Omar Rodriguez-Lopez says John Frusciante is living by different standards right now with a different philosophy.

Prior to the release of The Mars Volta’s sixth studio album, Noctourniquet on March 27th, 2012, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez was interviewed by Blare Magazine and was asked about the likelihood of collaborating with John Frusciante again. Nocturniquet is the first Mars Volta album not to feature contributions from John Frusciante.

Omar says John Frusciante is living by different standards with a different philosophy...

INTERVIEW EXCERPT: THE MARS VOLTA
By Blare Magazine/Dan Rankin. Published March 7th, 2012

Have you stayed in touch with other frequent collaborators, such as John Frusciante?

Yeah, of course. He’s one of my closest friends.

You’ve definitely recorded some great material together on each other’s albums and other projects; is there any chance that might happen again?

Maybe in the future, but John’s in a different place right now. He’s in a place where he couldn’t care less about putting things out or about something being a product. He’s living by different standards right now with a different philosophy, so he doesn’t want to be a part of anything that he knows is going to end up being a product. A Mars Volta record definitely ends up being a product.

Well, when you’re as prolific in such a short amount of time I think you earn that right.

Right (laughs).

Read the full interview on BlareMagazine.com | Pre-order Noctourniquet on Amazon