1959 - Jim Kerr, singer, songwriter with Scottish rock band, Simple Minds, who had the 1985 US No.1 single 'Don't You, Forget About Me', and the 1989 UK No.1 single 'Belfast Child', plus over 20 … They considered Red Hot Chili Peppers as a peripheral project and eventually resigned at the end of 1983. Guitarist DeWayne McKnight and drummer D.H. Peligro joined.
An acting student named Anthony Kiedis began to introduce the group’s appearances. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Mother Love Bone might've been one of the biggest bands of the '90s if not for Wood's death from a heroin overdose just months before the release of the group's first album. Remaining members hired new members including Cliff Martinez and Jack Sherman. Jack Irons is a drummer with quite a C.V. Pearl Jam fans know only too well that he was invited by bassist Jeffa Amenta and guitarist Stone Gossard to join the band already when it was being formed in 1990. The band recorded and released The Uplift Mofo Party Plan. Original guitarist Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose in 1988 and original drummer Jack Irons quit soon after. The band was now back to its original line-up. Jack Irons, Category: Artist, Albums: Moonshine, No Heads Are Better Than One, Attention Dimension, Singles: Dream of Luminous Blue, Blue Manatee, Top Tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Jackie Groove, Come Running, Suluhiana, Doubloons, Biography: Drummer Jack Irons has played with some of rock's biggest names over the years, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, and Neil … Anthony Kiedis (/ ˈ k iː d ɪ s / KEE-dis; born November 1, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper.He is best known as a founding member and the lead vocalist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and has appeared on every album released by the band. At the time, he declined, recommending a friend by the name of Eddie Vedder for the singer’s position. But let me tell you somethin': Jack Irons saved the life of this band." Cliff Martinez was fired and Jack Irons rejoined. At the time of the group’s creation, Slovak and Irons were part of another group called What is this?
In 1988, Peligro joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers replacing drummer Jack Irons for a short time. However, Ament and Gossard didn't want to quit making music with each other, so they laid down some demo tracks for a new band.