"Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) ""Give It Away"" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from the group's fifth studio album, ""Blood Sugar Sex Magik"". It was released as the lead single from their album on September 4, 1991, by Warner Bros. Records. The music was written by guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea during a jam session months prior to the album recording sessions. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the song's most prevalent lyrical refrain in response to an experience he shared with former girlfriend Nina Hagen regarding altruistic behavior and the value"
"Flea (musician) Michael Peter Balzary (born 16 October 1962) known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician, singer and actor. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea briefly appeared as the bassist for such bands as What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction. He has performed with rock supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and collaborated with Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, and Young MC. Flea also performed live with Nirvana in 1993 playing the trumpet. Flea incorporates elements"
"Michael Falzarano Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986. Falzarano released an album entitled ""We Are All One"" in 2008 on Woodstock Records and ""The King James Sessions"" in 2005 on Blues Planet Records. A re-released version of the song ""Last Train Out,"" which he wrote in memory of the Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule bass player Allen Woody, appears on"
"Brian Griffin that thanks to him, there's a recurring flea problem in Stewie's room, Flea enters and drops a bass line on his guitar. He asks Brian if he wants to hang out, but Stewie kicks Flea out of the room. Flea co-stars with Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe in the 2018 film ""Boy Erased"". Flea (musician) Michael Peter Balzary (born 16 October 1962) known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician, singer and actor. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea briefly appeared as the"
"the possibility of future reunions. In November 2015, Mickey Avalon and Dirt Nasty officially reconciled by releasing a 5-song collaborative EP entitled ""Married to the Game"". In March 2007, Avalon was booed off the stage while opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, in Oklahoma City. The next day, Red Hot Chili Peppers lead guitarist John Frusciante wrote a letter to the band's fans in Oklahoma City, accusing them of booing Avalon for personal issues, and having a lack of ""regard for humanity."" Mickey Avalon Mickey Avalon (born Yeshe Perl; December 3, 1975) is an American rapper from Hollywood, California."
"with Isaiah Washington, Tim Blake Nelson, and Joey Lauren Adams. Falzarano also appears in the movie. Michael is currently touring with his band, The Englishtown Project, covering Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Marshall Tucker Band songs. Michael Falzarano Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986. Falzarano released an album entitled ""We Are All One"" in 2008 on Woodstock"
"in addition to voicing the character Donnie Thornberry in ""The Wild Thornberrys"" animated television series and films. Flea is also the co-founder of Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit music education organization founded in 2001 for underprivileged children. In 2019 Flea will release his book """" which will detail his life prior to the formation of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Michael Peter Balzary was born on 16 October, 1962 in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood. He is of Hungarian and Irish descent. His father, Mick Balzary, an avid fisherman, often took him fishing. When Flea was four, his family moved"
"Michael Anthony (musician) Michael Anthony (born Michael Anthony Sobolewski, June 20, 1954) is an American musician who is currently the bass player in the rock supergroup Chickenfoot and The Circle. Anthony was previously the bass player for the hard rock band Van Halen. Anthony has a signature Schecter Guitar Research bass-guitar series and owns in excess of 150 bass guitars. In addition to his musical career with Van Halen and other acts, Anthony markets a line of hot sauces and related products named Mad Anthony. While Anthony was a promising catcher in baseball, he also competed on the Dana Junior"
"rejoined the band. In 1988, Peligro joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers replacing drummer Jack Irons. Guitarist Hillel Slovak had recently died of a heroin overdose and was replaced by guitarist DeWayne McKnight. Peligro had been friends with the band for years and even at one point was in a joke band called Three Little Butt Hairs with singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea. The McKnight and Peligro lineup didn't last long but long enough to record one track, ""Blues for Meister"", which appears on the ""Out In L.A."" compilation album. McKnight was fired three shows into their tour in"
"Brian Calzini Brian John Williams (born October 25, 1985 in Ocala, Florida) is an American metalcore vocalist. He formed bands Paddock Park, Sleeping with Sirens and We Are Defiance, his current band. Williams was born in Ocala, Florida. Brian Calzini (birth name) is also known as Brian John Williams. Williams's musical career began when he started recording a song named ""I´ll Swing My Fists"" together with Tom Denney formerly of A Day To Remember. Williams uploaded the song to his MySpace profile and started a solo musical project called '""Paddock Park"". He later found a live band to perform his"
"hot sauce. On my barbecue sauce or my mustard we didn't use any of that kind of language. I'm not going to do the full-on blowout thing, but it would be cool to expand a little bit more because I've got people that work with companies like Trader Joe's, which is a big specialty store, and they're interested in doing something."" Michael Anthony (musician) Michael Anthony (born Michael Anthony Sobolewski, June 20, 1954) is an American musician who is currently the bass player in the rock supergroup Chickenfoot and The Circle. Anthony was previously the bass player for the hard"
"Josh Klinghoffer Josh Adam Klinghoffer (born October 3, 1979) is an American musician best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he has recorded two studio albums, ""I'm with You"" (2011) and ""The Getaway"" (2016), and the b-sides compilation, ""I'm Beside You"" (2013). Klinghoffer took the place of his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante in 2009, after a period as a touring member. Klinghoffer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012, becoming the Hall of Fame's youngest-ever living inductee at"
"a powerful thing."" Hillel Slovak Hillel Slovak (; April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Slovak recorded two albums with the band, ""Freaky Styley"" (1985) and ""The Uplift Mofo Party Plan"" (1987). His guitar work was primarily rooted in funk and hard rock, although he often experimented with other genres including reggae and speed metal. He is considered to have been a major influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' early sound. Born in Haifa, Israel, Slovak"
"Billy ""The Kid"" Emerson William Robert Emerson (born December 21, 1925), known during his recording career as Billy ""The Kid"" Emerson and more recently as Rev. William R. Emerson, is an African American preacher and former R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter, best known for his 1955 song, ""Red Hot."" Born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Emerson learned the piano, playing in various local bands. In 1943, he joined the United States Navy, and after World War II he began playing in Florida, and following a spell in one group where the members dressed as outlaws, he picked up"
"do in a job, looking back. And that's been dishonored. I'm being dishonored, and it sucks."" Jack Sherman Jack Sherman (born January 18, 1956) is a guitarist best known as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, playing on their debut album. Sherman joined the Chili Peppers in December 1983 replacing founding member, Hillel Slovak. Sherman would remain with the band for their first tour in 1984 to support the release of the first album. He co-composed material on the debut album as well as songs on the follow-up record, ""Freaky Styley"". Slovak returned to the band, replacing Sherman"
"Bibliography John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante (; born March 5, 1970) is an American guitarist, singer, composer, and producer. He is best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, from 1988 until 1992 and from 1998 until 2009. He recorded five studio albums with them. Frusciante has an active solo career, having released twelve solo albums and five EPs; his recordings include elements ranging from experimental rock and ambient music to new wave and electronica. In 2015, Frusciante released his debut acid house album under his alias, Trickfinger. He has also recorded with numerous"
"an interview subject in the 2003 documentary ""Afro-Punk"". D. H. Peligro Darren Henley (born July 9, 1959), better known by his stage name D. H. Peligro, is an American punk rock musician, most commonly known as the drummer for the Dead Kennedys along with a brief stint as the drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Peligro joined the Dead Kennedys in February 1981, replacing original drummer, Ted, and made his recorded debut with the group on the EP ""In God We Trust, Inc."" which was released in December of that year. He would go on to record the studio albums"
"D. H. Peligro Darren Henley (born July 9, 1959), better known by his stage name D. H. Peligro, is an American punk rock musician, most commonly known as the drummer for the Dead Kennedys along with a brief stint as the drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Peligro joined the Dead Kennedys in February 1981, replacing original drummer, Ted, and made his recorded debut with the group on the EP ""In God We Trust, Inc."" which was released in December of that year. He would go on to record the studio albums ""Plastic Surgery Disasters"", ""Frankenchrist"", and ""Bedtime for Democracy"","
"We Are All One We Are All One is an album by Michael Falzarano. It was released by Woodstock Records on October 28, 2008. Michael Falzarano is a rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and, before that, Hot Tuna. He has also played with other bands and recording artists, both live and in the studio. ""We Are All One"" is his third album as a band leader, after ""Mecca"" (1996) and ""The King James Sessions"" (2006). The songs on ""We Are All One"" were recorded over"
"Michael McCary Michael Sean McCary (born December 16, 1971) is an American singer, known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men (in which he was sometimes known as Mike Bass). In 2003, McCary left Boyz II Men due to chronic back problems, resulting from multiple sclerosis (MS) and personal problems. McCary plays in the film ""Mannsfield 12"", in which he takes on the role of Herold. He has also appeared on the television game show ""Identity"" on March 24, 2007. Lately, Michael has been seen in the court room as a celebrity juror on"
"Alcatrazz Alcatrazz was an American heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. They are best known for their songs ""Island in the Sun"" and ""God Blessed Video"". The band's initial line-up consisted of former Rainbow singer frontman Graham Bonnet, young Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, who had recently left American band Steeler, Gary Shea and Jimmy Waldo from New England and Clive Burr of Iron Maiden fame. Burr was reportedly only in the band for a week, and left upon discovering the band was going to be based in the United States, as opposed"
"Michael Henderson Michael Henderson (born July 7, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his bass playing with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, on early fusion albums such as ""Jack Johnson"", ""Live-Evil"", and ""Agharta"", as well as series of R&B/soul hits, particularly the Norman Connors produced hit, You Are My Starship in 1976 and other songs in the mid to late 1970s. He was one of the first notable bass guitarists of the fusion era as well as being one of the most influential jazz and soul musicians of the past 40 years. In addition"
"Plexi, Rickenbacker, Yamaha BB, Vigier and B.C. Rich Basses. According to the Geezer Butler Bass Rig Rundown, he used the following over the years. From early 2000's Released in 2013 Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph ""Geezer"" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. Butler received the nickname ""Geezer"" at approximately age eight, because he ""used to call everybody Geezer"" at school. ""It was just a slang term"
"Macy Gray. He acted in and wrote the soundtrack to an Academy Award-winning USC student film, ""Peace & Quiet"". In an interview in 2007, Marshall said of the film, ""I played a mulatto punk-rocker who destroys this old guys suburban home...right in front of him! I wore a Mohawk and a Funkadelic t-shirt..."" Marshall appeared as the guitarist in the wedding scene of the 2009 movie ""The Hangover"". Arik Marshall Arik Ben Marshall (born February 13, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, poet, and author, best known as a one-time member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He divides"
"John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante (; born March 5, 1970) is an American guitarist, singer, composer, and producer. He is best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, from 1988 until 1992 and from 1998 until 2009. He recorded five studio albums with them. Frusciante has an active solo career, having released twelve solo albums and five EPs; his recordings include elements ranging from experimental rock and ambient music to new wave and electronica. In 2015, Frusciante released his debut acid house album under his alias, Trickfinger. He has also recorded with numerous other"
"One Hot Minute One Hot Minute is the sixth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 12, 1995 by Warner Bros. Records. The worldwide success of the band's previous album ""Blood Sugar Sex Magik"" (1991) caused guitarist John Frusciante to become uncomfortable with their status, eventually quitting mid-tour in 1992. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis, who had resumed addictions to cocaine and heroin in 1994 after being sober for more than five years, approached his lyricism with a reflective outlook on drugs and their harsh effects. It is the only studio album to feature Dave Navarro"
"Bill Miner Ezra Allen Miner (c.1847 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was a noted American bandito, originally from Bowling Green, Kentucky, who served several prison terms for stagecoach robbery. Known for his unusual politeness while committing robberies, he was widely nicknamed the Grey Fox, Gentleman Robber or the Gentleman Bandit. He is reputed to have been the originator of the phrase ""Hands up!"" an original song titled ""The Ballad of Bill Miner"" was written by singer/songwriter Phillip Mills (Eugene Quinn) and recorded by the San Francisco bay area band ""The Blackout Cowboys"". Legend has it"
"Arik Marshall Arik Ben Marshall (born February 13, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, poet, and author, best known as a one-time member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He divides his time between London, England; Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and Los Angeles. Arik Ben Marshall is the third of five children born to an African-American father and a Jewish mother. He grew up and attended school in South Central Los Angeles, graduating from Mid City Alternative Magnet School. In the 8th grade, Marshall broke his leg during a football game he was playing with friends and spent the"
"Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until the group disbanded in August 1995. He and fellow Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann earned the nickname ""the rhythm devils"". Michael Steven Hartman was born in Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in suburban Inwood, New York by his mother, Leah, a drummer, gown maker and bookkeeper. His father (champion rudimental drummer Lenny"
"was very stifled. I certainly don't think it was all Dave Abbruzzese's fault that it was stifled."" Jack Irons, the original drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Abbruzzese's successor, plays drums on ""Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me."" Gossard said, ""Jack entered the band right at the end of making ""Vitalogy"". Jack's a breath of fresh air, a family man. Everybody had a strong sense of friendship with him immediately. He was just there to play drums and help out."" In a 1995 interview, ""Guitar World"" writer Jeff Gilbert described ""Vitalogy"" as ""strange"" and ""very eclectic."" McCready agreed, saying, ""There"
"Piggy D. Matthew ""Matt"" Montgomery (born November 16, 1975), also known as Piggy D., is a musician most famous as a guitarist in horror punk band Wednesday 13 and bassist for Rob Zombie. He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, playing ""American Witch"" live on the ""Late Show with David Letterman"" right before picking up the second leg of the ""Educated Horses"" tour in late 2006. To this day, he maintains a successful solo career while playing with Zombie. Piggy co-directed a short 10-minute movie entitled ""Along Came a Spider: the Movie"""
"with Foghat to this day. Bryan Bassett Bryan Bassett (born August 11, 1954) is an American guitarist who has played with several notable bands but is probably best known as a member of Wild Cherry in the 1970s who had a hit with ""Play That Funky Music."" Bryan was born on August 11, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began playing with some local Pittsburgh bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s before joining Wild Cherry in 1975 which was actually a reformation of a popular local Ohio band led by vocalist/guitarist Rob Parissi. They recorded the hit ""Play That"
"wide array of famous celebrities and iconic composers of both film and stage have participated in the Jr. Phil's gala events including: Meredith Willson, Richard Pryor, Tom Hatton, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman and the bassist from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael ""Flea"" Balzary (who is also an alum of the orchestra) to name only a few. Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic Orchestra Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra of California is one of the oldest and most distinctive young people's symphony orchestras in the United States. It was founded in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 1937 by its conductor, Dr. Ernst Katz"