Though the band has gone through many incarnations, Anthony Kiedis, the group's lyricist and dynamic lead singer, has been there for the whole roller-coaster ride. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A.
Scar Tissue is a fascinating account of a fast-lane life, addiction, and a moving story of eventual recovery and redemption.In this "vivid and inspiring" New York Times bestseller ( Newsweek), the Red Hot Chili Peppers' lead singer and songwriter shares a searingly honest account of life in the rock scene's fast lane-from the darkness into the light. Even his descent into drug addiction was a part of that journey another element that he has transformed into art. Kiedis is a man "in love with everything" - the darkness, the death, the disease. In his telling, we can see everything he has done has been part of a passionate journey. Now, in Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis defies the rock star cliches.
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.
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. Much has been written about him, but until now we've only had his songs as clues to his experience from the inside. As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor's edge.
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