Prominent Band Vocalist

Anthony Kiedis was born November 1, 1962 is an actor, singer / songwriter and occasional singer known as the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers Grammy. Kiedis spent his youth in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his mother before moving in, shortly before his 12 birthday in Hollywood, California to live with his father. After high school classes began to take Kiedis at UCLA, but dropped out after losing interest due to substance abuse. After dropping out, Kiedis was offered to be the opening act for a local group, and enlisted friends Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons to help. The line-up eventually became the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, John Kiedis, actor and Margaret "Peggy" Nobel Prize. In 1965, when he was three years old, his parents divorced. Together with his two sisters, Julie and Jenny, and brother, James, his mother grew Keidis in Lowell, Michigan. In 1973, when Kiedis was 11, he moved to Los Angeles, California, his father grew up. Father Antonio was a drug dealer, who introduced him to drugs. The blessing of his father, Anthony lost his virginity at the age of 12 years, Kimberly, father of 18 years, girlfriend. When Antonio was 15, broke his back trying to jump into a swimming pool five-story building, the pool lacks a few inches. The back has improved since then, even if he still has occasional problems.

Kiedis attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, where he struggled to find friends with whom he had recently been transferred to a new school district. But he soon met the chip, and after a brief confrontation, the two were best friends. Kiedis recalled: "We were attracted to each other by the forces of mischief and love, and we were almost inseparable, we were both outcasts We found each other and it turned out to be the longest friendship of my life ... "Kiedis has a significant influence on the chip, exposing his rock music, rock, especially punk. Kiedis also met Hillel Slovak, after seeing him play with his band, which Anthyme Kiedis invited to his house for a snack. Kiedis later described the experience in his autobiography, Scar Tissue, "In a few minutes to come out with Hillel, I felt it was completely different from most people that I 'had spent time with ...

They understand a lot of music, was a great visual artist, and had a sense of self and calmly about what they were simply fascinating. "Slovak, Kiedis, Flea and became best friends and often used LSD, heroin, cocaine, speed and recreation. Despite its frequent use of drugs, excelled in school, often receiving directly to the category. In June 1980, Kiedis graduated with honors from high school. In August, he enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, but withdrew at the start of his second year due to its dependence worsening of cocaine and heroin.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Repertoire of the band's concerts grew to ten songs the result of months of playing clubs and bars. [11] Red Hot Chili Peppers Bijou Studios has become the record a demo and then secured a recording contract with EMI. Slovak and Irons decided to leave the Red Hot Chili Peppers to pursue "more serious" the future of Rock Band What is this?. Flea and respected the decision eventually, but it seemed the band would be lost without them. Kiedis and Flea were recruited drummer Cliff Martinez and guitarist Jack Sherman meets Iron and Slovakia positions, respectively. [13] Andy Gill, a former Gang of Four, has agreed to produce their first album. Gill and Sherman clashed Kiedis and Flea, have consistently defended the style of music, audio, and production of the album.

Funk musician George Clinton has been hired to produce the second album, Freaky Styley. Solid chemistry between Clinton and Chili Peppers was felt immediately. Freaky Styley was released in August 1985. Has received attention only a little over Red Hot Chili Peppers with about 75 000 copies sold by year end.

The group hired Michael Beinhorn, the last resort among potential producers working on their next album, The Party's plan Raising mofo. What is it? was finally dissolved and Irons returned to the Chili Peppers in the middle of 1986 after Martinez was fired. Flea, Slovak and Kiedis were particularly involved in heavy drug use and their relationship became strained. Flea said that "it began to seem ugly to me and not fun, our communication was not healthy." Kiedis became addicted to heroin, leaving Flea and Slovak working on a lot of material from the album itself.

Kiedis and Slovak, and struggled with a debilitating heroin addiction, which worsened when the band ready to record uplift. Because of his addiction, Kiedis lacked the motivation to participate in the marching band, and performed the exercises, "literally a dream." He was asked to leave the band to undergo drug rehabilitation. During this period, the band won the LA Weekly, The Band of the Year Award which was Kiedis quit using heroin cold turkey. He visited his mother's guidance, Michigan, who drove him to drug rehabilitation immediately after harvesting, from seeing his unhealthy appearance. [18] He signed the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Clinic in Grand Rapids, an experience which he hated at first until he pointed out that other people were in the clinical understanding of his struggles, and tried to help him.

He moved with his mother after 24 days at the clinic, the time which marked the first time that has been completely abstinence from drugs, because she was eleven years old. When Kiedis completed rehab stint, he felt "a new wave of enthusiasm" for his sobriety, and wrote the text of a new song called "Fight Like Brave" on a return flight. He returned to the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles to save the group to the next disc.

Personal life

Kiedis is now ex-girlfriend, model Heather Christie, gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Everly Bear, October 2, 2007. According to Kiedis, Anthony Everly was named one of the favorite bands, Everly Brothers, and Bear was the name of Heather came up with something. Kiedis said that the name makes sense for him to bear, "because it is from me and I feel like I'm part of the clan bear, and I think it's good to have some 'of land in your name." Kiedis, Christie split in June 2008. It had been a vegetarian since 1980. Now is a vegan since 2008, PETA says: "Immediately after I went vegan, I saw some documentary footage of what happens in factory farming of cows ... very close." Kiedis regular practice of Vipassana meditation, and is a follower of Kabbalah, but says: "I do not go to seven and confessions."

Kiedis is an old fan of the Lakers in Los Angeles with his friend and bassist Flea and guitarist John Frusciante peppers before. Courtside seats had for years.

It is also a fan and collector of Robert Williams. He bought the mirror image eyes with varicose veins, which also appears in the art show at MOCA Helter Skelter Los Angeles in 1992 and returned to him in the "Mellowship Slinky in B Major," song.