What is Jack Irons?
'''Jack Irons''' (born 18 July 1962 in [[Los Angeles, California]]) was the [[drummer]] for the [[rock and roll|rock]] band [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]. He was in the original band when they formed in [[1983]]. He left Red Hot Chili Peppers to play in his other band [[What Is This?]] with his friend [[Hillel Slovak]]. He came back to the band in 1986 to record ''[[The Uplift Mofo Party Plan]]''. In [[1987]], Hillel Slovak, the [[guitarist]], died of a [[drug]] [[overdose]]. He quit the band because of this. Jack Irons has also played in many other bands, most notably [[Pearl Jam]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Irons, Jack}} [[Category:20th-century American musicians]] [[Category:21st-century American musicians]] [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:American drummers]] [[Category:American rock musicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Red Hot Chili Peppers members]] [[Category:Pearl Jam]] {{multistub|US-bio|music}}