Flea is the bassist for the
alternative funk band,
The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea got his start in
music while in high school. He played
trumpet is his school's band, and was considered by his teachers to be one of the best trumper players they had ever seen. He eventually met
Anthony Kiedis[?] in high school, and they went on to form The Red Hot Chili Peppers together.
He is also an actor; he appeared in the movie The Big Lebowski, and provides the voice of the feral boy Donnie in the animated television series The Wild Thornberrys.
Over the years Flea has had drug and alcohol problems and has been to rehab several times. He is currently clean.