One album nearly made Flea quit Red Hot Chili Peppers, as growing creative tension with Frusciante left him feeling sidelined. Read more here.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' tumultuous history is mirrored by their sometimes great sometimes average discography. But this one record incapsulated greatness.

I was unable to fully grasp at that point in my life, that Flea was a human being of an entirely different calibre” ...

In a Red Hand Files missive, the Bad Seeds leader explains how he and Flea have become friendly since the diss — and how they even have a new collaboration in the works ...

Perhaps we should note that Cave’s paean to Flea includes no kind words for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ music. It also makes no attempt to reconcile with Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante ...

Nick Cave infamously had this to say about the Red Hot Chili Peppers: “I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the f**k is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” Now, he's ...

And the answer is always The Red Hot Chili Peppers'. The unexpected swipe quickly picked up traction online and has haunted him ever since - with Chilis bassist Flea even commenting on it himself.

And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” Notably ... Around two years after Nick’s comment went viral, RHCP bassist Flea responded with a statement on the group’s website ...

Nick Cave has reflected on his previous “uncharitable remark” about the Red Hot Chili Peppers, admitting he was a “troublemaker, a shit-stirrer”. Now, after being asked to expand on the ...

However, his deep friendship with Flea dates back to high school. Their bond has been like Super Glue in holding the Red Hot Chili Peppers together, even in the darkest times. “Under the Bridge ...

And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... "But the most interesting aspect of all this is not what I said about the Chili Peppers, but rather the response from Flea, their bass player.