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Flea Debuts Jazz Album “Honora” Inspired by Childhood

4/29/2026

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Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, released his first solo jazz album Honora.
Honora draws on the jazz music his stepfather played at home, which first inspired Flea’s musical path.
Flea co-founded the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1982, a band that has sold tens of millions of albums and earned Grammys.
He recalled a chaotic youth of drug use, petty crime and sleeping in the backyard while police patrolled.

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Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, released his first solo jazz album Honora.
Honora draws on the jazz music his stepfather played at home, which first inspired Flea’s musical path.
Flea co-founded the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1982, a band that has sold tens of millions of albums and earned Grammys.
He recalled a chaotic youth of drug use, petty crime and sleeping in the backyard while police patrolled.