Flea
The Questlove Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Flea joins Questlove in-studio to discuss his debut trumpet album Honora, the long road back to his first musical love, and the rituals that ground his creativity and daily life. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee unpacks the evolution of his artistry—from a Jazz-obsessed kid in upstate New York to a genre-curious fixture in the L.A. scene to a cornerstone of the Red Hot Chili Peppers—and how prayer, reading, stretching, and strict boundaries with technology shape his days.
Flea also opens up about assembling the Honora band with Josh Johnson and Jeff Parker, his collaborations with Thom Yorke, his relationship with his wife Mel, and why intention and personal integrity matter more to him than chops or genre. This episode of the Questlove Show flows with deep musical nerdery and raw honesty about what it really takes to keep growing as an artist and a human being.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
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| 0:05.0 | No gloss, no filter. |
| 0:08.0 | Just stories. |
| 0:09.7 | Spoken without fear. |
| 0:11.5 | Person who is not generous can not be an artist. |
| 0:14.4 | The world will be at peace only when it is ruled by poets and philosophers. |
| 0:19.0 | Listen to my weekly podcast, |
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| 0:29.1 | Come for the honesty. |
| 0:31.3 | Stay for the fire. |
| 0:37.5 | The Questlove show is a production of I Heart Radio. Welcome to the Questlove show. |
| 0:58.6 | I'm your host, Quest Love. |
| 1:00.1 | As of late on this platform, we have shown love to the low end. |
| 1:05.7 | Of course, with so many awesome bass players, and today is no exception. |
| 1:10.5 | However, you know that we here at the show |
| 1:13.2 | cannot pass up a good pivot story. And we are pleased to welcome a newcomer to the game, |
| 1:21.4 | a trumpet player from Los Angeles, by the way of Melbourne, Australia. |
| 1:28.3 | His debut album, Hanora, is a journey into the world of instrumental interpretations, |
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