Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active: 1983 – present
Members:Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea, Chad Smith
Former members:Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons, Cliff Martinez, Jack Sherman, Chuck Biscuits,
D. H. Peligro, DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight, Jesse Tobias, Arik Marshall, Dave Navarro

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California,
In 1983. For most of its career, the band has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis,
Guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith.
The band's varied musical style has fused traditional rock and heavy metal with various
Elements of funk, punk rock, and psychedelic rock.
In addition to Kiedis and Flea, the group originally featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer
Jack Irons. However, Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988, resulting in Irons resigning.
Irons was replaced briefly by D. H. Peligro, former Dead Kennedys drummer, before the band
Found a permanent replacement in Chad Smith, while Slovak was replaced by up-and-coming
Guitarist Frusciante. This lineup recorded the band's fourth and fifth albums, 1989's Mother's
Milk and 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

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