179 Quotes by John Frusciante

A slave in the fields one night He's running along Gets far enough to be a free man And he's feeling so strong

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.

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

But for me if I'm gonna read about something I'd rather read a pamphlet or the instructions to a synthesizer than a book on Buddhism.

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...

I wanted all my solos to be something you could sing along with

As long as you're excited about what you're playing, and as long as it comes from your heart, it's going to be great.

In music you have people exposing this very vulnerable part of themselves, and you also have the lifestyle is so fast that oftentimes people search for whatever the easiest way to feel relaxed in the midst of all of it, or the easiest way to have energy.

It's about the music, it's not about just showing people what you can do with a piece of wood with strings on it