John Frusciante - 22 - Mascara

John Frusciante live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 08/FEB/2001

[@JohnnyCashavetes]

This is the type of song you get obsessed with, and you're not exactly sure why.

[@smeagol9693]

It got written in another world. That's why i guess

[@angelmeza124]

its just good skakkdkd

[@thomasvicanek-santaguida1066]

well said

[@cosmiccomedy7394]

I recently got obsessed with Your pussy is glued to a building on fire.

[@gillianraye7660]

Story of my life

[@jakebland1990]

its my favorite album of all time. and not a single person i know 'gets it'.

[@Qwickv]

Jaques Blandalf exactly

[@smeagol9693]

Same

[@CharlyRodrigo]

Same after 8 years

[@cenitri]

Oh I get it

[@dumbage]

Yes you’re right

[@alxbask]

when he starts playing the opening riff of "castles made of sand", it almost brought tears to my eyes. and then when stops and says, "it was 32 fuckin years ago, i can't remember it," that humbleness makes me fall just a little more in love. he is questionably the sexiest thing to happen to the art of guitar playing. the chili fans miss you terribly, john. please come back.

[@awandias7723]

HE'S BACK

[@dres4039]

He's baaaaaaack.

[@marieaudekika2934]

It’s one of his greatest song ever : 2 lines of guitar/ a modulation / tempo switch / 3 voices / solo mix a riff ...

[@cnw8891]

One of my favorite people EVER. This man has contributed SO MUCH to music, and he's a great guy.

[@lushhady]

I like the way that he interacts with the public. He is so lovely

[@GtvooH]

damn I love that guitar, it's been with him for so many years

[@shawncamp333]

I cant tsll which guitar that is.

[@faustovalentinneumann673]

@@shawncamp333 martin 0-15

[@alrekin88]

this will always be one of my favourite songs ever.

[@effiemars_]

This man is so pure to music, he's just happy to have some people smiling at his songs

[@marceluv]

John is the best ever. His music is so deep & passionate to me, been a fan of his since I was a kid when Mothers Milk came out.

[@uberbs]

he's an example of a musical legend that did'nt die from an overdose like the others did....

[@vcnvqnddd]

He almost did

[@MDBrookman]

man I love his rhythm.

[@shagstermcnasty3477]

First I heard the original song on an acid trip and thought i found some secret song in his album lmao

[@franzpak]

"i don't give a fuck, i'll stay out here, and i'll be playing..." that's just why i like him so much, it's music for music's sake, as long as he can play he's happy and he'll just do it...

[@str88]

Man.. i love this song ..John is such a good musicinan who doesn't really care about fame but only make good music for the rest of his life..keep it up John :P and his gorgeous 2 lol

[@TrevorKeat]

Happy birthday, John! You are my musical hero!

[@firmly6]

you can tell he's such a nice guy. Just there to make the fans happy and play for them. and he's honest too, real down to earth. Ofcouse, its fru

[@tltaylor5]

John is a musician in the truest sense. I hope to god he plays some solo shows in the US sometime soon.

[@SmallBobby]

I always imagined what it looked like while he was recording this album, especially on the haunting or emotional parts. Seeing these videos of the live concert makes me feel like that's how it actually was..

[@waynzy6942]

Felt like I was there while watching

[@noodle654]

For anybody that wants to know how to play this on guitar, its a half step down. Awesome stuff right here...JF the Great!

[@iammememine]

thanks man, been looking JF's live, this is superb special!

[@mahrhcp]

I love this song... John is the best! *_*

[@23tekilla]

i love him : ]

[@MOD11111]

this guy rocks!!!!

[@cameronbowe]

I would give up all my possesions, including my guitar to see him live

[@PauloVento]

John´s really a humble and down to earth guy

[@ShowsOn]

Great stuff. Thanks for uploading.

[@JakAtlas]

Thank you.

[@nickwhesker]

I love seeing this other side of John that you don't see if you just watch RHCP live. He's not the quite guitar player at his shows like he is at RHCP shows. It's a nice change.

[@23tekilla]

the best!!!!!!!!

[@MrSolgaard]

just love him

[@Hektor88]

agreed :). they are all fantastic.

[@musicgetsmehigh1989]

i laaaaavv the guy!

[@mussman717word]

This guy is a legend, no doubt about it, the modern day John Lennon, indeed. He's fucking brilliant.

[@TheNewOldNasty]

and, honestly, the best of frusciante. it's my opinion...

[@TheGregZ]

the best part of this song is the duel voice thing..its still great though. One of my fav frusciante songs!

[@mygreenheaven]

how many times can he say fuck in like 20 seconds? thats so awsome, i love him!!!

[@MatthewCasey]

I know, eh? It's amazing. I really wish I could catch one of John's live performances one day.

[@Rockandrollguns]

I think I can hear John - " What's that ?" Guy - A cigarette John - No,no,no But I'm not sure at all

[@Fabbobi]

i love everything he says or does, and i don't think it's weird :)

[@azfryusof]

Wooooo!!

[@jshottest]

madmethod2, totally agree with you! Passion matters more than technique.

[@frusciante94]

t'es genial john tu pete tout!! t'es un vrai artiste et vivement que tu vienne a parisss!! sort a un new album en 2008!!!! =) merci ;)

[@elpibedevele]

Greaaaat

[@Lindy6]

aw good way to describe it :)

[@flea19]

fuckin amazing song, what a performance, anyone notice that his live shows are actually better than the recorded version? WHAT A SONG

[@pequenogafanhoto6687]

i want big fight against the baby inside

[@Sunkenballs12]

Pequeno Gafanhoto girlfriend won't abort it? I'm sorry for you.

[@AnarcoAlien]

SUPERLATIVE

[@ASpanishguy]

oh my godd... i would like to be there... hes so natural, hes god...

[@canaldoyoutube2383]

❤

[@falconserek]

@glencollings Thank you so much! :)

[@sergiothebouncy]

What does John say after "don't you agree?" It's different than the lyrics from Niandra

[@hfl_]

I'm guessing because he felt like it

[@tubejohnny2006]

you can always steal his babies if he ever has any. or maybe just ask him. he seems like a pretty nice guy.

[@carlosfrusciante1]

anyone noticed that john tries not to play jimi songs, 3:45 "i don't remeber it, I really don't want to" that's cause he is jimi reborn : P

[@SethTaylor]

@jknoahfan It would be cool if he re-released it with the skills he has now. Actually, I remember reading on Wikipedia that sometime in the early 00's he was planning a re-release. :D

[@ShaniTheJachnoon]

I would cut off my own toe right now to be in that show. serious as fuck.

[@murfamurph]

awsome comment

[@kleenextoiletrolls]

@reelbigcheese lol, this was recorded in 2001, 32 years ago was 1969, where john wasn't even born yet, think about it reelbigcheese.

[@urquanenator]

it was Hendrix himself who said that Zappa is a better guitarplayer then him.... The thing is that zappa mainly was a composer and he did not focus on his guitarplaying, it was just a part of what he was doing...

[@Squarehead29]

@MusicalRelease na he was clean by this point.

[@brant2012]

fuck i wish i was there in the crowd for the last 45 secs. i wish i was there for the whole thing

[@zuzahagareje6027]

amen to that! LOL

[@Ancaja123]

@iOweMyLife2FLEA thats what i always think when i see these videos

[@stormcaller98]

What does John say after the Big water line. All the lyric sites dont seem to have it right. It's around 1:34.

[@stormcaller98]

Thanks, I couldn't quite tell what he sang because it didn't sound like the "bitten your snake " line.

[@zeroclan007]

you're right about the solo man! but listen to intro's from the peppers I believe that is waay mor hendrix...anyhow,both great guitar players but 'John Frusciante'...he's my man! greets :)

[@Hektor88]

Pt 2 to Fransisco: As far as influence goes, Clapton is one of the most influential guitar players to ever live. Without him, we probably wouldn't know half of those great blues guys. The Les Paul/Marshall combo was popularized by Clapton from the Beano album (1965). Hendrix only went to England on the condition he could MEET Clapton. The original Les Paul went out of production in the 1960's, but was brought back becuz everyone wanted one. Why? Becuz EC was using it with the Bluesbreakers.

[@chriscolemusicalsound]

yea lifes a bath for example but mascara is from Niandra lades

[@HaK1208]

irrelevant but i would love it if he made a tour and played unreachable live...i think it's his best song

[@francisco444]

wow dude that was a long reply.. but true.. i admired clapton a lot and he is a huge influence.. but Jimi just totally changed rock.. if u hear BSSM thats a lot of Hendrix/Slovak mix.. now John does changed a lot of musical styles.. but ur right man.. i never meant to put Clapton down.. in my personal opinion Hendrix is better than Clapton..

[@iskandariskandarov1485]

i've been learning the guitar for a year and i still can't strum properly with a pick. someone pls tell me it's hard and takes years to strum like john does

[@jarrettthomas4865]

stop focusing so much on the strum...listen with your ears more and what it should sound like...then you will get the strumming down

[@iskandariskandarov1485]

i can strum pretty well with my index and thumb but I've been struggling with plectrums for a while now. i just can't ignore the advantages of plectrum to give up on it

[@TheMRMACHONACHO]

I've been playing for years, In the last 8 months I really starting getting into funk and more rhythm playing. Getting a precise strum full of attack is something which doesn't come overnight. Practice, Practice, Practice my friend

[@unknownsection509ipc2]

Practice practice practice, remind yourself that John has this way about him when it comes to strumming and really hammering down on those chords so when you do strum make it a solid one when needed, but as noticed in some songs he kinda picks around in the same chord for a second... you’ll get there

[@chippchipp1]

I had this exact problem, and the way I fixed it is by watching myself play in the mirror. You'll notice any unnatural movements that you wouldn't normally notice in your strumming hand, and it'll allow you to fix the issue.

[@Frusciante1971]

through thin and tick :D

[@Philipp1610]

What guitar does he use ? is it the same as in slane caste (venice queen) ?

[@FucklyDuckly]

in the video before this one he change his guitar into... a martin? does have two of the same?

[@tubejohnny2006]

Sounds like maybe a sound guy or employee of the club. Since he wasn't shouting over the crowd it probably wasn't a fan. And since John talks about playing over Ani Defranco right after, maybe he was telling him she's about to go on and asking how many more songs he has or something. Just a guess.

[@Hektor88]

okandah: jimi and Jimmy were both influenced by Clapton, so there is vicarious influence there. Remember, everyone is influenced by whatever they hear. Influence is not a one way street. Every modern guitarist of rock or blues has been influenced by Clapton heavily, since he had such an effect on the way rock and blues guitar was played. John may not have copied EC's riffs and such, but he belongs to a genre of music that owes a lot to Clapton.

[@gagageiro]

Ahahah! really Great! I have to agree with Joana xD it is really an awesome comment! Woot Portugal FTW!!!xD

[@EthanMalinowski]

a "pawn" is considered a powerless person, (example in chess), and the pope obviously is a much higher figure. So he means that that higher power is irrelevant when everything around you (your sea) is pawns.. understad? pretty crazy stuff John talks...

[@falconserek]

@glencollings Thank you but i wanted you to write here all his utterance from 4:10 to 4:33. But thank you anyway. ;D

[@MaxxHollick]

didnt john right this song? On Niandra LaDes and Usually just a t-shirt?

[@EthanMalinowski]

kava kava

[@cameronbowe]

@1Sifting it must have been amazing

[@TimmehTRP]

I'm from Amsterdam and I don't use weed >.>

[@GuitarBotzi]

i totally agree with you but i think one should be fair and say "one" of the most important...

[@TimmehTRP]

@TheRudyGutierrez when?

[@Jottez]

Could be true, its in Amsterdam so maybe he thougt it was weed

[@Hektor88]

Pt 3: So don't go putting Clapton down when it comes to influence. Influence is not an opinion, and I'm sorry if you disagree with the scale of EC's influence, you are WRONG. Did you know that Frusciante's solo in "Savior" was an emulation of Clapton? Listen to it without the echo, it sounds a lot like him, and Frusc. even said so. Hint: Your not a musicologist if you don't know what your talking about.

[@solargesture]

i gotta cover of this great song that i do not pretend to do justice to but i'd love your opinion and not mine. much love, amor, y paz

[@Xn0obslayerX]

@1Sifting what do u mean 0,0

[@LiamGardner]

You have no idea what i'd of done to be there.. how fucking immence does this gig look?

[@HK346-o4x]

Is this where he had a meltdown and was yelling racial slurs at some guy and they blamed it on dehydration or something? And before ya'll say it never happened, yes it did and it was about this time. There is video of it floating about

[@Xn0obslayerX]

@1Sifting is he doing another show?

[@chocoholic1612]

what does he say "no no" to at 4:07 ??

[@goddeamit]

If you don't even know what section of the song I'm referring to then how could you even claim that it's a different song? It doesn't make the least amount of sense.

[@RowellBen]

@MusicalRelease He did, to try and wean himself of Heroin.

[@SarhaFunk]

YAWNNNNNN x382738271389217389712837129

[@prangmasterflash5590]

Anybody got an accurate tab for this version

[@StevenRecknagelMusic]

Callum Moore i wish, I've been searching for awhile

[@StevenRecknagelMusic]

***** that would help, his stuff is usually always in standard so i haven't tried that yet thanks!

[@johnnycochicken]

@@StevenRecknagelMusic I think this version is tuned down a half step

[@JulianBotnarenko]

@rohan316 martin 0-15?

[@undersquirl]

Clapton is good, maybe forth.. Jimi, Santana and then John.. that's what i think... In any case great freaking concert!

[@EthanMalinowski]

haha, i know how u feel, but yeah, its pretty amazing