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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, hip hop, and psychedelic rock.
- Anthony Kiedis
Red Hot Chili Peppers. Musical artist. Anthony Kiedis ( /...
- Flea
Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known...
- John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante (/ f r uː ˈ ʃ ɑː n t eɪ / ⓘ; born...
- Chad Smith
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American...
- The Getaway (Red Hot Chili Peppers Album)
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- Red Hot Chili Peppers Discography
Since 1983, the American funk rock band Red Hot Chili...
- Cliff Martinez
Cliff Robert Martinez (born February 5, 1954) is an American...
- Arik Marshall
Arik Ben Marshall (born February 13, 1967) is an American...
- The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan is the third studio album by...
- Stadium Arcadium
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- Anthony Kiedis
Since 1983, the American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers has released 13 studio albums, two live albums, 12 compilation albums, 11 video albums (including promotional releases), five extended plays, 66 singles (including promotional releases), and 53 music videos.
Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) is an American funk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in December 1982 as Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the group originally consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea (real name Michael Balzary) and drummer Jack Irons. [1]
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Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Margaret "Peggy" Nobel and struggling actor John Michael Kiedis, known professionally as Blackie Dammett. His paternal grandfather's family emigrated from Lithuania in the early 1900s. In 2004 he wrote that his paternal grandmother, Molly Vandenveen's heritage "was a pastiche of English, Irish, French, ...
1983–1984: Formation and first album
Kiedis, Slovak, and Flea began to create their own music after finding inspiration in a punk-funk fusion band called Defunkt. Kiedis rejected the violence and misogyny associated with the Los Angeles punk rock scene at the time, and wished to create a more peaceful environment that would encourage women to come to concerts. The three reunited with Irons, who had recently left his previous band Anthym, to form a new band called Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem. The ban...
1985–1988: Freaky Styley, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, and death of Hillel Slovak
Funk musician George Clinton was hired to produce the band's second album, Freaky Styley, as Slovak returned on guitar. The strong chemistry between Clinton and the Chili Peppers was felt instantly. Freaky Styley was released in August 1985. It received only a bit more attention than The Red Hot Chili Peppers with roughly 75,000 copies sold by year's end. The band hired Michael Beinhorn, their last resort among potential producers, to work on their next album. What Is This? had finally disban...
1989–1993: Mother's Milk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and mainstream success
The Chili Peppers entered the studio, and completed recording of their fourth album, Mother's Milk, in early 1989. Upon release, the album was met with mixed reactions from critics, but received far more commercial attention, peaking at number fifty-two on the Billboard 200.Although his band was experiencing greater success, Kiedis' withdrawal symptoms took a toll on his personal life. This led to the end of his two-year relationship with Ione Skye in December 1989: "I had managed to stay sob...
Using the stage name Cole Dammett (adapted from his father's stage name, Blackie Dammett), Kiedis landed a number of small roles in television and film as a teenager in the late 1970s. His early credits include F.I.S.T. and the 1978 ABC Afterschool Special It's a Mile from Here to Glory. Resuming his acting work in the 1990s, Kiedis played a hoolig...
Musical style
While creating lyrics and melodies for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiedis has drawn from various sources for inspiration. His first musical memory was hearing Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" at age eleven: "It moved me so much that I insisted my mother buy me the 45." In high school, he was highly influenced by the rap-style vocals of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" and the "in-your-face sexual lyrics" of Prince's "Dirty Mind". Kiedis writes most of the Red Hot Chili Pepper...
Scar Tissue
On October 6, 2004, Kiedis published a memoir, Scar Tissue, which he co-wrote with author Larry Sloman. The book was originally intended to be a collection of stories of his childhood drug use, but evolved into a complete autobiography. He further explained: "One would just kind of assume that with all the [drug] consumption that my memory would be a bit shoddy. But it's actually pretty lucid, and better than both of my parents', or any of my friends'. My friends tried to recount these same s...
Television series and movie
Kiedis was developing a series for HBO based on his unconventional upbringing in Los Angeles. The show was expected to be loosely based on much of Kiedis' autobiography. He had partnered with Catapult 360 partners Marc Abrams and Michael Benson to create the series, titled Spider and Son.The series would center on Kiedis's relationship with his father, Blackie Dammett, who sold many drugs and mingled with rock stars on the Sunset Strip, all while aspiring to get into show business. The show w...
Family and relationships
Kiedis's father, Blackie Dammett, was an actor who appeared in over 50 movies and television shows. Dammett also ran the band's fanclub for many years. Dammett's autobiography, Lords of the Sunset Strip, was released on March 31, 2013. Through Dammett, Kiedis also has a much younger half-brother. During the Chili Peppers show of June 25, 2017, in Grand Rapids, Kiedis dedicated "Soul to Squeeze" to his father, who was suffering from dementia.Dammett died on May 12, 2021. Kiedis acknowledges in...
Drug addictions
Kiedis has battled drug addiction, including heroin and cocaine,throughout his life. Since his father used drugs regularly, Kiedis was constantly exposed to drug-using and drug-dealing behavior while growing up. Some of Kiedis's early drug use came from substances he got from his father. Kiedis used drugs for years, including during the formation of the band. A few years into the band's career, he was briefly fired due to his heavy drug use. At times, it got so bad that he failed to show up t...
Feud with Mike Patton
For over 30 years, Kiedis and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle singer Mike Patton have been involved in an ongoing feud. Prior to that feud, Faith No More (then fronted by Chuck Mosley) and The Red Hot Chili Peppers had toured together. However, things turned ugly between the two bands in 1989 when Kiedis accused Mosley's replacement, Patton, of imitating his mannerisms and image on stage and during the music video for their biggest hit, "Epic".The two attacked each other in the media throughout 1990...
ABC Afterschool Special(1978, Episode: "It's a Mile from Here to Glory") as Jimmy Plummer (billed as Cole Dammett)Jokes My Folks Never Told Me(1978) as Student (billed as Cole Dammett)Thrashin ’ (1986) as himself with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cliff Martinez, Hillel Slovak performing Blackeyed Blonde off their second LP, Freaky StyleyBibliography
1. Apter, Jeff (2004). Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-381-4. 2. Kiedis, Anthony; Sloman, Larry (October 6, 2004). Scar Tissue. Hyperion. ISBN 1-4013-0101-0. 3. Mullen, Brendan (October 19, 2010). An Oral/Visual History by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Los Angeles: It Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-06-135191-4.
Anthony Kiedis discography at DiscogsAnthony Kiedis at IMDbFlea shared the same sentiment in 2023, calling it his favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers album. It is the band's second best-selling album behind Californication . Background [ edit ]
Californication is the seventh studio album by U.S. rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999, on Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Rick Rubin. Along with Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Californication is one of the band’s best-selling albums.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, American rock band that combined funk and punk rock to create a new musical style in the 1980s. Their best-known songs included ‘Under the Bridge,’ ‘Give it Away,’ and the title track of the album Californication (1999). Learn more about their background, music, and career.
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