Red Hot Chili Peppers are quietly going about their business of working on their first album in four years.
This comes after the band's bassist, Flea said that they were working on their first studio record since they released back-to-back albums, Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen in 2022.
In a recent interview, RHCP's Flea has said that he and guitarist John Frusciante have been had a myriad of writing sessions at Frusciante's home studio, as they work on the next chapter for the band.
“We’ve been writing and recording at John’s place, and the music feels great", Flea told Mojo Magazine. “Once we start playing, it’s all about finding that magic groove and doing it right".
Flea went on to speak about working as a solo artist and creating within Red Hot Chili Peppers, comparing the band to a constantly evolving four way partnership, one which presents its own challenges, including emotional ones.
“It’s like being in a marriage with four people", Flea explained. “It’s always shifting, always presenting new things to deal with. Egos are unavoidable — mine’s as big and as fragile as anyone’s — but it’s part of who I am. It’s alive, it’s beautiful, and it keeps changing shape".
Earlier this month, Flea and the rest of the Red Hot Chili Peppers distanced themselves from the recent Netflix documentary about their former bandmate, Hillel Slovak. The band insisted that they had nothing to do with the documentary "creatively".
"Dear people of the universe, about a year ago, we were asked to be interviewed for a documentary about Hillel Slovak. He was a founding member of the group, a great guitarist, and friend", the band said in a statement. "We agreed to be interviewed out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory".
"However, this documentary is now being advertised as a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, which it is not", they added. "We had nothing to do with it creatively. We have yet to make a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary". More on this from Nova here.
Hillel Slovak, who was a friend and bandmate of Flea, co founded the band. He passed away from a heroin overdose in 1988 when he was 26 years old.
This month, Flea paid a moving tribute to Slovak.
"His guitar playing was beautiful, his hair, the way he dressed… everything. A beautiful friend. And really sadly a drug addict, heroin, and he didn’t make it through", he said. Find out more on this from Nova here.
