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Anthony Kiedis
b. 1962
American singer (born 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.
Timeline
The story of Anthony Kiedis, told in moments.
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.
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.
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.
In Their Own Words (8)
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
When I do think, "Man a fucking motel room with a couple of thousand dollars' worth of narcotics would do me right," I just look over at my dog and remember that Buster's never seen me high. (Scar Tissue, 2004).
2004
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
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
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