Watch: Flea Talks 'Honora' Inspirations on 'Track Star'

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Flea is on Track Star* to talk with host Jack Coyne about the artists whose work he interprets on his recently released debut solo album, Honora—George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell (the album also includes six original songs)—as well as Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Randy Newman. You can watch the episode with Flea, whom Track Star* calls "one of the most singular musicians of the past 40 years," here. "This episode," says the show, "will be sure to take you on an unexpected journey and leave you wanting more."

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Flea is on Track Star* to talk with host Jack Coyne about the artists whose work he interprets on his recently released debut solo album, Honora—George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell (the album also includes six original songs, including one co-written by Flea, Joshua Johnson, and Thom Yorke)—as well as Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Randy Newman. You can watch the episode with Flea, whom Track Star* calls "one of the most singular musicians of the past 40 years," below. "This episode," says the show, "will be sure to take you on an unexpected journey and leave you wanting more."

For his first full-length solo album, Honora—which takes its name from a beloved family member—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. You can get it and hear it here.

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Flea: 'Track Star,' April 2026
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    Watch: Flea Talks 'Honora' Inspirations on 'Track Star'
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    Flea is on Track Star* to talk with host Jack Coyne about the artists whose work he interprets on his recently released debut solo album, Honora—George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell (the album also includes six original songs, including one co-written by Flea, Joshua Johnson, and Thom Yorke)—as well as Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Randy Newman. You can watch the episode with Flea, whom Track Star* calls "one of the most singular musicians of the past 40 years," below. "This episode," says the show, "will be sure to take you on an unexpected journey and leave you wanting more."

    For his first full-length solo album, Honora—which takes its name from a beloved family member—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. You can get it and hear it here.

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