“I stopped hating and started just being. My whole life, I had been the most defensive person you'd meet, unable to tolerate any criticism. But now I started listening and being.”Anthony Kiedis book Scar TissueSource: Scar Tissue
“Adolescence is such a fun time in your life, because you think you know it all, and you haven’t gotten to the point where you realize that you know almost nothing.”Anthony Kiedis book Scar TissueSource: Scar Tissue
“It didn't matter if I got bitten by a dog or I ripped my pants on the fence post or I poked myself in the eye with a tree branch that I was crawling over, it was all about the shortcut. My whole life I took the shortcut, and I ended up lost.”Anthony Kiedis book Scar TissueSource: Scar Tissue
“Under the bridge downtownIs where I drew some bloodUnder the bridge downtownI could not get enoughUnder the bridge downtownForgot about my loveUnder the bridge downtownI gave my life away”Anthony Kiedis Under The Bridge. Lyrics
“The existence of sexual energy is such an every-day part of life. It's such a natural aspect of life. That we end up relating to without any shame.”Anthony Kiedis Much Music 1991