Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is renting out his sprawling six-bedroom beach house in sun-drenched Malibu.
According to Realtor.com, the 61-year-old will charge a whopping $95,000 a month for the pleasure of living in his West Coast estate.
In 2006, he paid $8.6 million to own the Golden State property – the same year his band released their popular single “California Rest In Peace.”
Chad’s elegant backyard features a stone fire pit, a few lounge chairs, and a pool with a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean below.
Anyone who rents the house has enough space to entertain their friends overnight, as there are also two guest houses and an outdoor kitchen on the premises.
Living the life: Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is renting out his sprawling six-bedroom beachfront home in sun-drenched Malibu
According to Realtor.com, the 61-year-old will charge a whopping $95,000 a month for the pleasure of living in his West Coast estate
Of course, due to the owner’s profession, the property features a music room, as well as amenities such as a detached gym, pool house and five bathrooms.
The stylishly appointed kitchen features marble-topped countertops and a matching center island, as well as windows overlooking the backyard.
A spacious living room with a mounted television, vaulted ceiling and fireplace is adjoined by a trendy, simple dining room.
The house is decorated in a Mediterranean style with light, muted colors including grays, whites and soft, subtle browns.
In the master bathroom, the tenant can enjoy the delights of a marble bathtub with gold feet, an open shower and easy access to the outdoors.
Chad co-owns the property, built in 1949, with his wife Nancy, with whom he tied the knot in 2004, two years before purchasing the Malibu home as their marital home.
Nancy and Chad have three children together, and he also has three older children from various previous relationships.
Chad has been the drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988, six years after the band first formed in Los Angeles.
Stunning: Chad’s elegant backyard features a stone fire pit, a few lounge chairs, and a pool with a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean below
Beautiful: In the master bathroom, the tenant can enjoy the delights of a marble bathtub with gold feet, an open shower and easy access to the outdoors
Wow: In 2006, he paid $8.6 million to own the Golden State estate – the same year his band released their popular single “California Rest In Peace.”
Consider: A trendy, simple dining room is attached to a spacious living room equipped with a mounted television, a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace
Deluxe: The stylishly appointed kitchen features marble-topped countertops and a matching center island, as well as windows overlooking the backyard
While chatting with Sammy Hagar on AXS TV in late 2021, he was asked how long he thought the long-standing group could last together.
“I don’t know how much longer we can last,” the Minnesota-born musician reflected. “As long as we continue to love what we do and feel important about making new music, everyone is still passionate about being in the band.”
Chad continued, “We’re so damn happy and happy people still come out and see us. “I don’t know why our music appeals to people like that, but it’s a real gift and we’re very lucky and we love it.”
He also shared that “there is not a single man” who has the “first idea” for the songs, elaborating that “most of the time the music comes first and then the lyrics and melodies, but no one ever comes up with a finished one.” song idea.” .’