"There have been few people since I started my channel that I really wanted to interview, and one of them is bass icon Flea," Rick Beato says of his guest. You can watch their conversation below.

"I just love music," Flea says when Beato asks about the diversity of his musical tastes. "The first time I really saw people playing music, was playing bebop in my living room, guys jamming out, ferociously ... It's very cerebrally, spiritually, in every way, a very intense music. And as a little kid, I just couldn't believe it. It was so beautiful. I'd just roll around on the floor laughing, it was so incredible. But I didn't, when I saw that, and when I heard that and when I was deeply affected by that, it was music to me. It wasn't different than when I put on The White Album and listened to the Beatles, or when I heard anything. It was just people making music, and it always affected me in the same way. It was just, like, 'This is beautiful' ... It's all music, and I'm grateful for all of it."

After a nearly five-decade career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, time and space have finally allowed Flea to work with a dream band of modern jazz visionaries, returning to his first instrument and musical love, the trumpet, for a new album to be released in 2026 on Nonesuch. His original song “A Plea" is a preview. Written and performed by Flea, “A Plea” urges listeners to “build a bridge, shine a light, make something beautiful and see somebody, give it to somebody.” Featuring Flea on electric bass, vocals, and trumpet, the ensemble also includes double bassist Anna Butterss and guitarist Jeff Parker, as well as drummer Deantoni Parks, percussionist Mauro Refosco, alto flutist Rickey Washington, and trombonist Vikram Devasthali. Chris Warren joins on vocals, as does the song’s producer Josh Johnson, who also plays alto saxophone. You can hear "A Plea" here.