Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2016.
Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2016.
He remembers growing up surrounded by jazz musicians and his love for Louis Armstrong. He also recalls developing a love for the bass guitar, his early rock bands and how important British bands Gang Of Four and Echo & The Bunnymen were to him. He tells Matt about the Chili Peppers' first record and their huge success, and talks about collaborations with the likes of Damon Albarn and Thom Yorke.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Give It Away
- Warner Bros.
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Clifford Brown & Max Roach
Cherokee
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The Beatles
Dear Prudence
- The White Album.
- Parlophone.
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Louis Armstrong
All That Meat and No Potatoes
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Jaco Pastorius
Portrait Of Tracy
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Gang of Four
Not Great Men
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Fear
We Destroy the Family
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Germs
Richie Dagger's Crime
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Universally Speaking
- (CD Single).
- Warner Bros.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Out in L.A. (demo)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Under The Bridge
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Thom Yorke
Harrowdown Hill
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Fela Kuti
Water No Get Enemy
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Goodbye Angels
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Richard Ashcroft
Break The Night With Colour
- PARLOPHONE.
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China Crisis
King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
- Virgin.
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Oct 2016 13:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
- Fri 2 Mar 2018 01:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
- Mon 29 Jun 2020 04:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
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Interviews with major artists revealing the moments and songs that shaped their careers.
