It means basically I'm using the synthesizer more to change the sounds of other things rather than to use it as the source of the sound.
John FruscianteI think a solo moves forward the way a song does, because it's reflective of the chords that I'm considering as I'm soloing, and at the same time I'm going as much out on a limb as Frank Zappa used to, in terms of just going crazy on the instrument.
John FruscianteIt's about the music, it's not about just showing people what you can do with a piece of wood with strings on it
John FruscianteYou are free. Close your eyes. Open your mind. Let this music in, and you will see that this is true
John Frusciante