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Red-Hot Facts About Hillel Slovak, The Original Chili Pepper

Hillel Slovak rose to greatness with the iconic rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers—but he had demons, and they were waiting in the wings to bring this ground-breaking guitarist…

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