Anthony biography kiedis

ByFrank F.

Anthony Kiedis is not an especially private person.

What the funk-rock frontman hasn't discussed in the last three decades of Red Hot Chili Peppers lyrics or said to the press, he's written about in his soul-baring memoir "Scar Tissue." A pivotal point in his life was his move from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Los Angeles, California when he was 12 years old.

That move quickly revealed all the things that would color — and darken — his life for several decades to come: women, drugs, and the bright lights of Hollywood.

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Kiedis' life has been a lot like the Red Hot Chili Peppers' music: often rowdy, riotous, and sex-fueled, sometimes dark, lonely, and dejected.

His life also follows a similar trajectory to his band's discography, from the crazed, speedy rhymes of the early years to the more mellow tones of today. Here's an overview of that turbulent journey and Kiedis' one-of-a-kind take on it.