Editing Red Hot Chili Peppers (section)

=== 1990–1993: ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'', fame, and Frusciante's first departure ===
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[[File:RickRubinSept09.jpg|thumb|[[Rick Rubin]] (pictured in 2009) has produced nearly every Red Hot Chili Peppers album since 1991|alt=|upright=0.8]]

In 1990, after the success of ''Mother's Milk'', the Chili Peppers left EMI and entered a major-label bidding war. They signed with [[Warner Bros. records|Warner Bros. Records]] and hired Rick Rubin, a producer they had tried to hire before. Rubin turned the band down in 1987 because of their drug problems but he felt that they were now healthier and more focused. He produced several more of their albums. The writing process was more productive than it had been for ''Mother's Milk'', with Kiedis saying, "[every day], there was new music for me to lyricize".<ref name="KiedisSloman264">{{harvnb|Kiedis|Sloman|2004|p=264}}</ref> At Rubin's suggestion, they recorded in [[The Mansion (recording studio)|The Mansion]], a studio in a house in [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]] where magician [[Harry Houdini]] once lived.<ref name="pp274">Kiedis, Sloman, 2004. pp. 274–275</ref>

In September 1991, ''[[Blood Sugar Sex Magik]]'' was released. "[[Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|Give It Away]]" was the first single, which achieved international fame and became the band's first number-one single on the [[Modern Rock Tracks|Modern Rock]] chart.<ref name="singleschart" /> The ballad "[[Under the Bridge]]" was the second single, and reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, the band's highest position to date.<ref name="singleschart" /> ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' sold over 12 million copies.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://top40.about.com/od/redhotchilipeppers/tp/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-Discography.htm |title = Red Hot Chili Peppers Discography |access-date = June 10, 2007 |author = Lamb, Bill |newspaper = About.com Entertainment |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130502161834/http://top40.about.com/od/redhotchilipeppers/tp/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-Discography.htm |archive-date = May 2, 2013 |url-status = live}}</ref> It was listed at number 310 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'s'' list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], and in 1992 it rose to number three on the US album charts, almost a year after its release. The album was accompanied by a documentary, ''[[Funky Monks]]''.<ref name="KiedisSloman279">{{harvnb|Kiedis|Sloman|2004|p=279}}</ref> The Chili Peppers began their ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' tour, which featured [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Pearl Jam]], and [[Smashing Pumpkins]], three of the era's biggest upcoming bands in alternative music, as opening acts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, & Pearl Jam Started A Tour Together On This Day In '91|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/red-hot-chili-peppers-nirvana-pearl-jam-started-tour-together-this-day-25-years-ago/|date=December 27, 2016|website=L4LM|language=en-US|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806174220/https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/red-hot-chili-peppers-nirvana-pearl-jam-started-tour-together-this-day-25-years-ago/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Frusciante was troubled by fame, and began falling out with Kiedis. He isolated himself and developed a secret heroin addiction. In an appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]],'' he performed off-key; Kiedis believed he wanted to sabotage the performance.<ref name="May 7-2015" /> Frusciante abruptly quit after a show in Tokyo in May 1992.<ref name="May 7-2015" /> He returned to Los Angeles and spent years living in squalor, struggling with addiction.<ref name="May 7-2015" /> The Chili Peppers contacted [[Dave Navarro]] to replace Frusciante. Navarro had just split from [[Jane's Addiction]], but he was involved in drug problems too. After failed auditions with [[Zander Schloss]], they hired [[Arik Marshall]] of the Los Angeles band Marshall Law,<ref name="no_alternative_1993">{{AllMusic  |id=weapon-of-choice-mn0000239111 |title=Weapon of Choice |access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Neely 1992 z329">{{cite magazine | last=Neely | first=Kim | title=Lollapalooza '92: On The Road With the Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=September 17, 1992 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lollapalooza-92-on-the-road-with-the-chili-peppers-pearl-jam-and-soundgarden-249442/ | access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> and headlined the [[Lollapalooza]] festival in 1992.<ref name="93.3 WMMR 2024 z105">{{cite web |last=Banas |first=Erica |title=Lollapalooza: 30+ Years of Headliners/Notable Acts | website=93.3 WMMR | date=March 21, 2024 | url=https://wmmr.com/galleries/lollapalooza-30-years-of-headliners-notable-acts/ | access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> Marshall appeared in the music videos for "[[Breaking the Girl]]" and "[[If You Have to Ask]]", as well as the ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]".<ref>{{Citation|title="The Simpsons" Krusty Gets Kancelled (TV Episode 1993) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701148/characters/nm1976624|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718222902/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701148/characters/nm1976624|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=September 2020}} In September 1992, the Chili Peppers performed "Give It Away" at the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s. They were nominated for seven awards, winning three, including [[Viewer's Choice (MTV)|Viewer's Choice]]. In February 1993, they performed "Give It Away" at the [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]], and the song won the band their first Grammy, Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 28, 2017|title=35th Annual GRAMMY Awards|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/35th-annual-grammy-awards-1992|access-date=September 30, 2020|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515055103/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/35th-annual-grammy-awards-1992|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Chili Peppers dismissed Marshall<ref name="Archives 1993 i381">{{cite web | last=Archives | first=L.A. Times | title=The Red Hot Chili Peppers are looking... | website=Los Angeles Times | date=May 30, 1993 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-30-ca-41569-story.html | access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> and held auditions for a new guitarist, including [[Buckethead]], whom Flea felt was not right for the band.<ref>{{cite web |first = Robert |last = White |url = http://www.bucketheadland.com/faq/faq2/FAQ_2_0.html#57 |title = FAQ 2.0 |website=Bucketheadland.com |access-date = August 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121115151612/http://www.bucketheadland.com/faq/faq2/FAQ_2_0.html |archive-date = November 15, 2012}}</ref> [[Jesse Tobias]] of the Los Angeles band Mother Tongue was briefly hired, but dismissed due to poor chemistry.<ref>{{cite magazine |author = Foege, Alec |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938152/the_red_hot_chili_peppers |title = The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Page 1) |magazine = Rolling Stone |date = October 19, 1995 |access-date = March 31, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090224221034/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938152/the_red_hot_chili_peppers |archive-date = February 24, 2009}}</ref> However, Navarro said he was now ready to join the band.<ref name="KiedisSloman312">{{harvnb|Kiedis|Sloman|2004|p=312}}</ref> In August 1993, the non-album single "[[Soul to Squeeze]]" was released and featured on the soundtrack to the film [[Coneheads (film)|''Coneheads'']].<ref>{{cite web |title=Coneheads – Original Soundtrack |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coneheads-mw0000101137 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404012647/https://www.allmusic.com/album/coneheads-mw0000101137 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song topped the Billboard US Modern Rock chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/364771/red-hot-chili-peppers/chart?page=2&f=377 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124030322/https://www.billboard.com/artist/364771/red-hot-chili-peppers/chart?page=2&f=377 |archive-date=January 24, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>