I was kind of disappointed. He comes across as a very simple-minded and shallow kind of guy without much capability to analyze himself. He had a terrible childhood, of course, but there really doesn't seem to be much substance to the guy. I'll keep the mustache, but I couldn't get around to finishing the book.
shareYou keep the mustache, Anthony will keep the 80 million album sales, 13 Grammy nominations and millions of fans worldwide.
You win.
I actually think I do, because I would not trade places with him for double all that.
shareThat's good, it's nice to be happy with your place in the world.
I think Kiedis is a fantastic musician and entertainer. I've never thought of him as shallow or simple-minded, but even if he is that has no bearing on why I admire him. For me it's his talent and the awesome music he has created for decades that earns my respect. I don't expect him to be flawless in his personal life, and I have very little interest in it anyway.
What book? Was it scar tissue? I read that the other day. Good read. His story is a little little sleazy, but many rock stars have that sort of history.
A little eye-opening that a big-shot rock star could have that sort of problem with drugs, shooting heroine in run-down L.A. motels
Yes, Scar Tissue. I read it partly because of the mustache I grew and then realized it looked much like his, but mainly I read it because I had just finished the vastly superior "Sing Backwards and Weep" by Mark Lanegan, former singer for grunge band Screaming Trees.
In one chapter, Lanegan finds himself partying with Kiedis' father, Blackie Dammett. Even Lanegan, who is painfully honest and open about all his faults, found Dammett to be creepy and sinister as he made out with underaged groupies at his mansion (paid for by Kiedis). The crowning touch was when Lanegan goes to the bathroom and sees that the walls of the tiny room are covered with pictures of Kiedis. Dammett had huge portraits of himself all over the rest of the house, but pics of his son were reserved for a tiny toilet. I had to read what kind of childhood Kiedis had after learning that about his father.