considering he discusses it multiple times throughout the interview

[peu239]

@thedoucheslayer He's not bi, I think... He's married to a woman nowadays. I think he just associated the idea of being stoned and bissexual to rock and roll, doesn't mean he is all of it himself!

[1Sifting]

Most intresting interview of all time.

[ShingThing]

" I'm always working on being a nicer person " , I smile everytime he says that

[leonoff89]

did the drugs fuck up his voice too over time cuz he used to sing good

[Cds56]

@leonoff89 he sung good, he stopped singing good, now he sings good again. this was 1994

[Sooshdog]

whos the guy at the start ?

[TheStyxUKHH]

@Sooshdog river pheonix , died of a drug overdose at 23 .. watch end of part 3 dude

[clemenza1234]

1:54 no bro, you nailed it. that's exactly what you're trying to be......pretentious, wasted piece of shit.

[mojorisin69er]

"if i didn't feel great i'd start running or somethin" hahaha

[mojorisin69er]

dudes a genius

[ElizaMogha]

i love how this clip ends with the awesome statement "always work on being a nicer person"!!!!!

[MrGeltabs]

"I have lots of energy" haha cocaine tends to do this.. Man if John was dead right now this would be heart breaking... But the fact he conquored his demons is jsut proof that life can change at the snap of the fingers.... 1 day u see no hope at all, no hope that u can quit... Several monthes later you be saying to yourself "Man 6 monthes ago, If u would tell me that I'm not doing any pills, I'd tell you you're nuts" But nope that's the way it is. Life's great!! enjoy the fuck outa it

[fleamayuge]

薬中のジョンは、顔こわいや

[alshamal12]

Guys I really don't care but I'm just wondering is John bisexual?

[aerlingus18]

david bowie did his coolest stuff on coke?has he heard the happy knome song?

[danaskovici]

wahts smart is to trip out thats using other parts of your brain thats smart, WHAT HE SAID MAKES SENSE 08:20

[chubacaman1]

His eyes scare the fuck out of me o.O

[arealOpia1991]

@chubacaman1 I LOVE HIS EYES BECAUSE THEY SCARE THE FUCK OUT OF ME! ;) ... even like this he is so beautiful *x)*

[THEsallback]

@chubacaman1 his eyes are like O.O

[JudeG6695]

Despite him saying that he hates Nirvana, he sounds very much like them at 3:20 when he's playing

[arealOpia1991]

@JudeG6695 what the name of this one he plays ... i actually love it from the moment i heard it playing while watching this

[GoNdY420]

wow



[pimptwob]

Even though the music he plays here is sad and herioned/coked out...i still love it,it's so deep and from the soul.That's what music is all about. It's not about making some perfect product so that the masses will listen to it.

[laynecobain3]

3:28 Paolo Nutini and The Fly mixed together

[happyfetty]

Its so much easier to explain things when your on drugs, that's why he is so good at it in this interview!

[jensbond93]

@happyfetty Its like an truth serum, you speak the truth. Its good.

[fede018]

that guitar sounded painful!

[fede018]

who's that fucking asshole that dissed Paul McCartney?

[fenwyfrnk]

@fede018 lol

[NickODU2015]

@fede018 You've gotta understand, people in the 90's weren't interested in the Beatles (aside from Kurt Cobain); musicians in that time were distancing themselves from that style of music and were more influenced from darker bands of the 60's/70's.

[bumblefritz]

@fede018 Bob Forrest from Thelonious Monster........ That guy in celebrity rehab.

[livedreamincolor]

@bumblefritz are you serious? that guy??? I HATE celebrity rehab and I REALLY HATE "Dr. Drew", the famewhore, with his third person diagnosis. Should be against medical ethics code I would think. Celeb Rehab sure didn't help Mike Starr, just ask him...umm..nope, we can't, he's dead.

[karlocrozg]

"I just look at the pictures, I don't read it."

[rantanplan178]

"Why do you wanna be on coke so badly, then?" - "because it's great"

well...thumbs up^^

[EmotionalShredd]

man he's a hardcase junky here

[WarmDreamsInJune24]

Call me crazy but I think his singing here is awesome. The roughness in his voice fits where he was.

[theoneandonlyjakecam]

just away of making sure you stay in touch with beauty instead of letting the ugliness of the world corrupt your soul

[JuannabisRoach]

frusciantes song sounded quite good

[MlynaeMarti]

He's so out of his mind but everything he says makes sense.

[shempone]

Great interview......

[jilopoylara]

Rock and Roll ..that was part of everyday living...

[youakio]

John , you're my master.

[Cordy712]

His hand is so swollen. God this makes me sick. He's so right about the education system, though.

[mentrios]

i see syd barret

[elbowonfire]

I would love to hear a follow up to this interview with present day Frusciante. If he would like to redact any of the things he has said, and maybe add new philosophy

[smedz26]

You can tell he's very influenced by Syd Barrett in this interview, you can hear it in his "Songs".

[siobhangrs]

this is so hard to watch

[ferelman]

i feel great! i look great! mhhhh fucking drugs

[sikamikanico101]

Even as a broke down junkie his beautiful soul still seeps out.

[rentalife]

@sikamikanico101 that's true !

[BloodSugarSexMagik10]

@sikamikanico101 So true, even more then other interviews. He usually speaks only about his music/tours

[Luukeeeehh]

who is that in the beginning about blowjobs?XD

[lowerclassfighter]

@Luukeeeehh That was the wonderful River Phoenix, R.I.P. Only 23 when he left. An amazing actor and person

[BCsongs]

@Luukeeeehh river phoenix

[Bill6650]

Developing my brain.

[junkayballs]

when john talks about kicked in the thy, he means when antoney did it. and he says "the one who you see as the role model of masculinity, i think he meant anthoney was his role model. the were really close.

[jgk381]

oh shit its bob forrest from celebrity rehab, i never knew he was a singer.

[CobainLennon8094]

Man it pisses me off that he still says that he doesn't regret his drug stage. Fuck man look at him. You don't have to be a role model, but shit man.

[HellsAngelsofNC]

When he says something about soembody kicking you in the thighs, somehwere in the book "scar tissue" i beileve, Anthony said something about he kicked john in the thigh or something for fucking a performance up or something.

[IdRevision]

@HellsAngelsofNC This is where Anthony kicks John in the thigh. watch?v=ctlLQO2gM-I

[HellsAngelsofNC]

@IdRevision That link don't work bro, it brought me to bing lol.

[IdRevision]

@HellsAngelsofNC That's strange. It works fine for me. How about this link?

youtube(dot)com/watch?v=94OsfQ­MqHyw

This video is reversed but has great quality. Anthony kicking John in the leg is near the ending.

[packit420420]

john looks fucking horrible...and playing some strung out shit...talking about bisexuality and how coke is great come on man just smoke some bud...get back to the funk and packit

[bibi5027]

@packit420420 omg it was in 1994,he is OK now

[Immigrant312]

hahaha i cum in their fucking lens

[TaylorLduckett1]

god damn hes a genius

[added23]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL you have some good points. i dont believe accepting the addiction is good. i believe embracing that you are a junkie is a good thing. because being "messed up" is what the gov't wants you to think you are. john loved doing heroin and coke and only stopped when he started to wonder what it would feel like to be sober. thats what i admire. i dont believe coke and heroin are all that good, but there are drugs that are good and can be used responsibly.

[assaf57]

It's funny that when he feels forced to say something "soulful" it is the least "soulful" thing he said during the entire interview...

[added23]

@GaysOnBass why is this horrible to watch man? people have no backbone. its a man on drugs. i love frusciante too but this was just a part of his life.

this is beautiful to watch. a man that is completely doing what he believes in and saying what he believes. while most addicts will try and deny their addiction he embraces it.

i love when hes asked what drugs mean to him and he says "the only way to stay in touch with beauty instead of letting the ugliness of the world corrupt your soul."

[04callwilk1]

I look up the bits in Beatles biographies about LSD

[Longsleeeves]

Does anyone else think he sounds and looks like Jeff Buckley here?

[tsias10]

04.09...u can see he is just a kid there,,,baraly 20 years old...why john?why did u did that to yourself?its so sad to watch this

[kimsielovesjourney]

@tsias10 I know! its so saddening:(

[tsias10]

04.09...u can see he is just a kid there,,,baraly 20 years old...why john?why did u did that to yourself?

[FunkyFellaDaBassist]

"I feel great... have lots of energy...developing my brain". Damn he was just talking totally opposite stuff. He looked here like a fucking zombie...

[karensansui]

Thank God he didn't die a loser junkie. There was always more life and music in John

[manuza10]

no one can be jim morrison

[stickyfinnga]

now i understand, i just watched the sat nite live video. Harsh anthony, harsh.

[dangle456]

This is one of the most difficult things that has ever come into my line of sight... burst into tears at 3:44.

[robin14669]

@dangle456 Why?

[dangle456]

@robin14669 Someone who is now so strong and so very much loved by his fans and his family is in such a low point in their life is scary to see.

[robin14669]

@dangle456 I was also shocked when I saw this interview on Dutch interview in 1994. Before that the interviewer made a half dozen other documetaries with the Peppers and John was really full of life and sort of healthy. But a couple of years later... he became a full time junkie. By the way, I read that John is recently back on tobacco, marijuana and alcohol. Maybe a relapse. I hope he stays away from the heavy stuff...

[dangle456]

@robin14669 i think i speak for us all when i say we all hope he makes it out ok.

[bibi5027]

@robin14669 and what is wrong about tobacco LOL,dont be indiot,If he was relapse he would be on heroin again OMG,this is such stupid opinion

[BloodSugarSexMagik10]

theres something about why he did this..the obvious yes..but idk

[mayer8356]

He could have written a book on Cod Philosophy at this point.

[macbuckets30]

he kinda looks like a young roger waters..

[Malorcia]

This is awful! It's make me wanna cry. He's saying that he feel great, and that isn't destroying his body. It's like he has no idea what is happening.

[bibi5027]

@Malorcia cuse he felt great,when you feel great,so what you say,you dont?

[DefyingNoodles]

Somebody help me here. Junkie john looks 10x more like pre drugs john than current john does. I know he had to have all his teeth removed do to infection, and he had nose and jaw surgery apparently, but even his voice changed. All the shit I like staring at, the shape of his lower lip, his eyes, they all look different. It's like he's not even the same person.

[funkydankspliff]

@DefyingNoodles umm idk im pretty sure the cocaine use or something changed his appearance slightly but even with age his face is gonna look different, so thats why i guess he looks different now than he does in this or before his drug phase

[Jakska74]

@funkydankspliff It's because he got much, much worse after this..He broke his nose, he had several mouth infections from rotting teeth and had to have all his remaining teeth removed, and then reconstructive jaw/nose surgery...He didn't clean up until years after this..

[MrNesV2]

@Jakska74 Pretty much the surgery changed his face, it reminds me of when Anthony had a car crash and had surgery to reconstruct his face. That's explained in Scar Tissue.

[bibi5027]

@MrNesV2 ee,I still can see John,I dont see somebody other

[bibi5027]

@Jakska74 his nose is the same

[hellomynameisplanb]

@DefyingNoodles i know what you mean when i first saw this that was my first thought

[bibi5027]

@DefyingNoodles his lower lips looks different because of implants,his eyes looks normal,just when he was young he wasnice,lovely person but he was cheeky,wild,so his stare looks different then...now he is calm,relaxed,enjoying life,you can see it into his eyes,and voice he got older ,thats all..yes there some changes,but not I can to say he looks so much differently

[HeadNtheClouds]

wow being a junkie is so cool

[XJripper]

is bob forrest still alive?

[nich7222]

@XJripper yes hes alive and a recovering addict

[TheJavaMonkey]

"I cum in their fucking lens."

[fuckoffplan]

If I was the journalist on this interview I will definatly break this interview and go shoot up my self .....then I go to talk with him

[stowjer]

Holy shit, he is fucked up!! glad he lived through that period!

[jdman331]

lol. Someone kicking you in the thighs.

[stickyfinnga]

my dad kicked me in the thigh once & it ruined my life!!!!

[zer01ife]

@stickyfinnga

when he said about getting kicked in the thigh, that was Anthony Kiedis that kicked him during a show and it shocked him....there's a video, look up stone cold bush red hot chili peppers saturday night live

[AimlessAmoeba]

@stickyfinnga

it actually might have, if you're being serious.

[0spazzy0yazzy0]

who was that person at the beggining?

[hillbillyjoe92]

@0spazzy0yazzy0 River Phoenix and then the other guy with the singing and interview is Bob Forrest.

[MBOYA22]

I give thanks and all praise to GOD for letting John live. The next time you think your life cant/wont ever change, look at this.

[kittenkilla123]

pretty sad.

[Kamikazekris100]

thats sick he said heplayed guitar 10-15 hours a day..thats how he became great

[SweetKooshy]

"unfastened belts on your heart"..best part.

[mate6mty]

People who havent gone thru the hell of heroin addiction should keep thier comments to themselves ,instead of assuming things they can even imagine!!

[chainyrabbit]

John is so right!

[wesleyinter]

"why did you wanna be on coke so bad?"

"Because it's great!"

LOL

[phatmanpushimbak]

Haha....If smart is being able to trip out, then I should be a fucking GENIUS for all the acid I dropped during my Teens and Twenties.

[potmangaz]

@phatmanpushimbak haha if john says so its true

[silentsniper125]

so hard to believe he looked like this BEFORE californication 4 years later and he looks like a new guy ... glad he cleaned up

[latinomarino]

How come john frusciante looks way more fucked up than bob forrest

[tblaxxable]

@latinomarino Frusciantes drug use is well documented. They were both drug units - it would be a toss of a coin who looked worse on any given day.

[sudz202]

"Thats him and iggy pop. they think somethings funny" ahahahahaha

[TranceSending]

lollllllllllllllllllllllllllll­llllllllllllllllllllllll "id rather be dead than be paul mccartney. classsssic

[Sebrewer32]

Is John saying he's bisexual?

[emosdieslow]

@Sebrewer32 I'm not sure if he really means it in that way though. He could mean dress like a bisexual type of thing, or not act like a tough guy...

[bibi5027]

@Sebrewer32 no

[The10Davidhv]

can someone traslate for spanish???? pleaseee

[DONTRAPETHEKITTEN]

It's scary how I agree with him on all things he's saying in this interview.

[MrDeedra]

pazzesco com'era e com'e' mille volte meglio ora

[shoutatthedevil89]

it's scary to think alot of what John is sayin is deeply true

[Crowz91]

cocaine is hell of a drug

[Kakaxxx222]

could anybody please explain the relationship between john and anthony in general and around that time which obviously made john quit the band?

[shelleyinthecity]

@Kakaxxx222 Read Anthony's book Scar Tissue and you will have all the answer you are looking for.

[Masskater]

"i cum in their fucking lens"

[TheSokilla]

"it doesn't destroy my body, I feel great". lol i bet you do when your high 24/7

[EyEsEnBeRg]

this is scary

[scottNcolcty]

thats the guy off celeb rehab

[rsohlich1]

@scottNcolcty yea, Bob Forrest. I noticed that too. He's a good friend with the guys from RHCP.

[RugerBooger]

When he makes the comment about when someone kicks you in the thigh it alters you, I wonder if he is referring to SNL in 1992 when Anthony kicked him in the back of the thigh during the preformance!

[TranceSending]

@RugerBooger i think he is man

[ilovememi]

@RugerBooger i think so wow

[ChillestVibe]

Wow, he's referring to Anthony @ 7:30.. but he didn't have to act up at the show, why else would Anthony kick him? He was frustrated at his behavior..

[andow7]

wait why did he say bisexuality.....johns my favorite musician and all but hes not bi is he?

[ChillestVibe]

@andow7 No Bowie is.... and even if he was, whats that gotta do with him being your favorite musician?

[andow7]

@ChillestVibe Phew, It would just be a respect thing really, but hes not bi so who cares

[rossington15]

@andow7 I don't think he is. But even if he was it wouldn't make him any less awesome.

[tonyboyfacmed]

wtf!!!! all right, he accepted that he´s a junky with no regard and that he´s self-destructive... I didn´t imagine this would be that heavy!!!

but I agree with a comment I read.. he´s very honest and that was what he believed... I respect it!!!

[Duck10able]

thank god he survived this :)

[Dudeprelude69]

Looks Like Rodger Waters

[hemet92544]

@Dudeprelude69 HA yea, them teeth

[DREwestcoast]

I,d rather die eaten by giant rats than having to put up with this shit

pce

[Chriscooper447]

Inerviewer - "Why did you want to be on coke so badly then?"

John - "' 'cause is great!"

[mraiszad]

JF thought drugs were cool because Bowie did them, what a fucking follower. A real artist does what comes from deep within their soul not from some fucking trend or something someone else does.

[xMuppex]

@mraiszad So you say he's not a real artist? Wake up.

[Danglesproductions]

@mraiszad Shut up kid

[a1Drummer07]

@mraiszad take a look at his face there. Could there possibly be something influencing him? And don't you remember what you were like at 17? Hardly anyone is artist material at 17.

[mraiszad]

Frusciante WAS there. Frusciante mentions it in a YouTube video. He laughs about how he threw up on a member of the Butthole surfers- Gibby Haynes as Frusciante was playing River's guitar. He said this was the night River died. Frusciante took some really hard drugs even for a junkie like himself which caused him to throw up. These are the drugs he gave River later and then later gave River the valium which made the heroin OD even worse.

[mangosnake]

''He wore my clothes'' That's because a Chili Pepper always the minimum !

[Xiolablu3]

He is so incredibly honest. Its refreshing to hear someone talk about drugs in exactly the way a junkie feels about them, rather that the temptation to say 'drugs are bad'

[emviR8GT08]

if you actually listen to his words and opinions, you will learn a lot.

i can so relate to him, so fucking similar to my teenage years, i wish i was born earlier so i could be friends with him........sad days

[mraiszad]

I'll also show you the articles talking about how River's dad wanted to sue JF since JF didn't tell River how toxic the drug was. River's dad also said if he ever ran into JF he'd kill him. As I collect my sources you go ahead and collect your sources to defend this piece of shit.

[fiftywade]

@mraiszad you trying to say john frusciante killed river?

[mraiszad]

River was dying and JF kept telling people it was okay he was going to be fine which delayed the 911 call even more, the valium he gave River made the heroin overdose even worse. Someone who was in the bathroom at the time had reported that River had yelled "what the fuck is this shit?!" at his musician friend right after he took the drug then he also vomited. You clearly haven't read shit, spangsman so do your fucking research and stop defending this POS you fucking follower.

[fiftywade]

@mraiszad when he died river was in j depps viper bar with his brother girlfriend johhny depp and flea frusciante wasn t even there

[mraiszad]

You can't post websites on here but I'll post the articles and interview titles when I get back. River was clean for his movie for 3 mos and he was clean that night bc he wanted bto play onstage with Flea. It's even reported in several bios that JF ran away from River after he started going into convulsions, JF had done this to another friend who had ODd before in the past. River got JF into rehab to keep him from overdosing before, there's a Chili Pepper's article on this. JF gave Riv valium

[CloudiGrayDay]

@mraiszad how do you know this?

[mraiszad]

spangsman, just like your name sounds fucking stupid, you're the retard. Look at the other video posted on here of JF laughing about how he threw up the night River died, he was on stage playing River's guitar before he went down to talk to River who was upset because the stage was crowded. This piece of shit JF told River he had something that would make him feel amazing and he gave River the same shit that made JF a complete drug addict puke. Later JF says River's death wasn't a big deal.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

@mraiszad Where is this video? If you can't show me it doesn't exist.

[mraiszad]

@spicyMcHAGGIS9green type this into youtube: Untitled (An afternoon with john Frusciante) PART 2/3