Kiedis later described the experience in his autobiography Scar Tissue: " Within a few minutes of hanging out with Hillel, I sensed that he was absolutely different from most of the people I'd spent time with ... He understood a lot about music, he was a great visual artist, and he had a sense of self and a calm about him that were just riveting.

Kiedis later described the performance: " All the anticipation of the moment hit me, and I instinctively knew that the miracle of manipulating energy and tapping into an infinite source of power and harnessing it in a small space with your friends was what I had been put on this earth to do.

Kiedis later described the experience in his autobiography Scar Tissue: " Within a few minutes of hanging out with Hillel, I sensed that he was absolutely different from most of the people I'd spent time with ... He understood a lot about music, he was a great visual artist, and he had a sense of self and a calm about him that were just riveting.

In his autobiography Scar Tissue, Anthony Kiedis later praised Marshall for being " a quick study " and never letting them down onstage.

Among celebrities who admitted using speedballs are Chet Baker ( in the documentary film Let's Get Lost ), Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson ( in the documentary Behind The Music ), Cream bassist Jack Bruce ( as stated in an interview with Daily Record in 2009 ), Nikki Sixx ( in The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star and The Dirt ), Anthony Kiedis ( in his autobiography Scar Tissue ), David Crosby ( in his autobiography Long Time Gone ), Miles Davis, and Slash ( in his autobiography Slash ).

Anthony Kiedis stated on November 9, 2010, that the song was about oral sex and how one boy at his school always seemed to go on about getting it.

The other demo recordings included come from the band's first demo tape are the first the band made and are described in Anthony Kiedis ' autobiography Scar Tissue as being the most prolific sessions the band ever had.

Using clues provided by Kiedis in previous interviews and in his autobiography Scar Tissue, writer Mark Haskell Smith concluded that the bridge that inspired the song was located in the city's MacArthur Park.

* Scar Tissue ( book ), the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

** Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith ( songwriters ) for " Scar Tissue " performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers

On October 14, 2011, FX announced that it picked up the rights to develop a series based on " Scar Tissue ", the biography of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer, Anthony Kiedis.

In Anthony Kiedis ' memoir, Scar Tissue, he mentions " melting tuinals in a spoon " ( unsuccessfully ) and attempting to inject them.

Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers noted in his book Scar Tissue that he often sat with his father, Blackie Dammett, at the club along with various members of bands such as Led Zeppelin.

" As explained in Scar Tissue, Kiedis revealed that the group were unable to find chemistry with Marshall in their songwriting, specifically Flea.

" Kiedis says in his book Scar Tissue that he got the inspiration for the lyric from when he was in New Zealand and he heard a woman on the street ranting about there being psychic spies in China.

Kiedis told that " Scar Tissue " came to him in a precise moment when he heard the other band members play the music and he felt as if an exterior influx had succeeded in merging the melody and apparent words suddenly came to his unconscious mind.

" Scar Tissue " was written by Anthony Kiedis, probably because of the return of guitar player John Frusciante.

In 2004 Anthony Kiedis published Scar Tissue.

Kiedis was forced to pretend that a sister of one of the gang members was his fiancée to be permitted inside.

Kiedis recalled the event, saying " It was like the Wizard of Oz had spoken, and what he had said was too ludicrous to take seriously ", as his proposition was too different from the band's musical style.

His father was a struggling actor who sold drugs, which had a significant impact on Kiedis, as the two would often use marijuana and cocaine together.

Kiedis attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, where he struggled to find friends as he had recently transferred to a new school district.

Mike Chester, a friend of Kiedis ', invited the band to open for his act Mike and Neighbor's Voices at The Rhythm Lounge, as he felt that Kiedis had potential as a frontman.

Although Kiedis had recently become clean, his withdrawal symptoms increased and affected his musical contributions to the group.

Kiedis made a trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan in December, where his family realized he had resumed his drug use once again.

Singer Mike Patton was known to have had a bad relationship with the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' frontman Anthony Kiedis, beginning when Kiedis saw Patton performing with Faith No More and accused him of imitating his style.

Following the album release date clash, Kiedis had Mr. Bungle removed from a series of summer festivals in Europe ; as the headlining act at the festivals, The Red Hot Chili Peppers had final word on the bands that would appear.

Kiedis commented on the situation: " I could tell that Hillel had no inner core of strength ; he had been robbed by his addiction of the life force that allows you to at least defend yourself.

Kiedis attempted to take Slovak to drug addiction counseling, but Slovak had difficulty admitting that his addiction was serious enough to require medical help.

The song marks an important shift in style for Kiedis, who had spent most of his career singing rapidly due to his limited ability to reach high notes.

Kiedis was initially " mortified that I had fucked up in front of Warner's people [...] I apologized for fucking up but they said ' Fucking up?

The song is titled after its most prevalent lyrical phrase " give it away ", which is taken from an experience Kiedis had with his former girlfriend — punk rock singer Nina Hagen — in the early 1980s.

The act was something that affected Kiedis significantly because he had never before experienced such an enlightening ideology on life.

Kiedis had written the lyrics, which he felt were some of the best he had ever written, but the band could not decide how the song should sound musically.

When Flea asked Kiedis how he felt about Slovak rejoining the band, Kiedis responded by saying " I'd give my firstborn son to get him back in the band.

* 1962 – Anthony Kiedis, American singer ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )

Bono was named a godparent of Anthony Kiedis who would go on to become a musical artist with his band, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

** Anthony Kiedis, American rock singer ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )

Red Hot Chili Peppers ' song " Magic Johnson " from their 1989 album Mother's Milk is a tribute to the former point guard, and frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Michael " Flea " Balzary are frequently seen attending home games.

* John Kiedis, father of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis

After hearing a short live set, McLaren was " clearly unimpressed " according to Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis.

Back onstage for an encore, the Chili Peppers ' lead singer Anthony Kiedis remarked how amazing the fires looked from the stage, comparing them to the 1979 film Apocalypse Now.

Anthony Kiedis ( ; born November 1, 1962 ) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the vocalist / lyricist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Kiedis performing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Philadelphia in 1983.

Kiedis was impressed with Frusciante's skill, and astonished by his knowledge of the Chili Peppers ' repertoire.

Chili Peppers producer Matt Southam stumbled upon a poem that would become the lyrics to " Under the Bridge ", and suggested Kiedis show it to the rest of the band.

An ongoing feud with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis escalated in the late 1990s, with Kiedis removing Mr. Bungle from a number of large music festivals in Europe and Australasia.

We found out it was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, so our manager called their manager to find out what the hell was going on, and their manager was very apologetic, and said, ' We're really sorry, we want you to know this doesn't reflect the management's position, or the band's for that matter, it's Anthony Kiedis who wants this.

Slovak, Flea, Kiedis, and Irons started Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1983, which became popular in the Los Angeles area, playing various shows around the city.

Slovak ( right ) with Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates Anthony Kiedis ( middle ) and Flea ( musician ) | Flea ( top left ) in 1987.

After Kiedis completed a stint in rehab, he rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles to record their third album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.

Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1988 during the Uplift Mofo Party Plan tour ; ( left to right ) Jack Irons, Flea ( musician ) | Flea, Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak