Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Anthony Kiedis and Flea are the only two original band members. Anthony is the lead singer, Flea plays bass.

Chad Smith, John Frusciante joined the band in 1989. Chad auditioned with over 30 other drummers for the part.

Lead singer Anthony Kiedis is a vegetarian.

Member Hillel Slovak died on June 25, 1988.

They have covered the song I Found Out by John Lennon.

Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons were the original four band members. All four original members were born in 1962.

Bass Guitarist Michael "Flea" Balzary voices the Donnie Thornberry character on the Animation TV show The Wild Thornberrys.

Every member of the band has tattoos.

The band's song Magic Johnson was a tribute to their favorite basketball team the Los Angeles Lakers.

The group has been featured on Pretty Woman, Coneheads, Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Wayne's World movies soundtracks.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have two albums in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Lead guitarist John Frusciante is # 18 on the Rolling Stone's List of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Dani California is the first single off their ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium with the music video being directed by Tony Kaye, the acclaimed director of American History X.

Bass Guitarist Michael "Flea" Balzary was born on October 16, 1962.

Lead singer Anthony Kiedis was born on November 1, 1962.

Lead Guitarist John Frusciante was born on March 5, 1970.

Drummer Chad Smith was born on October 25, 1961.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are affiliated with the United States Democratic Party.

Discography: Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984) Freaky Styley (1985) The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987) Mother's Milk (1989) Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) What Hits!? (1992) One Hot Minute (1995) Californication (1999) By the Way (2002) Greatest Hits (2003) Live in Hyde Park (2004) Stadium Arcadium (2006)

Members: Flea, John Frusciante, Jack Irons, Anthony Kiedis, Arik Marshall, Dave Navarro, Jack Sherman, Hillel Slovak, Chad Smith, Jesse Tobias.

Formed: 1983

Sang hit songs like Cant Stop