I write songs because I have to write them, and if I didn't I'd be doing some other kind of music that didn't require a song.
John FruscianteI'm going through a phase where I'm really accomplishing a lot of things and in that is everything I've learned.
John FruscianteRock guitarists usually do not wish to think trains of thought about anything but their own guitar playing during a long solo, and I could not play this way if I were not able to divide my attention between my ever changing musical environment and my instrument itself.
John FruscianteBut for me if I'm gonna read about something I'd rather read a pamphlet or the instructions to a synthesizer than a book on Buddhism.
John Frusciante