Key Takeaways
- Fans mistakenly thought the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea had passed away.
- Reddit users clarified that the deceased Flea was from a different band.
- Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers had no personal connection to Flea Bodine.
Flea, the renowned bassist of the “Red Hot Chili Peppers,” is alive and well as of October 2024.
There has been some confusion due to the recent passing of another musician, also nicknamed ‘Flea,’ from the band “Judge Nothing,” which sparked rumors about the “Red Hot Chili Peppers” Flea.
Despite these rumors, Flea, whose real name is Michael Peter Balzary, remains alive and continues to be a prominent figure in the music world.
The confusion began circulating on social media in early October 2024 when reports of the d*ath of “Flea” surfaced.
However, these reports referred to Mont ‘Flea’ Bodine, the bassist of “Judge Nothing,” who sadly passed away on October 1, 2024, in Godfrey, Illinois.
Bodine had been an influential figure in the punk rock scene, performing with notable artists such as Green Day and Joan Jett.
He played bass until the end of his life, even though Judge Nothing had disbanded years prior.
Bodine’s d*ath caused a wave of speculation, with many fans mistakenly thinking Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers had passed away.
However, the rumors were quickly debunked. Fans on Reddit cleared up the mix-up, with one commenting:
I was so disappointed, then I realized it’s a different Flea. So yay, but still, rest in peace Flea
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Another wrote:
May this Flea rest in peace 🙏🙏 let him not be overshadowed by the Flea we all know and love
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A user on X (formerly Twitter) further debunked the confusion, saying:
I kept hearing how Flea died today but when they spoke about him, it was his face but a different band I never heard of and not one mention of RHCP. I knew that wasn’t right and sure enough they got it way wrong. Flea is alive but this other guy from some other band died.
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This helped to reassure fans that the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist is still alive.
Other than being bass guitarists, Flea Bodine and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers had no personal or professional connection.
Flea is alive and remains an integral part of the “Red Hot Chili Peppers,” continuing his work with the band.
The band recently completed a world tour that ran from June 2022 until July 2024.
Flea’s active engagement on social media, particularly Instagram, with recent posts, confirms he is alive and doing well.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Born on October 16, 1962, in Melbourne, Australia, Flea moved with his family to Rye, New York, at the age of 4.
- He’s featured in several films and TV series, such as “Back to the Future Part II,” “Baby Driver,” and “The Wild Thornberrys.”
- Flea was married to Loesha Zeviar from 1988 to 1990, later engaged to Frankie Rayder, with whom he had a daughter, and married Melody Ehsani in 2019, welcoming a child in 2022.
