New Chad Smith interview and poster in the current issue of DRUMscene Magazine! Grab your copy now! http://rhcp.me/drumscene
Chad Smith, Cliff Martinez and Jack Irons Yesterday! Cliff and Jack will Jam with the Red Hot Chili Peppers during their performance at the Hall of Fame Ceremony later today! Most likely playing on Give It Way according to Chad.
Jack Irons & Cliff Martinez to perform with RHCP at Hall of Fame Induction!
“I think we’re going to play three songs,” drummer Chad Smith revealed in a late-March phone interview with DRUM! Magazine. “I don’t know which songs exactly we’re going to do. I think we might do ‘Give It Away’ because there’s two other drummers, Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez, that are going to be attending. So we’ll get three drummers on one song.”
Chad Smith marks twenty years as a Vater product user and endorses Vater Funk Blaster Drumsticks in new Magazine advert.
Chad Smith – My 20 Years with Vater!
I gotta say….I’ve been pretty lucky! Over the years I’ve gotten a lot of offers from companies asking me to endorse their product. My own rule has always been that I would never endorse any product that I wouldn’t buy myself, if endorsements weren’t an option. That’s exactly how I ended up with Vater in 1992. Continue reading…
Everly Bear Kiedis playing drums in the Look Around Music Video.
View the full behind the scenes video with RHCP’s new Smartphone Application for iPhone and Android.
New Chad Smith video interview with iDrum Interactive Magazine
Chad’s drum tech also gives us a closer look at his custom drum kit.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith made a surprise visit to the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, England on November 21st, 2011. During his three hour stay, Chad shared some of his near 40 years drumming experience teaching ACM’s students.
“I wish at a younger age I’d been more well-rounded – listened to other music…it might not be the kind of stuff you listen to on your iPod, but it’s great for drumming….be open to all different kinds of good music.” - Chad Smith
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Chad’s drums being prepared on a green screen backdrop on the video set for the Red Hot Chili Peppers next single, ‘Monarchy of Roses’. The second single from I’m With You will be released on November 14th. Filming begins in Hollywood on Monday!
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Chad talks about the 16 track RHCP Album that was recorded in 2003 but never released!
New Chad Smith Interview in the October 2011 Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. Chad Smith talks about the elusive sixteen track album that the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded during the Greatest Hits sessions in 2003!
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NEW Chad Smith Interview in the August 2011 issue of DRUM! Magazine.
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Chad Smith drumming LIVE on the DrumChannel.com tonight!
Watch Chad Smith drumming with with rock band ‘Outernational’ live on the DrumChannel.com at 7pm PDT tonight! 
Mon. June 27th - DC LIVE - 7pm PDT **FREE**
On Monday June 27th, rock revolutionaries Outernational featuring drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) will take the stage at DC Live for a night of socially conscious, genre defying jams. More Info…
Chad Smith…
“99.5% of the music out there is predictable, generic, lame shit. But with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the music is honest, raw and from the heart.” - Chad Smith
