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Flea

Disciplines:
rock music
music/bass guitar
rock music/red hot chili peppers
music/music education

Summary

Australian-American bassist and co-founder of Red Hot Chili Peppers who is widely considered the most influential rock bassist of his generation — known for his slap bass technique and the funk-rock playing that defines the Chili Peppers' sound.

Core Contribution

Developed a bass playing style that made the bass an equal melodic and rhythmic voice in rock — the slap technique and the way he constructs bass lines as independent melodies rather than rhythm support — influencing an entire generation of rock bassists.

Notable Works & Achievements

Acid for the Children

Historical Influences

James Brown Jaco Pastorius

Intellectual Lineage

Melbourne AustraliaLos Angeles Punk SceneFairfax High School

Contemporaries & Peers

Anthony KiedisJohn FruscianteChad Smith

Minds Influenced

Rock bass playingFunk rock genre

Intellectual Posterity

Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea's bass playingSilverlake Conservatory of Music

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