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Também conhecido como: Michael Peter Balzary, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Michael Peter Balzary, mais conhecido pelo seu nome artístico Flea, é um baixista australiano nascido em Melbourne. Flea, que também toca o trompete e ocasionalmente trabalha como ator, é mais conhecido como baixista, co-fundador e um dos compositores da banda de rock alternativo Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea também é o co-fundador da Silverlake Conservatory of Music, uma organização sem fins lucrativos de educação musical fundada em 2001.
Originalmente um prodígio do trompete, Flea aprendeu a tocar baixo na escola secundária, com seu amigo íntimo (e futuro guitarrista do Red Hot Chili Peppers) Hillel Slovak, que precisava de um baixista para sua banda Anthym. Flea passou a integrar o grupo, porém abandonou-o alguns meses depois para tocar na banda de punk Fear. Logo juntou-se novamente a Slovak para formar uma banda destinada a apenas uma apresentação, com seus colegas de escola Anthony Kiedis e Jack Irons; a colaboração inesperada acabaria dando origem aos Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Altamente considerado como um dos melhores baixistas de todos os tempos, seu trabalho com a banda incorporou diversos estilos musicais, e abrangem, tecnicamente, desde o slap mais agressivo a métodos mais melódicos. Tem influências do funk e da música punk rock, seu estilo é primordialmente centrado na simplicidade e no minimalismo, não dispensa a complexidade como um recurso a ser utilizado quando necessário. Além dos Chili Peppers, Flea colaborou com diversos outros artistas, incluindo o Jane's Addiction, The Mars Volta e Alanis Morissette e mais recentemente, Rocket Juice and The Moon. Em abril de 2011, a revista Rolling Stone fez uma lista dos 10 melhores baixistas de todos os tempos, com Flea em segundo.
Como ator, Flea fez diversas incursões no cinema, aparecendo em filmes como Back to the Future II (br: De Volta para o Futuro II / pt: Regresso ao Futuro II, 1989), My Own Private Idaho (br: Garotos de Programa /pt: A Caminho de Idaho, 1991), e The Big Lebowski (O Grande Lebowski, 1998).
Junto com seus companheiros de banda, antigos e atuais, Flea foi introduzido no Hall da Fama do Rock em 14 de abril de 2012.
Filhas: Clara Balzary, Sunny Bebop Balzary
Cônjuge: Melody Ehsani (desde 2019), Loesha Zeviar (de 1988 a 1990)
Irmãs: Karyn Balzary
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