Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers' Josh Klinghoffer film fans instead of playing guitar solo

Contrary to the band's typical set opener, it seems Red Hot Chili Peppers' Josh Klinghoffer can stop, as the guitarist took his hand off the fretboard to pick up his phone and film the audience at a recent gig.

Footage has recently surfaced from the band's show in Torino, Italy on 11 October, where Klinghoffer can be seen reaching down to grab his phone as RHCP staple Californication approached his solo spot.

The move could be a protest at the sheer number of phones filming the event, although we reckon his feedback-aided drone had a charm of its own.

It's not the first monkey business the band has been involved in recently, after Flea jammed with Koko the gorilla back in August.

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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.