– Would you consider performing your new music, even for a small crowd? – "No, I have no interest in playing live. I really don’t think of myself as a performer anymore. It was never something that came naturally to me. It was something that I adapted to, but it was never really an expression of who I was. [...] I’m not a performer. I don’t appreciate the effect that audiences have on me, because for me music is something that comes from inside of me. And music is something that I immerse myself in, and when I’m in front of an audience, I can’t ignore my surroundings and I can’t ignore the way they make me feel. They make me feel good, the audiences. But then I find that I’m not so much reaching inside myself to create something, but I’m more trying to meet with their expectations. And I’m trying to do something that’s entertaining to them".
"I needed to specifically make music that I know wouldn't sell in order to learn things. And I’m gonna keep doing that for the rest of my life." John Frusciante - Billboard, 2013
或許要像他曾走過紅極一時,才真正明白這段話的意義了。
反過來說,若沒有這樣的意志,不是為了形象利益的附加價值、不是僥倖,還能夠大聲宣稱自己信仰著音樂嗎?
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me
John Frusciante - Wayne 塵世間最痛苦的莫過於,為紀念死去的好友而寫了:(引自youtube簡介)
This song was recorded for my friend Wayne Forman, the coolest, kindest friend anybody could ever have. When I used to play in arenas I would often mentally aim my playing at him. Wayne loved long guitar solos, and he was my favorite person in the audience to play for. As everyone who knew him is well aware, he was also the best chef ever. When I saw him two days ago, he was laying in front of a CD player, so when I came home I decided I'd make something for him. I recorded this solo for him to hear, but I finished it a day too late, so now it is a tribute to his memory. It is what he would have wanted me to play for him, and it is my offering to his family and friends all over the world, as well as anybody else. Wayno lives in our hearts forever, the greatest guy anybody could ever know. I'm so lucky to have been graced by his friendship. All the love in the world to him.
John Frusciante - The Empyrean (Full Album) 09年發行的個人作品,而且是神秘的432Hz,電氣化以前、很John的一張專輯。
關於優雅的傳統,從T-Mac傳到Wade手上,雖然打法非常不同,但是氣質卻很相似。T-Mac的身材在對位上的優勢讓他輕鬆自在把球放進籃圈;較矮小的Wade卻偏偏喜歡在油漆區討生活,靠的是看似老派其實夢幻的運球技巧和近年逐漸純熟的低位單打,人擋殺人佛擋殺佛。早年的衝撞球風沒有留下太多印象,更多是受傷之後。也是在改變打法後真正醞釀出屬於Wade的籃球美學:他的運球不是華麗的crossover派,也不做背後運球,就是純粹的左右手變換方向搭配轉身和變換速度,掌握時間差的秘密,尋找讓對手再也跟不上的契機,接著突破、扣籃,或是後撤步跳投(step back jumper),其中最經典的還是莫測的歐洲步(euro step)後精巧的小拋投。從不畏懼對抗比他還高大的球員,他有自信成為時間差的魔術師,在對手稍不注意之際落井下石,讓他陷入更深的睡眠。
豈不是換了吉他手的Red Hot?把LBJ比喻成John會有多少人暴走放火燒加油站呢?但是對我來說,AK一直都在,即使喉嚨不行了,還是有他獨特的魅力,還是寫出了〈Scar Tissue〉、〈Snow〉的那個他,11年專輯的〈Look Around〉、〈Meet Me at the Corner〉依然值得一聽。