An excerpt from Nicole`s interview with Tom Tom Magazine from July 22, 2009; where she mentions John:
TTM: Do you play any other instruments? If so ... how does that affect your drumming?
NT: I started a DIY project this year called Swahili Blonde – where I write, play, sing, record, and mix everything myself – actually, everything except guitar – my boyfriend’s been doing the guitar stuff. It’s been really fun and creative. I guess it’s effected my drumming in the sense that I pay extra close attention to what the other instruments are doing and how they interact with each other – and just make sure the live drum parts are complimenting that. Not over doing it – leaving room to breathe.
Frusciante and Turley are currently involved in a proyect called Swahili Blonde, as she previously mentions.