Red Hot Chili Peppers' original line-up included drummer Neil Peart.
Neil Ellwood Peart , ( [ ˈpi : rt ] born September 12 , 1952 ) , is a Canadian-American musician and author , best known as the drummer and primary lyricist for the rock band Rush . Red Hot Chili Peppers . The band 's original line-up , originally named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem , featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons , alongside Kiedis and Flea .