Tag: Hillel Slovak

Netflix will explore the early period of the Red Hot Chili Peppers career in the aptly named documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which will premiere March 20. Per Variety, the film will focus on the formative role of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died of a drug overdose in 1988. The […]

This article originally appeared in the April 1996 issue of SPIN. “Los Angeles is my favorite city in the world!” declares super foxy Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro, offering as proof of his conviction the city’s name tattooed on the back of his neck. “I would never live anywhere else.” Navarro, drummer Chad Smith, […]