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“I’ve gone from having the greatest time of my life, to wanting to kill myself.” An audience with a tired, homesick, and somewhat irritable Red Hot Chili Peppers on the final night of their One Hot Minute world tour

In the summer of 1996, rumours spread that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were going to break up following the conclusion of their One Hot Minute world tour. I was sent to the tour's final show to find out the truth

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“When he saw the guitars, he goes, ‘John’s going back to the Chili Peppers.’ I said, ‘No way is he ever going back’”: John Frusciante’s former guitar tech on the moment he realized the guitarist could be rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Top-tier guitar tech Dave Lee reveals how he got to know about Frusciante's plans to return to the Chili Peppers

Guitar World

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg all rumoured to be performing in Olympics Closing Ceremony

Three iconic LA artists likely to feature in Olympics closing ceremony

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“Three songs in, we got into a physical altercation and I decided, ‘I’m done playing this show.’ I took all my Ibanez guitars and threw them into the audience”: Dave Navarro on why he switched to PRS – and Jane’s Addiction’s unlikely rebirth

Navarro stopped playing guitar after his battle with long Covid was compounded by grief following the passing of his friend and bandmate Taylor Hawkins. He reveals how he came back from the brink to join a once-more reunited Jane’s Addiction for new music and a new sonic approach

Guitar World

“I called John immediately and said, ‘Dude, you have to join us for a song. I’m not going to let you not play with us’”: Dave Navarro on how he and John Frusciante finally played together for the first time after decades of friendship

The former Red Hot Chili Peppers and current Jane’s Addiction guitarist has long had a close relationship with Frusciante, but they didn’t play together until 2020

Guitar World

"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

Metal Hammer

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

Metal Hammer

Danny Elfman: "F***ing put me next to the stage where Rage Against The Machine is playing"

Iconic film and TV composer Danny Elfman talks working with Tim Burton, being a "freak" and why he's surprised the likes of Trent Reznor and Avenged Sevenfold are fans

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