Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea And Blur Form Supergroup [Video]

From the "Say What?" file... RHCP bassist Flea and Blur frontman Damon Albarn has joined forces to form Rocket Juice and the Moon, a new supergroup. They have already recorded an album and are preparing to tour. They're joined in the project by Tony Allen, drummer for the group Fela Kuti.

“We met on a plane in 2008,” bassist/trumpeter Flea told Mojo magazine. “The three of us were going to Lagos as part of Damon’s Africa Express Collective. I’m a huge Fela Kuti fan and Tony [Allen] is one of my favourite drummers, so to get to talk and play with him was phenomenal. The way I approach rhythm and groove is very similar to the way he does, and I feel with him a special something that is hard to put into words… but it’s a beautiful thing.”

“We were going to meet someday,” added Allen. “It feels like I’ve been playing with Flea for many years.”

Albarn agreed that, “Everything just fell into place. It felt special being in a room together.”

Look for the self-titled debut in March.

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