Josh Klinghoffer
Alternative rock, Record Producer
1979 –
Who is Josh Klinghoffer?
Josh Adam Klinghoffer is an American multi-instrumentalist, best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante, in 2009, and appears on the band's tenth studio album, I'm With You.
Klinghoffer also fronts Dot Hacker, and was a member of Ataxia, Warpaint and The Bicycle Thief. He most commonly plays guitar or drums, and sings backup as well as lead vocals. 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.
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 living inductee.
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- Born
- Oct 3, 1979
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Klinghoffer, Josh
- Josh Adam Klinghoffer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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