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Interview: Chad Smith talks about the Chad Smith Foundation and his connection to Minnesota

Jill Riley talked with Chad Smith, drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, about the Chad Smith Foundation, the importance of ...
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Minnesota Native, Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith to Play at Homecoming

Minnesota native and Grammy-winning Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will be on campus when the University celebrates Homecoming with a football game against Purdue on Oct. 11. Smith was born ...
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“Who wants to tell him?” Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Last year, a street busking drummer unwittingly found himself going viral when footage emerged of him performing Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Otherside in front of an audience of one: Chad ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith launches University of Minnesota music scholarship

The Chad Smith Foundation is launching its first-ever scholarship at the University of Minnesota's School of Music. It honors his parents, U of M grads who instilled a lifelong love of learning and ...