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[edit] Suburbia (1984)

For whatever reason, Suburbia wasn't mentioned in his acting career. Should we add it? Groar! (talk) 20:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Daughter?

Why doesn't this article mention his daughter Clara? I think that's a pretty notable thing to just leave out. And I recall seeing mention of her in this article in the past. Why was it removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by CherryFlavoredAntacid (talk • contribs) 19:10, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article style

Need to decide if the article calls him Flea or Balzary... I know he goes by Flea, which is fine, but half the article says "Balzary did this" and the other half says "Flea then did that." — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 05:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Malibu Fire

It's a current event, I know. But from TMZ, Flea owned the house that burned down, but it wasn't his home. I think this section, albeit brief, should be rewritten. The article it's linked to should be corrected by the individual source then the article editing should commence afterwards. Since it's a current event, and as the story unfolds, it's something to watch if anyone wants to properly edit the section with the correct info.Stuckon1111 (talk) 07:30, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flea lost his 10.000.000$ house in a forest fire...

http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/news/2007/11/25/malibu-feuer/promi-villen-abgebrannt,geo=3061254.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Uhohoverflow (talk • contribs) 16:31, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Equipment section suggested removal

Much life the Frusciante article, Flea's equipment section needs to be removed. I've started a talk page discussion so that any one who opposes can voice their opinion, and vice versa. NSR77 TC 03:27, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, removing the equipment will gut the article. It could even drop it to stub class. But it needs to be removed—let's do it. Grim (talk) 03:37, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
No way will this affect the class at all. Stubs are articles with no more than 3 or 4 sentences. This is content-packed! :) I've been bold and removed that section. We need to work on referencing the article, which is a number one priority, considering the article is a biography of a living person. Spebi 04:37, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Well, that was a half-joke—but I'm glad you removed it. Grim (talk) 05:47, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I think we should remove the long paragraph describing his equipment and just have the list. Or better yet remove them both and write a paragraph about his playing style. 75pickup (talk · contribs) 00:42, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
I eventually plan to write a 'Music Style' section much like the one at Frusciante's article. NSR77 TC 22:02, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

I'm starting to compile a list of links out there that could cite a few of the claims in the article. If anyone has a copy of Scar Tissue, it'd be great if they could flick through that and pick up on any details relating to Flea. Spebi 22:19, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

  • [1]: All Music Guide bio, although it's on VH1's website. There isn't a biography for flea on the All Music Guide website.
  • [2]: fansite bio.
I have a copy of Scar Tissue but I think for Flea's biography I'm going to look through Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story again, which is more neutral and far less Kiedis-based. NSR77 TC 23:34, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Did that Mojo article I told you about arrive yet? WesleyDodds (talk) 23:44, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA nomination on hold

  • Is there any more referencing information available for ref 1? Y Done
  • In ref 4 AMG should be wlinked. Same with ref 19. Y Done
Is it redundant/overlinking to link both 4 and 19? Grim (talk) 05:24, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • "which he started smoking on a daily basis." - at what age, approximately? {done}}
  • "The band hired Michael Beinhorn to produce their next album, who was the band's last resort among potential producers" - Perhaps reword to "The band hired MB, their last resort among potential producers, to work on their next album." Y Done
  • "The band, was attracting over three thousand people per show" - is the comma needed? Y Done
  • "1990-1998: Mainstream success and side projects" section - you might wanna say who (in the image) is Flea. Sad that I don't know, isn't it :P Y Done
  • "spending a large portion of his time with Frusciante smoking large quantities of marijuana" - first part of the sentence talks about the band as a whole, 2nd part just about Flea...clarify Y Done

— Dihydrogen Monoxide 04:29, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

I'll get NSR to fix the remaining issues. He's the reference/citation man. Grim (talk) 05:24, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Great article, i think it deserve to be a GA. Regards. --Ale flashero (talk) 06:47, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Clarified that! NSR77 TC 22:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Passed. — Dihydrogen Monoxide 03:37, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the review. You're awesome. Grim (talk) 04:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
I totally agree. xD — Dihydrogen Monoxide 04:23, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Australian

I've changed the article to say that Flea is Australian. He was born in Melbourne to an Australian parent(one was American). -unsigned

I've also changed this as Flea's parents determine his nationality. If he has renounced being Australian, a citation needs to be provided; otherwise, the information in the article currently determines he is both. I've undone the revert that was made without cause given. 121.208.180.8 (talk) 02:53, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Musical Style

Just cleaned up the grammar a bit in the musical style section - hope you do not mind

Also the picture is of him playing one of his Modulus Flea Bass's, not a J-Bass - hence the edit


ALSO, the entire article is more of a RHCP round-up than Flea's biography. It misses out heaps of information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.159.16 (talk) 22:44, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Equipment

ok, its only a small refernce, but I thought that on stage he normally uses the Modulus bass, although I have seen him using a J-Bass as well - should we acknowledge the fact of Modulus too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.96.22 (talk) 13:27, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I'll add a few other basses he plays once I can find the appropriate sources. NSR77 TC 01:01, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rick Rubin What?

Rick Rubin never reject to produce Mother's Milk, but reject produce The RHCP when they were about to record The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.180.66.137 (talk) 17:59, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

The sources listed say otherwise. NSR77 TC 17:10, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Discography

How about a discography based on Flea rather than just the Red Hot Chilli Peppers? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.73.48.117 (talk) 04:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)