Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante.
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35 Facts About Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by Kiedis, Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by singer Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea, and drummer Jack Irons, classmates at Fairfax High School.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers returned to Los Angeles and spent years living in squalor, struggling with addiction.
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Chili Peppers contacted guitarist Dave Navarro, who had just split from Jane's Addiction, but Navarro was involved in his own drug problems.
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Chili Peppers dismissed Marshall as he was too busy to attend rehearsals.
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One Red Hot Chili Peppers Minute was released in September 1995 after several delays.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers's addiction left him with scarring on his arms, a restructured nose, and dental implants following an oral infection.
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In June 1999, after more than a year of production, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released Californication, their seventh studio album.
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Californication received stronger reviews than One Red Hot Chili Peppers Minute, and was a greater success worldwide.
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Chili Peppers began writing their next album in early 2001, immediately following the Californication tour.
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In November 2003, the Chili Peppers released their Greatest Hits album, which featured new songs "Fortune Faded" and "Save the Population".
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In 2006, the Chili Peppers released their ninth album, Stadium Arcadium.
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In October 2009, the Chili Peppers entered the studio to begin writing their tenth studio album, with Klinghoffer replacing Frusciante.
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In July 2011, the Chili Peppers played three invitation-only warm-up shows in California, their first since 2007.
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In February 2014, the Chili Peppers joined Bruno Mars as performers at the Super Bowl XLVIII half-time show, watched by a record 115.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers said Kiedis's vocals were completely live and the band had recorded "Give it Away" during rehearsals.
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Chili Peppers released Fandemonium in November 2014, a book dedicated to their fans.
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On December 15,2019, the Chili Peppers announced that, after 10 years, they had split with Klinghoffer and that Frusciante had rejoined the band.
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Music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has been characterized as funk rock, alternative rock, funk metal and rap rock, with influences from hard, psychedelic and punk rock.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers was noted for an aggressive playing style; he would often play with such force, that his fingers would "come apart".
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Red Hot Chili Peppers's guitar playing employs melody and emotion rather than virtuosity.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers initially wanted this album to be composed of "these punky, rough songs", drawing inspiration from early punk artists such as the Germs and the Damned.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers began to incorporate a "slap" bass style that drew influence largely from Bootsy Collins.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers brought a different sound to Mother's Milk, playing tight and fast.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers is recognized for his ghost notes, his beats and his fast right foot.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers began to write about anguish, and the self-mutilating thoughts he would experience as a result of his heroin and cocaine addiction.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers was intrigued by the life lessons that the band had learned, including Kiedis's experience with meeting a young mother at the YMCA, who was attempting to battle her crack addiction while living with her infant daughter.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In April 2012.
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In 1990, the Chili Peppers appeared in PSA ads for Rock the Vote, a non-profit organization in the United States geared toward increasing voter turnout in the United States Presidential Election among voters ages 18 to 24.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote the song "Catholic School Girls Rule" about the incident.
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