Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has gone back to school to learn “the math and academics” of musical structure. Flea, who originally played the trumpet before joining the Chilis, is enrolled at USC in their music program.
"I'm glad my music education has developed the way that it has, but it's so much fun to learn this stuff because I never knew anything," he told the Los Angeles Times. "I played trumpet in the school bands. I learned things I liked to play on my trumpet but I didn't learn why this note goes with this note and why it produces that sound. Or how to create tension in the composition. The Chili Peppers did that in our song structures but all based on emotion and intuition as opposed to knowing the math and academics of it. Knowing the structure is really fun."
Flea’s professors are teaching him musical composition, and he’s teaching them the importance of good socks during performances. (I just got a call from 1998 demanding its joke back.) Flea also revealed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are taking a two-year break from music. [NME]
Stadium Arcadium is not all Bad! Yes, its too long! Yes, its about the stupidest name in creation. Yes, "Dani California" can be vomit enducing. BUT!!! it does contain in my opinion Two songs as good or better than all the ""blood sugar sex" in the world! They are as follows:
1. Wet Sand- Its got a great lyric and incredibly accomplished development for the chillis.
2. Strip My Mind- This song is more of the classic "free associated rhymes" lyrics Kedis loves. But with a sort of The Smiths meets Mountain groove....
So lay of Stadium Arcadium....uh