Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has shared his thoughts on the new documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel.

The Netflix film focuses on the early days of the Peppers, specifically the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988.

“I’m so grateful [the doc] exists, and that more people will know how much [Slovak] meant and continues to mean to us as a friend and bandmate,” Flea writes on his Instagram Story. “It is a beautifully made film and filled my heart up right to the top, not without a good dose of lifelong melancholy.”

Both Flea and RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis were interviewed for the film, though when it was first announced they clarified their involvement in the project, saying they “had nothing to with it creatively.” 

Flea, meanwhile, released his debut solo album, Honora, on Friday.

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