Anthony Kiedis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers

The bustling singer of the alternative rock company, The blushful voluptuous cayenne Peppers, Anthony Kiedis was born on Nov. 1, 1962, in Grand Rapids, lucre. Kiedis god tiro was laddie Bono, of Sonny &038 Cher fame. His parents split when Anthony was three. After getting into disquiet at school, he moved to California to be with his dad. His father made most of his funds selling drugs, CONTENTS Synopsis Aspiring Musician The expiration Hot jalapeno Peppers Mainstream Success Personal Life exactly as well as douse in acting. It was during these years that young Kiedis was exposed and influenced by the world of art, sex, music, and drugs.Singer, actor, writer. born(p) on November 1, 1962, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As the lead singer of the loss Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has become one of best-known figures in alternative rock. His parents split up when he was very young. He lived with his mother, Peggy, in Michigan and visited his father, John, in California. While with his father, Kiedis was exposed to the Los Angeles club scene where he got a chance to see such(prenominal) rock acts as the Eagles, Neil Young, Deep Purple, and rod cell Stewart. Developing an aversion to authority at an early age, Kiedis acted out in school.He level(p)tuall(a)y convinced his mother to agree to let him live with his father in California. In his early teens, Kiedis moved in with his father and curtly began experimenting with drugs. He started smoking marijuana and later tried diacetylmorphine, cocaine, and Quaaludes. His father gain much of his money from dealing marijuana and other illegal substances, fit in to Srailway car Tissue, Kiediss official autobiography. By the mid-1970s, John Kiedis decided to learn to make as an actor, taking classes and the stage name Blackie Dammet. Anthony also started acting, apply his own stage name Cole Dammet.He land a a few(prenominal) commercials and small parts. Aspiring Musician At Fairfax High School, Kiedi s met and made friends with Michael Balzary demote known later as Fleaand Hillel Slovak. Slovak had a band known as Anthym and Balzary eventually joined it as the bass player. Kiedis acted as the MC for rough of their gigs. They were also interested in the emerging punk scene and caught shows by such acts as Black Flag. Kiedis moved out of his fathers place to live with a friend during the latter part of gamy school. Despite living in the midst of a party scene, he was able to keep up his grades.Kiedis did well enough to get authorized to UCLA. College, however, did not hold his interest for long. In 1982, Kiedis found inspiration for his oral styling from the hit song, The Message, from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. He started a band with friends Slovak and Fleaalthough they were already in different bandswith Jack imprisonment on drums the following year. The group that would become known as the Red Hot Chili Peppers became a popular fixture on the L. A. club scene. The group quickly went with a line-up change when Slovak and Irons leave when their other band What Is This landed a record deal.Kiedis and Flea pressed on with their innovative bound-punk sound, bringing in guitar player Jack Sherman and drummer Cliff Martinez. The group eventually became known as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Red Hot Chili Peppers Their 1984 self-titled insertion didnt sell, but the group started to attract a following with their energetic live shows. Often over-the-top rebels, the Red Hot Chili Peppers even performed a few times while only wearing strategically placed tube socks. For their second effort, Freaky Styley, the group enlisted the help of funk superstarGeorge Clinton to serve as their producer.The record phonograph album also marked the return of Slovak and Irons to the band. Kiediss off-stage activities were starting to take over his life. He was using heroin and cocaine heavily, so much so that his bandmates kicked him out of the group for a while. Returning to Michigan for a time, Kiedis went through detox. He returned to Los Angeles and the band, but did not stay clean for long. The Red Hot Chili Peppers released their third album, The peck Mofo Party Plan, in 1987. The album even made it onto theBillboard 200 album charts. The following year, Kiedis experienced a great personal loss.Longtime friend and bandmate Slovak died of a heroin overdose on June 25, 1988. After this tragedy, Irons decided to contribute the band and Kiedis eventually went to a rehabilitation center. Trying to regroup, Kiedis and Flea added guitarist Blackbyrd McKnight and drummer D. H. Peligro to the group, but this line up didnt work out. They then brought in guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith and recorded Mothers Milk. They began attracting much fans and more(prenominal) media attention. MTV aired videos for two tracksKnock Me Down and their cover of Steve Wonders hit Higher Ground. In 1989, Kiedis found himself in legal trou ble for a post-concert incident. He was accused of sexual battery and indecent exposure after a concert in Virginia at George MasonUniversity that April, according to a report in The New York Times. He later paid a fine. CONTENTS Synopsis Aspiring Musician The Red Hot Chili Peppers Mainstream Success Personal Life Mainstream Success Working with producer sour Rubin, the Red Hot Chili Peppers experienced a major vocation breakthrough with their next album BloodSugarSexMagik in 1991.The album sold more than 4 million copies, spurred on in part by such hits as Under the Bridge, Give It Away, and Suck My Kiss. Frusciante ended up exit the group before it joined the alternative music tour Lollapalooza in 1992. After a few false starts, the Red Hot Chili Peppers eventually replaced Frusciante with guitarist Dave Navarro, once with Janes Addiction. This latest line up recorded 1995s One Hot Minute, which went platinum. Aeroplane and My Friends were two of the biggest hits from the alb um.In July 1997, Kiedis was knobbed in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. He broke his wrist and forearm when he was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle. The following year, Kiedis sued the driver for damages. By the time the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their 1999 hit recordCalifornication, Frusciante was back in the band, replacing Navarro who left to pursue solo projects. Around the World, Scar Tissue, and the title track all did well on the rock charts. 2002s By the Way was also a strong seller, making it to the number two spot on the Billboard 200. Personal LifeKiedis borrowed the title from their hit Scar Tissue for his undefendable 2004 autobiography, in which he described his extensive drug use and relationships with such women as actress Ione Skye and director Sofia Coppola. He also disclosed that he had battled hepatitis C. As a person and a musician, I feel like Im just getting started. . . . I kind of look at this as the halftime report, Kiedis said to Peopl emagazine during an interview about his book. For the first time in 2006, the Red Hot Chili Peppers reached the top of the Billboard 200 album charts with Stadium Arcadium.Kiedis soon experienced another firsthe became a father. He and then girlfriend Heather Christie welcomed son Everly Bear in October 2007. The couple split up in 2008. That same year, Kiedis told Rolling tilt that the Red Hot Chili Peppers was disbanded for the moment. The band had tour extensively to tide over their latest album, and everyone wanted to take a break for a time. In addition to relaxing, Kiedis recently served as festival curator for the New American Music Festival, which was held in August 2008.