American rock band

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Awards Received

MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video

Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance

MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice

MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

MTV Video Music Award for Best Artist Website

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist

MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock

MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock

MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act

MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album

Grammy Award for Best Rock Album

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group

MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist

Nominated For

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal MTV Video Music Award for Best Group MTV Video Music Award for Best Group MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Grammy Award for Best Rock Album MTV Video Music Award for Best Artist Website MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction MTV Video Music Award for Best Group MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock Favorite Pop/Rock Album MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction Grammy Award for Album of the Year MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing Grammy Award for Best Rock Album MTV Video Music Award for Best Group MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist Grammy Award for Best Music Video MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Juno Award for International Album of the Year People's Choice Award for Favorite Band MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act Grammy Award for Best Rock Album MTV Europe Music Award for Best World Stage Performance People's Choice Award for Favorite Band

Music

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Members, past and present

Flea

John Frusciante

Anthony Kiedis

Chad Smith

Dave Navarro

Josh Klinghoffer

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock and psychedelic rock. The band consists of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. With over 80 million records sold worldwide, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time. They are the most successful band in the history of alternative rock, with the records for most number-one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (85) and most top-ten songs (25) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. They have won six Grammy Awards, and in 2012 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by Kiedis, Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons. Because of commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's 1984 self-titled debut album, which instead featured guitarist Jack Sherman and drummer Cliff Martinez. Slovak rejoined for their second album, Freaky Styley (1985), and Irons for their third, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987). Slovak died of a drug overdose on June 25, 1988; Irons, devastated, left the band.

With new recruits Frusciante and Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded Mother's Milk (1989) and their first major commercial success, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991). Frusciante was uncomfortable with their newfound popularity and left abruptly on tour in 1992; he was replaced by Dave Navarro, who appeared on the group's sixth album, One Hot Minute (1995). Although successful, the album failed to match the critical or popular acclaim of its predecessor. Frusciante and Kiedis struggled with drug addiction throughout the 1990s.

In 1998, following Navarro's departure, Frusciante rejoined the band. Their seventh album, Californication (1999), became their biggest commercial success, with 16 million copies sold worldwide. By the Way (2002) and Stadium Arcadium (2006) were also successful; Stadium Arcadium was their first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Frusciante left again in 2009 to focus on his solo career; he was replaced by Josh Klinghoffer, who appeared on I'm with You (2011) and The Getaway (2016), before Frusciante rejoined in 2019.