Aug 12, 2004 • 1 min read

Studio fire destroys Black Eyed Peas' instruments

A fire at the studio where the Black Eyed Peas were recording destroyed an estimated $500,000 of gear, reportedly caused by candles left burning.

A fire broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning at the studio where the Black Eyed Peas were recording their new album after band members forgot to blow out some candles when leaving the previous day. Initial estimates are that $500,000 in gear and instruments were destroyed. Talking to a local TV station Black Eyed Peas member Will I Am said: "Guitars, drums, drum kits, keyboards, microphones, classic instruments that we've collected with our worldly travels are now destroyed".

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