The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back, willingly, and after a two-year break they plan on making a new album. Although they have no specific plans for recording, they will follow their usual routine of jamming and songwriting.
Drummer Chad Smith told Billboard, "It'll be two years in September, so now we're ready. You can't force people to play when they don't want to play or aren't ready to play or whatever—not in our band, anyway."
Their last studio album—Stadium Arcadium—came out in 2006 and was followed by a world tour. Now, Smith promises more “improvising and jamming” from The Red Hot Chili Peppers which will lead to something fresh
2010 is going to be so massive for me albums-wise. I really think that Californication was their peak, musically, and it'd be impossible for them to match that, but they'll still come up with something great.