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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

Extreme and Red Hot Chili Peppers classics among first tracks confirmed for Guitar Hero's successor, Stage Tour
By Janelle Borg published
The game seems to be taking a page from Guitar Hero's playbook by featuring both old-school legends and more contemporary powerhouses

Josh Klinghoffer on Chili Peppers vs. Pearl Jam and playing in Andrew Watt's new wrecking crew
By Andrew Daly published
These days Klinghoffer’s leaving his most well-worn guitars at home, but on his new Pluralone album he went back to his beloved 1947 Martin

Why Josh Klinghoffer feels his Red Hot Chili Peppers contributions have been erased from history
By Janelle Borg published
As Klinghoffer embarks on a new era, the former Chili Peppers guitarist reflects on his tenure with the band and why he feels “slight disrespect” towards his legacy

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

The story behind the deceptive bassline on a politically charged ’70s anthem that was later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
By Chris Jisi published
George Porter Jr cites this politically charged anthem as one of his favorite Meters basslines

John Frusciante on the challenge of replacing Hillel Slovak in the Red Hot Chili Peppers
By Richard Bienstock published
The funk-rock guitar icon joined his favorite band at 18 years old, but finding his groove took time. He explains how studying Slovak helped him find his own voice – and ultimately made the Chili Peppers one of the biggest bands on the planet

“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

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

How Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi channeled Led Zeppelin and RHCP into his raucous, all-star solo album
By Jenna Scaramanga published
On a mission to merge generations and start a new scene, he united friends from Guns n’ Roses, The Prodigy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Struts and Kasabian to make the most old-school cool album imaginable
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