josh joined red hot chili peppers in 2009.
josh joined red hot chili peppers in 2009.
when did josh join red hot chili peppers?
2009
forrest is also well-known as a close friend of red hot chili peppers bandmates flea and anthony kiedis who was once a drug buddy to forrest and who later got clean with forrest's help. the red hot chili peppers and forrest's bands also have a longtime connection. in 1988, john frusciante was originally intended to join thelonious monster. however, he joined the red hot chili peppers instead while current chili peppers guitarist, josh klinghoffer played with both thelonious monster and the bicycle thief. forrest has performed many times with the red hot chili peppers dating back to the mid-1980s and most recently in 2009 at an awards event honoring kiedis for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction and recovery process. forrest was also one of the last people to see actor river phoenix alive the night he died of a drug overdose.
bob forrest
in august 2016, fox news host greg gutfeld injected himself into the chili peppers/patton feud, taking shots at the chili peppers and kiedis after flea posted video of him and koko the gorilla. gutfeld said, "as most musicians know, this is a vast improvement over the red hot chili peppers, the worst band on the planet. the ape is better than anthony kiedis. by the way, the ape is 45, which is half the age of anthony kiedis. red hot chili peppers, poor man's faith no more. don't ever forget it." after receiving major backlash from fans, gutfeld decided to take further shots by saying, "two days ago, i said that red hot chili peppers were the worst band on the planet. i received a lot of flack from fans all over the world. what i meant to say was the red hot chili peppers [are] the worst band in the universe. i'd like to apologize for that confusion. i want to explain that we live in a binary universe," he continued. "you're either a faith no more fan, or a red hot chili peppers fan. you cannot love mike patton and anthony kiedis, because they are two different people. you have to love mike patton, you cannot love anthony kiedis. so that is why the red hot chili peppers are the worst band in the universe, because faith no more is the greatest band in the universe." flea responded to gutfeld's comments a few days later saying, "i remember seeing a poll recently that said people who watch fox news knew less about world affairs than people who watch no news at all. it's clearly a funny program. it doesn't faze me, not really. i heard that. it's funny. i don't care. they're all welcome to hate us. god bless 'em."
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