Post by BostonQ on Oct 12, 2004 0:32:07 GMT -5
from http://www.MTVAsia.com:
For Anthony Kiedis, What Doesn't Kill You Only Makes Your Book Longer
by Jennifer Vineyard, with reporting by Kurt Loder (MTV News)
For someone who's ravaged his body with all sorts of drugs over not just years, but decades, Anthony Kiedis has an amazing memory.
His just-released book, Scar Tissue, recounts his life -- the good, the bad and the downright ugly -- with such detail, clarity and hindsight that the reader comes away knowing far more than just the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers -- it's a glimpse into his soul.
"One would just kind of assume that with all the [drug] consumption that my memory would be a bit shoddy," Kiedis said. "But it's actually pretty lucid, and better than both of my parents', or any of my friends'. My friends tried to recount these same stories, and they were like, 'Wow, I don't ... were we there?'"
With the help of co-writer Larry Sloman, Kiedis traces his descent into drug addiction and his repeated attempts to kick the habit. Along the way, he finds his way into the Hollywood elite, thanks to his father, a drug-dealer-turned-actor.
Kiedis said the book came about because he'd been telling these stories for so long to his friends, and they were always "mystified" that before he was even a teenager, he was doing drugs and hobnobbing with rock royalty like Keith Moon, Alice Cooper and Led Zeppelin at the Rainbow Room on the Sunset Strip. In one memorable baby-sitting episode, a naked Cher crawled into bed with him when he was in the eighth grade.
To read the entire article, click on the link below:
www.mtvasia.com/News/200410/11011270.html
For Anthony Kiedis, What Doesn't Kill You Only Makes Your Book Longer
by Jennifer Vineyard, with reporting by Kurt Loder (MTV News)
For someone who's ravaged his body with all sorts of drugs over not just years, but decades, Anthony Kiedis has an amazing memory.
His just-released book, Scar Tissue, recounts his life -- the good, the bad and the downright ugly -- with such detail, clarity and hindsight that the reader comes away knowing far more than just the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers -- it's a glimpse into his soul.
"One would just kind of assume that with all the [drug] consumption that my memory would be a bit shoddy," Kiedis said. "But it's actually pretty lucid, and better than both of my parents', or any of my friends'. My friends tried to recount these same stories, and they were like, 'Wow, I don't ... were we there?'"
With the help of co-writer Larry Sloman, Kiedis traces his descent into drug addiction and his repeated attempts to kick the habit. Along the way, he finds his way into the Hollywood elite, thanks to his father, a drug-dealer-turned-actor.
Kiedis said the book came about because he'd been telling these stories for so long to his friends, and they were always "mystified" that before he was even a teenager, he was doing drugs and hobnobbing with rock royalty like Keith Moon, Alice Cooper and Led Zeppelin at the Rainbow Room on the Sunset Strip. In one memorable baby-sitting episode, a naked Cher crawled into bed with him when he was in the eighth grade.
To read the entire article, click on the link below:
www.mtvasia.com/News/200410/11011270.html
