Emily Zemler
View all posts by Emily Zemler March 24, 2026
Flea performs on 'The Tonight Show' Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Image Flea stopped by The Tonight Show to perform his cover of Frank Ocean‘s “Thinkin Bout You” and to discuss his music career with host Jimmy Fallon.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist took the stage alongside a live band and orchestra, and showcased the ambient instrumental song on both bass and trumpet. The jazz-inspired track comes off the musician’s debut solo effort, Honora, out March 27 and is a reimagining of Ocean’s 2012 hit from his album Channel Orange.
“When that record came out, it really blew me away,” Flea explained in a statement when he released the cover last month. “I listened to it ten million times. It was something I just couldn’t stop listening to. I loved it so much and still do. Just one of those real watershed moment records for me. ‘Thinkin Bout You’ is one of the many great songs on that record, and I thought it would be fun to play on trumpet.”
Flea sat down with Fallon to chat about the album, which came about in tribute to the musician’s love of jazz. After emerging on the late-night show’s stage in a handstand, Flea explained that he began playing the trumpet when he was “a little kid.”
