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With a new documentary on the band’s early years and their late guitarist Hillel Slovak, Red Hot Chili Peppers have explained their lack of active engagement, as per theprp. That documentary, ‘The Rise Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers‘, was directed by Ben Feldman (‘Bug Out‘, “Rich & Shameless‘), and is set to premiere on Netflix on March 20th. Although band members took part in interviews for the documentary, the band is not directly involved in the production. The multi-platinum funk rock stars clarified their position on the project in a joint statement posted on social media yesterday, January 30.
Dear people of the universe,
About a year ago, we were asked to be interviewed for a documentary about Hillel Slovak. He was a founding member of the group, a great guitarist, and friend. We agreed to be interviewed out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory. However, this documentary is now being advertised as a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, which it is not. We had nothing to do with it creatively. We have yet to make a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary. The central subject of this current Netflix special is Hillel Slovak and we hope it sparks interest in him and his work.
Slovak, a co-founder and the band’s mentor who inspired Flea to take up bass, died of heroin addiction in 1988 at the age of 26. He tragically overdosed in his apartment in Los Angeles, California, and died as a result.
Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (bass), John Frusciante (guitar), and Chad Smith (drums) make up the American rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers, which was founded in Los Angeles in 1982. In addition to influencing genres like funk metal, rap metal, rap rock, and nu metal, their music combines elements of alternative rock, punk rock, hard rock, hip hop, and psychedelic rock. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the best-selling bands ever, with over 120 million records sold worldwide. They have the records for the most top-ten songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart (28), the most total weeks at number one (91), and the most number-one singles on the American Alternative Songs charts (15).
