179 Quotes by John Frusciante

I need people to call me, I never remember to call anyone – otherwise I’ll just sit in my house and listen to music all day.

I’m dreading the time that is not near As a man on a cross I have no fear I can’t believe these words I’m saying You’ve got to feel your lines.

I think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it’s reflective of the chords that I’m considering as I’m soloing, and at the same time I’m going as much out on a limb as Frank Zappa used to, in terms of just going crazy on the instrument.

I write lyrics. I play the guitar. If the rest of the band had to do my schedule, they would be dead.

I’m also very impressed with the best people in experimental electronic world, like Peta and Eckart Aillers and Finez and Jim O’Rourke and Oren Umbarci and Francesco Lopez. Most of them use the computer as their main instrument.

My religious point of view is something I can’t talk about. It goes against my belief system to talk publicly about my own spiritual beliefs.

All I know is that the six months when I recorded this music was the most productive time of my life, and I’ll always remember it as the first time in my life that I ever felt like I was one with my dreams.

When I smile at the audience, I’m not smiling because I was told that you’re supposed to smile to the audience. I smile because they’re all smiling at me, and it’s a great feeling to see all these happy people out there, and it makes me happy to see them happy...

People fall into patterns at fast speeds, when really, to have a clear musical thought – the kind of musical thought that makes a melody work – our brains just can’t think that fast. At a certain point, you’re going on automatic.