The Peppers plan to take a break after a hectic schedule.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) are to take a two-year break from the music industry, the band's bassist has confirmed.
Flea said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times the group have been working hard recently and as a result plan to take a hiatus from recording together.
"We just needed two years. We had our noses to the grindstones for so long. We needed to get away from it and get a fresh perspective on things," he stated.
Meanwhile, the bassist revealed he has enrolled on the University of Southern California's music programme.
Flea said he decided to study the course in order to learn the "math and academics" of how songs are put together, which he claims will be a lot of fun.
In other news, the peppers' album Blood Sugar Sex Magik will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 this week.
