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Cliff Robert Martinez (born February 5, 1954) is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart.
"Californication" is a song by the American rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their seventh album, Californication (1999). Released as a single in June 2000, it reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.
- "I Could Have Lied" (live), "End of Show Brisbane" (live)
- Funk rock
- June 2000
- 5:21 (album version), 5:29 (Greatest Hits version), 3:26 (radio edit)
Jun 8, 1999 · Red Hot Chili Peppers. Track 6 on Californication. Producer. Rick Rubin. This song is mainly about the dark side of Hollywood that lies underneath the glossy surface. The band might...
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.
- December 1998 – March 1999
- Rick Rubin
- June 8, 1999
Cliff Martinez entered the limelight as the drummer for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Captain Beefheart, The Dickies and Lydia Lunch. In 1989, he decided to leave life on the road to pursue the dream of film scoring in Hollywood.
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Nov 30, 2016 · When Cliff Martinez parted ways from future behemoths Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1986, he could have dug his heels in and stuck it out in the rock & roll underground – after all, he’d spent the early ’80s playing for figures like Lydia Lunch, Captain Beefheart and bands like the Dickies and the Weirdos – but instead, he began a long and decorated ...
Cliff Martinez was born in the Bronx and raised in Ohio, moving to California in 1976, just in time for the upheaval occasioned by punk. His stints as drummer for The Weirdos, Lydia Lunch, Jim Thirwell, The Dickies and most notably The Red Hot Chili Peppers, variously preceded and followed a resume item of signal importance in Martinez’s past ...
