Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea Reveals He Wanted To Leave The Band

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea has admitted that he thought about leaving the band after John Frusciante's departure.

The bassist said that he considered leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers after former member Frusciante quit for a second time in 2008.

Flea told Q magazine: he ''thought that if John did go that I would definitely not want to continue the band without him. After he left, something kind of shifted in me and I found a really profound love for the Chili Peppers and particularly for Anthony”.

He also spoke about Frusciante's replacement, Ataxia member Josh Klinghoffer: The trickiest part of getting together with Josh for me was also the best, which is that he]s completely different to John”.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently gearing up for the release of their 10th studio album, entitled ‘I’m With You’.

Their new single 'The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie' was released this month.

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