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.
