Red Hot Chili Peppers Split Up For Not Long Enough
Then buzz it up
May 22nd, 2008 at 19:00 by Stuart Heritage
Hear that? It’s the sound of no ropey funk-rock jam workouts. Lovely, isn’t it? And best of all, it’s a noise you’ll be hearing a lot from now on.
That’s because Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced that they’re splitting up. We know, we were distraught too - what were the Red Hot Chili Peppers if not The Beatles of bad funk-rock that all sounds identical?
But, hey, relax - it’s only a temporary split! According to Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, the group is disbanding for ‘a minimum of one year’ so that they can focus on other things for a while. So, although there won’t be a new Red Hot Chili Peppers album any time soon, at least you’ll be able to console yourself with the upcoming Flea Makes A Directionless Bim-Bom-Bim-Bom Noise Up And Down The Neck Of His Bass For More Than A Day 32-CD solo boxset.
It’s been almost exactly two years since Red Hot Chili Peppers released their last album, entitled Stadium Lampshadium - and that means that if you’re a die-hard Red Hot Chili Peppers fan it’s been almost exactly one year, 11 months, two weeks and four days since you got about three tracks into it, realised that it contained nothing but shallow retreads of other stuff they’ve already done before and promptly forgot that it even existed.
But don’t you be expecting a new Red Hot Chili Peppers album any time soon - there won’t be one soon. There might not even be one ever. Red Hot Chili Peppers are on a trial separation, you see, because playing two hours of music a night to tens of thousands of adoring fans like you’ve dreamed of doing ever since you were a little boy can make you sooo tired. According to The Mirror:
California-referencing rock-funk veterans Red Hot Singer Chili Peppers have announced they are disbanding for the next 12 months after becoming exhausted with their hectic schedule. Frontman Anthony Kiedis told US rock mag Rolling Stone: “We didn’t really stop until the tour ended last year. We were all emotionally and mentally zapped at the end of that run. The discussion was, ‘Let’s not do anything Red Hot Chili Peppers-related for a minimum of one year, and just live and breathe and eat and learn new things.’”
Wow, yes, OK, we take it back - if you haven’t even had time to eat or even to perform your body’s basic automatic respiratory function since 1999 like you’re claiming, Red Hot Chili Peppers, then by all means take a break. Take as long as you need! You’ve earnt it! Heck, take forever off if you need to! No, really. Take forever off. We insist.
As Kiedis says, though, this will be an important year for the various members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers because they’re all going to try new things. Kiedis is going to raise a son, the drummer has joined a jazz band, John Frusciante is working on solo stuff and Flea is going to try not to burn any more houses down.
However, there’s always the chance that, after their year off, the various Red Hot Chili Peppers will have got used to living at home in comfort and they’ll decide to make the split permanent.
And you know what that means - it means that there’ll be a TV show called Californication but no band performing a song called Californication. In other words, it means that Duchovny has won! That’s terrible! We don’t know which scenario is worse - a world where the Red Hot Chili Peppers still exist or a world where Duchovny gets to ramp up his cloying smugness a couple of notches. We lose either way. It’s just like being a child with two abusive parents. Um, we’d imagine.
Read more:
Rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers split - for at least a year - Mirror
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May 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 am
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May 24th, 2008 at 6:27 am
You;re a fucking moron and obviously know nothing at all about music.
May 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
See? Even their fans agree…
May 24th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Wow, then what kind of music do you like? Something like Green Day or U2? Get some music taste, asshole.
May 25th, 2008 at 1:32 am
You simply do not understand good music. Anthony Kiedis is an awesome frontman, flea is one of the best bassists who is still going today and chad is a beast on the drums How could any band with John Frusciante be bad? He is a fucking genius. Red Hot Chili Peppers have been putting amazing sounds in the air for over 20 years now. you are a hater my friend.
May 25th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
You, are a complete twat who lacks musical taste in any form. even if u dislike their music theres no denying they lack musical talent, which is something im sure you do.
They are a fucking great band, whatever style they choose to play, and the beautiful energy they give out with their voices and instruments in one show is more than you could give off in a lifetime.
grow up, show some respect, and buy some new records you fucking arrogant cunt.
May 25th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
The Chili Peppers are amazing. I guess you would know that if you weren’t too busy waiting in line for Miley Cyrus tickets.
May 26th, 2008 at 4:33 am
why can’t you see the difference in taking a break from a band and stop making music all together.
Is your head really so far up your own ass to realise the not-so-subtle difference of ‘taking a vacation’ as opposed to ’stopping with your life philosophy.’
If you even think artists like Frusciante and Flea are even considering spending a year without making or practicing music at all you are in no position to make a comment about their ‘crap’ album.
People change, they grow up, they evolve. Their music changes in a parallel path. Or do you think somebody like a Salvador Dali made the same art when he was 60 as opposed to his 15 year old self?
Music is a matter of taste.
But your lack of respect tells me you’re missing out of something in your life.
Take a look in the mirror and have a long think about yourself. Chances are you’ll realise that you’re actually quite pathetic.
May 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
What is a matter with you? You have issues. RHCP fucking rule, great music and great band all in all!
They deserve some alone time without having to be away from their familys and such.
Incolent prick
May 29th, 2008 at 4:48 am
YOu fucking ass!
the red hot chili peppers are the best.
you have no right to say that.
its NOT funny.
its NOT entertaining.
its fucking stupid.
i just came here to see if they split up for good, i didnt need some homo to dis them, about 70 times!
you fuck!
rhcp have earned their respect.
read anthony kiedis’s book ’scar tissue’…and maybe you should actually listen to one of their songs.
i feel horrible now..
this is a load of crap.
i want facts.
not your bias thoughts!
red hot chili peppers kick ass!!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:07 am
oh my god dude i would love to beat the shit out of you.. or watch you perform a world tour for almost a decade which would be just as bad as getting the shit beat out of you, if not worse
you obviously know nothing about being in a band, or flying across the world in a day and giving all of your energy for loving fans and doing it again the next day
being in a band myself, i know that it is rough balancing out your priorities, especially when one is new born child, and you deserve a break after a while
you obviously dont know how to analyze anything, so do us all a favor and get the hell off of the internet with these poorly thought out rants you post
May 29th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
OH MY GOD DUDE I WANT TO BEAT YOU UP BECAUSE YOU MADE FUN OF A BAND I LIKE ON THE INTERNET GET OFF THE INTERNET WITH YOUR POORLY THOUGHT OUT RANTS WHILE MY CAREFULLY CONSIDERED DESIRE TO PHYSICALLY HURT YOU REMAINS EVEN THOUGH IM OBVIOUSLY A PIMPLY HIGH SCHOOL TWERP WHO PLAYS IN THE MARCHING BAND AND JUST ACTS LIKE A TOUGH GUY ON THE INTERNET
my fave quote: “being in a band myself, i know that it is rough balancing out your priorities, especially when one is new born child”
There are two possible interpretations here, and because I have no commitment to the truth I might as well assume that the author is a newborn child. Which would explain the content of the message, but wow, how amazing, a newborn learned to use a computer you go girl.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
You are a fucking fool. You obviously know nothing about music you gutless prick
May 29th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hey Cyro;
Calling someone a gutless prick on the Internet
without even posting your real name is a self-canceling act.
Put down the mirror when you type.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:01 am
gir… wow
what did your comment even mean?
you have no clue who i am, but im pretty sure youre an ignorant prick who decided to take your anger out on me because you have nothing else to do
i said that since anthony kiedis (vocalist if you didnt know) had a child not long ago, that that is his top priority now and they deserve a break.. do i have to spell it out any more for you or do you understand?
your pointless rant might even be worse than the author of this article
congratulations, really
May 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Actually, I know that you’re some dumb fag who attaches his ego to terrible bands to such a degree that he has to threaten physical violence against anyone who makes fun of them on the internet. The rest is just conjecture.
Actually, what you said was “being in a band myself, i know that it is rough balancing out your priorities, especially when one is new born child, and you deserve a break after a while”
Which, thanks to your penchant for faulty pronoun references and kindergarten-level writing skills, I was able to cleverly interpret to my whim, thus inferring that you are a baby. I then supported that interpretation with solid evidence, and offered my amazement at the youth of today.
You’re an idiot.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I say! What an amiable atmosphere this article has induced. Exactly what I have been in need of all day to boost my flagging spirits.
Anyway, and on a considerably less than not-so-but somewhat-serious note, Stuart, you really ought to know better than to go and offend billions and billions of bilious fans, both dudes and dudettes, of The RHCP. Quite irresponsible of you, you know.
I mean, tut tut and more tut! Nay, tutting galore. Wait! Did you hear that deafening click? That was the global tut resonating in disapproval at you.
I hope you will seize this rare opportunity to turn over a brand spanking new leaf, as I am sure being eulogised as a male member lacking intestinal capacity [see comment of yesterday at 4.49pm] must be quite an eye-opener, hmm? Hmm??
Such bands are mostly if not always quite, quite infallible you know, and to poke fun and take the Michael out of a group of such celestial standing and quality is an act hardly deserving of magnanimousness. It is the bien-etre of the global masses and rock riffraff (note: small “R”) at stake here.
Mess thee not, m’lad, with the minds of men (and of course women), no matter how small and modest (minds, not people).
May 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
That was a lot of two dollar words to say that idiots are gonna complain if you insult their favorite bands.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Indeed, gir.
Well spotted.
The tragedy is that they come naturally, these $2 words.
June 1st, 2008 at 11:07 pm
First three tracks on “Stadium Archadium” (which you did not specify which c.d., so I’ll assume the first one (Jupiter)) are:
Dani California
Snow (Hey oh)
Charlie
Please let me know which “shallow retreads of other stuff they’ve already done” you are referring to, because I clearly have missed it
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:20 am
WoW you are a fucking joke….”what were the Red Hot Chili Peppers if not The Beatles of bad funk-rock that all sounds identical” the beatles and RHCP are two of the greatest bands of all time. Who the fuck are you but a dumb critic that no one give a shit about. You should go kill youself, your a joke as a journalist and its pretty obivious your deaf and cant hear great music. You wouldent know talent if you were sucking its dick. Fuck you Sir.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 pm
I hate to nitpick, but I felt the need to dissect this article.
“Funk rock jam workouts”? Maybe in the early years of RHCP that would have been applicable, but nowadays I don’t think you can classify them as funk rock, which can either be considered a compliment to their evolving musical style (I personally like their more sombre and moody songs) or as a shift towards mainstream stadium rock. Either way all the musicians of RHCP are immensely talented, and as a bassist and drummer myself I appreciate Fleas incredible technical style and ability to melodically voice musical ideas, as well as Chads if somewhat simple yet always rhythmically sound drum backing. So don’t insult their musicality, because you would be wrong to do so.
“All sounds the same.” This bespoke volumes of ignorance on behalf of the writer, sadly. The Chilis have come a long way from their first albums, and having listened to all of them I can fairly confidently say that while some musical ideas are re-used (which is true for any band; styles of music are always evident in every genre) the songs vary greatly from album to album. However if you mean songs on one album, what do you expect? The Chilis aren’t a jazz four piece, and they will do what they feel and what they know. It would be like asking 50 Cent to do Mozart.
Ah, a bad name related joke. Well done. Picking words out of the air that sound funny may endear you to the public. Until they realise you may be partially retarded.
Next, touring is hard work. Take a break from exercising your wee fingers on the keyboard, learn how to play guitar and then tour and record for 20 years. See how much downtime you get, and how much you can use to see your family. Quite aside from the mental stress of maintaining the band, practicing, instrument breakages etc. there are also physical detriments that can be caused by excess stress. So don’t knock Kiedis’ words before you have experienced it firsthand.
At least dignify “the drummer” with a name. Repeat after me; “Chad Smith is the drummer, and he is better than me.”
Next, snubbing Flea for and accident is uncalled for. I burnt off my eyebrows yesterday, and would be riled if some critic railed me about it. So leave the poor man alone.
Finally, your needless insults at the end of the article leave a bitter taste in my mouth. The Chilis will hopefully be back after sharing new experiences, and god willing they will release a new album, and another after that. So take your smarmy jibes and shove ‘em.
(P.S. Judging by the vitriol in this article, the author probably did have abusive parents. I hope I don’t touch a nerve.)
Joe.
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
your just jealous that anthony kiedis has made more money in two hours than you would have in your whole ENTIRE LIFE!
June 4th, 2008 at 3:48 am
ATTN: J.Jarm: in the interest of saving time, I am going to pick a sentence at random from your dissertation.
“I burnt off my eyebrows yesterday, and would be riled if some critic railed me about it.”
HAHAHAHAHA you dumb fuck. Although I wonder if we could start identifying red hot chili peppers fans by the evidence of their moronic accidents. Like, the lack of eyebrows and the smell of burnt hair just alerts you to the presence of some idiot who thinks Flea isn’t worthless white trash.
June 7th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Just because I have a moronic accident does not 1) Imply I am a Red Hot Chili Pepper fan or 2) Imply I do not have a brain.
Flea, worthless white trash?
Casual racism now? What’s the point?
Flea is talented. That’s what got him to where he is today, presumably in a fucking nice house with plenty of money and a comfortable lifestyle, doing what he enjoys most for a living. But evidently you believe he is worthless. Fair enough, you are entitled to your opinion, but don’t begrudge him the fact that he is a vastly experienced musician and successful because of this.
But oh well. I’m sure you have other bands to criticize. I wouldn’t want to waste your time or anything.
June 10th, 2008 at 7:17 am
WANKER.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:56 am
you my friend, are an asshole. this article is bogus. RHCP ROCK
June 17th, 2008 at 5:17 am
mamahuevo
June 19th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
You my friend are a Cunt. Sort your life out before i get anthony kiedis to elbow drop you to the face. RHCP rock your mothers cock. I take it you have never been to see them live with another 80,000 people. Hmm seems that you really do loose at life.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:15 am
… Idiocy, truly you obviously are a gay,piece of shit, who I’m assuming has no friends, i’m 15 and I have had more intelligence than you for years. Now i know i’m considerably young and most idiots my age are way into this retarded rap craze. But seriously, critics are pointless, this one seems to base his article entirely on personal tastes, however bad they be. As a last statement, I would enjoy physically assaulting you and you are a douchebag.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I seemed to have made bad transitions, I would like to try to compensate by saying. I hate rap and I love most types of rock
June 20th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
You know what, Nick and flip? I don’t think he’s really your friend at all! What kind of a friend calls their friend an asshole or a cunt? He is just trying to help you correct you misguided fanboyism!!
June 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
dear Stuart Heritage,
Because of my experience i will assume you are unhappy with your current situation. Maybe you were in a band in the past that never cut it so now you find your only feelings of pleasure and self accomplishment in critisizing one of musics most historical and sucusessful band, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. You should be ashamed you lack the professionalism. The only correct thing now is that you be fired from the company, unless that is hecklerspray is on a mission to lose business.
I wish you the best of luck, maybe I will find a decent column under your name sometime in the future but I hightly doubt it. BTW, turns out i know a few of the RHCP band members and i have the umost respect for them, turns out they earned this respect. Hopefully you learned a thing or two.
K. Moone
July 7th, 2008 at 7:33 am
wow, SH. you have nothing but time to write stupid shit like this.
Nothing but time, TV dinners, and blow up dolls.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
YOU SUCK THE CHILI PEPPERS ROCK U HAVE NO TASTE In GOOD MUSIC SO FUCK YOU
July 9th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Boy, the impenetrable fortress of logic built by “Jack” sure has convinced me of the error of my ways.
July 16th, 2008 at 7:51 am
I find it horrible that such obviously great people who all happen to be smart enough to comprehend the magnitude of awesomeness that the aura of RHCP gives off are fighting amongst each other. Shouldn’t we all be ranting, raving, and finding out the adress, social security number, and bank account number of the fucking whore that wrote this piece of shit? I mean come on! we all need to put away our crticism of each other and translate it into a total annhilation of the twat-berry chode-muffin that wrote this in such an anal way that he will beraped upon sight by so many nice people, people who are concious of what constitutes good music and what is the deciding factor between a whore, a jack-ass, and a mother-fucking asshole, of which this author is all three
Fuck government!
IN FLEA WE TRUST!!!!!
August 9th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
this guy is an arsehole, do you know how many gigs they do a year??? you try it, have you written any songs?? let us hear it and we can rate you you looser, yeah thats right you just slag off other people, bad karma on you mate, get a life ok
August 29th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Yeah, I’m not going to flame the writer of this post, or say he’s a bad person with bad music taste or anything. Music goes on a taste by taste basis. If he doesn’t like RHCP, that’s his buisness. For me, they are one of my two favorite bands, up there with Pink Floyd.
I just hope none of the members of RHCP read this article. I guess they’ve known for a long time by now that nobody can please everyone, so maybe it wouldn’t be too bad on ‘em. All the same though.
I don’t think the members of RHCP would be too impressed by people threatening to rape the writer of this article and fuck him up and all this shit. Get over it guys. It’s just this one person’s opinion. Doesn’t make RHCP suck at all if one person dislikes them, or if 1000 people dislike them. They’re still rockin’. This this guy a break. He can like what he wants, and chances are, there are other bands that you like a lot that the writer thinks are amazing as well.
To the people telling the writer shit like “bad karma on you” and that he needs to “get a life…” I don’t think it’s in your hands to decide who needs to get a life and who doesn’t.
Just my two cents, have a nice day. Long live the Chili Peppers.
- Michael-Todd
PS: Yes, Flea is an incredible bassist.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:35 am
MAKE YOUR A FUCKING CUNT
THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ALOT OF PEOPLE
AND YOUR MUSIC STYLE OF MILEY CYRUS IS FUCKIGN SAD.
THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ARE MORE ABOUT THER LYRICS THANTHER ACTUAL SOUND AND FOR THAT SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE THEM INCLUDING ME MATE
SO I SUGGEST YOU LISTEN TO SOME FUCKING MUSIC ONCE INA WHILE INSTED OF BEIGN SOME DUMB CUNT JOURNO WHO WANKS OFF TO MEN