Scar Tissue (Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis)

Member Name: amnesiac

Product:	Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis
Date:	02/07/09 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: Fascinating insight into the man and the band, very personal account

Disadvantages: Can appear too centred on drug addiction

Scar Tissue is the biography of Red Hot Chili Peppers' frontman and founding member, Anthony Kiedis. The book starts out as it means to continue, after a short introduction we get a description of one of many trips downtown to score drugs.
Be warned if you don't fancy reading about a near constant drug addiction this book is not for you. That being said this book is a must for any Chili Peppers' fans. It provides so much insight into the whole band's journey from a band formed playing one song at a one off gig to writing the By The Way album. Every up and down of the band is chronicled here by Kiedis. I imagine this is a big reason for people to buy this book but of course the book is mainly focused on Kiedis himself. Anthony Kiedis describs his whole struggle with drug addiction, this is a really personal account of his problems. This is the standard from which I judge most other biographies. Anthony opens up so much throughout the book, not just about the band and his relationships in it but his relationships with family and plenty of girlfriends.

Summary: A great insight into the band and Anthony Kiedis himself.