Scar Tissue

by Kiedis, Anthony; Sloman, Larry

• ISBN13: 9781401301019
• ISBN10: 1401301010
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-06
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor's edge. So much has been written about him, but until now, we've only had Kiedis's songs as clues to his experience from the inside. In Scar Tissue, Kiedis proves himself to be as compelling a memoirist as he is a lyricist, giving us a searingly honest account of the life from which his music has evolved. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are that rare breed of rock band. Critically lauded and popularly embraced by millions of fans, their albums consistently sell into the stratosphere -- their CD Californication sold over 13 million copies alone. Now in Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis defies the rock star clichs. In his telling, we can see everything he has done has been part of a passionate journey. Kiedis is a man "in love with everything" -- the darkness, the death, the disease. Even his descent into drug addition was a part of that journey, another element that he has transformed into art.

Author Biography

Anthony Kiedis grew up in L.A. and formed The Red Hot Chili Peppers in high school. The group's breakthrough album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, was recorded in 1991; their 1999 album Californication sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Their latest album, By the Way, is one of their best sellers yet. The band toured extensively in 2003. Kiedis lives in the Los Angeles area.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
``Me, I'm from Michigan''	5	(20)
Spider and Son	25	(31)
Fairfax High	56	(26)
Under the Zero One Sun	82	(22)
Deep Kicking	104	(34)
The Red Hots	138	(25)
Groundhog Year	163	(39)
The Organic Anti--Beat Box Band	202	(34)
Refourming	236	(27)
Funky Monks	263	(34)
Warped	297	(40)
Over the Wall	337	(38)
Nothing	375	(25)
Welcome to Californication	400	(38)
A Moment of Clarity	438