Flea was on NPR's Fresh Air to talk with host Terry Gross about his first full-length solo album, Honora, his childhood, early musical influences, and more. "If one is willing to feel the pain and suffering of being a human being, you're gonna grow," he says. "I'm grateful for growth and I'm grateful for humility and I'm grateful for being a student." You can hear their conversation here:

For Honora, Flea composed and arranged the music, and also plays trumpet and bass throughout, joined by an elite crew of modern jazz visionaries: album producer and saxophonist Josh Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Deantoni Parks. The record features vocals from Flea, as well as friends Thom Yorke and Nick Cave. Mauro Refosco and Nate Walcott, among others, also join the band. Honora comprises six original songs, plus interpretations of tunes by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. You can get it and hear it here.