recently, odadjian has appeared playing as part of the backing band of george clinton (of parliament/funkadelic). in september 2008 he appeared (playing guitar instead of bass) in a live performance on "the tonight show with jay leno" with clinton. odadjian also appears on clinton's 2008 album "george clinton and his gangsters of love", which features many guest musicians, including odadjian's achozen bandmate rza, former red hot chili peppers guitarist john frusciante, and carlos santana.