very true but "Following the last leg of the tour promoting Stadium Arcadium, the band members have been on a break. Kiedis attributes this to the band being worn out from their years of nonstop work since Californication. Kiedis explained that he is currently preoccupied with taking care of his new son and possibly creating a short television series called "Spider and Son" which is set to be a recap of his autobiography, while Flea is experimenting with new musical ideas, Frusciante is continuing his solo career, and Chad Smith is currently working with Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Michael Anthony in the supergroup Chickenfoot. The band plans to remain on hiatus for "a minimum of one year." The band's newest recording was in 2008 with George Clinton (who also produced 1985's Freaky Styley) on his latest album "George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love". Accompanied by Kim Manning, the band recorded a new version of Shirley and Lee's classic "Let the Good Times Roll".
Three members of the band (Kiedis, Flea, and Smith) performed at the fifth annual MusiCares event honoring Kiedis on May 8, 2009. He was honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction and recovery process. John Frusciante was unable to attend due to commitments in Europe at the time.
Drummer Chad Smith has recently stated that the band plans on gathering at the studio in the coming months to work on new material. Although Anthony Kiedis says the same, the September-October deadline may be pushed back due to guitarist John Frusciante, who has been quoted as saying he has no immediate plans to return.[citation needed] In July 2009, Frusciante denied rumours that he has left the band."
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