The Red Hot Chili Peppers announced on social media that guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is leaving the group after 10 years of working together.
"Josh — is an wonderful musician whom we respect and love. We are immensely grateful for the time we spent together and the many gifts we shared," — said the RHCP statement.
The "Peppers" also said that 49-year-old John Frusciante is taking Klinghoffer's place, with whom the band previously recorded 5 albums.
This is not Frusciante's first return to the RHCP. He was the band's guitarist from 1988 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2009.
In addition to his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frusciante has released 14 solo albums, regularly experimenting with styles and sound.