John Frusciante Left the Chili Peppers Last Time Because He Got Obsessed with the Occult
Rock and Roll and the occult have gone hand-in-hand for at least 50 years. (A century if you believe Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for his magnificent guitar chops.)
But some rockers just can't handle the dark arts.
Guitarist JOHN FRUSCIANTE rejoined the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS for the THIRD time in 2019, after a 10-year absence. And he says it was witchcraft that caused his departure in 2009.
He told "Classic Rock Magazine", quote, "I became quite off-balance mentally those last couple of years we toured. As the tour went on, I got deep into the occult, which became a way of escaping the mindset of tour life.
"The occult tends to magnify whatever you are, and I was an imbalanced mess."
The band could see what it was doing to him, so when he told them he had to leave, they didn't try to stop him. ANTHONY KIEDIS says, quote, "We were like, 'We understand, it's obvious it's not where you want to be.'"
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Parker McCollum From Conroe, Texas to the ACM Awards… To THE RODEO!!!
Headlining the Houston Rodeo is a big deal for any country artist. And if you're FROM the Lone Star State, well, words can't describe. Texas native PARKER MCCOLLUM will be fulfilling a lifetime dream when he does it tomorrow.
Quote, "It was the main thing I was working towards since I was a kid. The biggest thing I ever thought I'd do was headline the Houston Rodeo. I thought about it every single day since I was a little kid [and] it's crazy to say that I'm gonna do it."
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New Music from Bryan Adams, Ghost, and Brandon Boyd
• "So Happy It Hurts", Bryan Adams. This is his 15th album. Bryan describes it as a return to life amid the pandemic. The song "Kick Ass" has an introduction spoken by John Cleese.
• "Impera", Ghost. This is their fifth album. The theme is inspired by the rise and fall of empires. They just wrapped up their U.S. tour with Volbeat last week.
• "Echoes and Cocoons", Brandon Boyd. He is the lead singer of Incubus. This is a solo album.
• "Hits to the Head", Franz Ferdinand. This album includes 18 of their greatest hits like "Take Me Out" and "Do You Want To". There are also two brand new songs.
• "ReWiggled", The Wiggles. This is a double album. The first disc is a tribute album of different Australian artists singing their favorite Wiggles songs. The second disc is the Wiggles covering some of their favorite songs like "Elephant" by Tame Impala and "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
Mike Cross, guitarist, and co-founder of alt-rock band Sponge dies at 57.
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FRED ARMISEN visited the spot where the CLASH took the photo for their first album cover.
MACHINE GUN KELLY and MEGAN FOX are in trouble with PETA for buying a purebred cat instead of rescuing one from a shelter.
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Someone needs to tell KANYE to LET IT GO. He just released a new video for "Eazy", where PETE DAVIDSON gets beaten up by a skinned monkey in front of a fire truck.
(WARNING: The video contains profanity.)
Original KISS members ACE FREHLEY and PETER CRISS will play together at a festival in Nashville in May.
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