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Biography
The Red Hot Chili
Peppers are a Grammy-award winning American alternative rock band
formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. For most of its career,
the band has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John
Frusciante, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith.
The band's varied musical style has fused traditional rock and funk
with various elements of heavy metal, punk rock and psychedelic
rock.
In addition to Kiedis and Flea, the group originally featured
guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons. However, Slovak died
of a heroin overdose in 1988, resulting in Irons resigning. Irons
was replaced briefly by D. H. Peligro, former Dead Kennedys drummer,
before the band found a permanent replacement in Chad Smith, while
Slovak was replaced by up-and-coming guitarist Frusciante. This
lineup recorded the band's fourth and fifth albums, Mother's Milk
(1989) and Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991).
Blood Sugar Sex Magik was a critical success and sold over twelve
million copies. However, Frusciante grew increasingly uncomfortable
with the band's success and left the band abruptly in 1992. Kiedis,
Flea, and Smith employed Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction for their
subsequent album, One Hot Minute (1995). It failed, however, to
match the critical acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik and sold fewer
than half the copies of its predecessor. Shortly afterwards, Navarro
was fired from the band due to creative differences.
Frusciante, while absent from the band, developed a severe drug
addiction. In 1998, he completed rehabilitation and, at Flea's
request, rejoined the band. The reunited foursome returned to the
studio to record Californication (1999), which went on to sell
fifteen million units worldwide, becoming their most successful
album to date. It was followed three years later with By the Way
(2002), which continued their success. In 2006, the group released
the double album Stadium Arcadium. The band has won six Grammy
Awards. [Source: en.wikipedia.org]
Band Members
Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals (1983-present)
John Frusciante - guitars, vocals, keyboards (1988-1992,
1998-present)
Flea - bass, trumpet, vocals (1983-present)
Chad Smith - drums, percussion (1988-present)
Albums:
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Freaky Styley
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Mother's Milk
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
One Hot Minute
Californication
By the Way
Stadium Arcadium
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