True Story about The Band with a Plan continued... It was during the Asian leg of their tour that John announced he was quitting the band after the next show. It was 27 days before the Chili's were due to headline at Lollapolooza. Arik Marshall (of LA band Marshall Law), was asked to fill in for the rest of the tour. Marshall practiced for 5 hours a day for the next 3 weeks. His initiation into the lineup was in front of 60,000 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco. Marshall however didn't fit in well. An advert was placed in the local newspaper to help track down a new guitarist. 5,000 turned up on the first day!Jesse Tobias was hired for a short while but he was found to be unsuitable also. In 1993 Flea was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ordered to rest for 12 months. The hectic lifestyle had finally caught up with him. It was about this time too that Flea witnessed the death of his mate River Phoenix whilst playing in Johnny Depp's club, the Viper Room. Dave Navarro, who was with 'Deconstruction' at the time, was again asked to join the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Dave had previously knocked back the bands offer due to their heavy workload but this time decided to give it a go. Dave possesses a very individual style which is exactly what the Peppers wanted,(and needed), to lift their musical spirits once more. The band headed off to Hawaii to do a bit of male bonding - dive off cliffs into the deep blue sea and generally partake of the islands offerings. They took their Harley's with them and rode around under the pseudo of 'La Sensatives' MC Gang. They again asked Rick Rubin to produce 'One Hot Minute'. It was released in 1995 and soon catapulted the Chili's back into the spotlight. Some major songs from the album include, 'Aeroplane', 'Walkabout', 'Friends', 'Warped' , and Flea's great tune 'Pea'. October 1995 saw the Peppers gracing the cover of Rolling Stone. The Chili's also appeared on the 11th Anniversary issue of Spin magazine. Dave Navarro seemed to fit very nicely in with the pack of pals. The world tour which followed started and ended in the US and included such places as Finland, Denmark, Belgium, France, UK, New Zealand and Australia-a total of 64 shows in 21 countries. The beginning of 1996 saw the guys still doing the tour circuit. silverchair, a new band from Australia went along for the ride. At one point of the tour the Chili's decided to surprise lead singer Daniel Johns for his birthday. The Peppers hired a couple of strippers to 'do their thing' whilst silverchair did their set. Much to Daniel's surprise the strippers appeared, but undaunted, the band played on. Everyone involved thought it was a great joke and all commented on the redness of Daniel John's face when he realized that it was a setup! Flea was named the 1996, 'Bass Player Magazine', guitarist of the year. Then in October 1996, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were asked to record the song, "I Found Out" for a John Lennon tribute album. Dave and Flea also contributed their talents to an upcoming Howard Stern movie. The guys teamed up with Perry Farrel to record the movie's title track, "Hard Charger". Chad meanwhile continued with his drum clinics as well as performing at the Buddy Rich Tribute in New York. The guys then learn that Lindy Goetz, their manager since 1984, decides it's time to retire. The Chili's were asked to do the title song for the, "Beavis and Butthead Do America" movie. The song, "Love Rollercoaster" hits the airwaves and the music video clip is done in cartoon format. Flea continues dabbling in the movie business, including an appearance in the Coen Bros movie "The Big Lebowski". Flea even does some voice over work on a kids cartoon for Nickelodeon. Anthony meanwhile travels across the lands of India and is permitted an audience with the Dalai Lama. During March 1997 John Frusciante appears at the Whiskey in LA with Thelonius Monster. Whilst John is playing Flea makes an impromptu visit to the stage to jam along as well. This is to be a significant sign as to which road the Red Hot Chili Peppers would travel in the following months. Chad becomes a dad on the 3rd of March 1997. His wife Maria gives birth to a little girl they name Manon St John. She weighs in at a healthy 8lb 3oz. Chad also continues working with Dave on a joint side project. They hope to put together a few tracks and release a cd under the name of 'Spread'. News of a break up start to circulate but then the Red Hot Chili Pepper management announce the 1997 'Wild Tour' itinerary. The band plans on visiting Singapore, Taipei, Bangkok, Honolulu and Anchorage as well as the Mt Fuji Festival. Disaster strikes though when Anthony is involved in a road accident whilst out riding his Harley. The result is 11 broken bones in his wrist as well as multiple cuts and bruises. It takes some 5 hours of surgery to repair the damage. The Alaska and Hawaii shows are canceled as a result. Mt Fuji is performed with Anthony seated on a stool for the show until Typhoon Rosie decides to cause havoc and stop the show. Once Anthony returns to the US he pays John Frusciante a visit. He's recuperating in hospital after suffering from, 'mental and physical strain'. After John is released from hospital, he, Flea and Anthony started to hang out at Flea's abode a little. Then calamity strikes again when Chad is involved in a motorcycle mishap. Whilst out riding along Sunset Boulevard, Chad is thrown from his Harley and dislocates a shoulder. Luckily though no surgery is needed, just a little extra tlc. Dave continues work with his side project 'Spread' which is due to be released through Warner Bros.Perry Farrel, Dave and Flea join up for a Janes Addiction tour. The two Peppers even lend their talents to the new Janes cd 'Kettle Whistle'. In November 1997, Dave and Flea graced the cover of America's 'Guitar World' magazine. MTV also votes 'Under The Bridge' #5 in the top 500 videos of all time. Then on the 3rd of April 1998, the announcement was made regarding Dave's departure. Dave said he wanted to concentrate more on Spread. The space of guitarist #7 is reassigned to John Frusciante. There no doubtedly could've been a more apt replacement. News of John's reinstatement was made 'official' on the 29th of April. The 'Awesome Foursome' were once more. Their first gig together was held at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, a warm up for the Tibetan Freedom concert the next day. Reports from the show gave raving revues. The Tibetan Freedom concert though proved a little more of a challenge when lightning strikes injure several concert goers. The Peppers managed to perform a couple of songs after Eddie Vedder prompted them to the stage - much to the delight of those who attended. Then on the 17th of June the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed at the Bowery Ballroom. It was the bands first gig in the New York area since February 1996 during the One Hot Minute tour. John and the rest of the band were very well received. In July the Peppers appeared at the "Waiting For Iggy" benefit at Moguls in Hollywood. The night was organized to raise money for writer Susie McConnell's project titled, "Waiting For Iggy". John performed an acoustic set of Iggy's tunes including "China Girl", (David Bowie covered this song on his "Let's Dance' album), before the rest of the Peppers joined him on-stage. John comments that the sound that has emerged so far is much closer to the hard funk groove that he perfected with the group than the slightly heavier, less funk-derived vibe on it's last album. "It's definitely going to sound a lot more like what I did in the band than what Dave did", John said. "As far as the funk, it should have a really heavy aspect of that. I don't really play that kind of heavy-metal stuff". Rick Rubin is again employed as producer for the follow up album for 'One Hot Minute'. After only two weeks the album is ready for it's final editing. The Peppers' had not felt such a cohersion for quite some time. John left the band at a time when they were becoming popular all over the world - he returned at a time when it was rumored the band would disintegrate. Californication is released with a total of fifteen tracks. Scar Tissue is the first single from the album and amazingly enters the Top Ten before it's official release date. Californication quickly turns Platinum for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and they turn their sights on follow-up performances. Flea, Anthony, Chad and John soon start to appear on the covers of various magazines across the world and Chad is again voted 'Best Funk Drummer' and Guitar mags seem to very interested in what John has to say about his return to the 'Funky Fold'. Tour schedules are tight but seemingly well anticipated by Red Hot Chili Peppers fans. The band brings the 1999 Woodstock festival to a fiery end with probably one of their favorite covers - Jimi Hendrix's 'Fire'. During the closing set of the Peppers, Woodstock fans began to set the place alight after being given candles by concert organizers. When the Peppers returned for their encore Anthony commented, "Holy Shit, it looks like Apocalypse Now out there." They head to England to take part in the 1999 Reading and Leeds Festivals. Fans are treated to a re-energised Peppers. John had definitely bought back what once was with the band. Californication continues to stay in the Top 10 albums and radio stations continue to play Scar Tissue and Around the World on a record breaking rotation. In September 1999 the Red Hot Chili Peppers official web site was also receiving recognition. The web site run by Blackie, (Anthony's Pop), Jon, Terry and Starla is nominated and wins the first ever 'Best Artist Website' award at the MTV video Music Awards '99. The Red Hot Chili Peppers continue touring at a cracking pace. Another visit to Europe is announced after completing the Reading and Leeds Festivals. The Peppers definitely seem to be enjoying the opportunity to play for their fans again and the fans are positively enjoying the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around The World. The Red Hot Chili Peppers appeared at Big Day Out 2000, in Auckland, New Zealand. - April 2000 (Rolling Stone); Anthony lives in an apartment not far from Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. The apartment is pleasant but lacks any particular sigs of Kiedis' personality. "I accidentally sold my old house", he explains "A few years ago, I wasnt feeling myself and wanted a clean slate". He put his house on the market, thinking it would take about a year to sell. But a week later, a buyer had written a check. When Kiedis came back from a trip, he found his stuff had been put in storage, where it has stayed while he bounced from place to place. The Peppers have spent most of the last year playing outside the States, just recently returning from Japan and Australia. This summer, they'll play major American cities, but first they're visiting smaller ones like Chattanooga, Tennessee. MTV announced the nominees for the "2000 MTV Video Music Awards'' yesterday (July 25) in New York City. The Red Hot Chili Peppers received five nominations for "Californication" (Best Video Of The Year - Best Group Video - Best Direction In A Video - Best Special Effects In A Video - Best Art Direction In A Video). - August 2000 (Kerrang): The last 12 months have been good for the Chili Peppers. The LA quartet's latest album "Californication", has sold eight million copies worldwide and spawned two hit singles in the shape of "Scar Tissue" and the title track. Right now, the band are in the middle of the second leg of their US tour. The first, with the Foo Fighters in tow, saw them selling-out arenas in smaller, "B List" cities from coast to coast. This time around, they're taking things up a step: audiences of 20.000 or more aren't uncommon. Granted, the added attraction of twin supports Fishbone and a reunited and rejuvenated Stone Temple Pilots hasn't done ticket sales any harm, but this is undeniably the Chili's gig. - September 2000: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews Band and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will play the 14th annual Bridge School Benefit concerts. The Oct. 28 and 29 concerts, to be held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., will also feature Beck, folk duo Tegan & Sara and the reunited Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The annual all-acoustic event raises money for the Bridge School, an institution for children with severe physical and speech impairments. The school was co-founded in 1986 by Young and his wife, Peggy. - December 2000 (Rolling Stone): Aftet two decades and more ups and downs than the Nasdaq, the Red Hot Chili Peppers had a banner year. "The best thing that happened to me this year was seeing my sister getting married and, also, going to New Zealand and Australia to tour. This year was really amazing. (...) My plans for the coming year is to move into my house, to start working on new material because we're feeling it right now. In a few months, we're going into John's garage or Flea's garage, just hang out and make music." January 2001: Closing the Rock In Rio III, the Peppers played on the 21st. "Around the World", "Give it Away", "Suck My Kiss", "Under The Bridge", Ï Could Have Lied" were followed by two Circle Jerks' covers: "Beverly Hills" and "Skank". A small part of Gary Glitter's "Hello Hello I'm Back Again" was played by John Frusciante. "If You have To Ask", "Otherside", "Emit Remmus", "I like Dirt", "Californication", "Righ On Time", "Me And My Friends" were also part of the setlist. Flea played his solo "Pea". "Soul To Squeeze" and another cover, the classic Stooges' "Search and Destroy" were the last ones, before a wonderful instrumental jam by Flea and John. May 2001 (Guitar World): John Frusciante released his third solo album "To record Only Water For Ten Days" (Warner Bros). John: "All of the songs were written between November 1999 and April 2000. I hadn't written anything for five years before that, but I had spirits guiding me and helping me through hard times. At a certain point, when I started my life over again, I felt it was very important for me to work really hard on the lyrics." Written, recorded and performed only by himself, the album reveals the influences of Lou Reed, David Bowie and Syd Barret, Depeche Mode and New Order. "Up until about three years and a half ago, not only could I not make people feel good with music, I couldn't make people feel good period. I couldn't make people smile anymore. I was a very sad sight. I was still happy to be me, and I was proud at myself. But no one else was proud of me, and no one else was happy about where I was". - December 2001: The DVD "Off The Map" is realeased. Off the Map, due December 4th, captures the Chili Peppers' September 2000 show from Portland, Oregon. The DVD edition of Off the Map comes with an additional fifty minutes of backstage and interview footage and the tracks "Skinny Sweaty Man," "I Could Have Lied," "Parallel Universe," "Sir Psycho Sexy" and "Search and Destroy." Meanwhile, the Chili Peppers took a part in the three-day Silver Lining Silver Lake Benefit show for the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic. Elton John and Sting will headline the opening night on December 13th while the Chili Peppers and Beck play the following night with Jaguares and Jurassic 5. The final night's entertainment will be a concert version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Donovan Leitch Jr. in the title role and John Frusciante on guitar. January 2002: "The year is 2002 and I feel like coming to. Coming to believe in the beauty that is you... come spring we'll be offering up our new collection of wildly diverse songs. A body of music that comes from a painfully fertile chemistry of love and spirite togetherness as always it is an honor to be of musical service. Yours truely - Anthony Kiedis". - February 2002 (Kerrang): The Chili Peppers have almost completed work on their new studio album, which is being recorded with producer Rick Rubin, in a hotel suite. The band have spent the last few weeks holed up in a $420-a-night suite at Los Angeles Chateau Marmont, conveniently located on Sunset Strip. Known as something of a rock'n'roll hotel, the Chateau is the place where US comic Jim belushi died and The Doors' Jim Morrison very nearly followed suit, after a drunken plummet from one of its balconies. The Chlis'suite, which overlooks the city, features two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. One of the bedrooms has been coverted into frontman Anthony Kiedis's vocal chamber. The new, as-yet-untitled album is tentatively scheduled for release in May or June. During these Marmont sessions, the band have also recorded a cover of The Ramones' "Havana Affair" for a fourthcoming tribute album. - March 2002 (Kerrang): The Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined a major outdoor show at Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium on June 25. the band are shortly expected to announce details of a UK arena tour to coincide with the release of their forthcoming eighth studio album on July 9 (USA) and July 8 (rest of the world). - April 2002: Red Hot Chili Peppers to receive Artist Contribution Award and performed at the second annual ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards fueled by Mountain Dew April 12, 2002 28th of May 2002, they released the first single; By The Way. Just in one month, By The Way peaked the #1 position @ Billboard's Rock Chart. The new videoclip, featuring a crazy cabdriver, taking hostage of Anthony. 8-9-10 June 2002, By The Way the album released for the whole world to enjoy. And to call the earth that one of the greatest Band on earth is still alive and kickin'!!! The tragic Bombing in Bali in 2002 brought black cloud to tourism in Indonesia. The Red Hot Chili was planned to have a special Gig in Bali. So they canceled the gig because of Travel advisory from US gov. February 2003 , 3rd single from By The Way, 'Can't Stop' released, with a video clip that is so insane, fans named it the best Clip so far in this album. The Red Hot Chili Peppers also participated in a Tribute to the Ramones album. With Cover song 'Havana Affair' Inside the album, also participated Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Pearl Jam, Green Day, etc. With Special Guest John Frusciante. - March 2003: EMI (RHCP's original label) ReIssued 4 of their first albums. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, FREAKY STYLEY, THE UPLIFT MOFO PARTY PLAN and MOTHER’S MILK. In addition to the classics, EMI also released RHCP's UnReleased and original version titles. Including ; Salute To Kareem” (also previously unreleased) and Song That Made Us What We Are Today, an alternative version of Sexy Mexican Maid, demos of Yertle the Turtle, Get up and Jump, original Freaky Styley, etc.

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