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DiscographyAlbumsStadium Arcadium Album [2006] (# of tracks: 28) (# of discs: 2) Live Hyde Park Album [2004] (# of tracks: 26) (# of discs: 2) Greatest Hits Album [2003] (# of tracks: 16) (# of discs: 1) By The Way Album [2002] (# of tracks: 16) (# of discs: 1) Californication Album [1999] (# of tracks: 15) (# of discs: 1) One Hot Minute Album [1995] (# of tracks: 13) (# of discs: 1) Blood Sugar Sex Magik Album [1991] (# of tracks: 17) (# of discs: 1) Mother`s Milk Album [1989] (# of tracks: 12) (# of discs: 1) |
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Chad Gaylord Smith was born in St Paul, Minnesota on October 25th 1961. He later moved to Michigan, where, whilst he was still at school, ran away from home for a period of time. When he returned with a dog called Bong, his mother sent him to a boarding school, kept the dog and shortened his name to Bo. He worked at various jobs, including Gap, but having played the drums since a very young age, he played in various bands in Michigan, one being called Toby Redd. In his twenties, he moved to California, where his brother Brad lived, and ended up in Los Angeles, where he auditioned for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, following the departure of DH Peligro. He got the job, and is still there today. He married his first wife, Maria, an artist, in 1996, and they divorced the following year, after the birth of their daughter, Manon St John Smith. In 1998, his son Justin was born, and two years later, his daughter Ava was born. In May 2004, he married an architect, Nancy Mack, with whom he has a baby son, Cole. He has worked with numerous musicians away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, including Dave Navarro, Glenn Hughes, Wu Tang Clan and John Frusciante. He has recorded six albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Flea got into rock later on in life, came up in jazz as a jazz trumpet player, and then got into punk rock, playing in Fear and stuff like that. For live you need a microphone for the snare and the high hat, the kick drum, a nice stereo overhead and one for the toms - you can get away with using four mikes. I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California and went to the Musicians Institute in L.A. I wanted to get better as a player. I met the guys through a friend of a friend, and their former drummer had quit. I wasn`t too familiar with the Chili Peppers before that, so I joined at the end of 88` and we finished recording Mother`s Milk at the end of 89`, next thing I know I`m in Spin with a sock. I took a private lesson, but it didn`t really work out, so I went back to playing along with records. That`s really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Playing along with records is key. And as far as equipment goes it has gotten so much more affordable and the drum sets are of great quality. I play Pearl; their Export Series is great for a beginner. Sometimes one of us will have a riff or a bass line from home but it really gels when we come together. We really have a strong special chemistry that we take advantage of when we get together. Its very sort of spontaneous and organic, not a preconceived sort of jamming. Now we record everything, cause sometimes you`ll forget, you know, `what was that thing again?` So we record everything. Flea and Anthony are into funk, like old school Meters and stuff like that. We always feel pretty creative as far as writing songs. We write them together; we just get in a room, or on occasion in Flea`s garage. We just sort of improvise, like jazz musicians. Drums all have their own particulars - each drum has a place where they sound the best - where they ring out and resonate the best, and the head surface isn`t too loose or too tight, mainly so you get a good rebound off of the head. Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination. I was in every band class I could get in, like after school jazz band and marching band, and that`s where I really learned to read music from elementary all the way through junior high and high school. I enjoy being somewhat anonymous and only being recognised by real fans of our band. About 99.5 per cent of the music thats out there is predictable, generic, lame shit. But with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the music is honest and raw from the heart. I don`t put a face on God. So he would probably look like Jimi Hendrix. I want to go quick and easy. Probably in a bad motorbike accident.
We`re serious about our music. But if we go on stage and have flames shooting out of our heads, it doesn`t mean I go home at night and shoot flames out of my head while I`m drinking my Pepsi.
I`m not bisexual, but I do like to buy sex. Have a good time all the time. | ||
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