![“John is an amazing person, an amazing musician, and I would never or could never fill his shoes or do what he does. I mean, when we play songs that he was one of the creators of, it’s an honour and it’s really fun and that’s how I feel if I think about it. [If I think] about filling shoes for what other people think, I’ll go crazy. And I’d like to say that I don’t really care what they think, but obviously you know, I just want to do the best job I can to make the music stay alive and then in terms of playing with them there wasn’t any shoes to fill. We just felt like we’ve started something new with each other and then that was nothing but joyous and positive and fun and it’s certainly a challenge to play music with people when you haven’t before, like finding, but I think to everyone’s shock, it happened like that.” - Josh Klinghoffer](http://24.media.tumblr.com/c85ff4c1c6b5587781cd962f8ef5e315/tumblr_mmuomnJojd1r66ssuo1_500.jpg)
“John is an amazing person, an amazing musician, and I would never or could never fill his shoes or do what he does. I mean, when we play songs that he was one of the creators of, it’s an honour and it’s really fun and that’s how I feel if I think about it. [If I think] about filling shoes for what other people think, I’ll go crazy. And I’d like to say that I don’t really care what they think, but obviously you know, I just want to do the best job I can to make the music stay alive and then in terms of playing with them there wasn’t any shoes to fill. We just felt like we’ve started something new with each other and then that was nothing but joyous and positive and fun and it’s certainly a challenge to play music with people when you haven’t before, like finding, but I think to everyone’s shock, it happened like that.” - Josh Klinghoffer
Josh - Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum - May 11, 2013
More pictures: http://www.katu.com/news/local/Dalai-Lama-joins-the-Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-207118631.html?tab=gallery&c=y&img=19
JOSH KLINGHOFFER “GRAPHIG”
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Josh - papercraft! Try it please♡
After a few years of waiting, on 1st May 2012 was released “Inhibition”, Dot Hacker’s debut album.
Today it makes a year since we first heard the album that is the result of the union of talented musicians Clint Walsh, Eric Gardner, Jonathan Hischke and Josh Klinghoffer. Check out the cover of “The Earth Beneath” made by the talented musician and our dear friend, Elsa Annunziata.
https://soundcloud.com/elsa7/elsa-the-earth-beneath-dot
PS: You will make us very happy if you can also check “Painthings”, Elsa’s EP on Bandcamp :D
-> http://elsa7.bandcamp.com/
- Aaron Russo: … I was just wondering how it feels to know that your work could have such a positive effect on someone in such faraway places?…
Josh Klinghoffer:
Thank you for the lovely and positive words. How does it feel to know that you’ve had a positive effect on my day? Thank you. It feels wonderful to know that I’m a part of something that brings positivity to anyone. That’s the goal I think. I still can’t believe it a lot of the time. I hope to do nothing but that.
- Willi: Could you give me some advice to get better my sound , like you ?
- Josh Klinghoffer: I’d say just twist every knob until it sounds right to you…or wrong. Wrong as hell is usually quite right.
- John: You’re cover of Randy Newman’s “Burn On” in Cleveland was awesome. I sound like a crazy fan but I just wanted you to know that you make great music and I can’t wait to hear more from the chili peppers and Dot Hacker.
- Josh Klinghoffer: Thank you thank you thank you! I wondered if anyone caught “Burn On”. I LOVE Randy Newman.
- Liam: I would also like to know if you still play drums a lot ? i think it must be hard playing so many instruments ?
- Josh Klinghoffer: Thanks for listening to the Dots. I’m so glad you enjoy it! I don’t know what I play anymore. I’m not sure what is an instrument and what is not.
- Paulo: What was your most exciting show since your arrival in the band?
- Josh Klinghoffer: I honestly can’t pick one. They all have something unique and exciting to me. Same with songs, they’re all fun to play. All challenging in different ways. I suppose there are ones that I connect with more than others, but I needn’t list them. The other songs might get the wrong impression.
- Richard: Besides “lo sono quel che sono,” we haven’t seen too many solo songs from you at concerts. Any chance we could start hearing more from you?
- Josh Klinghoffer: It was fun doing that song, but having a little solo moment and doing a cover feels a bit like what John used to do. It doesn’t feel comfortable to me for that reason.
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You can ask, tell, write, dedicate, (or whatever you want) to Josh Klinghoffer!
Send your e-mail to ask@joshklinghoffer.org
THE Bicycle Thief
Josh KLINGhoffer
Dot HACKER
Website: http://joshklinghoffer.org
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