





The singer also said his longtime guitarist John Frusciante left, Klinghoffer was the "only choice" to replace him, speaking to MTV News Canada.
Asked about how the band had responded to Frusciante's departure, Kiedis said: "Yeah, you know, we're a new band. Thank goodness. It seemed to be - whether we liked it or not, the right time for that change to take place. It's so exciting when you get thrown a curveball by the universe and you turn that curveball into a home run, and I feel like that is what happened."
Kiedis said the band through an extensive audition process and drafting a new guitarist to come to, revealing one for the role but can not think of Klinghoffer.
He said, He was the only choice. A lot of it had to do with the fact that he was our friend, it's just rare that you have someone who is right there and completely over-qualified for the job. That combination doesn't happen every day, to ignore it would have been stupid and it felt really good to call your friend and asking if he wants to play music, as opposed going to a stranger and asking them that.
Red Hot Chili Peppers UK and Ireland arena tour in November, including two nights at London's O2 arena, nine shows, which will be taken.
A judge on Wednesday (August 24) which states that by 2013 Thomas Frusciante and his wife should stay at least 100 yards away order is granted.
Frusciante left the group in 2009 and former player Josh Klinghoffer of Warpaint.
Frusciante left the group in 2009 and was replaced by former Warpaint player Josh Klinghoffer.
Thomas originally approached the guitarist with the intention of writing a screenplay about his life and after he declined, sent him a stream of long, aggressive emails, according to TMZ.
Frusciante wrote in the lawsuit:
I fear both for my safety and for my wife's safety. Given that my wife and I are musicians and often play at venues around the world, it is hard for us to avoid Ms. Thomas if she is free to continually show up to harass us.