{"id":36133,"date":"2020-01-25T02:56:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T02:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=36133"},"modified":"2020-01-25T02:56:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T02:56:05","slug":"josh-klinghoffer-says-red-hot-chili-peppers-firing-him-was-a-pretty-simple-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=36133","title":{"rendered":"Josh Klinghoffer says Red Hot Chili Peppers firing him was &ldquo;a pretty simple decision&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"http:\/\/nme.com\/artists\/red-hot-chili-peppers\">Red Hot Long pepper<\/a> guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has said it was a &#8220;pretty simple decision&#8221; for the band to sack him.<\/p>\n<p>The musician was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-john-frusciante-is-rejoining-band-2587514\">ousted from the band earlier this year to make way for the return of John Frusciante<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/blogs\/nme-blogs\/red-hotor-not-five-reasons-to-love-or-loathe-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-762769#uZYYdCir2WDpWHDU.99\">Read More: Red Hot Or Not? 5 reasons to adore or loathe the Red Hot Long pepper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Marc Maron on his podcast <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtfpod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WTF<\/a>, Klinghoffer said there&#8217;s&#8221; no enmity&#8221; between him and his former bandmates following the end of his   10   times in the group, although it came as&#8221; a complete surprise but no amaze&#8221; when he found out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; John and Flea have a musical speech. I&rsquo;ll never be able to contend with the history him and John had ,&#8221; Klinghoffer said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-john-frusciante-is-rejoining-band-2587514\">Frusciante rejoined the Chili pepper for the second time last-place month<\/a>. He joined the group in 1988 but left four years later and returned in 1998 before leaving again in 2009, at which point Klinghoffer took over.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2598497 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13.jpg\" alt=\"Red Hot Chili Peppers\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-1536x977.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-696x443.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-1392x885.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-800x509.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-1068x679.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Webp.net-resizeimage-2-13-1920x1221.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>Josh Klinghoffer on stage with Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Long pepper. CREDIT: Tim Mosenfelder\/ Getty Images <\/p>\n<p>Klinghoffer says he was informed of the decision in person at members of this house of bassist Flea.&#8221; They just said,&#8217; We&rsquo;ll get right to it. We&rsquo;ve decided to ask John to come back to the band .&#8217; And I simply sat there quiet for a second and I said,&#8217; I&rsquo;m not surprised.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; The only thing I could think to say was,&#8217; I wish I could have done something with you guys, musically or creatively, that would have made this an absolute impossibility.'&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The new notes follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-klinghoffer-no-hard-feelings-red-hot-chili-peppers-departure-2598495\">a recent interview in which Klinghoffer confirmed that there were&#8221; no hard feelings &#8220;<\/a> over his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Klinghoffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/red-hot-chili-peppers-last-gig-with-josh-klinghoffer-2588518\">played his last present with the longstanding group in November 2019<\/a>, and told Maron that he doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;ll feature on the band&#8217;s next album.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, it was revealed that the Long pepper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/red-hot-chili-peppers-confirm-theyre-working-on-a-new-album-with-john-frusciante-2594528\">are currently recording a new record<\/a> with Frusciante.<\/p>\n<p>Drummer Chad Smith told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/chad-smith-art-exhibit-confirms-new-chili-peppers-record-john-frusciante-934615\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone<\/a> that the Chilis are  &#8221; psyched &#8221;  to have their old-time guitarist back in the crease, and has demonstrated that&#8221; the festivals are the only shows booked&#8221; at present.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-klinghoffer-says-red-hot-chili-peppers-firing-him-was-a-pretty-simple-decision-2600526\">Josh Klinghoffer says Red Hot Chili pepper firing him was  &#8221; a pretty simple decision &#8220;<\/a> seemed first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\">NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-klinghoffer-says-red-hot-chili-peppers-firing-him-was-a-pretty-simple-decision-2600526?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=josh-klinghoffer-says-red-hot-chili-peppers-firing-him-was-a-pretty-simple-decision\">nme.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Red Hot Long pepper guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has said it was a &#8220;pretty simple decision&#8221; for the band to sack him. The musician was ousted from the band earlier this year to make way for the return of John Frusciante. 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