![]() ![]() ![]() It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption. SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. But there s a price to pay for both success and excess and in SCAR TISSUE, Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate and band mate, Hillel Slovak, and his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs. ![]() Crisscrossing the country, the Chili Peppers were musical innovators and influenced a whole generation of musicians. He formed the band with three schoolfriends - and found his life's purpose. and plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. Kiedis documented his own cycle of sobriety and relapse and the strain it put on his friendship with Flea in his 2004 autobiography Scar Tissue, a sordid and soulful best seller that. Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman (Collaborator) 4.11 82,536 ratings3,487 reviews Want to read Kindle 12.99 Rate this book Now in paperback, the New York Timesbestseller by one of rock's most provocative figures Scar Tissueis Anthony Kiedis's searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself. ![]()
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