Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: After Navarro 's departure in early 1998 , the Red Hot Chili Peppers were on the verge of breaking up .
Simplified: Navarro and the other members of Red Hot Chili Peppers did not work together very well . The other members asked Navarro to leave the band in 1998 , after one album .