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Chad Smith watches a busker drumming to a RHCP song
Who's gonna tell him? Busker drums Red Hot Chili Peppers song without realising drummer Chad Smith was watching

By Stef Lach Published

Watch busker play Red Hot Chili Peppers' Otherside to an audience of one – the man who plays on the record

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Red Hot Chili Peppers posing backstage
The story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Flea thinks is the best they ever made

By Mick Wall Published

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

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Josh Klinghoffer
Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer to be charged with vehicular manslaughter following death of pedestrian

By Liz Scarlett Published

The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is set to be arraigned for manslaughter following a fatal car accident

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Flea, Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, and John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the LA28 Olympic Games Handover Celebration.
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers perform Can't Stop in Los Angeles as part of Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony

By Stef Lach Published

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

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Chad Smith and BMTH
Chad Smith versus Bring Me The Horizon

By Paul Brannigan Published

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer hears Bring Me The Horizon for the first time, attempts to play along to a metalcore anthem

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John Frusciante
How John Frusciante pulled himself out of the depths of hell

By Paul Brannigan Published

At the end of 1997, John Frusciante was homeless, constantly hallucinating, and facing the very real prospect of jail or death. Six months later, he was back onstage with his brothers in Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Yo Gabba Gabbaland
Yo Gabba GabbaLand recruits colourful cartoon rock stars

By Paul Brannigan Published

Stars from the music world line up to appear alongside Foofa, Brobee, Muno, Toodee, and Plex on Apple TV+

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Deep Purple Mk III with an inset of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith
“People think of them as a heavy metal band, but they swing. It‘s not just bash bash bash”: how Deep Purple changed Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s life

By Paul Brannigan Published

RHCP drummer Chad Smith is a card-carrying Deep Purple fan, and here he explains why

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"I don't do that": If you bump into the Red Hot Chili Peppers, don't expect a handshake from guitarist John Frusciante

By Paul Brannigan Published

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante doesn't do handshakes, just so you know

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Lar Ulrich of Metallica and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2023
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith will have cameos in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel

By Matt Mills Published

Two of the biggest drummers in rock and metal will join Elton John, Paul McCartney and more in Rob Reiner’s long-awaited mockumentary sequel

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