Red Hot Chili Peppers

MTV states that the award "celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career, continued impact, and influence have maintained a unique level of global ...

[Anthony Kiedis](https://loudwire.com/tags/anthony-kiedis) said following the performance. [Unlimited Love](https://loudwire.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer-song-unlimited-love-album/) album, their first since guitarist [John Frusciante](https://loudwire.com/tags/john-frusciante/) returned to the band again in 2019, and another new studio effort, [Return of the Dream Canteen](https://loudwire.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-second-2022-album-return-of-the-dream-canteen/) is due Oct. [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://loudwire.com/tags/red-hot-chili-peppers) and it only gets better now that they're the recipients of the Global Icon Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). [MTV ](https://www.mtv.com/news/6o6p9q/red-hot-chili-peppers-vma-global-icon)states that the award "celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career, continued impact, and influence have maintained a unique level of global success in music and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the music landscape." [Foo Fighters](https://loudwire.com/tags/foo-fighters/) were the recipients of the title in 2021. Tonight marked their first time playing at the VMAs since 2000.

Red Hot Chili Peppers were on hand at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday to receive the Global Icon Award as well as perform at the show for the first ...

But really, really, really, really, really, I want to thank Flea and John and Chad fucking Smith for giving me a purpose in my life for the last 40 years,” said Kiedis. And fishing, and deers, and deer antlers, and birds, and the sky and love. “I also want to thank planet Earth and the people of planet Earth for listening and caring and paying attention to what we do. So thank you, boys, for giving me something to do with my life and love.” [MTV Video Music Awards](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/mtv-video-music-awards/) Sunday to receive the Global Icon Award, and with it delivered their first VMA performance in over two decades. John Frusciante ripped on the guitar, and Flea head-bopped while playing bass.

As the Red Hot Chili Peppers receive the Global Icon Award at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, not only have these Rock & Roll Hall of Famers proven to be survivors ...

At a time when rock has seen far better days, the Chili Peppers brought a welcome jolt to the genre when they released “Unlimited Love” — their first album since 2016 — this past April. And they’re showing no signs of slowing down, releasing their second LP of 2022, “Return of the Dream Canteen,” on Oct. Add that to their long list of laurels, which includes eight other VMAs (including the coveted Video Vanguard Award in 2000), six Grammys and a 2012 induction into the [Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/red-hot-chili-peppers). When the Red Hot Chili Peppers stormed onto the music scene in the ’80s, they were a bunch of funky punks who could both rock and rap. As I was watching the Chili Peppers being embraced by both O.G. And there was always the sense that they might crash and burn from their own hard partying: In fact, original guitarist Hillel Slovak

The L.A. natives were honored with the award by comedy duo Cheech & Chong after performing two songs during the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. By Tyler Coates.

“Everything that is not love is cowardice.” “I love them, and I miss him every day.” “I love everyone of you out there watching on TV and here,” he said, also calling out a love for cockroaches, dirt, trees and every human being. I would have been a free-floating disaster in space if not for these boys.” “They started gigging on the Sunset Strip,” said Marin. “They infused L.A. Drummer Smith also dedicated the award to his “brother” Taylor Hawkins, the late Foo Fighters drummer who died at the age of 50 in March 2022. Kiedis began his acceptance speech by thanking Marin and Chong, calling them “two bad mother … “I dedicate this to Taylor and his family,” said Smith. flip-flops,” then thanking his bandmates for “giving me a purpose in my life for the last 40 years. The band, consisting of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante, then played a two-song set consisting of “Black Summer” from their 2022 album Unlimited Love and “Can’t Stop” from their 2002 album By the Way. Comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong presented the award to the Los Angeles natives, with the latter noting that the honor “recognizes artists who have left an indelible, endearing mark on the world and are just as impactful as ever.”

The 2022 MTV Global Icon Award recipients rock the VMAs with two songs and a series of metaphysical speechs.

He thanked his bandmates “for giving me a purpose in my life” as he “would’ve been a free-floating disaster in space” without them and their communal musicianship. All the hallmarks were there: Frusciante in flannel shredding in front of a Marshall stack, shirtless Flea with freshly pink hair, and Chad Smith sitting in front of a gigantic gong with their band logo (an asterisk) on it. Namely, they ripped into the snaky and winding beginning of perennial favorite (and shindig lyric originator) “Can’t Stop." [2022 VMAs](https://www.mtv.com/tag/kzzrt8/vmas) on Sunday night, RHCP brought that energy to the main stage in a double-hitter performance of their latest hit, “Black Summer,” and the funk-pop cut from 2002 that immortalized that line, “Can’t Stop.” Not quite shirtless but with plenty of holes in his top, Kiedis led his dynamos — bass virtuoso Flea, guitar god John Frusciante, and power drummer Chad Smith — through the two-song set as a celebration for receiving the Global Icon Award. He’s addicted to the shindig. Anthony Kiedis, poet, once asserted that he couldn’t stop because he was addicted to the shindig.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith honored late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during the MTV VMAs in August 2022.

3](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/taylor-hawkins-london-concert-livestream/) in London, while the second is scheduled for Sept. The Chili Peppers drummer was quoted in the story, saying that Hawkins "had a real important heart-to-heart with [Dave [Grohl]](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/dave-grohl/) and the management." [tribute concerts](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/foo-fighters-taylor-hawkins-tribute-lineup/) are set to honor Hawkins. [found dead](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead/) on March 25 prior to the Foo Fighters' scheduled performance in Bogota, Colombia. [controversial report](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/taylor-hawkins-death-foo-fighters-schedule/) from Rolling Stone that alleged Hawkins had been "exhausted" by the Foo Fighters' schedule. As Red Hot Chili Peppers tore through a pair of songs -- recent single [“Black Summer”](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-black-summer/) and classic hit “Can’t Stop” -- Smith performed on a drum kit that featured Hawkins' distinctive hawk logo, along with “Taylor” on the bass drum.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith honored the late Taylor Hawkins at the 2022 MTV VMAs when accepting the Global Icon Award.

"I also wanted to thank planet Earth and the people of planet Earth for listening and caring and paying attention to what we do. "And everything that isn't love is cowardice." Last year, the Foo Fighters were honored with the Global Icon Award, which celebrates an artist or band whose career, impact, and influence have left an indelible mark on the music landscape. [Stars hit the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards](https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/mtv-vmas-2022-red-carpet-photos/) [Everything to know about the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards](https://ew.com/awards/mtv-video-music-awards-2022-everything-to-know/) [Awards season calendar 2022-2023: See dates for Emmys, Oscars, TIFF, and more](https://ew.com/awards/2023-awards-season-calendar-dates/) [Foo Fighters skip Grammy Awards in wake of drummer Taylor Hawkins' death](https://ew.com/awards/grammys/foo-fighters-win-three-grammys-2022/) [Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer, dies at 50](https://ew.com/music/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead-obituary-dies/) Fly on, brother." "And I want to dedicate this to Taylor and his family.

Like many of the categories, the winner was chosen via fan vote. The fans obviously resonated with "Black Summer," a video that found the band performing the ...

This was a reference to Flea's acceptance speech earlier in the night, after they received the Global Icon Award and performed "Black Summer" and "Can't Stop." [Foo Fighters](https://loudwire.com/tags/foo-fighters/), who this year were up for their "Love Never Dies" video, as well as past nominee [Jack White](https://loudwire.com/tags/jack-white/) (nominated this year for "Taking Me Back"). Their second album of 2022,

Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers called MTV their “sassy mistress” in his acceptance speech for the Global Icon Award on August 28.

“I love them, and I miss him every day.” We love our earnest, honest Chili Peppers. “I love cockroaches and dirt and trees and every human being and the ocean and the fish in it and deer and deer antlers and birds and sky and love. “I also wanted to thank planet Earth and the people of planet Earth for listening and caring and paying attention to what we do.

The Los Angeles rockers also received this year's Global Icon Award.

[Unlimited Love](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/red-hot-chili-peppers-unlimited-love/), their 12th studio album and first album in six years. Fly on, brother.” Smith notably played a drum kit emblazoned with an eagle and the word “Taylor” as a tribute to [the late Taylor Hawkins](https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-taylor-hawkins-has-died/) during their VMAs set. [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://pitchfork.com/artists/3538-red-hot-chili-peppers/) took the stage tonight (August 28) at the [2022 MTV Video Music Awards](https://pitchfork.com/news/tags/vma-2022/) to play “Black Summer” and “Can’t Stop” at the [Prudential Center](https://pitchfork.com/news/2022-mtv-vmas-set-for-new-jersey-in-august/) in Newark, New Jersey. [Global Icon Award](https://pitchfork.com/news/vmas-2022-red-hot-chili-peppers-to-receive-global-icon-award/). The album included singles “ [Black Summer](https://pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-new-album-unlimited-love-share-new-song-black-summer-listen/)” “ [Poster Child](https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-red-hot-chili-peppers-new-song-poster-child/),” “ [Not the One](https://pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-share-new-song-not-the-one-listen/),” and “ [These Are the Ways](https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-red-hot-chili-peppers-new-these-are-the-ways-video/),” and will soon be followed by [Return of the Dream Canteen](https://pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-new-album-return-of-the-dream-canteen/), the band’s second album of 2022. “I want to dedicate this to Taylor Hawkins and his family,” said drummer Chad Smith during his part of the acceptance speech.