In an interview with Variety , the Red Hot Chili Peppers talked about the creative process behind the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991), which, according to old rumors, was recorded in a haunted mansion.
Each band member apparently reacted differently to the paranormal activity surrounding the house in the Hollywood Hills. While Anthony Kiedis seemed skeptical and commented that the band's only concern was finishing the album, bassist Flea appeared to confirm that the place was indeed somewhat strange.
“I’m not a medium, but we felt a lot of things in that house, and some of them were hair-raising,” she says. “Things moving, noises, voices… Maybe we smoked too much marijuana and made it all up, I don’t know. But I know there are spirits around us.”
John Frusciante also seems to have been affected in some way by the supernatural atmosphere of the house. According to Anthony, the guitarist used to stay in a separate area of the mansion "playing guitar until his fingers bled," in addition to shaving his head and scribbling on the walls. The vocalist attributed the episode to nothing more than a "moment of metamorphosis" in which Frusciante was "finding himself."
Chad Smith , however, took the opportunity to clarify some rumors that he hadn't moved into the mansion with the band because he was afraid of the stories surrounding the place. "No, I had literally just met my first wife and I didn't want to spend any more time with those guys after seeing their faces all day!" he explained.
This Friday, October 1st, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their new album, Unlimited Love , shortly after unveiling their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Check out the video of the ceremony made by Variety :
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