Flea musician Wikipedia. Flea. Background information. Birth name. Michael Peter Balzary. Also known as. Mike B the Flea. Born1. 96. 2 1. October 1. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Genres. Funk rock, alternative rock, funk metal, jazz, experimental rock, punk rock, jazz funk, electronica, hardcore punk. OccupationsMusician, actor. Instruments. Bass guitar, vocals, trumpet, piano, keyboards. Years active. 19. Labels. Warner Bros. Records, EMIAssociated acts. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Rocket Juice the Moon, What Is This, Fear, Janes Addiction, the Mars Volta, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MCMichael Peter Balzary born 1. October 1. 96. 2, better known by his stage name Flea, is an Australian American musician and actor best known as bassist and founding member of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea briefly appeared as the bassist for such bands as What Is This, Fear and Janes Addiction. He has also performed with rock supergroups. 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Flea has also acted in films such as Suburbia, Back to the Future Part II and Part III, My Own Private Idaho, The Chase, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thrashin, Dudes, Son in Law, The Big Lebowski, and Baby Driver, in addition to voicing the character Donnie Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys animated television series and films. In 2. 01. 4, Flea returned to acting in the film Low Down. Flea is the co founder of Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non profit music education organization founded in 2. Life and careereditEarly lifeeditMichael Peter Balzary was born on 1. October 1. 96. 2 in the Melbourne suburb of Mount Waverley, Victoria. He is of Hungarian and Irish descent. His father, Mick Balzary, an avid fisherman, often took him fishing. When Flea was seven, his family moved to Larchmont, New York for his fathers career. In 1. 97. 1, his parents divorced and his father returned to Australia. Flea and his siblings stayed with their mother Patricia, who soon remarried a jazz musician. He was first called Flea as a child for his seeming inability to sit still, and the nickname stuck ever since. Fleas stepfather, Walter Abdul Urban 1. The family moved again to Los Angeles, California, where Flea became fascinated with the trumpet. He had no interest in rock music at the time he idolized jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. His stepfather was an aggressive alcoholic, who eventually became involved in shoot outs with police. I was raised in a very violent, alcoholic household, Flea later said, I grew up being terrified of my parents, particularly my father figures. I/51RYYNSMAVL._SY445_.jpg' alt='Download Whole The Wild Thornberrys Movie Movie' title='Download Whole The Wild Thornberrys Movie Movie' />It caused me a lot of trouble later in life. To cope, Flea began smoking cannabis at 1. Flea, who was then nicknamed Mike B. Flea, attended Fairfax High School, and was somewhat of an outcast due to his taste in music. However, he soon met Anthony Kiedis, and after a brief confrontation, the two became best friends. Kiedis recalled We were drawn to each other by the forces of mischief and love and we became virtually inseparable. We were both social outcasts. We found each other and it turned out to be the longest lasting friendship of my life. Flea was turned on to rock music by Hillel Slovak, and particularly punk rock by Anthony Kiedis. Originally a jazz trumpet player, Flea learned to play bass from Slovak, who shortly after asked him to be a bassist in his band, Anthym. Flea soon developed his own style and joined the group, but quit several months later in order to play for the punk rock outfit Fear. He then rejoined Slovak to form an intended one off band Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem along with Kiedis and Jack Irons, all of them at the time inspired by the free funk band Defunkt and the hip hop act Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. First three Red Hot Chili Peppers albums 1. The bands concert repertoire grew to nine songs as a result of months of playing at local nightclubs and bars. The Red Hot Chili Peppers entered Bijou Studios to record a demo tape produced by the then drummer of Fear and subsequently secured a record deal with EMI. Irons and Slovak, however, decided to leave the Red Hot Chili Peppers in order to pursue a more serious future with rock band What Is This1. Flea ultimately respected the decision, but felt the band would be lost without them. He and Kiedis hired drummer Cliff Martinez and guitarist Jack Sherman to fill Ironss and Slovaks places, respectively. Andy Gill, formerly of Gang of Four, agreed to produce their first album. Gill and Sherman clashed with Flea and Kiedis they continuously argued over music style, sound, and the albums production. Flea himself felt that the album was stiff and a big mistake, but also admitted we he and Kiedis were just disrespectful and obnoxious. The bands eponymous debut album, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, was released on 1. August 1. 98. 4 to largely poor critical and commercial review. After a relatively unfruitful tour, Sherman was fired in early 1. Slovak, who had been contemplating a return to the Chili Peppers, rejoined the group after being encouraged by Flea. Funk musician George Clinton was hired to produce the bands second album, Freaky Styley 1. The strong chemistry between Clinton and the Chili Peppers was felt instantly. Flea later referred to Clinton as the warmest, kindest man in the world. Freaky Styley was released in August 1. It received only a bit more attention than The Red Hot Chili Peppers with roughly 7. Flea was somewhat indifferent to the poor album sales as he had recently proposed to girlfriend Loesha Zeviar, who was pregnant with their child. The band hired Michael Beinhorn, their last resort among potential producers, to work on their next album. What Is This had finally disbanded, and drummer Irons returned to the Chili Peppers in mid 1. Martinez was fired. Flea, Slovak and Kiedis especially were involved in heavy drug use and their relationships became strained. Flea recalled that it began to seem ugly to me and not fun our communication was not healthy. Kiedis became dependent on heroin, leaving Flea and Slovak to work on much of the albums material by themselves. Kiedis was briefly kicked out of the band, and given a month to rehabilitate. Kiedis completed the rehab and rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles to record their third album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan 1. Flea has referred to the album as the rockingest record the band has ever made. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan proved to be far more successful, commercially and critically, than the Chili Peppers preceding albums, registering at number 1. Billboard 2. 00. 2. Following the Uplift tour, Slovaks drug use dramatically increased. Fleas relationship with Slovak faded, and Slovak became isolated and depressed. On 2. 8 June 1. 98. Slovak was found dead of a heroin overdose. Flea reflected I didnt really know how to deal with that sadness, and I dont think Kiedis knew how to deal with it either. Irons, who was taking Slovaks death particularly hard, left the group. Flea and Kiedis took some time to collect themselves, but kept the band together. Guitarist De. Wayne Blackbyrd Mc. Knight and drummer D. H. Peligro were added, and the band entered the studio to record a new album. Mc. Knight soon began to create tension within the group, as his style did not mesh with the rest of the band.