Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis’s searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In 1983, four self-described “knuckleheads” burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world.
Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis’s searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane. In 1983, four self-described “knuckleheads” burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Scar Tissue is also a surprising look at what happens when you join forces with your childhood hero and build a band from scratch: where you keep your word, write your first song together and discover that you really do have a gift for making music together. It details their meteoric rise and fall – as seen through their own eyes for the first time – but above all it tells how they came to be this way: how two oddballs became heroes; how success can destroy everything you’ve ever loved; how growing up into men while struggling to stay on top forever changes you in ways you can never imagine.
There is no one quite like Anthony, and there have been many who have tried. He’s an iconoclastic musician, a private man. Sometime in the 1990s he decided to take on the role of punk rocker at a time when we thought musicians couldn’t confront their audiences, and not just their audience but themselves. It’s hard to imagine anyone at the height of worldwide fame who could be more uncomfortable with that role than Anthony was, but here he is anyway. Scar Tissue is a profound memoir of his childhood and adolescence that points to the roots of his musical genius and shows that behind the headlines and travels lies a man whose family history is more disturbing than most people know.
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Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller by one of rock’s most provocative figures, Scar Tissue is Anthony Kiedis’s searingly honest memoir of a life spent in the fast lane.
In 1983, four self-described “knuckleheads” burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. with their unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. Though the band has gone through many incarnations, Anthony Kiedis, the group’s lyricist and dynamic lead singer, has been there for the whole roller-coaster ride. Whether he’s recollecting the influence of the beautiful, strong women who have been his muses, or retracing a journey that has included appearances as diverse as a performance before half a million people at Woodstock or an audience of one at the humble compound of the exiled Dalai Lama, Kiedis shares a compelling story about the price of success and excess.
Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and evil, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption–a story that could only have come out of the world of rock.
