@@bigbowlowrong4694 So do I but I think he made more of a big deal of it cause he saw Anthony got annoyed about him signaling out just his guitar solo. Forgot to add he's ripping that on the fuckn acoustic guitar man wow!!!!
No matter how many times I have watched this interview, it is still as sincere, enthusiastic, passionate and honest as the first time I saw it. And although John is clearly already a drug addict here, he literally catches fire from the inside when he starts playing the guitar.
Anyone that isn't on board - and I mean FULLY on board with Frusciante, Big Lebowski, Goodfellas, Joaquin Phoenix, Christian Bale and comedian Patrice O'Neal - I just don't have time for.
What always strikes me in this relaxed interview is Johns pure honest reaction when the interviewer says that he must be happy at the moment, he seems to have a deep down feeling you can tell he Is going through some bad times.
i love how john so sweetly and genuinely and passionately is NOT going to let this guy not appreciate funky monks. when i first saw the short version clip of when he says "i feel so bad that he doesn't like funky monks" i thought he was just being sarcastic but he really does! lol and he's not having it. but he's so cool about it.
I reached out to Bram Van Splunteren, who conducted the interview and directed the documentary, and asked him why he didn't like Funky Monks. Here's what he had to say : "I liked the riff, just like John does it in the boat, but I think the singing is very boring and very repetitive.[...] Also the drumming is kind of simple, and I like the bass part. And the middle part to me is the most exciting part, when John does a solo" He went on more in depth about what kind of songs he's into : "I'm not so much of a funky riff man, I'm more of a 'song' man, I like good songs, like they did in the late 90's when John rejoined the band. By The Way, and Californication and the whole Stadium Arcadium album, those had really good songs, I'm just more of a fan of that, more melodic. [...] It's just a taste, it doesn't mean anything, like I said on the boat it's not really important. These sort of repetitive riffs, it just doesn't do it for me, I'm more interested in melodies." He then sent me a link to a RUclips video of Wet Sand, adding : "I like this song a lot. So much happening melodically. Even towards the end of the song a whole new melody is introduced." There you have it folks. M. Van Splunteren would also like to know what people think of his documentaries, how are they viewed almonds the community, and would people like to see a new one now that John is back? Please share your thoughts and I'll make sure to let him know. This might spark something ;)
What a great story. I love A Dutch Connection and Europe By Storm docus. It would be great to see a new documentary about John's comeback too. And to top it all, a full concert of RHCP at Dam Square 1988 would be awesome
I always thought his documentaries is one among the greatest music docs I have ever seen. Love the questions he makes and the peculiar point of view he gives.
i love those old videos with anthony and john and i love feeling the friendship between them. i guess this is because i love all of them as persons and musicians... great guys and incredible artists! the argumentation battle on the internet in terms of "this guy is better than that one" is annoying but i can understand it: it takes some time to realise that its just the human individual brain who tries to sort. Beeing free from that expands the universe and the personal world! Especially it will raise your creativity as creativity is the living connection of everything that is
Jared Marshall can't see what he would, johns a reclusive artist, chili peppers are a mainstream pop band, I bet john doesn't even like the music they make now
I think it’s for his own good. It seems like being in a band makes it so hard to stay sober (as an addict, I have my own triggers that make me want to use like someone’s house, certain activities, etc.) I just think about that interview with him strung out and know how far he’s came
Dude you met the Chilli Peppers in 1991 and you told them TO THEIR FACES that you don't like Funky Monks!!!!!? Hahahahahahaha FUCKKKKKKKK FUCKKKKKK hahahaha jesus I think the bass riff to that might just be the ballsiest bassriff of all time. Just sayin'
@@cedric-johnson4094 I agree with you in the sense that your statement is correct but i see their addiction as integral part of their free spirit. I mean that even the addiction was a choice and they extracted everything from it (good or bad) in a free, artistic way. This doesn't mean addiction is good or bad for artists or regular people. I'm just saying that they had a remarkable relationship even with addiction, manifested through their art because they are such free spirits.
You get it if you understand it’s about what it sounds like and the vibe not whether you get something out of or not, if you feel the vibes and go somewhere deeper you understand their music
Kinda weird watching this after watching Johns interview he done in 94 when he was drugged up, basically he said he was extremely unhappy when he done this interview and this was a really sad part in his life which is odd considering how happy he seems
Danny Mullen interesting. I haven't read AK's book but I once saw that John had commented that Anthony wrote about some things that he (John) thought would always remain private. He mentioned he had forgiven him but it's obvious JF was hurt by it. Not sure what it would have been?!
Danny Mullen ah okay. so nothing necessarily "bad"...especially, as you mentioned, he was 19-20/a kid. I guess it would be similar to someone writing about old college days haha. I was most surprised to read that flea didn't know that Anthony slept with his sister until he read the book??! So weird
No he wasn't. He didn't start doing smack until the summer of 92 after he quit the band. He smoked a ton of weed and loved to drink especially red wine around this period that was his thing and maybe some coke here and there but the hard core drug use was 100% after he left the band bc he was depressed and had no direction and nothing really to do and he said he felt so depressed months after leaving the band and then he started doing heroin and felt reinvigorated in terms of creatively.
I love how John explains why Funky Monks is a good song in the most polite way with a smile on his face when deep inside he's probably like f*** this guy
He was a walking drug addict corpse back then. He then continues to tell that he was very happy at THAT time. Don't believe a word... He was delusional.
+kjdxysz rmfdomg Its a Gustav Mahler symphony nr 5 we used it cause it was used a long time ago in a classic Italian movie called Death in Venice. as you might know in Venice there are also a lot of canals and little boats
bram van splunteren That's a beautiful piece of music. Are you the one who actually filmed this or interviewed them? (random question just because you wrote "we used").
@@bramskiloveI love to hear this here. Actually when I first saw this interview I didn't know nothing about Gustav Mahler neither that classic Death in Venice scene, but at the first time I really listened to this Adagietto from his 5th Symphony, it was the prettiest piece of music I ever listen to. And it still is.
Everything is 100% clear to understand here...two great musicians, one using his talent for music to got to fame and money and another only to show people how the music should be considered as a spiritual art. After them answering on that reporter's question, I understand why John finnaly decided to leave RHCP forever...
RHCP was a band for about 7 years before they were able to support themselves with the band. They spent 7 years putting more time and money into the band than they were making selling records. Anthony personally rejected several suggestions and offers to make them more commercial. If his goal was to get rich doing music, he certainly went about it in a weird way
I'm sorry, nice story but it's totally wrong. Luckily YoDawgoneeleven explained it perfectly. Anthony cared as much about the music as John, maybe even more. Sometimes it made him a control freak because of it.
That's a Martin D-18 I believe. It was his main 6 string acoustic guitar in 1991, he also had a 12 string acoustic that he used for recording " Breaking the girl" for the BSSM sessions. This one is most likely used for recording "I could have lied"
This is from a Vpro documentary Rhcp- A Dutch Connection. There was the original full documentary here on RUclips, but now there's just a full docu which is dubbed in Russian. I might upload the original, I have it, hopefuly it won't get copyrighted
I love how much john cares so much about the music you can really see his passion in the way he speaks
I join him in his absolute bewilderment that anyone can dislike Funky Monks.
@@bigbowlowrong4694 So do I but I think he made more of a big deal of it cause he saw Anthony got annoyed about him signaling out just his guitar solo. Forgot to add he's ripping that on the fuckn acoustic guitar man wow!!!!
No matter how many times I have watched this interview, it is still as sincere, enthusiastic, passionate and honest as the first time I saw it. And although John is clearly already a drug addict here, he literally catches fire from the inside when he starts playing the guitar.
I don't trust anyone who says they don't like Funky Monks
never
Never ever
There are no monks in my band
Anyone that isn't on board - and I mean FULLY on board with Frusciante, Big Lebowski, Goodfellas, Joaquin Phoenix, Christian Bale and comedian Patrice O'Neal - I just don't have time for.
@Anders Braylon You hacked his girlfriend's Instagram account too?
We got our sick sucked last night and life is looking pretty good LMAO
i think you misspelled dicks bud
Amazing lmao!
Last night they we're sick and they got the sickness sucked out of them
What always strikes me in this relaxed interview is Johns pure honest reaction when the interviewer says that he must be happy at the moment, he seems to have a deep down feeling you can tell he Is going through some bad times.
Yeah
They are both so beautiful.
This video continues to fill me with joy. John is so beautiful ❤️
@@SweetyShanice996 amazing guys
John Is the epitome of a damned Angel.
@@SweetyShanice996 ..honestly 🥺🥹😍🤎
i love how john so sweetly and genuinely and passionately is NOT going to let this guy not appreciate funky monks. when i first saw the short version clip of when he says "i feel so bad that he doesn't like funky monks" i thought he was just being sarcastic but he really does! lol and he's not having it. but he's so cool about it.
WAIT A SECOND HERE
''don't judge songs for whatever you can get out of it'' :) that was good.
I reached out to Bram Van Splunteren, who conducted the interview and directed the documentary, and asked him why he didn't like Funky Monks. Here's what he had to say :
"I liked the riff, just like John does it in the boat, but I think the singing is very boring and very repetitive.[...] Also the drumming is kind of simple, and I like the bass part. And the middle part to me is the most exciting part, when John does a solo"
He went on more in depth about what kind of songs he's into : "I'm not so much of a funky riff man, I'm more of a 'song' man, I like good songs, like they did in the late 90's when John rejoined the band. By The Way, and Californication and the whole Stadium Arcadium album, those had really good songs, I'm just more of a fan of that, more melodic. [...] It's just a taste, it doesn't mean anything, like I said on the boat it's not really important. These sort of repetitive riffs, it just doesn't do it for me, I'm more interested in melodies." He then sent me a link to a RUclips video of Wet Sand, adding : "I like this song a lot. So much happening melodically. Even towards the end of the song a whole new melody is introduced."
There you have it folks. M. Van Splunteren would also like to know what people think of his documentaries, how are they viewed almonds the community, and would people like to see a new one now that John is back? Please share your thoughts and I'll make sure to let him know. This might spark something ;)
What a great story. I love A Dutch Connection and Europe By Storm docus. It would be great to see a new documentary about John's comeback too. And to top it all, a full concert of RHCP at Dam Square 1988 would be awesome
We'd love that man!! It would be amazing now that John is back! Please, let him know!
I always thought his documentaries is one among the greatest music docs I have ever seen. Love the questions he makes and the peculiar point of view he gives.
Omg yes a new one now that johns back would be amazing ahh!!
Nice!
i love those old videos with anthony and john and i love feeling the friendship between them.
i guess this is because i love all of them as persons and musicians... great guys and incredible artists!
the argumentation battle on the internet in terms of "this guy is better than that one" is annoying but i can understand it:
it takes some time to realise that its just the human individual brain who tries to sort.
Beeing free from that expands the universe and the personal world!
Especially it will raise your creativity as creativity is the living connection of everything that is
I really hope John comes back some day.
Jared Marshall imagine, he's like jesus
he will come back three days after he passed away and he's always with you and within your heart
Jared Marshall can't see what he would, johns a reclusive artist, chili peppers are a mainstream pop band, I bet john doesn't even like the music they make now
I think it’s for his own good. It seems like being in a band makes it so hard to stay sober (as an addict, I have my own triggers that make me want to use like someone’s house, certain activities, etc.) I just think about that interview with him strung out and know how far he’s came
This words ...so sad :'(
He just did
3:40 to 4:10
that's why I fucking love john
@Elias Barlag shut up
What song in that 3 minutes?
@@drnvrsr6500 Funky Monks, by RHCP
@@peopletakepicturesofeachother thank youuu
Dude you met the Chilli Peppers in 1991 and you told them TO THEIR FACES that you don't like Funky Monks!!!!!? Hahahahahahaha FUCKKKKKKKK FUCKKKKKK hahahaha jesus
I think the bass riff to that might just be the ballsiest bassriff of all time.
Just sayin'
Quodge we may never have heard that amazing explanation had he not dared that remark
Dutch people are a bit too honest and straight forward sometimes. They're known for that
lmao i actually like this interviewer cuz he’s always so blunt. i’m pretty sure he’s the one who interviewed john in 1994
@@fakelaw8123 yeah it's the same guy interviewing him in 94
They probably respected him more for his honesty. Reporters can be creepy sycophants
i love free spirits so much . this is what humans should be about.
Love never fails
Amen.
@@user-bc3gt4nv9w Yep, but without hate i think there would be no love.
Free? Addiction is hell of slaveholder... all there songs are about pain and hoping for something better. its more like sacrifice for the art.
@@cedric-johnson4094 I agree with you in the sense that your statement is correct but i see their addiction as integral part of their free spirit. I mean that even the addiction was a choice and they extracted everything from it (good or bad) in a free, artistic way. This doesn't mean addiction is good or bad for artists or regular people. I'm just saying that they had a remarkable relationship even with addiction, manifested through their art because they are such free spirits.
As soon as the guy said he didn't like funky John went from heroin overdose to shot of adrenaline to defend his best work
you gotta like how fresh john looks here.. only interview I seen him like this tho
I am so thankful this video exists. So much greatness and beauty
I love how John almost drop his pick and Anthony looked at him waiting hahaha
the best band in the world :)
I loved the way how John keeps on goin about Funky Monks; and then explained how it went down; funny stuff!
You get it if you understand it’s about what it sounds like and the vibe not whether you get something out of or not, if you feel the vibes and go somewhere deeper you understand their music
Anthony looks like my auntie here lol. But love johns octopus tattoo
😂
wHY DID I LAUGH BAHHHAHA
@@somebodysson862 I don’t even remember commenting this . 4 years una
No, FR young Anthony looks like Emma Watson
hahahahahahahahaha john's face when the guys said he doesnt like funky monks hahahahaha
this melody popt in my head and i went like this... fucking talent man
this is one of my favourite videos of john ❤️
Their faces at 1:46 😂😂
4:37 almost disastrous drop of the guitar pick by John. Quick recovery nonetheless :)
they are so incredible
"Here's the whole reason we wrote that song..that you don't like.."
(explanation & sample)
"So you hate..you just hate that ?"
😆
"Wait a second here?!"
THX for one of the most beautiful moments with these two guys in europe working out a sessions!)
Wish i had john guitar skill
Rayvalno Gusen start practicing my guy
Every one else moving on to the next thing
John: wait wait wait hold the phone
epic duo for real
That boat at 0:50 really gets close to hitting their boat hah
I think they played this interview well because in the book Scar Tissue they were not on speaking terms
not for Amsterdam 91 im pretty sure they were still very good friends
gitarist and zanger
Ah yes the baazist and drumir
Kinda weird watching this after watching Johns interview he done in 94 when he was drugged up, basically he said he was extremely unhappy when he done this interview and this was a really sad part in his life which is odd considering how happy he seems
John is completely dope sick here, but it all just disappears as soon as he starts playing.
dope sick in amsterdam? yeah right lol..
Danny Mullen interesting. I haven't read AK's book but I once saw that John had commented that Anthony wrote about some things that he (John) thought would always remain private. He mentioned he had forgiven him but it's obvious JF was hurt by it. Not sure what it would have been?!
Danny Mullen ah okay. so nothing necessarily "bad"...especially, as you mentioned, he was 19-20/a kid. I guess it would be similar to someone writing about old college days haha. I was most surprised to read that flea didn't know that Anthony slept with his sister until he read the book??! So weird
Danny Mullen I think you've officially talked me into it :)
No he wasn't. He didn't start doing smack until the summer of 92 after he quit the band. He smoked a ton of weed and loved to drink especially red wine around this period that was his thing and maybe some coke here and there but the hard core drug use was 100% after he left the band bc he was depressed and had no direction and nothing really to do and he said he felt so depressed months after leaving the band and then he started doing heroin and felt reinvigorated in terms of creatively.
I gave my life awaaaaaaay
That confused laughing sound John makes at 0:06 after the inteviewer asks if theyre happy is hilarious!
crazy i used to skip the song now i look forward to it
The purist video on the internet
ohhh im happy yeah im happy...
it's striking how far john came as a human being since that time
Which brand is the guitar?
He definitely went down a very dark path but thank God he found his way back.
I'm still looking for the part of this interview where John sings "Angie" of the Rolling Stones but saying "Anthony" instead of Angie.
Here you go! : ruclips.net/video/MUuffXUYim0/видео.html
That boat looked like it was going to crash into them at about 1:00
Awesome!
They cut out the rendition of "Angie" John did but using Anthony's name
0:14 im dead! 😂😂 definitely a good trip from the sound of that
This is my favorite John
My god, Anthony is fucking hot here. I love his brown skin and its so smooth. He looks Central American or even Peruvian
Wait a second here lmao 😂😂
Let's see any guitarist today or any guitarist in the past right f****** music or melodies the way John can. I would love to see it
I need to learn john guitar skills.
I'm happy that that other boat didn't come 1mm closer. 😬
And that Antwan came up with that rhythm. 🤤
First time I’ve seen anthony sing in tune
Well at least more than the usual I guess?
2:05 lmao john
Just good vibes man from the 4th dimension
1991 ....... da war ich🤔 auf jedenfall viel jünger. 😃 tolle 32 Jahre alt.
that martin d28 tho
Bart Bretton thanks I’ve always wondered what model that was
Freaking haturi honzo sword of guitars
How to describe john:
Cool
Cute
Awesome
Funny
*vibing while playing guitar*
And handsome
I see this and I really feel like I'm missing the point, in general. there's way more to life than the crap I'm going about
You unlocked the first step my friend
This is classic
2:12 XD
They should re-release this album at some kind of anniversary and put up those unreleased tracks
This is so cool
I love how John explains why Funky Monks is a good song in the most polite way with a smile on his face when deep inside he's probably like f*** this guy
2:58 lol
1:28 John's picking his nose
Peter James it happens often, it is even worse in Funky Monks when he poses for Gus Van sant who takes pictures of his tattoos.
John Frusciante playing guitar is a special thing....
True friends
Anyone know where I can find the whole of this interview/documentary??
+Rhodri Phillips There's a full version documentary-it's called ''A Dutch Connection'' on this link: ruclips.net/video/HDWo5SOYbgI/видео.html
+marko_90 thanks!
Gold
John said he was forced to be in this interview by john and flea. He didn't wanted to go out
We all had and have to do things we do not like. He did pretty well though.
John was a cute young man!
9 people don't like the bassline in the outro of Funky Monks
Great video
2 peas in a pod, under the bridge on that boat rocks
honesty begets passion
Does anyone knows the song that they played? With The "im happy" thing
Man, I'm getting crazy trying to find it... I'm gonna let you know if I find it
If you have found it, tell me please 😁
I think it’s « Happy #12 and #35 » by Thelonious Monster
Mate just watch the first minute of the video 0:52 was looking for the same thing
@@tomkolya6703 thank you!!!!!!!!!
JOHN ANTHONY FRUSCIANTE
05 DE MARZO DE 1970
52 AÑOS (53)
GUITARRIST OF RHCP.
Wait a second here
When I’m bummed out I watch this and everything is all good
its kinda funny how john is telling he is happy and all but ive you watch the 1994 vpro interview he is telling he wasnt happy at all...
He was a walking drug addict corpse back then. He then continues to tell that he was very happy at THAT time. Don't believe a word... He was delusional.
So epic 🥹
Jhon fruciante coolll
WHHHHHAAAT DID I FOOUND
does anyone know the name of the classical sounding music at the start of the video that continues after they play that first song?
+kjdxysz rmfdomg Its a Gustav Mahler symphony nr 5 we used it cause it was used a long time ago in a classic Italian movie called Death in Venice. as you might know in Venice there are also a lot of canals and little boats
bram van splunteren Thank you for telling me, I just adore it.
bram van splunteren That's a beautiful piece of music. Are you the one who actually filmed this or interviewed them? (random question just because you wrote "we used").
.
@@bramskiloveI love to hear this here. Actually when I first saw this interview I didn't know nothing about Gustav Mahler neither that classic Death in Venice scene, but at the first time I really listened to this Adagietto from his 5th Symphony, it was the prettiest piece of music I ever listen to. And it still is.
young and free
How did John go from this to completely fucked up so fast.
Everything is 100% clear to understand here...two great musicians, one using his talent for music to got to fame and money and another only to show people how the music should be considered as a spiritual art. After them answering on that reporter's question, I understand why John finnaly decided to leave RHCP forever...
RHCP was a band for about 7 years before they were able to support themselves with the band. They spent 7 years putting more time and money into the band than they were making selling records. Anthony personally rejected several suggestions and offers to make them more commercial. If his goal was to get rich doing music, he certainly went about it in a weird way
YoDawgoneeleven now he is one of the best earning artist
so is it a crime to make money from your music?
I'm sorry, nice story but it's totally wrong. Luckily YoDawgoneeleven explained it perfectly. Anthony cared as much about the music as John, maybe even more. Sometimes it made him a control freak because of it.
Everything is 100% clear to understand here...…… Predrag Bogdanovic knows absolutely NOTHING about Anthony Kiedis.
what guitar is he using? forgive the ignorance
That's a Martin D-18 I believe. It was his main 6 string acoustic guitar in 1991, he also had a 12 string acoustic that he used for recording " Breaking the girl" for the BSSM sessions. This one is most likely used for recording "I could have lied"
I can’t believe Anthony Kiedis invented rompers
Даже можно сказать ппппперепел Ред Хот Чили Пеперс , голос один в один. Сколько таких артистов остаются незамеченными!!!
Эм, это участники рхчп - Энтони и Джон. Поэтому и голос один в один🤦♂️
Funky Monks is fantastic.
that thelonious monster song was actually pretty hard to sing
what song is at around 1:00
kjdxysz rmfdomg ''Happy'' by Thelonious Monster
thanks
Where can I find this documentary full ? Does it exist or just this bit ?
This is from a Vpro documentary Rhcp- A Dutch Connection. There was the original full documentary here on RUclips, but now there's just a full docu which is dubbed in Russian. I might upload the original, I have it, hopefuly it won't get copyrighted
@@misery3681 Woow that would be awesome !
Thank you for your time and the answer c: !
@@enosibel Hey, I tried to upload the full documentary, but sadly it is copyrighted for all countries, just wanted to let you know