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How Andrew Watt’s ‘Musical Bromance’ With Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith Led to a Star-Studded Cover Band

Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith on their "bromance" and covers band, Watt & Smith Steakhouse.

When the Chili Peppers’ two-year Unlimited Love Tour wrapped up in July, Smith headed to the Hamptons to reenergize – but after a few weeks, he found himself getting restless in the sleepy seaside town. After pulling together a rock band of musical ringers and creating a setlist spanning their favorite artists (Prince, The Police, Sam & Dave, Fleetwood Mac, to name a few), Smith and Watt took the stage at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, N.Y., on Aug. 20 and ripped through an all-covers set that had the Hamptons hot spot bumping. Sir Paul McCartney, who had been watching the entire show side stage with his family, made a completely unscripted decision to hop up and join them on a cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

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