Producer Walker 'Lost Everything' In Flea's Rented Mansion....

Latest: Producer Butch Walker "lost everything" in the recent Los Angeles wildfires after it was revealed he had been renting the home of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea.Flea - real name Michael Balzary - confirmed on Monday (26Nov07) that his $5 million (£2.5 million) French-style mansion had been burned down in the Malibu wildfires which began on Saturday (24Nov07), the second series of blazes to hit the region in less than a month.And Walker - who has worked with Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne and Pink - admitted he had been the real victim of the California flames after moving all of his belongings from his Atlanta, Georgia home into the rented property, according to Mtv.com.He says, "(I) had just consolidated my entire recording studio and house from Atlanta into the one house in Malibu."I lost everything I've ever owned. Every master of every song I've ever recorded, every piece of recording equipment, guitars, drums and things I've collected over the years, cars, motorcycles, every family memorial, heirloom, picture, and document we ever had. ...Gone. I feel like I finally know the difference between 'going back' and 'going home.'"

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