Chad Smith
Background information
Born	( 1961-10-25 ) October 25, 1961 (age 62) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Genres	Funk rock alternative rock hard rock
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1980?present

Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota , United States ) is a drummer in the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers . He joined the band in 1988 with John Frusciante when guitarist Hillel Slovak died ^[1] of a heroin drug overdose , ^[2] and Jack Irons left because of his friend dying. Chad has stayed in the band since then, playing the drums for every single album up to today.

Discography [ change | change source ]

With Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Mother's Milk (1989)
• Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
• One Hot Minute (1995)
• Californication (1999)
• By the Way (2002)
• Stadium Acradium (2006)
• I'm With You (2011)

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