2 on the Hot 100) and radio staples like Give It Away and Breaking the Girl.
But the changes the band experienced as they embarked on recordingBlood Sugar Sex Magikwent beyond a change of scenery.
Guitarist Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988, prompting drummer Jack Irons to leave the group.
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(Frusciante amicably left the group in 2009.)
The Peppers didnt stop there.
We had come into ourselves and we knew what we were and what we wanted to do.
We brought in things from the junkyard to bang on.
That try-anything vibe crops up when Kiedis shares his favorite story from theBlood Sugar Sex Magiksessions.
Video footage of the bizarre, nighttime session exists check it out below.
