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“Flea said I might get the gig”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery recalls his 2003 audition for Metallica
After surviving Jane’s Addiction and touring with Alanis Morissette, Eric Avery was granted an audition with metal giants Metallica
Flea names his pick for “the greatest rock bass player” of all time
The Red Hot Chili Peppers member has singled out a player for his ability to subvert what is expected of a traditional bassist
Flea wanted to ditch Give It Away before his Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates stepped in
Rick Rubin persuaded Flea to tone down his original bassline on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1991 hit single
The 20 greatest slap bass songs of all time
These masterful slap basslines chart the evolution of the quintessential bass technique, from Larry Graham to today's YouTube heroes
Flea regrets his bass-smashing antics in Red Hot Chili Peppers’ earlier years
The energetic bassist took to social media to voice his regret of destroying his instruments in the ‘90s and ‘00s
“John Lydon once made a stab at poaching Flea for Public Image. At which point Flea keeled over and passed out”: Anthony Kiedis takes a nostalgic look back at Flea’s finest hour from Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Flea’s reputation as a killer bass player almost saw him lured away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers
“The White Album was the first thing that I connected with as a kid”: Flea picks his top 5 ‘desert island’ discs
The Red Hot Chili Pepper was also asked to name his dream supergroup. Safe to say he picked himself on bass
“I would never play a bass that has brand-new strings. My strings only leave the bass when they break”: How George Porter Jr. helped put funk on the musical map with The Meters
Formed in 1965, The Meters became the measure of funk to come with their 1969 instrumental anthem Cissy Strut
