<P> After Navarro's departure in early 1998, Red Hot Chili Peppers were on the verge of breaking up . Flea told Kiedis, "the only way I could imagine carrying on (with Red Hot Chili Peppers) is if we got John back in the band ." Kiedis was surprised and thought there was no way Frusciante would ever want to work with him as the two still had unresolved personal problems from when Frusciante quit in 1992 . With Frusciante free of his addictions and ailments, Kiedis and Flea thought it was an appropriate time to invite him back . In April 1998, when Flea visited him at his home and asked him to rejoin the band, Frusciante began sobbing and said "nothing would make me happier in the world ." Flea decided to contact Kiedis and have him meet with John to try and resolve any personal problems that the two might have had . Flea was relieved to find out that both had no bad blood towards each other and were once again excited to make music together . Within the week and, for the first time in six years, the reunited foursome jump - started the newly reunited Red Hot Chili Peppers . Anthony Kiedis said of the situation: "For me, that was the defining moment of what would become the next six years of our lives together . That was when I knew that this was the real deal, that the magic was about to happen again . Suddenly we could all hear, we could all listen, and instead of being caught up in our finite little balls of bullshit, we could all become players in that great universal orchestra again ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Otherside" "Otherside", the third single from Californication, was one of the darkest recordings following One Hot Minute due to Kiedis' continuing drug addiction which considerably affected his songwriting . The track prominently features a sparse guitar arrangement that Frusciante played on a 1955 Gretsch White Falcon . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Otherside" "Otherside", the third single from Californication, was one of the darkest recordings following One Hot Minute due to Kiedis' continuing drug addiction which considerably affected his songwriting . The track prominently features a sparse guitar arrangement that Frusciante played on a 1955 Gretsch White Falcon . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr>

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