Flea And Anthony Are Into Funk, Like

Cardiff Stadium Was A Warm Up For The 3 Hyde Park Shows. James Brown Opened. And I Think It May Be The Only Time We Played Mini Epic Live.

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.

There's Something About The Rawness Of The Live Thing, There's No Rhythm Guitars Behind The Solo, Nothing Other Than What You Hear The People Playing At That Moment. It's Exciting, It's About The Performance.

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.

I Just Played At A Club In L.a. Called The Baked Potato. It Fits Like 90 People. It's Like Playing Somewhere In A Basement In, Like, Indiana Or Somewhere Where All Your Friends Show Up. It's Really Fun And There's A Very Different Energy To That Than To Play To 50,000 At A Tokyo Baseball Stadium.