Editing Freaky Styley (section)

==Recording==
[[File:GeorgeClinton.jpg|thumb|upright|The band felt a strong chemistry with producer [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] (pictured in 2007).]]
The band had already written approximately 70 percent of the album (mostly with Sherman, not Slovak) by the time the group traveled to [[Michigan]] to record the album.<ref name="Kiedis170"/>  Clinton decided that the band would spend a month with him before recording to bond and create ideas for new songs.<ref name="Kiedis170"/>  Before renting a house of their own, the group members stayed in Clinton's house in the village of [[Brooklyn, Michigan|Brooklyn]], about an hour away from [[Detroit]], for a week.<ref>Kiedis, Sloman, pp. 170–171</ref>  The band was excited to live with Clinton, but as soon as Kiedis moved in, he began experiencing severe [[heroin]] [[Drug withdrawal|withdrawal]], and became very ill.  He attempted to offset his desire for heroin by using [[cocaine]] instead, but his relief was short-lived.<ref name="Kiedis171">Kiedis, Sloman, 2004. p. 171</ref>  After a few days, however, his symptoms subsided and he was able to join the group in playing music and connecting with Clinton.<ref name="Kiedis171"/>  The Red Hot Chili Peppers felt a strong chemistry with Clinton and enjoyed his quirky personality and storytelling abilities.<ref name="Kiedis171"/>  After a week of living with him, the band moved into a house on a nearby golf course.<ref name="Kiedis172">Kiedis, Sloman, 2004. p. 172</ref>

''Freaky Styley'' was recorded at United Sound Studios in Detroit.  Martinez recalled that "George had a party atmosphere in the studio all the time, but a productive party atmosphere.  You took care of business, but he made sure you had a lot of fun doing it."<ref name="Mullen157">Mullen, 2010. p. 157</ref>  The band and Clinton began using copious amounts of cocaine together, which had a negative effect on the band's overall health.<ref name="Kiedis172"/>  When the time came for Kiedis to record his vocals, he decided to abstain from cocaine use for two weeks, an experience he likened to "deciding to be celibate when you're living in a brothel."<ref name="Kiedis175">Kiedis, Sloman, 2004. p. 175</ref> The track "Yertle the Turtle" incorporates several verses directly from [[Dr. Seuss]]' poem also named "[[Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories|Yertle the Turtle]]." As stated by Kiedis in his autobiography, ''[[Scar Tissue (autobiography)|Scar Tissue]]'', the spoken lyrics at the beginning and throughout the song saying "Look at that turtle go bro," were by George Clinton's drug dealer who demanded debts be paid by Clinton. Unable to repay the dealer, Clinton offered him a part in the album.<ref>Kiedis, Sloman, pp. 174–175</ref>