Cave expresses a great deal of admiration for Chili Peppers bassist Flea, “a human being of an entirely different calibre” who made it clear that he was still a Nick Cave fan after that quote ...

Nick Cave has explained the story behind what he dubbed an “offhand and somewhat uncharitable” remark about Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Australian musician’s comments about the LA funk-rock band have ...

A couple of decades ago, Nick Cave offered his opinion of the ... of a higher order,” Cave wrote. Flea would later collaborate with the singer-songwriter, helping the Bad Seeds frontman to ...

"For a second that hurt my feelings because I love Nick Cave," Chili Peppers bassist Flea told another music writer. "I have all of his records. I don’t care if Nick Cave hates my band because ...

He wrote a profoundly generous and open-hearted love letter to Nick Cave. I remember being genuinely moved by his words and thinking what a classy guy Flea was." He has since become friendly with ...

As a response to Cave’s comments about the band, Flea took to RHCP’s official website in 2006 and explained: “For a second that hurt my feelings because I love Nick Cave. I have all of his ...

Around two years after Nick’s comment went viral, RHCP bassist Flea responded with a statement on the group’s website, saying that he was hurt by what Cave said since he has a lot of love for him.

The unexpected swipe quickly picked up traction online and has haunted him ever since - with Chilis bassist Flea even commenting on it himself. At the time, he said: 'I don’t care if Nick Cave ...

Two decades ago, Nick Cave infamously had this to say about the Red Hot Chili Peppers: “I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the f**k is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red ...

“I don’t care if Nick Cave hates my band because his music means everything to me,” Flea said. “He is one of my favorite songwriters and singers and musicians of all time. I love all the ...