<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1995--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Gnarls Barkley, John Frusciante, Ataxia, The Bicycle Thief, PJ Harvey, Cate Le Bon, Thelonious Monster, Sparks, Warpaint, Beck, Black Keys, Nate Ruess, Golden Shoulders, Vincent Gallo, Butthole Surfers </Td> </Tr> <P> Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he has recorded two studio albums, I'm with You (2011) and The Getaway (2016), and the b - sides compilation, I'm Beside You (2013). Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante in 2009, after a period as a touring member . Klinghoffer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012, becoming the Hall of Fame's youngest - ever living inductee at age 32, passing Stevie Wonder, who was 38 when he was inducted . </P> <P> A multi-instrumentalist, Klinghoffer also fronts the alternative rock band Dot Hacker, a group made up of former touring members of Gnarls Barkley, of which Klinghoffer was a member from 2006 - 2008 . He is also a former member of the bands Ataxia, Warpaint and The Bicycle Thief . Klinghoffer most commonly plays guitar or drums, and sings backup as well as lead vocals . He has also both recorded and toured as a session musician with notable artists including PJ Harvey, Beck, the Butthole Surfers, Vincent Gallo, Sparks and Golden Shoulders . </P>

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