Flea

But according to the band, they may have had company.

Bassist Flea recalled strange noises at night, and guitarist John Frusciante reported hearing a woman's voice.

There were stories of a female ghost, and according to Flea, the pointer on a Ouija board began moving wildly when they tried contacting the spirits.

From those sessions, here are the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Under the Bridge.

Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner Sometimes I feel like my only friend Is the city I live in, the city of angels Lonely as I am today I drive on the streets cause she's my companion.

It sounds pretty good.

And then I was reading about the fact, and I don't know if you've heard this, Nick Cave and Flea get together on Flea's album Onora and cover Jimmy Webb's song, Wichita Lineman.

Maybe we should put some of it on right now.

Here's the Wichita Lineman according to Flea and Nick Cave.

I know I need

a

It sounds pretty good.

And then I was reading about the fact, and I don't know if you've heard this, Nick Cave and Flea get together on Flea's album Onora and cover Jimmy Webb's song, Wichita Lineman.

Maybe we should put some of it on right now.

Here's the Wichita Lineman according to Flea and Nick Cave.

I know I need

a

I think I read

that Flea started it.

What the fuck? He's kind of the Tasmanian devil of chili peppers, isn't he?

There had to be one.

But let's do it.

I know when we were having our cocktail and listening to the Flea record, we talked about doing then versus now.

You ready for that? I'm ready.

Let's do it.

Well, if

you're going to learn from someone, Flea's a great person to learn with.

Exactly.

Yeah, yeah,

Manifest

was on there.

And he was telling me that he had major ping pong competitions with Flea.

That's what they do, they play ping pong.

I get the gig with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I'm the bass tech for Flea, okay? My first two shows with the Chili Peppers is opening up for the Rolling Stones at the Rose Bowl.

Wow.

My first two shows.

But anyway, yeah.

Let me get to the story.

So I'm Flea's bass tech, and we're in rehearsals for a couple of weeks prior to the Rolling Stones show.

Now Flea, boy, I tell you, he's got, this is unheard of for those, for the techs that's gonna know what I'm talking about.