Scar Tissue (autobiography)
Anthony Kiedis sat down with writer Larry Sloman and laid out his whole life in Scar Tissue — the autobiography of the Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist — and Hyperion published it in 2004. The book hit No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller List. It's also out in audiobook and e-book.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Anthony Kiedis with Larry Sloman
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Release year
- 2004
- Genre
- Autobiography
- Best seller
- No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller List
- Audiobook release
- June 30, 2006, read by Rider Strong
Facts from the source article.
Background
The book follows Kiedis's life from his birth in 1962 to early 2004, delving into his experiences with drug addiction. The title is taken from the Red Hot Chili Peppers single 'Scar Tissue' from the album Californication. Kiedis recounts his first drug experience at age eleven with his father Blackie Dammett, a former drug dealer, and the severe addictions he and bandmate Hillel Slovak developed in the 1980s. After Slovak's death from overdose in 1988, Kiedis writes that he skipped town and missed the funeral, and his drug use worsened.
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