I am currently reading the autobiography, Scar Tissue, by Anthony Kiedis. Anthony Kiedis is the lead vocals for the Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) for nearly thirty years. RHCP formed in 1983 with the members Anthony Kiedis (Vocals) Micheal "Flea" Balzary (Bass) Hillel Slovak (Guitar) and Jack Irons (Drums). This is the dark retelling of Kiedis' life to date. Throughout his rollercoaster of a life he has been swaying in and out of deep and lonely drug adictions that not only affected him in his musical abilities and showmanship, it has equally affected the people around him including his band members, family, significant others and his fans. This is a very raw story that doesnt hold back on the finer grity details. Although not everything that Kiedis writes about is negative. Through his life Anthony Kiedis has had many empowering and spiritual moments. Wether it be overcoming his deep drug addictions, selling over 7 million copies of Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik or just that time his spent with his band members and best friends, Flea, Chad, Jack, Dave, John and his many female companions. I would recomend this book to not only people who enjoy and respect good music, but to people who are looking for a truthful, raw, life story of one of the greatest poets of all time.
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