“I can unleash it however it needs to go – like when it needs to be violent rapids, or when it needs to be a calm, still pool. With the basslines and the way I want to play them, I want to live my life in a way that allows me to open myself up enough for this cosmic, spiritual river to flow through me. I think about playing bass – particularly as it relates to the Red Hot Chili Peppers – as like a river. “I think that’s just where we’re at, collectively, and where I’m at. There’s tons of room for you to move around on this album – it’s a real bass playground in that sense. It’s there, and it’s clear, and it’s simple, and it’s easy.” It’s just a matter of the language spoken organically, you know – and we have that with John in spades. “It’s just different sets of reference points, and different ways of looking at what the project is.

It was like that with Josh too, who is a beautiful musician, and not only a beautiful musician but a great person – someone who is kind and thoughtful and generous and supportive, musically and otherwise. “It’s like that with the four of us, not just me and John. We were both yearning for the same thing to happen, and when the thing happens, we’re both completely conscious that it’s happening. You know, John was gone for 10 years, and the first second that we started jamming together again, it was just like talking. I assume that when you play with John Frusciante, it’s like putting on a pair of comfortable old sneakers, or am I way off? We were both yearning for the same thing to happen John was gone for 10 years, and the first second that we started jamming together again, it was just like talking. He makes his comments and then we record it.” “We sit in a rehearsal room for months on end, writing, jamming, laughing, arguing, and at a certain point, the shit has been honed and nurtured, so we go in and put it on tape and play it for Rick. We like to record live to tape, with all of us playing together in a room, looking at each other playing, feeling each other playing, like we’ve always done it. He has been involved in various projects with iconic names, such as Duran Duran, Glenn Hughes, Johnny Cash, George Clinton, and more.Did you record Unlimited Love the old-school way – together in the studio? In 1998, Frusciante rejoined the band soon before they started working on the ‘Californication’ album.īesides his career with Red Hot Chili Peppers, John also released 12 solo albums. Unfortunately, soon later, he fell into serious drug addiction and decided to leave the band for a while. Frusciante is the fourth richest member of the band with his net worth of $20 million.įollowing his first appearance on RHCP’s iconic ‘Mother’s Milk’ album, John had some hard time getting used to the newfound popularity. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante joined the band at the age of 18 to replace the late guitarist Hillel Slovak. Along with the properties that he’s sold for $15 million and $2.85 million, Smith is known for living in his house in Malibu which he bought for $8.6 million in 2006. Just like his bandmates Anthony Kiedis and Flea, Chad also invested in real estate. Additionally, he worked with various iconic musicians including Johnny Cash, Kid Rock, Post Malone, Joe Satriani, and more. Besides his praiseworthy work with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smith is also the drummer of former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar‘s band, Chickenfoot. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers of alternative music, Chad has a net worth of $90 million which is less than two of his bandmates’, yet a lot more than many drummers’ in many other rock bands.Ĭhad Smith managed to amaze his current bandmates from the very first day he auditioned to replace D.H. Red Hot Chili Pepper’s drummer Chad Smith has been an integral part of the band since he first joined them back in 1988. He even bought a house in Malibu for $4.8 million which close to Flea’s home in the same area. Similar to Flea, Anthony also invested in real estate by owning properties around the U.S.

Flea from red hot chili peppers