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Biography
The Chili Peppers' beginnings can be traced to Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, where Michael "Flea" Balzary and Anthony Kiedis met at age 15. They met in a fight and later in decided that it would be better if they were friends. Flea was born in Melbourne, Australia, and lived in New York before moving to L.A. as a teen, while Kiedis left his mother's home in Michigan at age 11 to come live with his father "blackie", who was a struggling actor. The son of jazz musician, Flea was an accomplished trumpet player who idolized Herb Alpert and Louis Armstrong. As for Kiedis' artistic aspirations, he was having sporadic luck auditioning for small roles in films and television.
At around the same time Kiedis and Flea were getting to know one another, fellow student Hillel Slovak was busy teaching himself guitar. Slovak's enthusiasm for KISS and Jimi Hendrix rubbed off on Flea, who, with some reluctance, took up the bass.
By the time the three friends graduated in 1980, Slovak and Flea, along with drummer Jack Irons, had formed a band called Another School and were slogging it out on the L.A. club circuit. Meanwhile, Kiedis had begun taking classes at UCLA, although he occasionally found time between studies to act as Another School's M.C.
After leaving for a brief tenure with the hardcore band Fear, Flea reunited with Slovak and Irons in 1983. Appropriating a moniker used by Louis Armstrong's jazz quintet in the 1920s, the trio christened themselves the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and once again began making the rounds on the L.A. club circuit. During a particularly raucous performance, Kiedis joined the band on-stage, and immediately the chemistry between him and the group was apparent. Within six months, the Chili Peppers, now a foursome, had landed a contract with EMI.
Released in 1984, the Chili Peppers' eponymous debut (which was produced by Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill) failed to generate much interest on the part of record buyers. The band's live performances, however, were another matter. Slovak and Irons, who had opted out of the band just before it entered the studio (they were replaced by Cliff Martinez and Jack Sherman), rejoined the group, and the new old lineup further tightened its blend of funk, punk, thrash, and rock. Often the group performed wearing nothing but strategically dangled tube socks, and in at least one instance, the band's relaxed policy regarding nudity garnered Kiedis a $1,000 fine for indecent exposure.
For its second album, the Chili Peppers enlisted P-Funk legend George Clinton to help accentuate the funkier side of the band. Titled Freaky Styley, the 1985 release further solidified the group's hybrid sound, but sales remained abysmal...
That is in the past, and now they are reunited once again, and rocking the sh*t out of everything! The fans are going through RHCP withdrawal, but soon enough...yes soon enough, the new album titled, "By The Way", will relieve us from this RHCP withdrawal!
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Anthony Kiedis
Date Of Birth: November 1st, 1962
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Father: Blackie Dammett (John Michael Kiedis)
Mother: Peggy
Half-Sisters: Julie and Jen
Half-Brother: James
Some musical influences
Iggy Pop
Defunkt
Stevie Wonder
Sly and the Family Stone
Some movies:
F.I.S.T. - 1978
Tough Guys - 1986
Less Than Zero - 1987
Point Break - 1991
The Chase - 1994
Some appearances elsewhere:
Doctor John:
Television - 1994
Tricky:
Blowback - 2001
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Flea (Micheal Peter Balzary)
Name: Michael Peter Balzary
Date of Birth: October 16th, 1962
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Austrália
Sister: Karen
Daughter: Clara Balzary
m u s i c a l i n f l u e n c e s:
Miles Davis
Defunkt
The Meters
James Brown
Funkadelic
Ornette Coleman
m o v i e s:
The Wild Side - 1983 ...aka Suburbia
Thrashin' - 1986
Tought Guys - 1986
Dudes - 1987
Less Than Zero - 1987
Stranded - 1987
The Blue Iguana - 1988
Let's Get Lost - 1988
Back To The Future Part II - 1989
Back To The Future Part III - 1990
My Own Private Idaho - 1991
Motorama - 1992
Roadside Prophets - 1992
Son in Law - 1993
The Chase - 1994
Just Your Luck - 1996
Liar's Poker - 1997
Gen 13 - 1998
The Big Lebowski - 1998
Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas - 1998
The Wild Thornberrys - 1998 / TV Series (voice)
Psycho - 1998
Mascara - 1999
Liar's Poker - 1999
a p p e a r a n c e s e l s e w h e r e:
Big Audio Dymanite:
This is Big Audio Dynamite - 1985
No. 10 Upping St. - 1986
Megatop Phoenix - 1989
Jane's Addiction:
Nothing Shocking - 1988
Kettle Whistle - 1997
Alanis Morissette:
Jagged Little Pill - 1995
Porno For Pyros:
Good Gods Urge - 1996
Private Parts (Soundtrack) - 1997
Soundtrack:
The Basketball Diaries - 1995
Small Soldiers - 1998
South Park - 1998
Various:
A Small Circle of Friends - 1996
In Defense Of Animals Vol. 2 - 1996
Mick Jagger:
Wandering Spirit - 1993
Weirdos:
Condor - 1990
Pigface:
Notes From Thee Underground - 1994
Jon Hassell:
Dressing For Pleasure - 1994
Johnny Cash:
Unchained - 1998
Young M.C.:
Stone Cold Rhymin' - 1998
Mike Watt:
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat? - 1995
Jewel:
Spirit - 1998
Banyan:
Anytime At All - 1999
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers):
"Instructional Bass Video"
Release Date: 1994-01-07
Catalogue Number: HL00324030
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Chad Smith
Born: November 25, 1962 in St.Paul, MN
Brother: Brad (also his musical influence)
Children? Yes Chad has 3 children now.
Joined the band in 1989.
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John Frusciante
Born: March 5, 1970
Some of John's influences are:
Joy Division
New Order
Depeche Mode
Basquiat
Julian Schnabel
Sly and The Family Stone
Television
Defunkt
He loves so many different varietys of music and art it's hard to mention all the artists he loves. These are just a few of the many he loves.
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