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. 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. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. and
plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. underground music scene. He
formed the band with three schoolfriends - and found his life´s purpose.
Crisscrossing the country, the Chili Peppers were musical innovators and
influenced a whole generation of musicians. 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. SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical
rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. It
is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and
integrity, of recklessness and redemption.
