Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-shirt
Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt is the debut solo album by John Frusciante released on March 8, 1994 on American Recordings. Frusciante released the album after encouragement from several friends, who told him that there was “no good music around anymore”.[1]
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Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988, at the age of 18, and released his first album with the group, Mother’s Milk the following year. The follow-up album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, was recorded in an empty mansion that the band decided to live in for the duration of recording.[2] Frusciante adapted well to the environment, and often spent his time alone painting, listening to music, and recording songs that would eventually make up the first half of the album, Niandra Lades.[2]Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released on September 24, 1991 and was an instant success. The album peaked at #3 in the U.S. and went on to