It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption. 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. 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. 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. and plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. The book also provides a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the band during their early years.

Kiedis appears to hide nothing as he takes the reader on a tour of his life up until 2004, reaching crushing lows and unbelievable highs. Scar Tissue chronicles his life story, from his childhood to his struggles with addiction and recovery. Scar Tissue by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ frontman Anthony Kiedis, along with Larry Sloman, is certainly one of the most honest and obscene autobiographies you will ever read. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. Anthony Kiedis is the lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, po. 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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