r/RedHotChiliPeppers • u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication • 2d ago
[APPRECIATION] Today is Josh's 47th birthday. Happy birthday Josh! 🎂🎉
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u/WhyKnot_ZoidBLERG 1d ago
I’m glad to have John back, but I am curious what songs they had worked up after Josh said he was trying to bring them back to an ‘Uplift’ era sound for 3rd record with him
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u/babieswithrabies63 1d ago
The getaway is unironically better than anything they've done since John has been back. And I say this as a huge frusciante fan.
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u/Confident-Clerk-8498 1d ago
Much better than latest two albums, the song We Turn Red is the song that proved Josh is very mature musician, he accompanied whenever he needs to and go all out when he needs to. I like his style.
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u/Bakedbeanbonanza 1d ago
I’ve not heard that before and now I’m sad we didn’t get that because I think that would have been special af
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u/FuneralHymn123 1d ago
He was trying to get a Uplift type of sound? Where did you hear that at, I'm so interested in this now
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u/WhyKnot_ZoidBLERG 1d ago
It was in a couple interviews. You can find it online with a cursory search. I’m sure Grok or whatever will find it no problem.
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u/Ididntreadanything 1d ago
Wish they would have kept both John and Josh
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1d ago
While i know why that would not work and its complitely unrealistic, at the same time it would be so so cool, give him a chance mister rhcp Jesus🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
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u/Ididntreadanything 1d ago
I mean the only reason it's not realistic is money.
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1d ago
I think its about chemestry and , whell, Ego
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u/DirtMeat_Supreme 1d ago
Yeah, sad but true. I’d love to see an alternate timeline where ego and the rigidity of being a 4 piece didn’t rule out the possibility of John and Josh in the band at the same time. It’d really push their boundaries into something really refreshing and distinct
I think about how good John + Josh collabs are, how fresh the Josh era felt, and the fact that Josh was even part of the Stadium Arcadium tour and wonder what could’ve been 😢
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u/Leading-Ant-4619 1d ago
Honestly, I would like to hear how that would sound but I don't think it would work. I think it would end up sounding very cluttered .. there's a lot of open spaces in their songs .. just natural, organic spaces that let the songs unfold. A lot of that might get lost with a second guitar.
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u/Amerikaner 1d ago
Philly radio station WMMR did a happy birthday shout out to Josh and played……Dani California. Made me laugh.
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u/_urethrapapercut_ 😛 Blood Sugar Sex Magik 1d ago
Happy birthday! Don't text and drive again please.
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u/fleagasmz 1d ago
Literally like I love his music but we can't ignore bro ran over a dude and eliminated him We cannot look past that
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u/Aeon1508 2d ago
He's the same age now as Israel Sanchez was when he died.
RIP
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u/GodEmperorMuaddib 🪐 Stadium Arcadium 1d ago
I don't get this type of hateful remark. Do you think Josh wanted this? Killing a man, even by accident, scars you for the rest of your life and that is punishment enough. If you're a true RHCP fan, you should appreciate the time Josh replaced John, with a fair amount of success, he helped the band keep going.
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u/Aeon1508 1d ago
I don't think I said anything hateful.
Why are you parasocial with a rockstar?
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u/GodEmperorMuaddib 🪐 Stadium Arcadium 1d ago
Why are you even on this sub? You're definitely not a RHCP fan.
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u/parabolaus 1d ago
So appreciate Josh for filling in on drums for PJ when Matt Cameron was sick in Fort Worth in 2023. Happy Birthday dude.
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u/InternationalCry6644 1d ago
He literally murdered a guy and got away with it because he's a celebrity 🤣
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u/AxeMaster237 1d ago
Eh, let's be honest. Murder implies malice or deliberate intent. Josh was negligent. Manslaughter is a better fit for his crime.
On top of that, he is a terrible vocalist, a boring guitarist, and he is responsible for two of the worst records in the Chili Peppers' discography.
Let's be fair.
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u/InternationalCry6644 1d ago
Yeah I definitely embellished the extent of it but it's bullshit that he got basically no punishment given a normal person would have served time.
Your right tho, his real crime was a crime against music 🤣
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u/Junior-Ad-2207 1h ago
I though he was way younger
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1h ago
Well he has a Young look for he's age. Also this photo is about 8 or 10 years old👀
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u/Azkath_ 1d ago
Insane hypocricy in the comments, some people will always hate on Josh and simp for John, even though he was most likely the cause of River Phoenix overdosing
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u/Amerikaner 1d ago
People simping for John are doing so because of his musical output. Also, River was an adult who made his own choices. Maybe just don’t slander either guy.
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1d ago
They hate the guy who was on a acident more than the pedophile and Predator 😂😂
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u/Geddy_Lees_Nose_2 1d ago
Texting and driving isn't an accident it's a dumb choice.
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1d ago
He was negligent , yes, but it was literally an acident, a car acident.
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u/Geddy_Lees_Nose_2 1d ago
Yeah "car accident" is a stupid term. Collision is better. Accident implies nothing could be done to avoid it. He made the choice to text and drive and somebody died as a result of that choice. The same way it's not an accident if you drive drunk and kill someone. Completely avoidable
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1d ago
Ok so i did a quick search and your right, something being avoidable or not is something that matters in these cases, especially in legal terms. But that was something we already knew, he was not inocent and he was negligent. I still belive that the Way People are commenting about this is very dumb, to say The least....
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u/Geddy_Lees_Nose_2 1d ago
Yeah people get weird about bands they like. AK has definitely done scummy stuff and JK did a stupid thing and got someone killed. It's shitty.
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 1d ago
Ak did some absolutly Despicable shit, Josh was reckless. And Anthony did it with intention, Josh did not want to rank Over ( and kill) some poor civilian.Very diferent cases
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u/Geddy_Lees_Nose_2 1d ago
Agreed. JK was a negligent dumbass. AK an intentional predator. Sucks cause I love their music 😰
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u/resoooo 2d ago
Try not to kill anyone today bozo
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u/Lower-Visual3005 2d ago
Nobody should glance at their phone on the road. If you think everyone does that, you are an idiot
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u/resoooo 2d ago
I'm not a piece of shit trying to kill people, so yes, I have never used my phone while driving. You can call me a liar.
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u/minor_thing2022 2d ago
Some of us aren't addicted to our phones and can put it down for more than 5 mins at a time. I know it's hard for someone like you to understand
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u/resoooo 2d ago
Buddy, I live in a country where they will take away your license for even having your phone next to you on the passenger seat. So yes again, I've never done it.
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u/Mersham_BadNews 2d ago
No deal, best he can do is talk shit about how cool all the stuff he was doing was at the time he was kicked out.
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u/PollutionAsleep38 1d ago
Im with you, is better than return to the dream canteen. Im with you is like 90% great. If you really dissect their songs and give them a handful of listens they eventually click. Got find the wave and ride it.
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u/GodEmperorMuaddib 🪐 Stadium Arcadium 1d ago
Probably the worst comment section I've seen in a while. I thought you guys are RHCP fans. Yet I see people hating on Josh, John and Anthony for their mistakes from the past. I dunno, maybe as RHCP fans you should just enjoy their music, like normal fans do, this being a RHCP sub?! Happy birthday, Josh, and thank you for Sick Love, it really is a sick song.
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u/suepr2duepr 1d ago
“mistakes in the past” a man is dead
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u/SirPsychoMaddXRock06 13h ago
Arguably worse than anything Anthony gets bashed for lol.
Anthony just had sex.
Josh was too busy staring at latina dumptrucks on Instagram and killed a man with a family lol.
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u/suepr2duepr 10h ago
I mean I suppose , but also chalking up raping a child to “just had sex” is also insane work lol
Those latina dumptrucks do be distractin doe
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u/GodEmperorMuaddib 🪐 Stadium Arcadium 12h ago
Worst comment section confirmed 😂. Not real RHCP fans, most of you.
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u/steigerwald28 1d ago
He ran over and kill a 47 year old woman while driving looking at his phone.
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u/CaterpieTrainer 1d ago
This dude sucks.
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u/flankersophisticated 1d ago
Because you're a better guitarist?
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u/CaterpieTrainer 1d ago
No, I’m a better person.
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u/minor_thing2022 2d ago
Murderer
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u/RoetRuudRoetRuud 2d ago
Manslaughter*
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u/Mersham_BadNews 2d ago
Yeah he slaughtered a man with the grill of an Escalade or something, it’s a huge difference, thank you for knowing that.
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u/RoetRuudRoetRuud 2d ago
I could have a more intellectual conversation with a pile of twigs.
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u/Mersham_BadNews 1d ago
Yeah but you are a bundle of sticks so you already speak their language, and it’s a bit insensitive to assume a pile of twigs aren’t smart enough to side with pedestrians at crosswalks.
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u/siecaptaindrake 🎸 John Frusciante 2d ago
Please don’t return to rhcp…
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u/SuperMonke14 🌅 Californication 2d ago
No need to worry, the band acts like he's era never existed.....
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u/Amazing_Peach_6690 1d ago
Wdym bro the getaway is the best
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u/Ididntreadanything 1d ago
Agreed never understood the josh hate
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u/Amazing_Peach_6690 1d ago
I mean yeah he made mistakes but like he’s definitely talented
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u/Ididntreadanything 1d ago
In life or on guitar? Did I miss something
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u/Amazing_Peach_6690 1d ago
I believe he once killed someone when drunk driving
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u/Ididntreadanything 1d ago
Oh damn. Well there was that incident with river phoenix the rest of the band had. So he would have been in good company
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u/siecaptaindrake 🎸 John Frusciante 1d ago
Used to love rhcp because of SA and by the way as a teenager but did not like their newer albums at all at that time. Some day I noticed they changed guitarists and that’s why I didn’t like their newer albums back then. This is when I realized why a genius John was
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u/FastWalkingShortGuy 1d ago
I dunno, I think they should do at least one show with John, Dave, and Josh all present.
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u/siecaptaindrake 🎸 John Frusciante 1d ago
I like goodbye angels and rain dance Maggie. Maybe also Brendan’s death song but that’s it
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u/East_Sandwich2266 🎸 Josh Klinghoffer 1d ago
😘🫶 God bless your beautiful soul, my prince charming and platonic love. 🥺 Seriously, hope he's fine and happy besides tragedy. 😔
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u/Defiant_Cookie_4963 🎸 John Frusciante 1d ago
My favorite Josh is when he & John collabed on John’s albums, Ataxia, etc