In his autobiography Scar Tissue, Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis talks about his turbulent relationship with ex-girlfriend Carmen Hawk. One positive thing to come from the breakup was the ’91 single ‘Breaking The Girl’ from ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik.’The track uses a tricky 6/8 time signature and some pretty inventive percussion involving old junk and car parts. Guitarist John Frusciante came onboard during a dark time for the band, in ’88 Hillel Slovak died of a heroin overdose causing an exodus that saw a number of lineup changes. While John did all the work, it’s actually Arik Marshall, his replacement who appears in the music video.
‘Breaking The Girl’ climbed to #41 on the U.K charts and garanteed the mainstream success of ‘Blood Sugar.’
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