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Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian and American musician and actor.He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) is an American funk rock band from Los Angeles, California.Formed in December 1982 as Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the group originally consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea (real name Michael Balzary) and drummer Jack Irons. [1]
This led to a brief Jane's Addiction Relapse tour, with Flea replacing Avery who declined an invitation to rejoin the band. They produced a compilation album titled Kettle Whistle featuring two new songs with Flea on bass. In 2010, Perkins stated that "Flea, to me, was a great match in '97. As a drummer, he was very exciting for me to work with ...
Guitarist and the main songwriter of rock band Television has died after a ‘brief illness’ ‘One of the greatest’: Flea leads tributes to Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, who has died at ...
Since its formation, the band has gone through various lineup changes, and at one point featured Flea, later a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on bass. The classic Fear lineup existed from 1978 to 1982, and was composed of Ving, guitarist Philo Cramer , bassist Derf Scratch , and drummer Spit Stix .
Andy Rourke, the bass guitar player for influential British band The Smiths, has died at 59, according to his representatives and former bandmate Johnny Marr.
Atoms for Peace were an English-American rock supergroup comprising the Radiohead songwriter Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano), the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, the Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synthesisers, guitars), the Beck and R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, and the Forro in the Dark percussionist Mauro Refosco.
Titans within the world of rock music have paid tribute to the guitarist following the news of his death aged 78. Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant pays tribute to Jeff Beck’s ‘enormous’ musical ...