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Madam Radar bassist Violet Lee
How Violet Lea went from self-taught bassist to opening for Bon Jovi

By Nick Wells Published

As bassist and lead singer for American rock band Madam Radar, Violet Lea’s approach is all about instinct and attitude

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Musician Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers poses shirtless in his hotel room for a portrait, while holding his guitar and wearing a baseball cap
How Flea accidentally wrote one of his funkiest basslines

By Nick Wells Published

What began as absent-minded noodling became an enduring Red Hot Chili Peppers classic

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Sam Quartin from The Bobby Lees performs at La Maroquinerie on June 23, 2022 in Paris, France.
Jason Momoa saved their career. Keanu Reeves rocked up to a show. Flea let them crash at his house. How did the Bobby Lees get here?

By Cheri Amour Published

After calling BS on streaming services payouts, guitarist and vocalist Sam Quartin announced her band’s hiatus. She never could have anticipated what happened next…

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Keanu Reeves plays a P/J Bass on stage.
Keanu Reeves reveals the most important bass lesson he learned from Flea

By Janelle Borg Published

The Hollywood A-lister made his musical comeback in 2023 with his band, Dogstar, and looks back on the rare occasion when his music and acting matrices collided

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Bassist Flea, singer and songwriter Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak (1962-1988) and drummer Cliff Martinez, of the American rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The call that ended Flea’s days as a pick-playing punk and set him on the path to worldwide fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers

By Karl Coryat Published

Flea went on to have major success with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who released their self-titled debut album later that year

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Flea and Eddie Hazel
Flea looks back on his life-changing jam with Parliament-Funkadelic guitar hero Eddie Hazel

By Matt Owen Published

Flea shared the stage with the P-Funk guitar icon during soundcheck at one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' earliest European gigs

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Flea on Bass Guitar (left) and Anthony Kiedis (right) of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
“I deserved a songwriting credit. They sold millions and I only got $200!” Flea’s bittersweet hip-hop recording experience

By Nick Wells Published

In 1989, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers enjoyed their first big hit, Flea was hopping around MTV in the video for Young MC’s Bust A Move

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Bassist Flea (L) and guitarist John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at Allegiant Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are working on their next project, Flea says

By Janelle Borg Published

Flea is due to release his very first solo album, the jazz-inflected Honora, this March

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Drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, Billy "Bass" Nelson, and guitarist Eddie Hazel of the funk group Parliament-Funkadelic pose for a portrait in 1971.
William Billy ‘Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75

By Nick Wells Published

Flea has led tributes to the Funkadelic bassist, who was one of the founding architects of funk’s most audacious musical revolution

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Flea with his 1961 fender jazz bass
How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter

By Janelle Borg Published

During the early days of his career, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist was far from a gearhead – but an old Fender changed his tune

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