Josh Adam Klinghoffer
Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante, who left the band in 2009. Klinghoffer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on April 14, 2012, becoming the Hall of Fame's youngest-ever inductee.
Klinghoffer also fronts Dot Hacker, and was a member of Ataxia (alongside Frusciante) and The Bicycle Thief. He most commonly plays guitar or drums, and sings backup as well as lead. He has also both recorded and toured as a session musician with Gnarls Barkley, Sparks, PJ Harvey,Beck, The Butthole Surfers, Golden Shoulders and Vincent Gallo amongst others.
Dot Hacker
Klinghoffer founded his own band, Dot Hacker, in 2008, where he holds the position of primary songwriter, singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist. In 2012, they released their first full length album, Inhibition. The title track to Inhibition was first played in a Bob Forrest radio show. A previously unreleased track, "Rewire", is also included in the digital-only 4-song Dot Hacker.
Personal life
Josh is distantly related to Leon Klinghoffer who was murdered by terrorists aboard Achille Lauro in 1985. According to Josh, Leon was a fourth or fifth cousin of his grandfather.
Josh met John Frusciante while recording music for Bob Forrest's band The Bicycle Thief's album. John came in to record a solo and they began to hang out. He would visit John's house and they would listen to music. Coincidentally, it was Forrest who first auditioned Frusciante back in 1988 before RHCP "stole" him from Forrest.
Klinghoffer also fronts Dot Hacker, and was a member of Ataxia (alongside Frusciante) and The Bicycle Thief. He most commonly plays guitar or drums, and sings backup as well as lead. He has also both recorded and toured as a session musician with Gnarls Barkley, Sparks, PJ Harvey,Beck, The Butthole Surfers, Golden Shoulders and Vincent Gallo amongst others.
Dot Hacker
Klinghoffer founded his own band, Dot Hacker, in 2008, where he holds the position of primary songwriter, singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist. In 2012, they released their first full length album, Inhibition. The title track to Inhibition was first played in a Bob Forrest radio show. A previously unreleased track, "Rewire", is also included in the digital-only 4-song Dot Hacker.
Personal life
Josh is distantly related to Leon Klinghoffer who was murdered by terrorists aboard Achille Lauro in 1985. According to Josh, Leon was a fourth or fifth cousin of his grandfather.
Josh met John Frusciante while recording music for Bob Forrest's band The Bicycle Thief's album. John came in to record a solo and they began to hang out. He would visit John's house and they would listen to music. Coincidentally, it was Forrest who first auditioned Frusciante back in 1988 before RHCP "stole" him from Forrest.