The Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are unique high priests of hip hysteria, a gang of high-school misfits who began a group as a joke, and eventually exploded to mind-blowing heights of acclaim and fame. With a love of hazz, funk, rap, George Clinton, and all things Hendrix, the Chilis are a show-stealing, crowd-pleasing, raging onstarge fury. They're an alternative band with massive mainstream success, an intelligent group unafraid to get stupid. When they perform in their tube socks and flaming helmets, orchestrating their finely tuned mayhem, the worlds of music, funk, and fun collide in a frenetic fusion. Dave Thompson tells the true story of the band that dares to play and say it all - The Red Hot Chili Peppers.