Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Kerrang! Interview

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December 19, 2016

Watch an exclusive chat with Red Hot Chili Peppers legend Chad Smith

This month we headed over to The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in London for an exclusive chat with Red Hot ChilI Peppers drummer Chad Smith. He may have been busy playing arenas up and down the country with his band – with support coming courtesy of BABYMETAL – but he still took time to share his musical memories with us. What a legend.

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