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Jun 21, 2022 · As an aspiring jazz musician, Flea's favorite instrument was the trumpet, which he began to play when he was 9 years old. However, Flea's perspective on music changed dramatically after he met the future guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hillel Slovak. When they were 18, Flea, Slovak, and lead singer Anthony Kiedis all lived together in ...
Apr 29, 2022 · A jazz- and punk-rock obsessive since his early days, Flea’s bass parts are deft without being over-polished, fast without lacking heart, and infused with a hippie West Coast sensibility that is equal parts Larry Graham and Peter Hook.
Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and, along with vocalist Anthony Kiedis, one of the only two members to appear on every one of the band's albums.
Nov 6, 2019 · November 6, 2019. Jim Bennett. The bass guitar never knew what hit it when Michal Balzary started playing as an aimless teenager in Los Angeles. The world would later know him as Flea, parlaying...
Nov 2, 2019 · November 2, 2019 / 8:21 AM EDT / CBS News. Rolling Stone ranked him the #2 bass player of all time. But Flea, one of the founding members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, didn't start out in rock...
Jan 2, 2021 · Flea: ‘There is joy in obsession. But I’m not sure it’s healthy’. James McMahon. The musician and actor, 58, on falling in and out of love with his band, growing from pain, and writing lessons...
Flea. Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and, along...
