Pitchfork: Thom Yorke Starts New Band With Flea From Red Hot Chili Peppers
// September 30th, 2009 // 21 Comments » // Thoughts
Thom Yorke Starts New Band With Flea From Red Hot Chili Peppers
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The steady flow of recent Thom Yorke news continues with an exciting new development. Yorke has posted on Radiohead‘s blog that he has started a new band to perform his solo material. The band (pictured above) consists of himself, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck/R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and… Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Yes, Flea.
Two shows have been scheduled for the as-yet-unnamed band: October 4 and 5 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Thom writes, “the set will not be very long cuz ..well …we haven’t got that much material yet!” The only question is: will Flea keep his shirt on?


