It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption. SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. In Scar Tissue, Kiedis delivers a compelling life story from a man 'in love with everything' - the darkness, the death, the disease. 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. In this vivid and inspiring New York Times Brooke Third time reading this book for me, and Id have to say its even better than when I read it when I was. and plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. Kiedis defies the rock star clichs, revealing that everything he has done has been part of a passionate journey-even his descent into drug addiction, which he. 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.

Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo 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. Though on the longer side (465 pages), I read this book quicker than most half its size. Buy the eBook Synopsis About this book Buy the eBook Books related to Scar Tissue Acid For The Children - The autobiography of Flea, the Red Hot Chili.

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