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Right now my taste is going more for things that are organic where the people are using all the sonic possibilities in interesting ways.

John Frusciante

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John Frusciante
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 5
Guitarist
Record Producer
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Singer-Songwriter
Trickfinger
John Anthony Frusciante
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