who were the original members of the red hot chili peppers
List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American funk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983.[1] The band was formed by vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea, and drummer Jack Irons after they met while attending Fairfax High School. Since its inception, Red Hot Chili Peppers has maintained a four-member lineup, with fourteen official members overall.
Red Hot Chili Peppers On September 24, 1991, Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released. "Give It Away" was released as the first single; it eventually became one of the band's biggest and most well known songs, winning a Grammy Award in 1992 for "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" and became the band's first number one single on the Modern Rock chart[50][61] The ballad "Under the Bridge" was released as a second single, and went on to reach No.Â 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[50] the highest the band has reached on that chart as of 2016,[50] and became one of the band's most recognizable songs. Other singles such as "Breaking the Girl" and "Suck My Kiss" also charted well.