John Frusciante, Carl Jung, & The Self (Ep.1 - The Inner World of John Frusciante)

[@tippiersky4534]

"My shadow side so amplified keeps comin' back dissatisfied...." That's enough for the Jung connection on its own ! Great video

[@TwigCity]

That whole Q&A from John is absolute gold

[@tobyhallitt7923]

Glad to see there’s more on the way!

[@roycatlin6413]

This is the coolest channel on KZbin. John’s lyrics are so deep it takes years for them to fully integrate in your psyche. I’ve been listening to his solo stuff for 15+years and I’m still learning new things from his lyrics

[@mirrorsarewater]

Thanks! That's a great point. I've been listening since DC EP but didn't really think the lyrics were anything more than art for arts sake. But that gradually changed. For the past 5 years I've been listening to nothing but John while trying to absorb as much as I could. There are still many lyrics that I haven't completely wrapped my brain around. Glad you enjoyed! P.S. I checked out some of your Frusciante covers, nice work!

[@ciaraskeleton]

Im so grateful to have found your channel and your videos. When i found johns music+philosopies i was very very isolated. I didnt think there were many others out there who lit up like i did when listening to this stuff. A lot of people are fans of his music or rhcp but they write off his writing and his philosophies. Not many people can open up to understanding (or trying to understand) these notions. Its beautiful to see and hear of everyone in the comments and you with this video, truly analysing and leaning into what he's been saying. He's my biggest inspiration. Listening to him and his music, hearing his life story and his thoughts, on many levels, saved me. So much love and appreciation to you and everyone in the comments. ❤

[@mirrorsarewater]

Thanks for this comment, I feel the same isolation sometimes. I think there is so much to discover about John's work. It's a shame that he still mostly thought of as a "top 10 guitarist" or what gear he uses. Its nice to know there are others who appreciate the deeper aspects of his work. Thanks!

[@Warpigs942]

This is such a cool video! I love John’s music but I never really looked into his lyrics.

[@keatsu]

When I was 13, I discovered John's solo work through RHCP. I fell in love with the authenticity and the music. I didn't understand his lyrics - due to the fact that I was not a native speaker of English, but they also seemed very strange, contradictory and complicated to me). I forgot about John's work for several years (that is, I didn't listen to his music or think about him at all). Fast forward to when I'm 30 - lately I've been very interested in psychology, discovering the Self and Jung's model. I'm also going to therapy with a therapist who specializes in Jungian psychoanalysis. And yesterday, out of nowhere, I thought: “let's go back to John's works for inspiration, you loved him so much growing up” (btw. I'm a musician and John is the main reason I am one). I lay in my room listening to “Smile From The Streets You Hold” and cried like a baby for probably too long. And THEN today this video appeared. I can't explain it, but I feel like the universe is telling me something. My subconscious is connecting the dots or something. I don't know. Thank you for this. BTW, I'm waiting for more interpretations of his work, especially Enclosure, PBX, because I'm too dumb to understand those lyrics. Keep it up!!!

[@mirrorsarewater]

Sounds like synchronicity to me :) Thanks for the comment! I'll get to PBX and Enclosure eventually. My next one will feature a lyric from Letur-Lefr.

[@tobyhallitt7923]

I also think, less tangibly, you can hear this in the music itself. I think John has tried to communicate this in multiple interviews, stating he doesn’t feel responsible for the music he puts out, and attributes it to a higher force that he is tapping into. But his devotion to this ‘creative force’ seems entirely religious to me. It’s nice to hear someone thinks the same way :)

[@mirrorsarewater]

This is so true, and I would have loved to cover the musical aspects, too. But that's a little out of my reach right now. Maybe some day :)

[@tobyhallitt7923]

@@mirrorsarewater well yeah I think the problem there is it is literally intangible - it’s something that can’t be put into words objectively. Thats why music exists. It’s the same as not being able to describe why you connect with certain people - you just feel it. Kierkegaard talks a lot about the objective vs subjective experience - might be some overlap there.

[@luanhramos00]

I went to the university listening to this masterpiece as a podcast. This is amazing and I hope there's more episodes so I can repeat it!

[@chrisscott6727]

Also I think you should do specific expositions on John's lyrics for particular songs, relating it to psychological theory. Again thank you, look forward to your future posts! "There's so many careless angels responsible for me They give me disease They give me a pain in my neck to feed off me Saying pay us the cost and we'll be gone Now they shut my eyes and I can't see" Anne would be killer!

[@mirrorsarewater]

Thanks for your comments! I will be doing those types of videos at some point. Right now I'm working on The Will to Death (album) and there will be a brief Anne reference.

[@_gilgam3sh_]

I arrived very late for all the videos, I have to catch up, but I can only say, how lucky I was that I wasn't the only one who thought certain things, much love!

[@mirrorsarewater]

Better late than never! Glad to have you here :)

[@ERIC-lw2yl]

Very well done!

[@mirrorsarewater]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment!

[@Alex_etc]

I have been a student of this for some years. Doing active imagination. It’s crazy. Frusciante is kind of my guide in some sense. Creativity is what aligns us with the creative force hahaha. Thanks for this ❤

[@mirrorsarewater]

It's a good idea to have a guide that's well traveled. I don't think you could do much better :) Thanks for the comment!

[@foremarke]

This is fucking brilliant, thank you for putting this together

[@dakotahreed2010]

Thank you so much! There is a video I can send you, showing the similarities from the empyrean and the book “law of assumption.”

[@benbuck5221]

Can you please drop a link?

[@dakotahreed2010]

@@benbuck5221 I downloaded off tiktok. How could I send it to you?

[@dakotahreed2010]

It’s a video I downloaded from tiktok. Does KZbin have private messaging?

[@thibaultallombert6833]

Thank you so much for creating this channel

[@mirrorsarewater]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@Lumonious]

I love this channel so much. Thank you for making these videos. John’s lyrics have helped me so much over the last 15 years I’ve listened to him. I wonder if you’ll talk about his song Excuses from Enclosure. It’s his last song (to date) with lyrics on them (besides Foregrow, but supposedly that was recorded before). He talks so much in that song about duality and up and down and ascending and descending. And I have always thought it was his last song for a reason. Like finally said all the things he needed to across his records. So he stopped writing lyrics. The ending of that song really sounds like a conclusion to a lot of growth

[@mirrorsarewater]

Thanks! That's a great insight. I feel like the lyrics on PBX, Letur, and Enclosure share that feeling. Like he's throwing it all out there and has nothing left to say at this time. I have looked at those lyrics, but mostly for reference for what I'm working on now. I hope to cover most of his songs at some point. Really great lyrics hidden in his electronic stuff :)

[@bukolikband]

Man, thank you so much. Frusciante is my main musical influence and also an inspiration. I have listened to all his work and I go back to it from time to time. You brought to consciousness all the things I was skipping over and wondering about. I feel like I understood the meaning behind it emotionally, but I could never fully understand what he was pointing to. I hope you continue to dig deeper with each new video. Nothing but praise.

[@mirrorsarewater]

That's great to see. Thanks for the encouraging comment!

[@brodiehop33]

Interesting video.. I need to spend more time paying attention to John's lyrics, I just love the melodies and chords he writes so much I forgot to pay attention to the words

[@mirrorsarewater]

They are kind of easy to get lost in them :) Thanks for the comment!

[@Zeal808]

Super cool. Thank you 🙏

[@mateusgottschallesa3298]

So good the content

[@mirrorsarewater]

Thanks for the comment!

[@mydragonseyes8177]

R.I.P. River Phoenix

[@mirrorsarewater]

Amen

[@nickdurfey2312]

my two worlds have finally converged lolol

[@mirrorsarewater]

Nice! They go pretty good together :)

[@johannakunze3300]

You mean to say unconsciousness who is still unconscious?

[@mirrorsarewater]

I'm not quite sure what you are asking. I use the Jungian term unconscious to describe parts of our psyche that we don't have direct knowledge of. It may be causing confusion because the term unconscious can imply a lacking of consciousness, like a table or a rock. However, animals are considered conscious beings, but, they're not meta-conscious like us. In this video, when I use the term unconscious, I'm pointing to the consciousness that is not able to reflect on experience but is subjugated to experience in itself. I'm not sure if this helps. Bernardo Kastrup is a great resource if you want to get more info on Jung.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

John is a Pisces who did a lot of drugs. Pisces are all about other realms and talking to spirits and all of that fantastical New Age hippy kind of stuff. Oh…and he was also rather pretentious.

[@geveoh]

and you're using a "fantastical new age hippy kind of stuff" to also explain something you don't understand. grats

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

@@geveoh So stupid. Call astrology fantastical New Age hippy kind of stuff if you want, but I’ve known many Pisces throughout the years who share the trait of seemingly living both in this realm and the realm of their imagination and or their spirituality. Oh…and I know John personally, so there’s that. Bozo.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

@@geveoh I’ve known many Pisces throughout my life who share the common trait of seemingly living both in the realm of so-called reality and the realm of their imagination and or “spirituality”. I’m not some astrology fanatic who bases his life decisions on “the stars”, but simply an observant person who has to admit when he notices strong commonalities amongst particular signs. Oh…and I know John personally, so there’s that. 🤡

[@luanhramos00]

@@AntwhaleNearfar "I know John personally" that's too much.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

@@luanhramos00 Not if it’s true. Which it is. I met him shorty after he joined The Peppers and have interacted with him on numerous occasions over the years. I’ve also been on tour with him…he toured with a band called Trulio Disgracious (organized and led by bassist Norwood Fisher from Fishbone) doing his solo thing. So yeah…it’s true.

[@chrisscott6727]

Thank you so much

[@prestonrutherford873]

Combining some of my favourite things into one channel??? 🫶

[@mirrorsarewater]

Who knew they'd go so well together!