<P> In October 2009 the band officially ended their hiatus and minus Frusciante, entered the studio to begin writing for their tenth studio album . The band was joined by Josh Klinghoffer, who to the public was still the band's backup touring guitarist, although it was later confirmed, that he was already an official member and Frusciante's replacement with Frusciante having quit the band on July 29, 2009 . An official announcement on Frusciante's departure wasn't made until December 2009 . Frusciante explained on his MySpace page, that there was no drama or anger about him leaving the band this time, and that the other members were very supportive and understanding . Frusciante said he felt his musical interests had led him in a different direction, and that he needed to fully focus his efforts on his solo career . </P> <P> The band, with Josh Klinghoffer on guitar, made their live comeback on January 29, 2010, paying tribute to Neil Young with a cover of "A Man Needs a Maid" at MusiCares . After months of speculation, in February 2010 Klinghoffer was officially confirmed by Chad Smith as Frusciante's full - time replacement . </P> <P> The band officially began recording their tenth studio album with producer Rick Rubin in September 2010 . According to Rubin, the band recorded enough material to release a second double album, following Stadium Arcadium but ultimately decided not to . Rubin notes, "it was painful not to share all of the material that we had, but we felt it would be too much . We really wanted it to be twelve songs but it ended up being fourteen just because nobody could agree on which twelve ." The recording process lasted until March 2011 . Many of the songs were written between October 2009 and August 2010 and according to Flea around 60--70 songs were written in the ten months prior to entering the studio to record the album . </P> <P> In July 2011, the band kicked off a trio of invitation - only warm - up dates in California . These were the first shows the band played since August 2007 and their first official shows with Klinghoffer as their lead guitarist . </P>

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