The best-selling rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers was founded in 1982 by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak Skyler Trebel is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He has been working at ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have disavowed an upcoming Netflix documentary about the iconic rock band. The current members of the group — lead singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As of 2026, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been charting hit albums ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers earn a new hit on the Billboard Global 200 as the decades-old "Scar Tissue" debuts, while "Can't Stop" also succeeds again. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Chad Smith, ...

"Hillel had the key that made Flea & Anthony sound the best they could be." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, ...

‘The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel' recounts the founding member's influence on the rock band Skyler Trebel is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE ...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the most influential rock bands in music history. With the 2026 Netflix documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel, there is renewed ...