Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt is the debut solo album by John Frusciante, originally released on March 8, 1994 by American Recordings. The cover art of Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt is a sepia photograph of Frusciante in drag. According to Toni Oswald, Frusciante’s partner at the time of the album’s making, this choice was inspired by Rrose Sélavy, the feminine pseudonym of Marcel Duchamp—the French painter and writer whom Oswald and Frusciante both deeply admired. Frusciante devised the name “Niandra LaDes” as his own feminine alter ego. The phrase “Usually Ju… read more
Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt is the debut solo album by John Frusciante, originally released on March 8, 1994 by American Recordings. The… read more
Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt is the debut solo album by John Frusciante, originally released on March 8, 1994 by American Recordings. The cover art of Niandra LaDes and Usual… read more
John Anthony Frusciante (born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter, and the guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has released 11 solo albums and seven EPs, including several albums of electronic music. Frusciante joined the Chili Peppers at the age of 18 after the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak, and first appeared on their album Mother's Milk (1989). His second album with the band, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991), was their breakthrough success. Overwhelmed by the band's newfound popularity, he quit in 1992. He became a recluse and entered a… read more
John Anthony Frusciante (born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter, and the guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has released 11 solo albums and seven EPs, … read more
John Anthony Frusciante (born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter, and the guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has released 11 solo albums and seven EPs, including several albums of electronic music. … read more