Rolling Stone — John Frusciante finally confirmed this week that after two tours of duty he is no longer a member of the Red Hot Chili Members. Frusciante was the guitarist behind five of the Rock Hall-nominated band’s best albums, and while he says the split was ... more info

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Guardian Music — In a farewell letter posted to his website, the guitarist says that he secretly quit the group 'over a year ago' while they were on an 'indefinite hiatus'John Frusciante has confirmed that he has left the Red Hot Chili Peppers, saying that he quit th... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed he has left Red Hot Chili Peppers. In fact, according to a post on his MySpace blog, he left more than a year ago when the band went on hiatus. more info

411 Mania — Guitarist says he's been done with RHCP for a year... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — John Frusciante has made it official that he is no longer a part of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. John cleared this up on his myspace, posting a note. He is basically just saying how he wants to make his own music, rather than continue with the RHCP. He... more info

Stereogum — In a MySpace post titled "Clarification" John Frusciante answers the question of whether or not he left the Peppers: "When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus." No hate ("I really love the band"), he just wants to do som... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed he quit the chart-topping funk-rock band for a second time, claiming that "my musical interests have led me in a different direction." more info

Chorus.fm — John Frusciante has officially (http://johnfrusciante.com/?p=53) left *Red Hot Chili Peppers* (http://johnfrusciante.com/?p=53). Submitted by normalowbird more info

XFM.co.uk — The guitarist claims he actually left the band last year... more info