The Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by Kiedis, Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons. Due to commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's 1984 self-titled debut album, which instead featured guitarist Jack Sherman and drummer Cliff Martinez. Slovak rejoined for their second album, Freaky Styley (1985), and Irons for their third, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987). Irons left after Slovak died of a drug overdose in June 1988.
With new recruits Frusciante and Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded Mother's Milk (1989) and their first major commercial success, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991). Frusciante was uncomfortable with their newfound popularity and left abruptly on tour in 1992. After a series of temporary guitarists, he was replaced by Dave Navarro, who appeared on the group's sixth album, One Hot Minute (1995). Although successful, the album failed to match the critical or popular acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Frusciante and Kiedis struggled with drug addiction throughout the 1990s.
In 1998, following Navarro's departure, Frusciante rejoined the band. Their seventh album, Californication (1999), became their biggest commercial success, with 16 million copies sold worldwide. By the Way (2002) and Stadium Arcadium (2006) were also successful; Stadium Arcadium was their first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Frusciante left again in 2009 to focus on his solo career; he was replaced by Josh Klinghoffer, who appeared on I'm with You (2011) and The Getaway (2016), before Frusciante rejoined in 2019. They released their 12th album, Unlimited Love, in 2022.
The Chili Peppers' mix of hard rock, funk and hip hop has influenced genres such as funk metal, rap metal, rap rock and nu metal. Kiedis said the band were early to combine "hardcore funk and hip-hop-style vocals", and suggested they had influenced Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, and Linkin Park. Smith said, "Certainly Anthony's singing style and voice lends itself to being unique, and nobody sounds like him. The cool thing about it is we can play any style of music whether it's hard and fast, or loud or quiet, slow or medium, whatever it is; rock or funk, and it still sounds like us. I'm proud of that because sometimes bands don't have that strong personality where you go, 'Oh, that's boom, right away.'"
The Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In April 2012. The induction lineup was Kiedis, Flea, Smith, Klinghoffer, Frusciante, Slovak (represented by his brother James), Irons and Martinez; Frusciante was invited, but did not attend. Navarro and Sherman were not inducted; Sherman said he felt "dishonored". The band performed "By the Way", "Give It Away" and "Higher Ground", which included Irons and Martinez on drums. It was the first time Kiedis and Flea had performed with Irons in more than 20 years.
In 2003, Rolling Stone released their first list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", with Blood Sugar Sex Magik at 310 and Californication at 399. In 2012, a revised list was released, with Californication at 401. In 2020, Rolling Stone released another version of the list, with Blood Sugar Sex Magik at 186 and Californication at 286.
The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 31, 2022. George Clinton, Woody Harrelson and Bob Forrest unveiled the star at the ceremony.
True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
Red Hot Chili Peppers Lyrics
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Well, I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse through the Hollywood hills
The farther west, the farther out
Yeah, that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt an' I dig the dust I barbecue my meals
Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Well, I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse through the Hollywood hills
Just don't show me anything 'cause that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt an' I dig the dust
I barbecue my meals
Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Huh, Hollywood hills
Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
An' blood never lies pale face die
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't kill coyotes
Well, I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse through the Hollywood hills
The farther west, the farther out yeah, that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt an' I dig the dust I barbecue my meals
Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Huh, Hollywood hills
Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
An' blood never lies pale face die
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't
Well, I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse Through the Hollywood hills
Just don't tell me anything 'cause that's the way I feel
Well, I dig the dirt an' I dig the dust I barbecue my meals
Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon Through the Hollywood hills, yeah
Huh, Hollywood hills
Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
An' blood never lies pale face die
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't
True men don't kill coyotes
True men don't
The lyrics of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes” seem to be a surreal, drug-induced story about riding through the Hollywood hills on various imaginary animals, digging dirt and dust, and barbecuing meals. However, the final line of the chorus, “True men don’t kill coyotes,” seems to anchor the song and give it some meaning. The line is repeated several times throughout the song, suggesting that it is the main message.
The coyote in the song is likely a metaphor for something - perhaps the environment, nature, or purity. The coyote represents something that should not be harmed or killed, and those who do so are not “true men”. The passion dripping from the coyote’s eyes and the mention of blood suggest that this is a serious matter - something that should not be taken lightly.
Overall, the lyrics of “True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes” are open to interpretation, but the repeated line about not killing coyotes suggests that the song has an underlying message about respecting and preserving nature.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoo, Lord
Introduction to singer's statement
Well, I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse through the Hollywood hills
The singer is describing his fantasy of riding through Hollywood hills on a mythical beast
The farther west, the farther out
The singer connects his feeling of wanting to travel westward
Yeah, that's the way I feel
The singer continues to give emphasis on his wanderlust
Well, I dig the dirt an' I dig the dust I barbecue my meals
The singer mentions his self-sufficiency in finding his own food and sustenance through hard work
Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon through the Hollywood hills, yeah
The singer further describes his wild and imaginative journey on a mythical beast in colorful language
Huh, Hollywood hills
The singer repeats his fascination towards the geographic location
Just don't show me anything 'cause that's the way I feel
The singer mentions his preference to observe his surroundings without being told what to do or think
Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
An' blood never lies pale face die
The singer describes a scene of a coyote in the midst of a hunt and the symbolic significance of bloodlust
True men don't kill coyotes
The singer offers a moral lesson of manhood and respect towards nature
Well, I'm gonna ride a saber tooth horse through the Hollywood hills
The singer repeats his imaginative journey
The farther west, the farther out yeah, that's the way I feel
The singer repeats his dreamy state of mind
Well, I dig the dirt an' I dig the dust I barbecue my meals
The singer reiterates his self-sufficiency
Ridin' wild on a paisley dragon Through the Hollywood hills, yeah
The singer repeats his imaginary journey with additional emphasis
Passion dripping from the coyote's eyes
He can taste his blood
An' blood never lies pale face die
The singer repeats the previously mentioned scene with the coyote as a stark contrast to his own imaginative journey
True men don't kill coyotes
The singer repeats the moral lesson of respecting nature
True men don't
The singer repeats the moral lesson once more
True men don't kill coyotes
The singer repeats the moral lesson once more
True men don't
The singer repeats the moral lesson once more
True men don't kill coyotes
The singer repeats the moral lesson once more
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: MICHAEL PETER BALZARY, ANTHONY KIEDIS, CLIFF MARTINEZ, JACK SHERMAN
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