In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis charismatic & highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recounts his remarkable life story & the history of the band itself Raised in the Midwest he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie purveyor of pills pot & cocaine to the Hollywood elite After a brief child-acting career Kiedis dropped out of UCLA & plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the LA underground music scene He formed the band with three schoolfriends
- & found his life's purpose Crisscrossing the country the Chili Peppers were musical innovators & influenced a whole generation of musicians But there's a price to pay for both success & excess & in SCAR TISSUE Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate & band mate Hillel Slovak & his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star It is instead a compelling story of dedication & debauchery of intrigue & integrity of recklessness & redemption