Dave Navarro on how he left RHCP, Circle of the Noose and more [10/03/18]

Dark Matter Radio, October 3rd, 2018. Dave Navarro also talked about recording One Hot Minute, relationship with bandmates, touring with Flea..
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[@RHCPLive]

Song they were talking about, "Circle of the Noose". Listen to it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4GuiqZsmqiteZo

[@justin_your_cousin9273]

Can you do a countdown video? Top 10 RHCP songs that don't feature John Frusciante.

[@benek900]

My man !

[@MrDaveo98]

I was Dave's guitar tech during that entire period that he's referring to. And I can say this much. Whether Dave was clean, or Dave was getting high. He was always, ALWAYS, a pleasure to work for. There were times (especially during the Jane's tour) where it was scary. And I was very worried about him. I was there, at that rehearsal where he was "falling down". It was rough. I gave him a ride home that day, and as crazy as it sounds, he made me laugh most of the way to his house. He's awesome. I miss him.

[@vietnow4770]

Cool man.. talking gear, is there any top secrets on dave's tone?

[@jacobsimpson5986]

Thats awesome dude, i remember watching his interview/guitar lessons of songs off the album one hot minute, and the part where he steps on the wah, something happens that throws him off, he's like guys make sure u get a guitar tech who knows what hes doing, thx dave! 😂😂 i could tell it was all in good fun i bet Navarro is pretty fun to meet in person

[@djpotassium]

You’re johns tech too right?

[@erock9374]

@@djpotassium that dude is for real.

[@nunyabisniss1179]

It's sad that he's just California sober though.

[@1980seb1980]

I don't care what people say but Dave was one of the best guitarists pepers had. I love one hot minute is brilliant

[@marcossolis1316]

One Hot Minute is a spectacular album... one of RHCP's best!

[@purplezebrahoover]

Really interesting to hear this. Would be amazing if they got him onstage at a show to play Warped or Aeroplane

[@nicomartinez6759]

My friends too!

[@rustyjames1727]

On sway in the morning dave said that they don't get along too well

[@BenIrvine11]

@@rustyjames1727 Well now they do since they played together recently

[@vikramanand6132]

The Guitar Expert they did play at the same concert but Dave wasn’t playing any of rhcp’s songs

[@andimachovec2719]

For somebody who says the funk area is not his space he plays some f**king amazing funk guitar on the One Hot Minute album, especially on Aeroplane and Walkabout

[@AaronStark1993]

Great video! It's too bad things didn't work out with Dave and the Chili Peppers. I would have loved it if they made another album together. One Hot Minute is my favorite album of theirs and Circle of the Noose indicates that they were going in the right direction.

[@joshuacarriel4592]

What would an album between One Hot Minute and Californication sound like?

[@AaronStark1993]

@@joshuacarriel4592 - We'll never know.

[@aprilchoyce7588]

Great to hear Dave's side and I love this song!

[@pinymartinez2061]

check out my band kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHO4mYN8edeUqck

[@jonesy2111]

Great guitarist and he actually made the Red Hot Chili Peppers sound much better- One Hot Minute is my favorite album by them and when I saw them live with Dave he just rocked the house down...

[@jhnn8107]

Agree. One hot minute is one of their greatest albums.

[@davkdavk]

One Hot Minute is also my fav as well, along side BSSM. Everything else after is secondary

[@MLCrow]

@@davkdavk OHM is my fav RHCP album too, I can listen to it from start to finish with no problems. I never liked BSSM, except for some songs.

[@davkdavk]

@@MLCrow I love Navarro's Psychedelic elements on it. Really brings out the dispair in Kiedis' lyrics and subject matter.

[@MLCrow]

@@davkdavk I agree. Navarro's style in OHM is so cool & badass. Rock/metal/funk...all mixed with some "psychedelia". Very interesting (at least for me).

[@LucasPenido]

Much respect and love to Dave! Actually, today they announced Frusciante’s comeback! I feel like whoever was playing guitar for the Chili Peppers ever since john joined the group and quit, was just filling space until John came back! Nonetheless, One Hot Minute is a MASTERPIECE! I definitely have it on the top 3 greatest RHCP albums!

[@afgaafif]

and I don't got it why Frusciante really don't want to play the One Hot Minute Album.. Respect for You Josh even though I love Frusciante much..

[@tonyflow663]

@@afgaafif John is scared to, it's too diverse

[@NEWSUPERCHARGER2001]

@@tonyflow663 for real? You think John Frusciante is not into that album due to it being diverse? Sounds like it

[@birchfingers5706]

@@NEWSUPERCHARGER2001 he talks about the reasons in a few interviews. One..its like watching someone else do it with your ex...just weird. Another is he felt like they were making music because it was expected and required by the music industry. Not because they had all of this music they just had to lay down on track. Granted, that was just his opinion at the time and might not be right. But its the way he felt and that's why he didn't want to even hear that album nonetheless learn to play songs from it.

[@percussionjamz6704]

@@birchfingers5706 yeah but does john not remember he was a replacement his fuckin himself. This band existed for almost a decade before john and chad joined. He can stfu about his pride when it comes RHCP. If its about the band and the fans, then get over yourself. We love OHM and wanna hear it live. If you dont wanna play em bring dave on tour then ya bitch john!

[@cheshirecat5824]

As much as he is amazing guitarist, Dave is also great human being. He never fails to amaze me - both with musicality and his humble/down to earth outlook on things.

[@lks_d_u_b_83]

Love Dave. Such an inmense guitar player and great guy!

[@luvsnowblading1618]

One hot minute was the reason I started digging the Peppers...Dave is amazing 🖤

[@axxessmundi]

Dave is his own color and he was excellent on OHM. Listen to the OHM demos and Daves guitar tracks. You will hear his genius. Dave is a blessed man to record with JA & RHCP. He was even wanted by GnR. RHCP is a rare band to have the equivalent of a Hendrix, Keith Richards and Jimmy Page in and out of their group.

[@MLCrow]

Maybe but the RHCP is a radio friendly pop funky rock band now (since Californication). So boring for me. A band also little girls like to listen to, just a fact. OHM is their last great album (my favorite actually).

[@woozee100]

@@MLCrow absolutely agree, i was enthusiast when they announced frusciante was coming back in those daysw, but when i have listened to californication it was for me quite disappointing, it didnt have tha magic of bssm, and from there on their style became more and more pop. One hot minute is their last great album, love all the tracks there!

[@MLCrow]

@@woozee100 Some say (mostly Frusciante's fans or lovers) that OHM doesn't sound like a RHCP's album, so they hate OHM. It's funny to me as for example By The Way (album) with Frusciante sounds even more estranged (musically) compared to their previous albums (with or without Frusciante). I can't stand By The Way album (with the exception of 2 or 3 songs). Their music feels so "artificial" to me since Californication, I mean with no soul, attitude anymore.

[@woozee100]

@@MLCrow by the way is probably the worst album af their career. My theory is that if frusciante didn't leave the band in the 90's they would probably have made another amazing album after BSSM, because in that period they still had a lot to say and had a lot of inspiration. The frusciante that came back in the 2000's, is a different musician and person (after all the drugs abuse) and will take the band in a completely different songwriting mostly inspired by his solo albums which apart the first one their are really nothing special. And I think they sound artificial because they forced themselves to leave that funk/rock/ psychodelic style that was the trademark of the band and become a more pop/ mellow/commercial band. Actually the move was a success for the band because they earn a lot of new fans, but the old ones that loved their album in the 90's were very disappointed. And I think that new type of songwriting also limited a lot the potential of flea as a bass player. His bass in BSSM and OHM was fundamental for their sound and in albums like by the way he really had to back off and limit himself. When john quit the band for the second time instead of taking a clone of frusciante I would have taken Navarro without thinking, and I'm sure they would have made amazing stuff!

[@sstaners1234]

One Hot Minute is one of the greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers albums ever made. It sucks that they dismiss it like it doesn’t exist.

[@anna05lvv]

Thank you. It is weary interesting interview

[@danielangelc]

This is so cool to actually hear from dave what happened.

[@danelectr]

One hot minute is RHCP’s best album period!

[@wildwoodtop]

Dave's Style, Tone, Chord Voicing is flat-out amazing! (Hot minute tour)

[@bojohnbonham]

One Hot Minute is my favourite album!

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

Apart from blood sugar sex magic, one hot minute has the greatest guitar playing of any of the bands albums

[@terryconley2649]

Sir you have once again touched the center of my heart, with your words, and music. Thank you, you are always an inspiration.

[@frandsenphilip1]

Very insightful and mature thoughts from Dave Navarro. Great to hear how he viewed things in the past and in the present. I hear no animosity in his expression. Nice.

[@sstaners1234]

Very cool song.

[@IvanLendl87]

“Transcending” and “Circle Of The Noose” are truly great songs and I think if Flea, Anthony and Chad had adjusted to Dave a bit more (instead of trying to turn Dave into a funk guitarist) those two songs represent the type of style and level great music those four could’ve consistently made together. Re the unreleased JA song with Eric Avery - what’s the title of that track? I know JA finally recorded studio versions of “Whores” and “Chip Away” (which are both awesome) at Trent Reznor’s studio in the Hollywood Hills but is there another song???

[@Romchikthelemon]

Да, с годами люди становятся мудрее.

[@rodstiffington275]

Still would be cool to see one hot minute played

[@raisa_cherry35]

❤❤❤❤ wow this is amazing!

[@sky21phoenix]

Dave Lee one of the great guitar techs everrrrrrrrr been there with him!!!

[@MrDaveo98]

You're too kind Sky.😘

[@joshuamirabal9891]

I always found Dave's style to be funky in Jane's Addiction. I think he just has it in him and is humble.

[@edvanesch178]

Hold on Dave... I am a drummer, and if you say, funk is not my area, you are wrong! You made the funk in the Peppers sound better than ever! You made them really groove! I mean, John, and Josh are really good guitarists, but they are not you. How we wish your return in the Peppers!

[@blackjackfan58]

John is so much better. You're just wrong and stupid bro.

[@MLCrow]

@@blackjackfan58 If there's someone who is not smart...that's you (and you don't even realize it). Why do you feel so hurt if for some people Frusciante is not the best or favorite guitar player the RHCP had? Move on and grow up!

[@lexmachina8961]

@@blackjackfan58 Wrong and stupid about ....taste? Keep on posting useful stuff to the world, we so need your unique point of view that we don't get to read anywhere else...

[@blackjackfan58]

@@lexmachina8961 Yikes quit talking like a cringy band kid you dweeb lol

[@tas5686]

It's really admirable that he has so much introspection on the whole situation.

[@salvatorepuccini4261]

That's the exact thought I had reading the book. How did you not offer him the same patience and help that you gave Anthony

[@ale81perso]

Anthony himself tells in the book, that Dave went to pick him up at a hotel during his trip.

[@dankowalski6925]

Love all incarnations of the peppers. Dave is super cool. Love Janes too

[@magusking9215]

There is not a bad song on One Hot Minute and the only other RHCP record you can say that about is Blood Sugar Sex Magick So there you have it = those are the two best RHCP records - period. Californication comes third

[@sylviaharing8329]

Respect and thanks for sharing , wish you well , Sylvia

[@lorenzodw2853]

Let’s be honest... Even though they had a huge success with their 2000’s records, they’re not as good as BSSM and OHM. Don’t get me wrong, I love songs like By the Way, Dani California or Otherside but man the complexity and groove on those 2 records is from another level. To me early John Frusciante and Dave Navarro is the real RHCP sound.

[@jordynd8452]

Artists are always changing and evolving though. Especially John, with his less is more approach changing during the By the Way album. Now John is more of an electronic artist, not really doing guitar anymore.

[@sunscrave]

You're dreaming man... I like OHM but what Frusciante did with the band is infinitely better than OHM.

[@hatedacraptalkers4741]

I agree with u 100%. Much better than anything in the 2000’s!

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

@@sunscrave i know, "let's be honest", this guys full of shit.

[@tonyflow663]

Maybe listen to The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. That is where the RHCP sound came from. Even John idolized Hillel!

[@rocknjock9300]

Better then 99% of RHCP songs. It’s like a Jane’s Addiction song

[@pamyyordanova9300]

❤RHCP

[@raisa_cherry35]

😍😙❤❤

[@valdeyrama1]

He's such a nice person

[@peakyblinder777]

OHM is a great album. Great guitar on this album.

[@jebackurwedospodutajebac2912]

Dave is a master, but Frusciante is from space

[@MLCrow]

Well, I prefer Dave Navarro's guitar playing/style way more, honestly.

[@klickj26]

@@MLCrow bad take

[@MLCrow]

@@klickj26 your comment makes no sense...but explain...c'mon

[@MLCrow]

@@klickj26 Ok, I will explain it for you. You're just another Frusciante's lover who can't stand some other people (like me) dig other guitarists' styles more. Especially if we are talking about Dave Navarro. Move on.

[@joshuafult84]

@@klickj26 Frusciante is a great guitar player but man I wish he joined a normal band not some funk white boi group lol

[@sheiladavis2304]

This song is good. It makes me wonder how much gold gets through the sifter.

[@bernstyles]

Love rollercoaster, my friends, warped, aeroplane..all epic.

[@Bacon56ful]

I wish my throwaway creative projects were this good lmao

[@theinventionsofmegsy3137]

that's so funny. I thought some thing terrible happened but it turns out Navarro was just a dic lol. But how fantastic he realized which makes him even more awesome as a person. Love the honesty.

[@cezzeboi2841]

That solo is awesome. Dave didn’t fit rhcp great but maaaaan he’s talented

[@ajaxvendetta08]

"This is cool". Of course, fool.. u played on it 🤣🤣 No disrespect. Love ya Dave🥰🥰

[@josephpattison6913]

Dave is a great guitarist, but he didn’t fit the Chili Peppers like John Frusante does. He does fit Jane’s Addiction perfectly.

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

Despite what we've all heard over the years, I think everyone could make a pretty good guess as to what happened between Dave and the band. What I don't like about RHCP post-One Hot Minute is how they seem to disown that album and may only rarely play anything from it. My guess is they feel like that album symbolizes a bad time in their life and they prefer to just forget about it, but there were some really great songs that came from it, so I'm sure John might not care much to play it but man...what a bummer.

[@jeremyraucci1866]

Love how they put Cliff Martinez in the hall of fame and left dave Navarro out. Wow. Making a statement there. Either they didn’t like Dave or they didn’t like his time in the band.

[@BGBGBGBGBGBGhawt]

Dave wanted to be inducted with JA

[@Fakename70]

It wasn’t the band’s decision. Same goes for Abbruzzese being omitted from Pearl Jam’s induction. They had nothing to do with that.

[@thubbard29]

@@Fakename70 I don't believe for a minute it wasn't Pearl Jam's decision.

[@Fakename70]

@@thubbard29 Did you read the press statement from the band at the time? It isn’t the bands themselves who decide which members are inducted. They indicated that in the statement, and also extended an invitation to ALL their former drummers to join them anyway. That’s why Irons was there.

[@ali_s93]

John for whatever reason considered the band's time with Dave to be some sort of a personal slight to him

[@kasztaniarz]

That picture looks so haunting

[@carlosdcf8268]

Kinda off topic but in that photo they look freaking cool as heck

[@TheRealCowlick]

Why do people call him a Diva? I mean yeah, he maybe got a bit cocky during his career peak but to be real, who didn't?

[@dedo7326]

I think it’s more of Dave has his sound and rhcp has a sound that don’t mesh or what he wanted was different then what he they wanted. And when you wright music you take it personal and when someone doesn’t like it you take it very harsh. Mixed with the high emotion of being high you are very sensitive.

[@dedo7326]

And also it’s very hard when you do something on drugs especially playing music and go back to music sober it really hard to get back into it with out being high. It’s like when you are at a bar and hear a song drunk and a couple weeks later you hear that song sober you think about being drunk so it crosses wires being an addict is a weird thing and place to be at.

[@MrJexx1972]

i have a sense of you could get a contact high being in this room recording this interview

[@dylansmith5880]

So this is uh 98? Dave - Noooooooo. Idk 😂

[@tnt01]

Lol😅

[@m-funkshun]

Cool track. Sounds like a B-side off Ritual, minus Anthony. JA needed to do one more album after RDLH. It would've been EPIC.

[@super8mm68]

pretty sure Navarro is a Synesthesiant

[@RunOfTheHind]

I love BSSM but OHM is the last great Chillis album, imo. Perfect fusing of RHCP & JA.

[@GOOSE-1334]

Dave really didnt fit with the peppers one hot min was a good album but it just wasnt the same without John

[@Fakename70]

That’s why it works. It would’ve been crap if Dave Navarro had played like anyone other than Dave Navarro.

[@ziggypop79]

The Peppers after OHM have just created very safe, boring music, no funk, just ballads. No idea why it’s so popular.

[@Vespa123]

so theres no funk on californication or stadium arcadium? you are either deaf or havent listened to any of it or are a liar

[@Vespa123]

all ballads? what a stupid thing to say

[@cotopaximusic]

Straight up wrong

[@flhxri]

I think one hot minute is a great album, call me crazy 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jamiemcdonald1904]

Take it's not argyll hotel in Scotland; would love it if anybody knew?

[@scartissue121]

The Argyle Hotel in Hollywood

[@7dano523]

My friends best chili song.. This is cool

[@nikyt36]

Pity they parted on such bad terms. Not really Dave’s fault imho. If they’d stayed friends, Dave could be back now rocking the live shows! RHCP need a strong guitarist!!!

[@kwizzeh]

I know Anthony and Dave are friends again - or at least on speaking terms still. Flea and Dave are still tight. Must be bygones be bygones now.

[@bildo85]

@@kwizzeh well I'd say they are on pretty decent terms since him and Jon had a little jam together.

[@ventasocr]

Damn, Dave catched Corona way before 2020

[@drgrasshopper9924]

Hahah

[@nlight101]

DAVE5GEM&I

[@jjharis1767]

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[@MikeyLPSessions]

RCHP has continued to spriral downward musically since they parted with Dave. I'm the minority who firmly believes that the were at their best with him in the band. Frusciante has never played with the same soul since he came back on Californification.

[@NoChrReq]

lmao dude, that was a good one. ever thought of doing stand-up comedy?

[@wildmercuryfilms]

Umm. Californication is perhaps the greatest comeback album in rock history. After One Hot Minute, the band was pretty much done. Look at the timeline: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998: That’s 7 YEARS. During those 7 YEARS, the Chili Peppers only had ONE YEAR where they released a studio album with new material: 1995 One Hot Minute. Compare that to their previous output: they had releases in 1984 1985 1987 1989 1991: My point is this: From 1992 to 1998, the Chili Peppers were no longer a working, functioning band. Yes, in 1995, they released One Hot Minute, but that title is actually extremely APPROPRIATE: It was One Hot Minute. This was at The Height of Their Fame. How many Headlining Bands in Rock History have put out just ONE ALBUM in a 7-year period, and COMEBACK with their BIGGEST ALBUM? When Californication was released in 1999, after around 8 YEARS of almost ZERO OUTPUT, it was shocking. I remember when the first single was released, I think it was Scar Tissue, and thinking: “Is that The Chili Peppers?” because it had been YEARS and YEARS since I’d last heard them on the radio. John Frusciante’s return to the Peppers, and that huge comeback, has never been done before or since, and possibly will never happen again.

[@wildmercuryfilms]

That being said, Dave Navarro is AMAZING. Three Days by Jane’s Addiction is one of the greatest songs ever made by any band ever, in my opinion. Pretty much every Jane’s Addiction song from their first 2 albums is great. If you listen to the Smashing Pumpkins album Gish, and the Gish b-sides from Pisces Iscariot, you can tell Corgan was a huge Jane’s Addiction fan.

[@conormcgregor6932]

🤡🤡🤡🤡 FRUCIANTE PUTS HIS SOUL OUT IN EVERY PERFORMANCE

[@anthonymacaluso7283]

I’m the biggest JA and Dave fan but I’ll be the first to say californication was better. OHM had amazing performances by chad Dave and flea. Anthony was a mess and it really showed for that record. Lyrics were a disaster in half the songs and his vocals were rough at best.

[@stacymedina9374]

Is anyone elses audio in/out?

[@Danumurti18]

Cool song.. frusciante is overrated, Dave Navarro era is much more epic in my opinion.

[@LunchThyme]

It's a hard choice, but yeah, One Hot Minute has some of the best guitar tracks. Challenge anyone to listen to Walkabout without air-guitaring. That said, you can't knock John after listening to Lyon 6.6.06

[@meredithkinnison4005]

John Tremonti Frusciante is not overrated at all. Respect to Dave, but he could not bring the same magic. Nowhere near it.

[@MLCrow]

Frusciante for sure is/was a better fit for the other RHCP members (as a person) ...but in terms of music (guitar playing) I prefer Navarro's style more. OHM is awesome (imo), the last RHCP album I really like. From Californication on I've lost my interest in their music...too poppy/nice/radio friendly/"commercial"...you know...when now very young (not even already teenage) girls listen to one of your once favorite bands....well...it's a strange unpleasant feeling. Just my opinion.

[@maxpain8569]

Frusciante deserves all the praise he gets. He's an amazing musician and so is Dave. All of it is a matter of preference at the end of the day.

[@tonyflow663]

@j77 Or, you can put down the Frooshe Juice. Appreciate everyone has their own style. Hillel RIP is the MF OG Chilies Guitarist and still the best

[@TchoubiBoumbo]

It s not cool. It seems to be alanis morissette's song.

[@VahnSlovak]

Maybe It's because Dave and Flea actually play in the single "oughta know" ...

[@clinteastwood6875]

What’s wrong with Alanis Morissette?

[@Barefoot67]

i think the song sucks

[@thebastard8983]

One Hot Minute was, in my opinion, the last great Peppers album. Everything else has been good, but they lost that heavy edge after that one, and OHM was the heaviest.