Hillel Slovak

Hillel Slovak
Hillel Slovak was a brilliant guitar player who played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Peppers burst upon the music scene with a force reminisent of Jimi Hendrix in the 60’s. Formed cicra 1984 the Pepper’s stage show was a sight to behold. They took Rock-n-roll to new heights sometimes playing in their underwear . Their high-energy thrash rap rock whipped the audience into a mosh frenzy and they were seminal figure’s in what was deemed to be alternative music. The boys dabbled with the big H and it eventually sunk it’s evil meat hooks into them to the point were it affected the band. By 1988 Hillel was strung out and both him and Anthony vowed to exorcise the demon. However the big H is a seductive mistress. After coming off a grueling tour the band took a break and retreated to their domiciles. Hillel was found dead in his hotel room of a heroin overdose. Ironically the Peppers biggest chart successes came after this death. Hillel was born in Haifi Israel on April 13th, 1962 and died June 27th, 1988 at the age of 26.