As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, ANTHONY KIEDIS has lived life on the razor's edge. Much has been written about him, but until now, we've only had his 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 Californications sold over 13 million copies alone.
Now, kids, don't do drugs. But let me tell you how great my drug-driven life was. Narrator Rider Strong does a credible job telling the life story of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, even though his voice sounds a bit weak in places that call for a strong delivery. But there's something disingenuous about rock stars who warn about the horrors of drug abuse while writing long-winded books describing, in minute detail, the great sex, rollicking adventures, and incredible highs they've experienced. Predictably, Kiedis's world fell apart when the realities of a life of drug abuse came crashing down. Even so, it's hard to feel sorry for a guy who's been a selfish jerk his entire life. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Anthony Kiedis (born November 1, 1962) is the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is a co-founder of the band, and is resposible for writing most of the band'slyrics. Anthony Keidis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to John Kiedis (also knows as Spider or Blackie Dammett) and Margaret "Peggy" Noble, and has two half-sisters, Julie and Jenny and a half-brother, James. his parents divorced in 1965 when he was three. He lived with his mother in Grand Rapids until he was twelve, the moved to California with his father, who was an actor in Los Angeles, and a drug dealer.
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