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Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of alternative rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock. When played live, their music incorporates elements of jam band due to the improvised nature of many of their performances. Currently, the band consists of founding members vocalist Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea (Michael Peter Balzary), longtime drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide, they have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, of which they have won six, and are the most successful band in alternative rock radio history, currently holding the records for most number-one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (85) and most top-ten songs (25) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. In 2012, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The band's original lineup, originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, alongside Kiedis and Flea. Because of commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's 1984 self-titled debut album. Slovak performed on the second and third albums, Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987), the latter of which marked the only time that all four original members had appeared on a full-length album. Slovak died of a drug overdose on June 25, 1988; his death devastated Irons, who immediately left the band, which considered breaking up but chose to move on. After temporary replacements on guitar and drums, Frusciante and Smith were hired...
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Anthony Kiedis (lead vocals), Flea (bass, backing vocals, trumpet, piano), Chad Smith (drums, percussion), John Frusciante (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards)
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Alternative Rock Punk Rock Pop Rock Funk Psychedelic Rock Funk Rock Rap Rock Funk Metal
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