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 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 FruscianteRock music is electronic music, dependent entirely on electronic circuitry and amplification.
John FruscianteI think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music.
John Frusciante