Anthony Kiedis (b. 1962)

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Biography

Anthony Kiedis is an American musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

In Their Own Words (5)

I never really had the intention of being a rock 'n' roller. It's just that all of my best friends were great musicians and they felt sorry for me so they had me. (Much Music 1991).

1991

There were times when all Hillel and I had was each other. We were fucked up and understood what it was to be living in an out-of-control fog. (Scar Tissue, 2004).

2004

Changing and inventing new things is great. That's what we like to do. (Australia, 2002).

2002

I knew there was never anyone to blame when people get into drugs. They're always responsible for their own behavior, and it's not the dealer, and it's not the friend, it's not the childhood. (Scar Tissue, 2004).

2004

The existence of sexual energy is such an every-day part of life. It's such a natural aspect of life. That we end up relating to without any shame. (Much Music 1991).

1991

Timeline

The story of Anthony Kiedis, told in moments.

1983 Event

Formed the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Flea, Hillel Slovak, and Jack Irons. Their original name was Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem.

Is Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem a better name than Red Hot Chili Peppers? Was the band therapy or another addiction?

1991 Event

Blood Sugar Sex Magik sold 13 million copies worldwide. "Under the Bridge," written about his loneliness and heroin use, became their biggest hit. The band had nearly broken up twice before recording it.

Was 'Under the Bridge' about loneliness or heroin or both? Did nearly breaking up twice before recording it make the album better?

2012 Event

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. By then he'd been sober, relapsed, and recovered publicly multiple times. His memoir Scar Tissue sold over a million copies.

Does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame feel like recognition or survival? Is Scar Tissue the truest thing you've written?

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