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Flea Biography

Flea is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The name of the band is Michael Balzary, he is the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and widely regarded as one of the most influential rock bassists of all time.

He along with Radiohead singer In 2009, he and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke formed the supergroup Atoms for Peace. They released their first album, Amok, in 2013. created their supergroup Atoms for Peace. The band released their first album, Amok, in 2013.

Michael Peter Balzary was born on 16 October 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria. He is of Hungarian and Irish descent. His father, Mick Balzary, an avid fisherman, often took him fishing. When Flea was four, his family moved to Rye, New York for his father’s career. In 1971, his parents divorced and his father returned to Australia. Flea then returned to Australia to spend time with his father, completing three years of school in the national capital Canberra. Flea and his sister Karyn stayed with their mother Patricia, who soon remarried to a jazz musician, Walter Urban (1941–2011). Decades later, Flea would receive American citizenship. He was first called “Flea” as a teenager for his seeming inability to sit still, and the nickname stuck.

Michael Peter Balzary (born 16 October 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member and the bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and has appeared on every album released by the band. Flea briefly appeared as the bassist for such bands as What Is This?, Fear, and Jane’s Addiction. He has performed with rock supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and collaborated with the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, and Young MC. Flea also performed live with Nirvana in 1993 playing the trumpet.

He married Loesha Zeviar from 1988 until 1990. He was engaged to actress He was married to Loesha Zeviar from 1988 to 1990. He got engaged to model Frankie Rayder in 2005, but the two separated before tying the knot. He and Rayder had a daughter together named Sunny. In 2019, he married Melody Ehsani. in 2005, however they split before they tied the knot. He and Rayder shared a daughter named Sunny. In the year 2019, he got married to Melody Ehsani.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Flea has displayed a wide variety of techniques throughout the years, ranging from his initial use of slapping and popping to the more traditional methods he has employed since Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Greg Prato of Allmusic wrote that “by combining funk-style bass with psychedelic, punk, and hard rock, Flea created an original playing style that has been copied numerous times”. Flea stated in an interview, that he was influenced greatly by Louis Armstrong. Flea has been considered one of the greatest bassists of all time, with Greg Tate of Rolling Stone saying “if there were a Most Valuable Bass Player award given out in rock, Flea could have laid claim to that bitch ten years running”. Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan recalls, that when he first saw the Chili Peppers in 1984, “Flea was playing so aggressively that he had worn a hole in his thumb and he was literally screaming in pain in-between songs because it hurt so bad. Someone kept coming out and pouring crazy glue into the hole.” Flea’s sound is also determined by what type of instrument he plays. Before Californication, he did not believe the actual bass held much significance: “what mattered was how you hit them [basses] and your emotional intent, and I still think that’s the bottom line.” Flea owns a 1961 Fender Jazz Bass, treasuring it for its “old wood sound”.

Flea Net Worth

Flea is one of the richest Bassist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Flea's net worth $150 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was introduced to He met Anthony Kiedis, the future Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman, at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. He first played jazz trumpet but was taught the bass by Hillel Slovak, who would become the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first guitarist. Kiedis, who would later become the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman in Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. He started playing the trumpet in jazz however he was also taught the Bass through Hillel Slovak and would later later become one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first guitarist.

He has had small roles in films such including Back to the Future Part II, Baby Driver, and The Big Lebowski.

Currently, his main stage bass is a Custom Shop Fender Jazz Bass, modified with a Modulus Lane Poor pickup. Fender has released this bass for sale as the Flea Signature Active Jazz Bass, in addition to a signature instrument modelled after his 1961 Fender Jazz Bass.

The band’s concert repertoire grew to nine songs as a result of months of playing at local nightclubs and bars. The Red Hot Chili Peppers entered Bijou Studios to record a demo tape produced by the then-drummer of Fear and subsequently secured a record deal with EMI. Irons and Slovak, however, decided to leave the Red Hot Chili Peppers in order to pursue a “more serious” future with rock band What Is This?. Flea ultimately respected the decision, but felt the band would be lost without them. He and Kiedis hired drummer Cliff Martinez and guitarist Jack Sherman to fill Irons’s and Slovak’s places, respectively. Andy Gill, formerly of Gang of Four, agreed to produce their first album. Gill and Sherman clashed with Flea and Kiedis; they continuously argued over music style, sound, and the album’s production. Flea himself felt that the album was stiff and “a big mistake”, but also admitted “we [he and Kiedis] were just disrespectful and obnoxious”. The band’s eponymous debut album, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, was released on 10 August 1984 to largely poor critical and commercial review. After a relatively unfruitful tour, Sherman was fired in early 1985. Slovak, who had been contemplating a return to the Chili Peppers, rejoined the group after being encouraged by Flea.

Since 1984, Flea has acted in over 20 films and television series such as Suburbia, Back to the Future Part II and Part III, My Own Private Idaho, The Chase, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Dudes, Son in Law, The Big Lebowski, Low Down, Baby Driver and Boy Erased, in addition to voicing the character Donnie Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys animated television series and films.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Flea height 5 ft 6 in Flea weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Flea has pursued a minor acting career since the mid-1980s. His first role was as young punk Razzle in the Penelope Spheeris film Suburbia (1984). Shortly thereafter he starred alongside the Chili Peppers, who played themselves, in the skate drama Thrashin’ (1986). He played the ill-fated punker Milo in another Penelope Spheeris film, Dudes (1987). He also made an appearance in the Bruce Weber documentary film about the life and career of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker entitled Let’s Get Lost (1988). He portrayed the character Douglas J. Needles in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990), though in an interview he referred to Part II as “a multi-million-dollar piece of trash”, saying that he was happy neither with the film nor his performance in it.

From 1988 to 1990, Flea was married to Loesha Zeviar (Loesha’s name still remains tattooed on Flea’s chest). Together they had one daughter, Clara Balzary, who was born in 1988. Clara has been featured in many Chili Peppers books and documentaries including the band’s Funky Monks documentary. She also has appeared at many shows and as a child even provided artwork for the band’s T-shirts and promotional material. She has also documented the band’s I’m With You tour through photographs and videos. As an adult, Clara was most recently in the short-lived band the Tints and is also an aspiring artist and photographer, taking the promotional photographs for the new Red Hot Chili Peppers record.

Who is Flea Dating?

According to our records, Flea married to Melody Ehsani , Loesha Zeviar . As of December 1, 2023, Flea’s is not dating anyone.

Funk musician George Clinton was hired to produce the band’s second album, Freaky Styley (1985). The strong chemistry between Clinton and the Chili Peppers was felt instantly. Flea later referred to Clinton as “the warmest, kindest man in the world”. Freaky Styley was released in August 1985. It received only a bit more attention than The Red Hot Chili Peppers with roughly 75,000 copies sold by year’s end. Flea was somewhat indifferent to the poor album sales as he had recently proposed to girlfriend Loesha Zeviar, who was pregnant with their child. The band hired Michael Beinhorn, their last resort among potential producers, to work on their next album. What Is This? had finally disbanded, and drummer Irons returned to the Chili Peppers in mid-1986 after Martinez was fired. Flea, Slovak and Kiedis especially were involved in heavy drug use and their relationships became strained. Flea recalled that “it began to seem ugly to me and not fun; our communication was not healthy”. Kiedis became dependent on heroin, leaving Flea and Slovak to work on much of the album’s material by themselves.

Facts & Trivia

Flea Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Flea celebrates birthday on October 16 of every year.

Kiedis was briefly kicked out of the band, and given a month to rehabilitate. Kiedis completed the rehab and rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles to record their third album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987). Flea has referred to the album as “the ‘rockingest’ record” the band has ever made. The Uplift Mofo Party Plan proved to be far more successful, commercially and critically, than the Chili Peppers’ preceding albums, registering at number 148 on the Billboard 200. Following the Uplift tour, Slovak’s drug use dramatically increased. Flea’s relationship with Slovak faded, and Slovak became isolated and depressed. On 28 June 1988, Slovak was found dead of a heroin overdose. Flea reflected: “I didn’t really know how to deal with that sadness, and I don’t think [Kiedis] knew how to deal with it either.” Irons, who was taking Slovak’s death particularly hard, left the group.

Where do fleas originally come from?

Most flea families formed after the end of the Cretaceous (in the Paleogene and onwards). Modern fleas probably arose in the southern continental area of Gondwana, and migrated rapidly northwards from there. They most likely evolved with mammal hosts, only later moving to birds.

What is Flea's real name?

Michael Peter Balzary

How old is Flea?

59 years (October 16, 1962)

What size is a Flea?

The adult flea varies from about 0.1 to 0.32 cm (0.039 to 0.13 inch) in length and feeds exclusively on the blood of mammals (including humans) and birds.

Do fleas live in human hair?

First, is it possible for fleas to live in human hair? The short answer is no. There are more than 2000 types of fleas around the globe. However, there is no evidence that these insects can live on the human body or scalp.

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