Profile
Josh Klinghoffer
Musician + Guitarist + Songwriter
Male
Born
Oct 3, 1979
Age
33
Genres
Art rock + Experi...
Instruments
Synthesizer + Cel...
Performed With
Thelonious Monste...
Joshua Adam Klinghoffer is an American multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante, who left the band in 2009. Klinghoffer… Read More
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Die Antwoord Says Yes To Red Hot GigIOL - Sep 01, 2012 -
Red Hot Chili Peppers Reign At Lollapalooza After StormsMTV News - Aug 05, 2012
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Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer On 'I'm With You' Outtakes SetRolling Stone - Jul 12, 2012
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Red Hot Chili Peppers To Put Out 18 Unreleased Songs From I'm With YouMTV News - Jun 18, 2012
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Josh Klinghoffer.
CHILDHOOD
1979
Birth
Born on October 3, 1979.
1985
5 Years Old
Josh is distantly related to Leon Klinghoffer who was murdered by terrorists aboard Achille Lauro in 1985.
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TEENAGE
1997
17 Years Old
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In 1997, at the age of seventeen, Klinghoffer joined The Bicycle Thief, the then-current project from former Thelonious Monster frontman Bob Forrest.
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TWENTIES
2002
22 Years Old
Klinghoffer and then-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante began writing together in 2002, with the hopes of recording and releasing an album under a band name.
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During the first six months of 2004, Klinghoffer continued to assist Frusciante in the studio.
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2007
27 Years Old
In 2007, Klinghoffer played with Red Hot Chili Peppers on the final few legs of their Stadium Arcadium tour, playing additional guitar, backing vocals, and keyboard parts alongside the band.
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On May 8, 2009, amidst confusion as to whether Frusciante still remained within Red Hot Chili Peppers, Klinghoffer, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, Ron Wood and Ivan Neville performed under the name, The Insects, at a MusiCares in honour of Kiedis's commitment to helping those struggling with addiction and recovery.
THIRTIES
In January 2010, Klinghoffer performed with the band for the first time as their lead guitarist at a MusiCares tribute event to Neil Young for a performance of Young's "A Man Needs a Maid."
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In 2011, Klinghoffer wrote and performed the original score for the documentary Bob and the Monster.
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Klinghoffer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on April 14, 2012, becoming the Hall of Fame's youngest-ever inductee.
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