The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parents divorced and his mother Patricia remarried a jazz musician. Flea's stepfather frequently invited musicians to his house for jam sessions which sparked Flea's interest in music. The family moved to Los Angeles, where Flea became fascinated with the trumpet, idolizing musicians like Miles, Dizzy, and Louis. But the family soon fell apart, "I was raised in a very violent, alcoholic household," Flea later said. "I grew up being terrified of my parents, particularly my father figures. It caused [me] a lot of trouble later in life." He began smoking weed at 13, and became a daily user of harder drugs. He was on the streets by 14 and soon after, met another social outcast and drug user named Anthony Kiedis. They form a band that would become the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ACID FOR THE CHILDREN is pure, uncut Flea, with nothing left unsaid.
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Michael Peter Balzary, widely recognized by his stage name Flea, is a multi-talented Australian-born American musician with a notable presence in acting. He is primarily celebrated as the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. As one of their principal composers, Flea has significantly contributed to the band's distinctive sound and musical legacy, earning him a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Acid For The Children: Spomienky
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Autobiografia Flea, basgitaristu Red Hot Chili Peppers, vydaná v roku 2019, sa zameriava na jeho detstvo, dospievanie a cestu k hudbe pred vznikom kapely. Flea, rodným menom Michael Peter Balzary, sa narodil v Melbourne a neskôr sa presťahoval do Los Angeles, kde vyrastal v rozvrátenej rodine s násilníckym otčimom. Tieto ťažké skúsenosti formovali jeho pohľad na svet a jeho umeleckú tvorbu. Kniha zachytáva jeho prvé stretnutia s hudbou, od jazzovej fascinácie po pohltenie punkovou scénou Los Angeles, a popisuje, ako sa začal venovať basgitare. Flea podrobne rozoberá aj svoje silné priateľstvo s Anthonym Kiedisom, spevákom kapely, ktoré ovplyvnilo ich kariéry a osobné životy. Otvorene sa delí o svoje zážitky s drogami, psychadelickými látkami a rebéliou, ktorá ho sprevádzala v dospievaní. Flea píše poeticky a emocionálne, pričom jeho jazyk je autentický, introspektívny a plný humoru. Kniha končí pred založením Red Hot Chili Peppers, čo ju odlišuje od typických rockových autobiografií. Je to osobný pohľad na to, čo ho formovalo ako človeka, a ponúka zaujímavé príbehy z punkovej scény Los Angeles 80. rokov. Oceňovaná kritikmi, kniha osloví nielen fanúšikov kapely, ale aj čitateľov so záujmom o silné životné príbehy a introspektívne memoáre.