It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption. These sections never cease to be at least somewhat entertaining. Or maybe he has an over active imagination and invented a few scenes in the book.
SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. Crisscrossing the country, the Chili Peppers were musical innovators and influenced a whole generation of musicians.īut there's a price to pay for both success and excess and in SCAR TISSUE, Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate and band mate, Hillel Slovak, and his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs. He formed the band with three schoolfriends - and found his life's purpose. and plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself.
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