Red Hot Chili Peppers

Funk rock legends were part of the handover to the next Olympic host city, Los Angeles.

Band performed hits, plus songs from their two most recent albums.

"This f---ing guy. What a prick!”

The stuffed-animal pants he wore in the song's music video met a tragic fate.

Bassist says he can't talk bandmates into addressing his regrets.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates reduced each other to tears during interview for bassist's podcast series.

Eclectic lineup also featured Sheryl Crow, Nile Rodgers, Duran Duran and an appearance by Sammy Hagar.

"There was no way this band could work," Anthony Kiedis later recalled.

He's been acting almost as long as he's been with Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Prodigal guitarist returns for band's 12th album, unsurprisingly evoking '90s nostalgia.