Harlan Howard once explained that a great country song is just “three chords and the truth.” But you can still get at the truth with an extra chord as the Red Hot Chili Peppers have done over and over ...

If there’s something that the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren’t lacking, it's hit songs. The California foursome has remained among the most successful rock bands of all time for decades, outliving most of ...

Did you know Red Hot Chili Peppers had one of their relatives sing backup on one of their biggest songs? Mother knows best, and sometimes sings best, too. The Red Hot Chili Peppers needed to call Mom ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Despite being over 20 years old, Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Californication and Greatest Hits surge again on U.K. charts as the ...

It's not often that a cover manages to live up to, and even outshine, the original, but if any cover can, it's this Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover. In 1989, they already had a few albums out, but they ...