Chad Smith

Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States) is a drummer in the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He joined the band in 1988 with John Frusciante when guitarist Hillel Slovak died^[1] of a heroin drug overdose,^[2] and Jack Irons left because of his friend dying. Chad has stayed in the band since then, playing the drums for every single album up to today.

Chad Smith
Background information
Born	(1961-10-25) October 25, 1961 (age 64) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Genres	Funk rock alternative rock hard rock
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1980–present

Discography

With Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Mother's Milk (1989)
• Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
• One Hot Minute (1995)
• Californication (1999)
• By the Way (2002)
• Stadium Acradium (2006)
• I'm With You (2011)