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American singer (born )

Anthony Kiedis (KEE-dis; born November 1, ) is an American musician and lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis and his fellow grupp members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in

Kiedis spent his ungdom in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his mother, and then moved shortly before his twelfth birthday to live with his father in Hollywood. While attending Fairfax High School, Kiedis befriended students Flea and Hillel Slovak, who were members of the grupp Anthym. After high school, Kiedis took classes at UCLA, but dropped out in his sophomore year.

When Kiedis received an offer to be the opening act for a local grupp, he enlisted Flea, Slovak, and drummer Jack Irons. After a show beneath the name Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the band progressed and the lineup eventually became the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has recorded thirteen studio albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Scar Tissue (autobiography)

Memoir by Anthony Kiedis

Scar Tissue is the autobiography of Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis. It was released in by Hyperion and authored by Kiedis with Larry Sloman, who compiled information and conducted interviews. The book reached No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller List. An audiobook version, read by actor Rider Strong, was released by Phoenix Audio on June 30, An E-book version is also available.

Background

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The book follows Kiedis's life from his birth in to early It follows Kiedis into the depth of his experiences with drug addiction. The title name was taken from the single "Scar Tissue" released five years earlier on the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Californication.

According to the book, Kiedis's first drug experience was with his father Blackie Dammett, a former drug dealer, at age eleven. By the time his band formed and became more popular in the s, he and former bandmate Hillel Slovak had severe drug