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"I went over to John's house, and he just started sobbing and said he wanted to do it": The story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Flea thinks is the best they ever made

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were unravelling, but they pulled together, kept it together, and recorded their masterpiece album: Californication

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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers perform Can't Stop in Los Angeles as part of Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony

Red Hot Chili Peppers take part in handover from Paris to Los Angeles –where 2028 Olympics will be held

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"I’ve got this constant ringing in my ears, which has also made me somewhat deaf - or ‘conveniently deaf’ as Sharon calls it": Cautionary tales from Ozzy and 5 other rock stars who suffer from tinnitus and other hearing issues

Hearing damage doesn't just affect live music fans - years of touring can also take their toll on artists. Here are six who have spoken about the negative impact loud music has had on their health

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"He seems kind of all over the place but this thing is spot on": Brendan O'Brien on his first encounter with John Frusciante and how they recorded the Under The Bridge intro

O'Brien engineered and mixed 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik and saw the secret to a great guitar tone first-hand

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“John Lydon once made a stab at poaching Flea for Public Image. At which point Flea keeled over and passed out”: Anthony Kiedis takes a nostalgic look back at Flea’s finest hour from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Flea’s reputation as a killer bass player almost saw him lured away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

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"We realised the power and beauty of nudity": the naked truth about why Red Hot Chili Peppers used to wear socks, and absolutely nothing else, onstage

Red Hot Chili Peppers have been staging their own Free The Nipple celebrations for decades now

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"We were on live TV in front of millions of people. And it was torture": What happened when John Frusciante sabotaged the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Saturday Night Live

It's 1992, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are on the cusp of superstardom, and unhappy guitarist John Frusciante has just been kicked

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"This big guy comes in like he owns the place, and we all hate him immediately": the truth about Chad Smith's audition for the Red Hot Chili Peppers

When drummer Chad Smith walked into the Red Hot Chili Peppers rehearsal studio to try out for the band, their first impressions were not good

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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante sing Spinal Tap's Tonight I'm Going To Rock You at chaotic 1991 Los Angeles club show

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar hero John Frusciante shows off his vocal chops with enthusiastic Spinal Tap cover at 1991 club gig

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10 hard rock and heavy metal music videos that got banned for the dumbest reasons

Classic songs by Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Slipknot have all been taken off the airwaves with the most frivolous excuses

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Iasmin Lucindo: ‘Whatever song Polyana Viana plays, I’m ready to dance’ at UFC on ESPN 51

Iasmin Lucindo says no matter what Polyana Viana brings to the table at UFC on ESPN 51, she's got an answer.

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10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles

David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were

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"Red Hot Chili Peppers are being used by the Satanic powers of darkness": How Anthony Kiedis incurred the wrath of evangelical Christians, and his granny, at the 1992 MTV Awards

Do Red Hot Chili Peppers really "pay homage to Satan"? Only Anthony Kiedis truly knows

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"Red Hot Chili Peppers are being used by the Satanic powers of darkness": How a silly joke at the 1992 MTV Awards landed Anthony Kiedis in trouble with Christians and his granny

Are you aware that Red Hot Chili Peppers "pay homage to Satan"? Us neither, but Anthony Kiedis only has himself to blame

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Red Hot Chili Peppers prove to be ageless, compelling crowd with psychedelic performance

The final song of the night was crowd favorite “Give It Away,” illustrating the organic combination of rock, rap and funk that helped earn this band induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Evening Standard

Red Hot Chili Peppers: A red hot rundown of our favourite tracks

Ranking the iconic band’s best tracks in the run-up to their headline London show

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Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis cried with Flea after discussing his lack of confidence in his abilities as a musician

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea discusses the heart to heart chat he had with Anthony Kiedis that reduced them both to tears: "He used to say we should change the band’s name to Idiot and the Three Geniuses"

Los Angeles Times

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on the meaning of God, the band's worst album and the vice he misses most

"Hey, come see my baby boy!" Flea says excitedly, holding up his iPhone as he stands next to his motorcycle in the parking lot of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. Dressed in basketball shorts and a red bucket hat, the 60-year-old bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is FaceTiming…

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How Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a sweet tribute to Guns N' Roses, but ended up causing beef with Axl Rose instead

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose wasn’t happy about Red Hot Chili Peppers' "tribute" to his band on their fourth record

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Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro dies in fall at home

The drummer has tragically died, aged 63, due to head injuries after falling at his LA home.

The Independent UK

The 2022 MTV VMAs could be one of the most controversial in years

Reports have suggested that Johnny Depp may appear at the ceremony this Sunday

The Independent UK

The 2022 MTV VMAs could be one of the most controversial in years

Reports have suggested that Johnny Depp may appear at the ceremony this Sunday

The Independent UK

The 2022 MTV VMAs could be one of the most controversial in years

Reports have suggested that Johnny Depp may appear at the ceremony this Sunday

The Independent UK

The 2022 MTV VMAs could be one of the most controversial in years

Reports have suggested that Johnny Depp may appear at the ceremony this Sunday

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No MMA: Dana White on Donald Trump raid, Mike Tyson vs. Hulu, Red Hot Chili Peppers letdown

As one of the most influential figures in MMA history for years, UFC president Dana White is asked for plenty of opinions.

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