Red Hot Chili Peppers album update

Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer, Chad Smith, has spoken on the current new album recording. He told Musicradar, "In a few weeks we'll be going into the studio with Rick Rubin. Pre-production will take a few months, but I'd say by July we'll be laying down real tracks. We have a lot of material, probably about 20 songs."

Talking of guitsrait John Frusciante's departure, he added, "Things were…as you know...they were a little pressurized last year. We were sad to see John leave the band, but he has to do what he wants and follow his path."

And on new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, "Josh is a real creative force. He's going to play guitar, he's going to write music, he's going to sing and play keyboards. The guy is amazing. And the great thing is, we didn't have to go through that whole dating phase that happens sometimes and winds up weird. We know what Josh can do and we're excited."