Has John Frusciante Quits Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has quit the group to concentrate on his solo career.

The guys reconvened earlier this year after a two year hiatus which saw the rockers concentrate on their own side projects.

Frusciante, who has released 10 of his own albums over the years-(which i have never even heard of...), used the band's break to work on his latest solo record, The Empyrean, which was released at the beginning of the year.

However, tabloids are now reporting the musician has quit the group to continue work on his own material and has been replaced by Josh Klinghoffer, who toured with the rockers in 2007 and has previously played for Gnarls Barkley and PJ Harvey.