Last book for 2022 - Scar Tissue by RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis.
An incredible read. Kiedis shares his struggles with addiction, relationships, and finding his place in the world. Lots of insight and background on some of the Chili Peppers' biggest hits as well as a behind-the-scenes tour of the music industry. Learned a lot :)
I hope you all have a fantastic New Year's Eve! Here's to a great start to 2023 🎉 🥂
Scar Tissue is wild, painful, musical, and strangely tender. Kiedis writes from the middle of chaos, not from a sanitized balcony above it.
The addiction material is brutal, but the creative story is just as compelling: friendship, bands, songs, and the strange persistence of art through damage.
I liked the behind-the-scenes music history, but the human cost is what stays. The glamour gets tired quickly; survival does not.
It is messy because the life was messy. A strong memoir, not because it is noble, but because it does not pretend the fire was only decorative.