The Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a cover of Neil Young’s “A Maid Needs a Man” at the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year event in LA on January 29. While this is interesting and fun and all, the real news is that this performance revealed a new addition to the RHCP lineup, and perhaps, more importantly in the eyes of the fans, a glaring piece missing from the band.
This piece was long time lead guitarist John Frusciante. It is speculated that Josh Klinghoffer has replaced Frusciante as a full time member of the band, although no official announcement has yet been made. As you may recall, Fruscianted did leave the band officially in December, but this is the first time that the Chili Peppers have made a public appearance since that time. See a video of the performance below.
Cheers.