It is no surprise that Anthony Kiedis became a heroin addict.
This #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography is as “thoughtful, candid, and entertaining” as any other book imaginable ( GQ). Reflecting upon this moment, Kiedis wrote this song to demonstrate the level he was willing to sink in order to feed his addiction he wrote Scar Tissue to bring to life the trials and hardships of a recovering addict who is constantly in and out of rehab. If he hadn’t been so persuasive, Kiedis surely could have been killed on the spot. To purchase the drugs, Kiedis had to convince the gang members that he was engaged to a sister of another member of their gang. His whole body itching for heroin, Kiedis was forced to enter territory under a bridge in downtown Los Angeles belonging to a Mexican drug cartel. These lyrics, excerpted from the song “Under the Bridge,” express what Kiedis considered rock bottom during his years of drug addiction. Perhaps no other set of lyrics that Anthony Kiedis-the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers-wrote is as insightful or powerful as this set here. Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption - a story that could only have come out of the world of rock.“Under the bridge downtown is where I drew some blood/Under the bridge I could not get enough/Under the bridge forgot about my love/Under the bridge I gave my life away.” Whether he's honoring the influence of the beautiful, strong women who have been his muses or remembering the roaring crowds of Woodstock and the Dalai Lama's humble compound, Kiedis shares a compelling story about the price of success and excess.
Even his descent into drug addiction was a part of that journey, another element transformed into art.
In Scar Tissue, Kiedis delivers a compelling life story from a man "in love with everything" - the darkness, the death, the disease. 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. Over twenty years later, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, against all odds, have become one of the most successful bands in the world. with their own unique brand of cosmic hardcore mayhem funk. In 1983, four self-described "knuckleheads" burst out of the mosh-pitted mosaic of the neo-punk rock scene in L.A. In this "vivid and inspiring" NYT bestseller (Newsweek), the Red Hot Chili Peppers' lead singer and songwriter shares a searingly honest account of life in the rock scene's fast lane - from the darkness into the light.
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