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Flea Dreaming Of Playing Popeye In Live-action Reboot Of Cartoon
Flea is dreaming of playing Popeye in a live-action movie reboot of the cartoon.The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, 59, pitched the idea after wrapping his role as a bounty hunter in Disney+’s new ‘Star...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 June 2022
Flea's Grammy Was Used As A Shovel By His Daughter
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has revealed his daughter used his Grammy as a shovel in the garden.The 59-year-old musician has shared the funny tale of his eldest offspring, Clara Balzary, now 33, sneaking...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 April 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers To Receive Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame
Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The 'By The Way' hitmakers - comprising Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea and John Frusciante - will be bestowed with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Bassist Flea Convinced Guitarist John Frusciante To Rejoin The Band.
Flea, the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, convinced guitarist John Frusciante to reunite with the rock band.The 59-year-old bass guitarist explained that he was spending time with John, 52, when he brought up...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 March 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers Are 'Almost Done' With New Album
Red Hot Chili Peppers have "almost" finished working on their next album.The 'Give It Away' hitmakers - who have been recording their follow-up to 2016's 'The Getaway' - have given an update on what will...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2021
Red Hot Chili Peppers To Sell Entire Music Catalogue For In Excess Of $140m
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will reportedly sell their entire back catalogue for $140 million upwards.According to Billboard, Anthony Kiedis and co are closing in on the biggest deal yet between Hipgnosis Songs Fund and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 May 2021
Anthony Kiedis Rejects 'Groupies' From Coming To His Hotel
Anthony Kiedis rejects ''groupies'' from coming to his hotel. The 54-year-old singer and Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman has admitted he is not into ''the groupie way'' and has giving his security strict instructions not...
By Clive King in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 November 2016
Anthony Kiedis: 'I Regretted Memoir But It Had A Positive Effect'
The singer released the explosive autobiography in 2004, and caused rifts within his friends and family with his brutally honest revelations about drugs, sex and his troubled childhood. While Anthony regrets the immediate...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 June 2016
Anthony Kiedis Struggled To Keep Cool Working With Elton John
The By the Way band were writing Sick Love, a song inspired by the chord changes to Elton's classic 1973 hit Benny and The Jets, so they gave the British singer/songwriter and his...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2016
Anthony Kiedis Denies Drug Relapse
The band had to axe two gigs in mid-May (16) after Kiedis was hospitalised with stomach problems, and the 53-year-old subsequently revealed he had inflammation in his guts, which was complicated by a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 May 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers Forced To Pull Out Of Show As Anthony Kiedis Taken To Hospital
Red Hot Chili Peppers were forced to pull out of their headlining slot at KROQ's annual Weenie Roast on May 14, just hours before they were due to take the stage, after frontman Anthony Kiedis...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 May 2016
Ozzy Osbourne And Anthony Kiedis Shooting Animal Rights Video
The veteran musicians have filmed a promo for Animals Asia's Let a Bear S**t in the Woods campaign, which is reportedly inspired by 1984 'mockumentary' This Is Spinal Tap. Other stars involved...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 March 2015
Thandie Newton Named Sexiest Vegan Celebrity
Thandie Newton and David Haye have been named the Sexiest Vegan Celebrities of 2014. The 42-year-old actress and the heavyweight boxer were awarded the joint title by animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 December 2014
Jason Schwartzman Posed As Rocker Anthony Kiedis For Fan
Actor Jason Schwartzman once posed as Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis after a fan mistook him for the rocker.The Saving Mr. Banks star was out jogging a few years ago, when a fan...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 October 2014
Red Hot Chili's Flea To Release Autobiography
Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea is set to release his autobiography. The 51-year-old musician has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing and the book will focus on his early life, battle with drug...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 April 2014
Anthony Kiedis Played Football On Super Bowl Pitch
Anthony Kiedis says playing football before the Super Bowl was a ''dream come true''.The Red Hot Chili Peppers singer and his bandmates joined Bruno Mars during the half-time performance in the NFL game between Seattle...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 February 2014
Chilli Pepper's Anthony Kiedis Assaulted By Security Guard Outside Four Season Hotel
Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis was made to do some cooling down on Friday (June 21) after he was spotted brawling with a security guard outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia. The...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 June 2013
Good Genes Or Good Ops: Which Male Celebrities Don't Show Their Age?
We've all had that moment; looking at photos of our favourite celebs and then jumping out of our seats screaming, 'He's HOW old?!' Well, we've been doing a lot of that here at ContactMusic. Some...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 February 2013
Is He Step-dad Material? Joaquin Phoenix Dating Anthony Kiedis' Ex Heather Christie
Is Joaquin Phoenix getting ready to be a step-dad? He may well have to start getting used to the idea if he's going to carry on dating Heather Christie, as she has a five year-old...
By Lew Irwin on 14 September 2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Can't Understand Singer
Chad Smith can't understand what Red Hot Chili Peppers' frontman Anthony Kiedis sings.The 'Californication' singer is known for his unorthodox vocal delivery, but drummer Chad admits even he finds it hard to make out the...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 July 2012
The Beastie Boys And Red Hot Chilli Peppers Join Rock And Roll Royalty
The Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chilli Peppers are among the latest glut of acts to be inducted into the prestigious Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, and they'll be joined by GUNS N' ROSES...
By Lew Irwin on 07 December 2011
Keidis Turned Down Banksy Investment
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis turned down the chance to buy works by graffiti artist Banksy before he hit the big time.The singer is an avid art enthusiast and was approached by the...
By WENN on 01 November 2011
Kiedis Bans Family From Reading Memoir
Red Hot Chili Peppers star Anthony Kiedis has banned his family from reading his tell-all memoir - because he bared his soul in the book.The Under the Bridge singer released Scar Tissue in 2004, and...
By WENN on 27 October 2011
Kiedis' Past Hinders Love Life
Red Hot Chili Peppers star Anthony Kiedis struggles to find love because of his wild-man past.The rocker has fought a much-documented battle with drug addiction since he was young, but overcame his problems in the...
By WENN on 11 August 2011
Anthony Kiedis Wept Watching Justin Bieber Film
Reformed rock wildman Anthony Kiedis broke down in tears during a flight - as he watched Justin Bieber's movie Never Say Never.The Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman was flying to Los Angeles and decided to...
By WENN on 26 July 2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Comeback
Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their comeback concert.The US funk rockers went on hiatus in 2008 after 25 years together, but have said that they will play the charity concert MusiCares 2010 on January...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 November 2009
Kiedis' Life Coming To Small Screen
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS frontman ANTHONY KIEDIS' autobiography is to be turned into a TV series. Writer John Sayles, known for his work on movies Honeydripper and Silver City, has penned a script for a drama...
By WENN on 23 February 2009
Nirvana Fans Furious About Chili Peppers Video
NIRVANA fans are furious because they believe the new RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS music video featuring a parody of late Nirvana lead singer KURT COBAIN is disrespectful. In the video for DANI CALIFORNIA, the group...
By WENN on 19 May 2006
Navarro Admits To Same Sex Encounters
Rocker DAVE NAVARRO admits he has experimented sexually with other men, but insists he is not gay. The star, who is married to CARMEN ELECTRA, claims the encounters with members of the same sex actually...
By WENN on 17 May 2006
Flea Discovered Kiedis And Sister Romance In Book
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS star FLEA only found out about a romantic liaison between his sister and the band's frontman ANTHONY KIEDIS when he read the singer's autobiography SCAR TISSUE. The CALIFORNICATION bassist was amazed...
By WENN on 06 April 2006
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