Josh Klinghoffer has often been referred to as a musical prodigy. After dropping out of high school he was recruited to the band The Bicycle Thief by Bob Forrest. He played guitar with TBT and can be heard on their single studio release You Come and Go Like a Pop Song.・On the album he is credited for playing guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals. He is no longer a memeber of the band. For more info, check out this great fanpage: http://www.geocities.com/thebicycle_thief/bt.html Both Josh and John Frusciante have been rumored to be appearing on the upcoming Thelonious Monster album as well.
Josh has also collaborated on a few albums with Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. The two met while The Bicycle Thief was on tour with RHCP in 1999 and have since become best friends. The two released Shadows Collide with People・under John Frusciante's name, this past February and are set to release The Will to Death・June 22nd. Besides this album, Frusciante is set to release 4 more solo albums this year, all of which Josh has had a part in and one of which is a completely equal collaboration between the two musicians. All records are being released on The Record Collection label.
Josh will also be playing on the upcoming studio album by Ataxia which consists of Josh, Frusciante, and Joe Lally of Fugazi. The release is set for August 10th.
Josh has toured with The Bicycle Thief, Beck (Summer 2003), The Butthole Surfers (Guitar/Drums - 2001) and PJ Harvey (currently). He has also played shows with Vincent Gallo. http://www.drowninginbrown.com/dib_whnbnd.htm --- vincent gallo touring band
Josh has been playing Performance shows with John Frusciante all summer in California (mostly @ Knitting Factory LA) and is currently on tour with PJ Harvey.
"NOW I'M IN A BAND WITH A 19-YEAR-OLD AND A 24-year-old," says Bob. "I learn from them, and they pick up a few tips from the old dog, too, so it's cool. Josh, the guitarist, recently turned down a tour with Nine Inch Nails, and when I asked him why, he said, 'It just doesn't excite me -- anybody could play the guitar parts in Trent Reznor's music. I love you and playing your music.' That spun my head around. Maybe there really is hope. This was from a kid whose first live gig was seeing Pearl Jam, whose dad was into Led Zep, the Stones and Springsteen a little later, so it's likely our guitar player was conceived with In Through the Out Door in the background, or maybe it was The River!" -- bob forrest on Josh Klinghoffer for the full interview: http://www.laweekly.com/ink/00/01/music-mullen.php