Chad Smith

Chad Smith is an American drummer from Saint Paul, Minnesota, best known as the drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2012. Outside the Chili Peppers he plays in the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot with Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, and leads the instrumental funk outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats.