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Jack Steven Irons (born July 18, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the founding drummer of American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the drummer of What Is This.
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He was also the founding drummer of Eleven.
He was also in Pearl Jam, Spinnerette, and The Wallflowers.
He has worked with Joe Strummer and The Latino Rockabilly War, Redd Kross, Raging Slab, Spinnerette and The Les Claypool Frog Brigade.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
TBA
What Is This and Red Hot Chili Peppers[]
Before the formation of Red Hot Chili Peppers, he was in What Is This with his then future Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates Hillel Slovak and Flea.
In 1983, while he and Hillel Slovak were still members of What Is This, he co-founded Red Hot Chili Peppers with Anthony Keidis, Hillel Slovak, and Flea.
He played on Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1983 Demo, but left, along with Jack Irons, before the recording of their first album, to fully concentrate on What Is This, and was replaced in Red Hot Chili Peppers by former Weirdos drummer Cliff Martinez.
Irons rejoined Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1986, after the disbanding of What Is This.
During his second period in Red Hot Chili Peppers, he guested on several songs on Walk the Moon's self-titled album (This wasn't the Walk the Moon that did the song "Shut Up and Dance". This Walk the Moon featured his former What Is This and future Eleven bandmate Alain Johannes. It also featured his future Eleven bandmate Natasha Schneider. His former What Is This bandmate Chris Hutchinson also guested with them.) and on Public Image Limited guitarist Keith Levene's solo album Violent Opposition. (Keith Levene also produced a Red Hot Chili Peppers demo.)
Irons left Red Hot Chili Peppers a second time in 1988, since he couldn't cope with guitarist Hillel Slovak's death earlier that year, and was replaced by former Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro.
Eleven[]
In 1990, he co-founded the band Eleven with his former What Is This bandmate Alain Johannes.
Pearl Jam[]
In 1994, he joined Pearl Jam.
In 1998, he quit Pearl Jam.
Solo[]
In 2004, Irons released his first solo album, Attention Dimension.
Spinnerette[]
In 2007, he co-founded Spinnerette.
In 2010, Spinnerette apparently disbanded.
Solo[]
In 2010, he released his second solo album, No Heads Are Better Than One.
In 2011, he released the solo EP, Blue Manatee.
The Wallflowers[]
In 2012, he joined The Wallflowers.
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Irons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on April 14, 2012. Irons, along with former drummer Cliff Martinez, joined the band onstage for the first time in 24 years for a performance of their 1991 hit, "Give It Away".
Discography[]
With What Is This[]
Studio EPs[]
- Squeezed (1984)
Studio Albums[]
- What Is This (1985)
Mixed EPs[]
- 3 Out of 5 Live (1985)
With Red Hot Chili Peppers[]
Demos[]
Studio Albums[]
- The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987)
- Mother's Milk (Track 9 only) (1989)
With Eleven[]
Studio Albums[]
- Awake in a Dream (1990)
- Eleven (1993)
- Thunk (1995)
- Howling Book (2003)
Studio EPs[]
- This Little Finger (2011)
With Pearl Jam[]
- Vitalogy (Track 14 only) (1994)
- Mirror Ball w/ Neil Young (1995)
- No Code (1996)
- Yield (1998)
Solo[]
Studio Albums[]
- Attention Dimension (2004)
- No Heads Are Better Than One (2010)
Studio EPs[]
- Blue Manatee (2011)
With Spinnerette[]
- Ghetto Love (2008)
- Spinnerette (2009)
With The Wallflowers[]
- Glad All Over (2012)
Guest Appearances[]
- Walk the Moon - Walk the Moon (1987)
- Keith Levene - Violent Opposition (1989)
Videography[]
With Red Hot Chili Peppers[]
- Red Hot Skate Rock (1988)
Tourography[]
With Red Hot Chili Peppers[]
Photo Gallery[]
See Also[]
- Jack Irons on the What Is This Wiki
- Jack Irons on the Eleven Wiki
- Jack Irons on the Pearl Jam Wiki