Eighty million records sold worldwide, sixteen Grammy Award nominations (of which six have been won), currently the most successful band in alternative rock radio history, and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame: The Chilli Peppers have come a long way since starting out in 1983, from playing in a little LA club to having world tours and huge success. This American Funk-Rock band has a very unique sound, taking influences from bands like Jimi Hendrix, Parliament-Funkadelic, James Brown, Deep Purple, and Myles Davis. …show more content…
The current members are Flea, Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, and Josh Klinghoffer who joined the band in 2007. They released their latest album “Getaway” July 17. A part of “Getaways”, the song “Dark Necessities” became the bands 25th top ten singleon the Alternative charts, giving them the record for most top ten singles on the Alternative charts.The CHilli Peppers plan to have a North American Tour in