Watch: Flea Talks 'Honora' with Rick Beato

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Flea sat down with Rick Beato in December to talk about the bass, his musical taste, and more. Just released is the conclusion of that session where Beato and Flea discuss his new album, Honora. "This record is the best of me," Flea says of Honora. "I poured my heart into this thing with every fiber that I could, and it expressed a part of me that I didn’t really have a place to express before." 

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Flea sat down with Rick Beato in December to talk about the bass, his musical taste, and more. Just released is the conclusion of that session where Beato and Flea discuss his new album, Honora.

"This record is the best of me," Flea says of Honora. "I poured my heart into this thing with every fiber that I could, and it expressed a part of me that I didn’t really have a place to express before." They discuss Flea's creative process, the evolution of the album, and the meaning of the title Honora. You can watch part two of their conversation below.

After a nearly five-decade (and counting) career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, Flea has returned to his first musical loves, jazz and trumpet, for his new album Honora. The New York Times says the album’s ten songs “embody a deep pathos.” This first full-length solo record features six original tracks composed and arranged by Flea – including “A Plea” and “Traffic Lights” (feat. Thom Yorke) – as well as interpretations of Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor’s “Thinkin Bout You,” George Clinton and Eddie Hazel’s “Maggot Brain,” Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman,” and Ann Ronell’s “Willow Weep for Me."

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    Watch: Flea Talks 'Honora' with Rick Beato

    Flea sat down with Rick Beato in December to talk about the bass, his musical taste, and more. Just released is the conclusion of that session where Beato and Flea discuss his new album, Honora.

    "This record is the best of me," Flea says of Honora. "I poured my heart into this thing with every fiber that I could, and it expressed a part of me that I didn’t really have a place to express before." They discuss Flea's creative process, the evolution of the album, and the meaning of the title Honora. You can watch part two of their conversation below.

    After a nearly five-decade (and counting) career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, Flea has returned to his first musical loves, jazz and trumpet, for his new album Honora. The New York Times says the album’s ten songs “embody a deep pathos.” This first full-length solo record features six original tracks composed and arranged by Flea – including “A Plea” and “Traffic Lights” (feat. Thom Yorke) – as well as interpretations of Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor’s “Thinkin Bout You,” George Clinton and Eddie Hazel’s “Maggot Brain,” Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman,” and Ann Ronell’s “Willow Weep for Me."

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