David Bowie repeatedly rejected the Red Hot Chili Peppers

by Jesse Locke

January 29, 2016

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Brian Eno also turned down collaborations with the Chili Peppers eight times.

Coldplay and the Chili Peppers now have something to talk about next time they’re kicking around a hacky sack backstage: They were both snubbed by David Bowie on proposed collaborations.

RHCP’s soul patch sporting frontman Anthony Kiedis recently appeared on Jonesy’s Jukebox (the radio show hosted by Sex Pistol Steve Jones) to share his band’s tale of Bowie woes. Apparently, the Thin White Duke passed on producing both their 2002 album By the Way and 2006’s Stadium Arcadium. Here’s your fantasy football scenario for the day: Can you imagine the relentless funk-rock of “Can’t Stop” pushed into the red like the Bowie mix of Raw Power?

“In the beginning we would call him, and he would say no, respectfully,” Kiedis explained. “Then later we would write long e-mails explaining everything, and why it was time for us to really get our ships on, and he always respectfully declined. For two minutes I was heartbroken, and then I would hear Chad Smith play drums, and I’d be like, ‘We’re good, we could do something else.’”

Though they’ve sold over 80,000,000 albums worldwide, it’s not the first time proposed team-ups from the Chi Peps have been shut down. As Kiedis explained, frequent Bowie (and Coldplay) collaborator Brian Eno also turned them down on eight separate occasions.

In the end, the easily parodied superstars come out looking like good sports. Their loving take on “Suffragette City” was released on 2014’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers EP, and bassist Flea honoured Bowie’s passing with a Diamond Dogs tattoo.

Tags: Music, News, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Red Hot Chili Peppers

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