Red Hot Chili Peppers will unveil their new album and twelfth full-length offering, Unlimited Love, via Warner Records on April 1. This Friday, March 25, the band will release their new single, "Not The One". Listen to the song below:
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss “Not The One”. He tells Apple Music about how the song came together, his approach to writing lyrics, and more.
On how “Not The One” came together: "Flea had put together a drum machine and bass song in his cobweb covered garage. It was not what you hear today for 'Not The One', because the bridge was the verse and the chorus was the bridge, and it was completely inverted. Every day after band practice, I ride home and I listen to what we've done that day over and over and over and over hoping that it sparks something or that I hear the right melody or something, anything. In that case, I started hearing that entire song on the way home, but completely inverted from the way he had arranged it. When you start something, you get a little bit married to it. I came in the next day and I said, "Flea, I know this is not what you had in mind, but is it all right if I sing the verse over the chorus and the chorus over the bridge?" He's like, yeah, do whatever you want. I was like, "Really?" He's like, "Yeah, yeah, whatever.”… because he wrote a beautiful thing. I thought maybe he wanted to keep it as it was written. On this particular day, he was so supportive and that was super helpful. I think I was going through a very lonely and introspective month. This idea came out about I think I know who you are, but maybe I don't. You think you know who I am, but maybe you don't and especially in intimate relationships, like we know we all present something and people always have an idea, but what would happen if we just showed each other our very worst from the very start?"
On his approach to writing lyrics: "I love all varieties of lyric writing, abstract being one of my favorite, because so much has already been said in songs along the way that I like to find some new way of adding to a song lyrically that isn't predictable or already been done many, many times. Then I had the challenge of being way behind schedule, which that's always the situation. The band will write 20 songs and I'll be like, "I'll get to those lyrics post haste." But now I've got 20 songs to add to and then it was 20 more and then it was more. I had a unique situation in so much as I did not have the luxury of editing or censoring, whatever came I had to make use of it because there was too much waiting for me to get to. Usually I'll be like, "Hmm, maybe, maybe not." But in this case, I was like, "If it came to me, it's in the song. Next.”
Unlimited Love notably marks the band's first recording with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006 and first with producer and longtime collaborator Rick Rubin since 2011.
A message from the band states: "Our only goal is to get lost in the music. We spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could. Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get better. Days, weeks and months spent listening to each other, composing, jamming freely, and arranging the fruit of those jams with great care and purpose. The sounds, rhythms, vibrations, words and melodies had us enrapt.
"We yearn to shine a light in the world, to uplift, connect, and bring people together. Each of the songs on our new album, Unlimited Love, is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. This is our life’s mission. We work, focus, and prepare, so that when the biggest wave comes, we are ready to ride it. The ocean has gifted us a mighty wave and this record is the ride that is the sum of our lives. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy it. ROCK OUT MOTHERFUCKERS!"
Guitarist John Frusciante adds: "When we got together to start writing material, we began by playing old songs by people like Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Kinks, The New York Dolls, Richard Barrett and others. Ever so gradually, we started bringing in new ideas, and turning jams into songs, and after a couple of months the new stuff was all we were playing. The feeling of effortless fun we had when we were playing songs by other people, stayed with us the whole time we were writing. For me, this record represents our love for, and faith in each other."
Unlimited Love resumes a three-decade partnership with Rick Rubin. Their creative collaboration spans legendary albums, including the diamond-selling Blood Sugar Sex Magik [1991], Californication [1999], By The Way [2002], and Stadium Arcadium [2006].
The interplay between the band borders on intergalactic once again - yet elevated to another stratosphere altogether. Unlimited Love represents the united spirit of four individual souls still fearlessly exploring the future of their eternal friendship and musical congregation.
You can pre-order the album here, and pre-order the exclusive coloured vinyl here.
Tracklisting:
"Black Summer"
"Here Ever After"
"Aquatic Mouth Dance"
"Not The One"
"Poster Child"
"The Great Apes"
"It’s Only Natural"
"She’s A Lover"
"These Are The Ways"
"Whatchu Thinkin’"
"Bastards Of Light"
"White Braids & Pillow Chair"
"One Way Traffic"
"Veronica"
"Let ‘Em Cry"
"The Heavy Wing"
"Tangelo"
"Poster Child" video:
"Black Summer" video:
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce recently announce that Red Hot Chili Peppers will be honored with the 2,717th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Thursday, March 31, at 11:30 AM, PDT. The star will be dedicated in the category of Recording in front of Amoeba Music at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard.
“Our hometown Hollywood boys are finally coming to collect their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We have been waiting for them to break away from their busy schedules to dedicate their star and we are thrilled to welcome them to our Walk of Fame family,” stated Ana Martinez, Hollywood Walk of Fame Producer.
Joining Emcee Nicole Mihalka, Chair of the Board for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, to unveil the star will be musicians George Clinton, Bob Forrest and actor Woody Harrelson.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which administers the popular star ceremonies, encourages people who are unable to attend and fans around the world to watch the event exclusively on here.
(Photo - Sandy Kim)
