Cliff Martinez delivers his acceptance speech at the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 with some backstage interviews and chat.
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Cliff Martinez is probably most known through his collaboration with filmmakers Steven Soderbergh and Nicolas Refn. The composer of Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Drive, Solaris, and Only God Forgives, Martinez has had the chance to set the mood for some of the best movies of the last few decades. In fact, a cursory glance through Martinez’s filmography will reveal a nearly flawless tract record. It isn’t just through his composing, however, that Martinez has received recognition. Beginning his musical career in the late 70s/early 80s punk scene, Martinez has had a career as diverse as they come; including putting in time with bands like the Dickies, Captain Beefheart, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, which awarded him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Following the release of his latest work, the score for the HBO film Normal Heart, we caught up with Cliff to ask him about his transition from an LA punk to Grammy-nominated film composer. – Joseph Yanick, Jul 15 2014
Read the full interview at NOISY, Music by Vice
2012 Hall of Fame inductees the Red Hot Chili Peppers chat backstage, reflecting on sharing the moment with Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez, seeing the Small Faces, the Roots tribute to the Beastie Boys, figuring out how to get better, the youngest inductee ever into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and why the Hall of Fame is cool.
