John Frusciante talks about Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- John Frusciante answers a fan in 2004 about the writing and recording of the song included in his first solo release from 1994, Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-shirt, and about its Album Art.
Whenever I get frustrated with my own guitar playing I put this album on to get inspired works every time. Just about the most expressive guitar player in the last 30 or so years .
Same with me, this album inspired me to record experimental acoustic untuned tracks on a casette recorder, very important record
not only is it genuinely inspiring, its also a very deep look into the mind of a heroin addicted musician. low key kinda sad tbh
but its just so raw, which i love
It's so unique- I try and I try, but I can't find anything that even comes close to having the kind of emotion in this album does.
Oh man. I was look for this exact comment because a lot of Frusciante videos are getting blocked by Warner. Such amazing playing.
@@ben9830 he was mostly on pot and wine when recording Niandra, the heroin addiction didn't really settle before Smile
Classic record, deserves more recognition. Has a unique wistful, despondent sound, prototypical of a lot of later 90s music. Much of it was written in 91 and 92 as well. A lot of darker, atmospheric albums of that era were down tempo or post rock, but Niandra was an experimental avant-garde fusion of classic rock, soul&funk, and punk. Hard to define what it is, but it’s a special masterpiece in its own right, the quintessential quarter life crisis album. I’ve listened to a few thousand records, and nothing comes close to capturing sadness and detachment quite like it. His guitar actually weeps, reminisces and evokes more emotion than even John who is practically wailing on the album. Amazing work of art, I always return to this album.
I love this Q&A . Would be great if he did his own radio show once or twice. Just talking about stuff and playing songs he thinks are cool.
As a podcast it would be brilliant.
He did this year!!
Niandra is my favorite album and I'm kind of sad that John sees it like "sad sounding". I've always listened to it and felt like I was being comforted by a friend. Those songs felt like the only ground I could step without being judged by other people when I felt really lonely on this world.
You have to imagine it was the worst time of his life when he recorded this. He will always be reminded of that time through this album
i agree with you here, plus it inspires me as a musician to just go for it, and write using the same stream-of-consciousness style that Niandra is well known for, i love it. one of my favorite albums of all time, if not THE.
@@guillermovandening2503 actually, probably not the worst, as it was recorded prior to him really getting into heroin, which I imagine would've been the worst period in his life. In numerous interviews, he's spoken of mixed feelings regarding his period of addiction, both positive and negative, but overall, an inevitable and essential experience that led to who he is now.
Just because it was sad to him doesent mean It has to be sad to you . Like he said it was the sadest but yet the best, everything has a dual purpose.
@@jctrekkerstrue but he was in a downhill spiral by that point, his mental health and drug use had been ramping up. I listen to the last song, untitled 13.. and it sounds like someone who knows they’re about to go through hell and don’t know if they’ll make it back
I find it amazing that he's able to remember everything with such accuracy, taking into account the period that would follow
I know, right. what a man.
AutomobileFunk try remembering fine details of your life after doing heroin for 7 years
@@hebn. I don't remember shit lol similar timeframe too
@@hebn. seeing AutomobileFunk's comment has been deleted makes me happy. I hope he got banned. This guy just goes around RHCP and JF communities, being a dick and a racist, insulting people. Truly sad
@@TanguyBlanchard Oh, man, I'm late here. Any chance you could fill me in on the kinda stuff he did and said?
It took me 42 years to figure out that John fruciante is so inspirational and important to me personally.
oh my gosh! that pic made me smile from the street i hold....
Anyone who's ever been down that road knows that this record is totally beautiful.
untitled 12
ye its the best song on the record
I like when he cracks up, what a guy
Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T Shirt is my favorite album of all time. Thanks for this vid :)
same
Same... bought it shortly after it came out in 94 been listening to it and playing drum set along with it weekly since then I own many many many copies/ even made a UA-cam video about my collection/ always grateful to run into others that hear it
ghostandbell if you ever are willing to sell an original cassette copy of this album I will pay top dollar.
@@NickB-md1oy I don't have a cassette copy but I do have a sealed copy of the CD from the 97 release I appreciate you reaching out check out my UA-cam video of my collection and stay in touch I have some rare posters from the to record only water for ten days im selling as well and a rare niandra yarn bound American recordings biography and press photo again check out my video feel free to give me an email westfalia@att.net
Song twelve I think? The one with "I know the feeling of pushing you out of a window" is my favorite song of all time.
I was basically mental in my early twenties and it seemed totally coherent to me at the time.
The album cover "edit" oh my God! Very nice. 😂🤣
I believe the original is John too!
thank you very much for this.
3:45 hahaha good to know he take that whit humor
hellyeah lol
😄
It's so fun to imagine "Head (Beach Arab)" as a heavy metal song... bloody genius!
Thank you, son
Nee-on-druh. I'll be damned. I've been saying it wrong for nearly twenty years. ;(
Thanks john
I live for this picture lol
did you did a photo montage of john's face in his own body? wtf
I did, but don't ask me why
we're all very grateful for it
@@RedHotBSSM haha nice one
@@RedHotBSSM i know why
This is such a fuckin heart wrenching and beautiful album.
There's a film?!?!?! Where!?!?!??
@ Nah i think they're talking about his girlfriend's movie, which is where the album art of Niandra LaDes came from.
@@jman12849 what's the name of the movie?
It's "Desert in shape" but sadly it's available nowhere, only a few people have the film
@@badiebakiri1294 oh thats sucks. thank you for answering tho
Mr Crowley would be so proud.
I’d take niandra into the trenches
Where can we watch that film? Anybody got a link? Thank u
05:26 "and if a close friend of mine ... hadn't died" - did he say about River Phoenix?
His friend Robert Hayes, i think.
@@RedHotBSSM thank you!
@@RedHotBSSM do you know how close he was with River Phoenix?
@@СашаТихомирова-с3ь John and River were really close and River was one of the few friends john had after he left the band.
They used to play together at John's place quite often and they also recorded some songs, some of those ended up on John's second LP (Smiles From The Streets You Hold).
Btw, I think Bob Forrest talks about their relationship on his book.
@@RedHotBSSM yeah, I was going to read that book. thanks!
it's really nice to know that they were good friends, because I love them both very much but there are no photos of them together and not so much information. what do you think about that theory that John was the one who gave that drink to River which was fatal for him? I know Bob wrote about it in the book, but they say that there is no real confirmation to it.
por favor que alguien traduzca esto al español !!!!!!
When was this recorded?
Ryan Schertrumpf 2009
2004
1994
1984
@@spacealienjesus709 No it was Not ! 1994, the songs were written between 91- 94 !
Is there more of this Q&A?
Jack Ryan yes, full questions and answers right here: ua-cam.com/video/yPaafryXV20/v-deo.html
just put the original album cover up
He is extremely talented but his isolation in addiction to a hard drug showed a side to him that exposed his abilities and drained part of his humaness. I am thinking this picture represents the sentiment of discovering what others thought of him. His talents and gifts were never going to just disappear because he was physically ailing both inside and outside.
0:14 how does he pronunce LaDes? he swallows it so i cant figure out. I always pronunced it Laids but I guess it is Lah-des. Any native speaker would like to shed some light?
Luh-dez. He's said it in other interviews that way.
I'd say lah-des
5:37
Alguien me traduce simplificando de lo que piensa acerca del álbum, o de lo que dice en el video. Gracias
this album makes me want to do heroin again.
God how I love the time before John was into hiphop and other strange genres...
True musicians appreciate every type of music
Only an extremely sheltered, unadventurous, boring, rock radio listening, lame, sad, middle of the road type person could possibly call hip hop a 'strange genre'. I feel sorry for you. Techno probably makes you shit your pants, literally.
True Funk Soldier that’s a lot of adjectives
@@daniaperez5086 see you need to learn to close your mouth...that's your problem and I'm pretty sure these guys are quite happy to agree with me.
@@truefunksoul8638 hip hop isn't strange per se, but really over saturated due to its current climate