After performing with Radiohead singer Thom Yorke in Atoms For Peace, Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea said he learned a lot from him on tour. 

The bassist played with the British singer in supergroup Atoms for Peace, which also included Patti Smith and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn.

Flea said: "It influenced me being around Thom. He's an unbelievably great musician and a beautiful man. He's so pure as an artist. It's less that I would try to copy him and more that just being around someone who channels really powerful energy is beneficial.

"It's a relationship I will always hope to nurture."

Flea played with the group during the Chili Peppers' two-year break after their last album, 'Stadium Arcadium'. Flea said although he enjoyed playing in a new group, he is glad to be getting back "home" with his other bandmates.

He added: "But the Chili Peppers are a different entity. It was inspirational to play with Thom, Damon and Patti but being in a band with Chad [Smith], Anthony [Keidis] and Josh [Klinghoffer] is my home. It's a beautiful thing."

Flea and Josh also became involved in Albarn's Africa Express project, which involved an emotional trip for the pair to Ethiopia.

Josh explained: "It was like a musical field trip. We had outings every day. It was like summer camp - and then Flea got lost and when he was lost, he went through a lot of emotions which is reflected on the album. It's the point where we were starting to really come together."

Part of Flea's experience can be heard in the track 'Ethiopia' off of the band's new album 'I'm With You'.

Watch a fan's video of Atoms For Peace performing at the Echoplex here: