I think it was Bram Van Splunteren who interviewed John in 1994. I give him a tremendous amount of respect for how he conducted that interview with respect, professionalism, and integrity. At one point, John said that he had a lot of bad things that he could say about various different people and asked the interviewer if he wanted him to go into detail. The interviewer declined and said that it was okay and there was no need and wouldn’t help anyone. In my opinion, the vast number of interviewers would love that opportunity to hear a bunch of dirt being thrown around to stir up drama and controversy. If John had said a whole bunch of deeply personal, offensive, embarrassing, and hurtful things about Anthony- or anyone else in the band, I sincerely believe that it could have burned any chance of John being welcomed back into the band later on. With the state John was in at that moment of time, he likely believed that there was no chance that he would ever even want to go back. That interviewer might have saved RHCP by not wanting to be like a tabloid reporter and maintaining his integrity; even if the other way might be more financially lucrative.
And this sums up the most of the problems today. The media is vile and corrupt and willing to throw anyone under a bus just for some clickbait headlines. If media disappeared overnight, the world would be a much happier place.
I think it was Splat Whap Verdigris who interviewed them in the year 2000 who once said they were the greatest guys every since James Brown. I still recall a lot of idolatry in that statement, but like, mad respect too.
I first heard UTB when it was released in Australia (early '92), and I loved it straight away. It was so different to the Mother's Milk stuff. Of course, like most other teen guitarists, I desperately wanted to be able to play it, which I did a year or 2 later. The ornaments in the verses were really tricky and took me a long time to learn. Fast forward 10 yrs and I'm a guitar teacher and as of 2024 I still get snotty nosed 13, 14, 15 yr olds... and older and older wanting to learn this song. I never ever tire of teaching it, marvelling at how a 20 yr old Frusciante could write such an interesting composition; 2 key changes, unpredictable song direction...blah blah; also Flea and Chad really holding back in favour of restraint, particularly in an era where their playing was generally very unrestrained. And tbh, the lyrics - the paradox of alienation, loneliness etc. None of Mt students ever realise that the song is about some really heavy themes, due to the major-ness of the piece. It's an absolutely flawless piece of songwriting in my humble; all the more so, because it's written from an artists honest lived experience. ❤❤
@@jonb2756 Depends. If you like the classic Adele/Celine/Whitney type talent vocal gymnastics then sure, Kiedis can't compete. But the Blues (of which all modern rock is based) has never been about raw talent, it's about emotion, and Kiedis brings that in spades.
When i was 6-9 me and my dad always went on a car trips and he had CDs of rhcp and i always liked them, when i was 15 and really got into guitar and music i rediscovered the guys. they have a special place in my heart
Anthony's singing reminds me of desert wind, it also reminds me of singing outside in the wind, very ambient tones at times and this also reflects in a lot of the guitar playing. I liken this to something like John Fogerty that has guitars that sound like swamp animals.
John and Anthony's adversarial friendship made beautiful music. Isn't that catharsis opitimized, based on how different they are from each other!? I love art, especially when it imitates our lives. ❤
I think he’s referring to the fact that without the long outro that fades, and the intro that Frusciante overdubbed to the start, the bulk of this song is really short
Are they always these people or does fame turn them into these people? Or do you change over time and expect them to be the same people you remembered or what? I guess we all change. I've loved these guys since '84. I guess we all just got old.
he was completely out of his mind on crack and heroin in those home interviews and was still thin had rotten teeth and all sorts of ailments associated with years of heavy narcotic use after he stopped. But after a change in diet some dental work and exercise and staying clean, he most definitely looks much better now than when he was smoking crack for breakfast and shooting heroin for brunch.
He definitely gave constant bad energy looks at John. His distain for him at the time is obvious to the eye. One gets the feeling that Antony was out of patience with John, and he wasn't fulfilling Antony's image of the band. Whether or not he said that, I dunno. The kick looked like an accident.
@@RowsToneWest-j1n It's from an interview you can find on YT before he got off heroin. Vincent Gallo, I think it was , asked him if he was talking about his father, but he said it has hypothetical. Something like that. It was not Anthony though lol.
@@kosmospacecadet3611Yes, very sad to someone in that condition Looked like he was on the brink. He doesn't even look like the same person now. Hope he's happy
why is anthony in his 50's dating a 19 yr old who looks like she could be his daughter. c'mon man. that's bad. looking how anthony acted back then, dude was an extremely toxic ego maniac and on drugs same time.. now he's just not on drugs
Funny thing is the SNL Version of Under the bridge is brilliant. John was playing into Anthonys sadness and amplified it. Sure its a little of putting but its not out of tune and Anthony did pretty good. Actually better than at other times were John played it like he recorded it.
It's a cop out for Anthony to blame his poor SNL performance on John. Anthony is simply not a strong singer. His singing was no better even when the guitar parts were exactly as expected. He's a bit better now, but after 32 years you would expect him to have improved a lot more than he has.
Seriously, they’re talking badly about Anthony? We’ve really hit rock bottom on the internet… it’s pathetic. And what have you done with your life? Poor person.
You mean in the comments? I'm kind of surprised by that, this vid isn't a dig at them in any way, just a story about Under the Bridge. Strange to see many negative comments about the band
Projecting much? It's okay to feel insecure but defending a celebrity who doesn't know you exist, and wouldn't care if they did know while you were dying on the pavement from a speedball their friend handed you. That won't help and none on the Internet will care.
They were young. That's young men. Anthony was full of ego and being an a**hole to John. But hey, that happens in friend groups all the time when you're young. What's admirable is they all went towards being good & healthy in their 30s. Some dudes just stay in that selfish phase.
I can’t stand how some people on this comment board are so arrogant talking shit about this band, talking shit about the song as if they did anything better in their lives or impacted more lives with their hokey imaginary material. Show respect where respect is due. They are a great band, they’re original and they laid down a bunch of great hits that people all over the world feel deeply. If you can do better than that, then do it and fill up some stadiums while you’re at. But if not, then shut your trap lol
🎵 sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner, that’s above the age of consent, In the city I live in there are loads of paedos, I never ID, And that’s not a lie 🎶 Under the age of consent - that’s where I get my kicks Under the age of consent…
I can’t stand the RHCP for the life of me but John Frusciantes solo stuff is some of the best music ever written, he should have been much more famous for the solo stuff than the crap the RHCP were producing. But hey, John himself loves the chilli peppers so who am I to judge
Chad s the only one that make sense. Especially musically, Flea s gifted but he s more miss than hit, no matter how in the pocket he is. Anthony s got presence and everything, but he's just ok. John, i can't stand that over rated average piece of work. They're just junkies who can't make sense if Rick Rubin s not telling them who s songs to rip off for them to come with finished product. Talk about being percieved as this i colour off the marks kinda band while in reality they just can't make sense, because they don't want to. And add some grammys and some more grams, and repeat. OHM s the only decent and cohesive record, where they sound like an actual force of nature. but nope, Frusciante s in the middle of phucking things up because fans can't get off his dick and see the reality. Can't remember that band who did the under the influence LP, they talked about how it is to rise from nothing to being someone for a brief time and how everything gets convoluted, and to never believe the hype, ever.
How does that babble you wrote "inform" anybody of anything ? We lived through "Anita Hill" ... through Monica. Andrea Constand . The list goes on. Your GET out of everything FREE "cards" are all played out.
Metaphorically it could be, John playing with Kiedis' sadness and making him more shaken on national television. Other than that, she's just really bad.
I think it was Bram Van Splunteren who interviewed John in 1994. I give him a tremendous amount of respect for how he conducted that interview with respect, professionalism, and integrity.
At one point, John said that he had a lot of bad things that he could say about various different people and asked the interviewer if he wanted him to go into detail. The interviewer declined and said that it was okay and there was no need and wouldn’t help anyone.
In my opinion, the vast number of interviewers would love that opportunity to hear a bunch of dirt being thrown around to stir up drama and controversy. If John had said a whole bunch of deeply personal, offensive, embarrassing, and hurtful things about Anthony- or anyone else in the band, I sincerely believe that it could have burned any chance of John being welcomed back into the band later on. With the state John was in at that moment of time, he likely believed that there was no chance that he would ever even want to go back. That interviewer might have saved RHCP by not wanting to be like a tabloid reporter and maintaining his integrity; even if the other way might be more financially lucrative.
great points
And this sums up the most of the problems today. The media is vile and corrupt and willing to throw anyone under a bus just for some clickbait headlines. If media disappeared overnight, the world would be a much happier place.
Thats so true. It was clear the interviewer respected and cared about John
Well said that man! 👏
I think it was Splat Whap Verdigris who interviewed them in the year 2000 who once said they were the greatest guys every since James Brown. I still recall a lot of idolatry in that statement, but like, mad respect too.
I first heard UTB when it was released in Australia (early '92), and I loved it straight away. It was so different to the Mother's Milk stuff. Of course, like most other teen guitarists, I desperately wanted to be able to play it, which I did a year or 2 later. The ornaments in the verses were really tricky and took me a long time to learn. Fast forward 10 yrs and I'm a guitar teacher and as of 2024 I still get snotty nosed 13, 14, 15 yr olds... and older and older wanting to learn this song. I never ever tire of teaching it, marvelling at how a 20 yr old Frusciante could write such an interesting composition; 2 key changes, unpredictable song direction...blah blah; also Flea and Chad really holding back in favour of restraint, particularly in an era where their playing was generally very unrestrained. And tbh, the lyrics - the paradox of alienation, loneliness etc. None of Mt students ever realise that the song is about some really heavy themes, due to the major-ness of the piece. It's an absolutely flawless piece of songwriting in my humble; all the more so, because it's written from an artists honest lived experience. ❤❤
Anthony and John, especially John gone too far and he was literally dying...thank god he made the greatest comeback.
Yes!
@@alparotti but this was made before that
Check out John's solo album "Curtains" ...it's like he cut open his soul + recorded it.
@DesignRhythm that's probably my favorite of his solo albums😊
No offense but kiedis telling frusciante that he’s off key is the funniest thing ever 😂😂😭
Naaa Anthony is most of the time an incredible singer and not off pitch.
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457 extremely average vocal talent.
@@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457John is miles above Anthony in terms of a singing voice.
@tetsuosoprano7382 post heroin john is. Back then he wasn't.
@@jonb2756 Depends. If you like the classic Adele/Celine/Whitney type talent vocal gymnastics then sure, Kiedis can't compete. But the Blues (of which all modern rock is based) has never been about raw talent, it's about emotion, and Kiedis brings that in spades.
When i was 6-9 me and my dad always went on a car trips and he had CDs of rhcp and i always liked them, when i was 15 and really got into guitar and music i rediscovered the guys. they have a special place in my heart
Similar experience except it was my older brothers listening to them in the car! Thanks for sharing
Some of johns solo stuff is amazing too
@@BryanHRBrodie yeah, i listened to it, curtains is amazing
They have a special place in my fart BURRT(fart noise)
@@jonb2756 go away
You did a good job putting this together
some of Johns best playing on this song. imagine it had never seen the light. well done RR for pushing it.
This is extremely well made. Thank you!
9:34 John "I can do anything" Frusciante
He elevated this performance with those harmonies. His voice is insane.
@@tetsuosoprano7382his reckless treatment certainly made it one of a kind
Anthony's singing reminds me of desert wind, it also reminds me of singing outside in the wind, very ambient tones at times and this also reflects in a lot of the guitar playing.
I liken this to something like John Fogerty that has guitars that sound like swamp animals.
This is incredibly well put together
thank you for putting this together!
Amazing video about an amazing song. Thank you Marc!!
Thank you! 🙏
Loneliness is weird, u could have all the people around you, but still feel isolated
This is a fantastic channel! Love these videos looking forward to what comes next.
John and Anthony's adversarial friendship made beautiful music. Isn't that catharsis opitimized, based on how different they are from each other!?
I love art, especially when it imitates our lives. ❤
Best comment.
Bit pretentious but sure
Excellent video man. Really loved the out of the gate off-hands story telling. You're gonna make it big.
Autism was mad under diagnosed back then. I feel like almost all the genius musicians were either
On the spectrum or manic depressive some of them.
The editing on this video is top notch
Kiedis is lonely in his relationships because a grown man cannot possibly have anything in common with a minor
😂
Why?
I know Anthony, personally, and he still acts like he's in high school.
Hes not dating minors though
Derp
Amazing cut, subscribed!
Seems unlikely john was talking about kiedis kicking him in the show. He probably didn't even notice it happened he was so far gone.
He was never doped up in RHCP. He started experimenting with H outside of the band
@@AlfimAlves he was on it in this show, anthony talks about it in his book
@@RoadTripperrr I’ve seen the quote in Scar Tissue, he may very well have been. I just learned he tried H at a Jane’s Addiction show in late 1991…
Under the bridge is actually 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
I think he’s referring to the fact that without the long outro that fades, and the intro that Frusciante overdubbed to the start, the bulk of this song is really short
@@PerryDimension I thought the same thing. The intro is 30 seconds and the outro is 1min30, which makes the core song about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Not when they play it live. Lol
No it’s not
What a great chronological analysis of the chili peppers and this amazing song. I really enjoyed the video :)
Are they always these people or does fame turn them into these people? Or do you change over time and expect them to be the same people you remembered or what? I guess we all change. I've loved these guys since '84. I guess we all just got old.
I think John looks younger today than he did back then
junkie
he was completely out of his mind on crack and heroin in those home interviews and was still thin had rotten teeth and all sorts of ailments associated with years of heavy narcotic use after he stopped. But after a change in diet some dental work and exercise and staying clean, he most definitely looks much better now than when he was smoking crack for breakfast and shooting heroin for brunch.
The difference between being addicted to drugs and being clean
RHCP is my favorite band. I love learning more about them. Thanks for this! ❤
There’s no way Anthony ever told anyone they’re off key.
He definitely gave constant bad energy looks at John. His distain for him at the time is obvious to the eye. One gets the feeling that Antony was out of patience with John, and he wasn't fulfilling Antony's image of the band.
Whether or not he said that, I dunno.
The kick looked like an accident.
@ I’m just saying Anthony has no right to tell anyone they’re off key. He has horrible pitch.
thanks 🤩
Thank you!!
great video dude!
Thanks a lot!
"Scar Tissue" is an incredible book by Anthony. I read it in 4 days it was so hard to put down. Shocking that Anthony + Flea are even alive.
Even more shocking that they’re free men!
But what's impressive is that he jumped from the fourth floor of a building, landed on his pelvis and was still walking today.
@@GUI27XD Yep, jumping into swimming pools - or trying to, lol
This is really GOOD!!
Check out John's solo album "Curtains" ...it's like he cut open his soul + recorded it.
cool , great documentary
cool edit
Thanks a lot!
thanks for that
What short song was John talking about in the beginning? Under the Bridge is 4.5 mins, not 2.5 mins...?
00:00:32 oh god John looks so terrible here, I am so happy he made it through
It's painful to watch John's interviews when he was still away from RHCP and obviously stoned.
Stoned?
@@DaveTasteas in on drugs
Haha when John was talking about someone kicking you in the thighs he wasn't talking about Anthony. Beware of the internet tricks.
Who was he referring to then? Lol
@@RowsToneWest-j1n It's from an interview you can find on YT before he got off heroin. Vincent Gallo, I think it was , asked him if he was talking about his father, but he said it has hypothetical. Something like that. It was not Anthony though lol.
@@ahyaok100 More or less. It's from a documentary made by VRPO, a Dutch public broadcaster, in 1994. Hard to watch.
@@kosmospacecadet3611Yes, very sad to someone in that condition Looked like he was on the brink. He doesn't even look like the same person now. Hope he's happy
@@kosmospacecadet3611is it called”stuff”?
I feel like anthony played it humble and knew already it would be a hit :p
Under The Bridge has to be one of the best songs lyrically of all time.
Better than “ding dang dong dong ding dang dong dong ding dang”?
No, not even close. Great song, but not because of the lyrics.
Yeah no agreed, the song is all John and Flea, with great vocal melody over top
Uhm, no😂
@@JoaquinStickwrong on that one. The lyrics are incredible alone or in comparison to a million other artists
Capt California's John Oates/ Doug Henning look is hilarious
Great video!!!
Thanks a lot!
Wutever.
That SNL version of Stone Cold Bush was f'n vicious!!!
why is anthony in his 50's dating a 19 yr old who looks like she could be his daughter. c'mon man. that's bad. looking how anthony acted back then, dude was an extremely toxic ego maniac and on drugs same time.. now he's just not on drugs
Why? Because another 14 year old would be illegal?
More importantly, who cares
Because he’s sick in the head
Lol
If you can pull a 19 year old, go for it. The trick is keeping up with her.
Funny thing is the SNL Version of Under the bridge is brilliant. John was playing into Anthonys sadness and amplified it. Sure its a little of putting but its not out of tune and Anthony did pretty good. Actually better than at other times were John played it like he recorded it.
Metaforicamente é belo, mas no geral é bem ruim msm.
great vid mate!!
Thank you!!
It's a cop out for Anthony to blame his poor SNL performance on John. Anthony is simply not a strong singer. His singing was no better even when the guitar parts were exactly as expected.
He's a bit better now, but after 32 years you would expect him to have improved a lot more than he has.
Seriously, they’re talking badly about Anthony? We’ve really hit rock bottom on the internet… it’s pathetic. And what have you done with your life? Poor person.
You mean in the comments? I'm kind of surprised by that, this vid isn't a dig at them in any way, just a story about Under the Bridge. Strange to see many negative comments about the band
Projecting much? It's okay to feel insecure but defending a celebrity who doesn't know you exist, and wouldn't care if they did know while you were dying on the pavement from a speedball their friend handed you. That won't help and none on the Internet will care.
It's crazy how so many of celebrities' problems are self-inflicted.
‘Humans’
It's not just celebrities...it's everyone
@@oneball1926 'everyone' isn't famous or loaded, so NO.
@@mkf628But everybody is someone. So yes!?
Love how he tried to disagree and failed
the most sensitive battle
the kick definitely could have been accidental but I don’t think it was
They were young. That's young men. Anthony was full of ego and being an a**hole to John. But hey, that happens in friend groups all the time when you're young. What's admirable is they all went towards being good & healthy in their 30s. Some dudes just stay in that selfish phase.
Everyone in the band outside of John was 30/31 in 92.
Kiedis didn’t get clean till he was almost 40.
It’s a nice story you’ve concocted.
it shouldnt be normal that young men are assholes just cuz theyre young men. i never treated my friends like shit and we all love each other still.
Rhcp forever❤
Under the Bridge is 4:24 on the album. Is there a shorter radio version? Or was John on drugs?
Some people in the comments have pointed out that if you remove the intro and the outro, it matches, so it could be that
John had the pop instinct. He was right in the end
I can’t stand how some people on this comment board are so arrogant talking shit about this band, talking shit about the song as if they did anything better in their lives or impacted more lives with their hokey imaginary material. Show respect where respect is due. They are a great band, they’re original and they laid down a bunch of great hits that people all over the world feel deeply. If you can do better than that, then do it and fill up some stadiums while you’re at. But if not, then shut your trap lol
This video is so fucking good
Thank you!!
Came from the drama promised by the title, stayed for the quality mini-documentary. Awesome work!
last time i saw anthony in stage.. he sucked at audience engagement. felt no connection with his fans.
That’s their best song because of John’s guitar.
such a good vid
I remember watching this live. It was definitely something but hard to tell if it was staged or what
Neil Hamburger is right about these guys.
John's brain has never recovered from all of the drugs. At least he can play like a mo-fo and sing harmony.
The song is four and a half minutes (Heroin)
Joe jackson jazz musician?
yep!
Sometime he feels like he doesn’t have a partner because they’re still in high school
🎵 sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner,
that’s above the age of consent,
In the city I live in there are loads of paedos,
I never ID,
And that’s not a lie
🎶 Under the age of consent - that’s where I get my kicks
Under the age of consent…
Bro, I wanna know how the hell AK developed such a gay lisp throughout the years.
Once he grew the fruity mustache, he developed a lisp.
Goddamn John looked like a corpse in that early interview
Most bands will come back out to play another song or set as a encore after they are finished....not red hot chili peppers.
rhcp comes on the radio
I turn it off
friend asks why'd you turn down rhcp man??
cuz anthony is just another diddy dude
'The Elton Anomaly'
I can’t stand the RHCP for the life of me but John Frusciantes solo stuff is some of the best music ever written, he should have been much more famous for the solo stuff than the crap the RHCP were producing. But hey, John himself loves the chilli peppers so who am I to judge
Love the chilli’s but I’ve never liked that song😂
Anthony shouldnt really be your "role model for masculinity" lol
I would never want to be in that band too many dead souls
toxic, hey
Chad s the only one that make sense. Especially musically, Flea s gifted but he s more miss than hit, no matter how in the pocket he is. Anthony s got presence and everything, but he's just ok. John, i can't stand that over rated average piece of work. They're just junkies who can't make sense if Rick Rubin s not telling them who s songs to rip off for them to come with finished product. Talk about being percieved as this i colour off the marks kinda band while in reality they just can't make sense, because they don't want to. And add some grammys and some more grams, and repeat. OHM s the only decent and cohesive record, where they sound like an actual force of nature. but nope, Frusciante s in the middle of phucking things up because fans can't get off his dick and see the reality. Can't remember that band who did the under the influence LP, they talked about how it is to rise from nothing to being someone for a brief time and how everything gets convoluted, and to never believe the hype, ever.
@@nathaninostroza7655 you have shitty taste if you think flea is more miss. Yeah, you have shit tastes and you're a hipster
think these guys might have something 😇😇😇
Besides histories of sexual abuse?
@@Sabhoh Huh ? Get out of town with all your BS allegations. You even convinced good women their husbands were "gaslighting" them. You're despicable.
@@KulaKiniKoala Ione Skye
Louisiana 14
1989 conviction
Julie Farman
1990 arrests
Cleo Rocos
Erica Ehm
etc
@@Sabhoh What the heck? Do you even know how to cite a case?
How does that babble you wrote "inform" anybody of anything ? We lived through "Anita Hill" ... through Monica. Andrea Constand . The list goes on. Your GET out of everything FREE "cards" are all played out.
Welp, i made it to a minute and 57 seconds. Anyways, here's Wonderwall... c):~)
The guys are so screwed that first I thought it was a band from Woodstock.
Dam. Don’t do drugs kids.
that 70s porn stache is a bigger hit then the song is
Who wants to start the Green Cold Sweet Pickles with me?
...and Beast of Burden.
He sounds like Steven Adler. 🙁
Why does Anthony seem more sort of …for lack of any better way of putting it - “Gay and Fragile” these days?
You are probably just projecting. Just be honest with your family and friends.
@kenster1682 My mom says the same thing about Anthony 😂 she saw them live in the hillel days
@@kenster1682 no, he definitely sounds gayer these days.
Fact check, Under the Bridge is actually over 4 mins
The only friend you had and probably have still are drugs..
As far as salads recorded during Blood Sugar Sex Magik, there were better ones. Soul to Squeeze was way cooler.
a ghoul if there was one holy shit.
Four of em are sickos like
If you think he’s ghoulish, you should see me ghoul. 🧟♀️
As if Anthony kiedis could tell if someone else were off key
Red Hot Chilli Nonces
People don't talk enough about how that SNL UTB version is the best, and one of their best performances of a song ever. Incredible.
Metaphorically it could be, John playing with Kiedis' sadness and making him more shaken on national television. Other than that, she's just really bad.
If there was a single song to break them up it would definitely be that cheesy bs
Frusciante has a direct line to his subconscious. What a legend.
Under The Bridge is the song that we heard as kids, but never knew the name of until now
what
Okay
Nah, everyone I knew growing up knew what this song was called
was johns voice always like that? it sounds like he has some sort of brain damage, did drugs do that?
Yes it was drugs
Strange how these ultra-tuned in bros are almost always unable to communicate and instead do passive aggression and imagined sleights.
Ripped off the Rip Off