Anthony Kiedis Quotations

I'm very aware of the chemistry. It's something you can't take for granted. I'm very thankful for it and I recognise the power of its reality in all of our lives. Some people don't and it's a mistake not to because people throw away god-given special chemistry that's very rare, very hard to find.

I don't worry about new young bands. The bounty of life is infinite and so is music and so are opportunities.

Buddhism helps me to have a healthy relationship with my body and spirit.

I plan to surf more - learn the way of the wave.

The fact that I was a junkie for a long time is only one slice of my own personal pie, which is made up of a lot of different slices.

You instinctively know that nothing will ever be the same, and you have to carry that knowledge around with you like a huge weight. The next time you see your girl, you can’t look her straight in the eyes the same way you did for all those years.

To be 26 years old and lose your left heart ventricle was probably the most dramatic thing that's ever happened to me in my life.

It's weird, I was such a survivor and so wanted to be a part of life while I was trying to snuff out the life that was inside of me. I had this duality of trying to kill myself with drugs, then eating really good food and exercising and going swimming and trying to be a part of life. I was always going back and forth on some level.

We'll have these people hang out with us while we're doing our touring, and talk to them and let them speak their piece to the world.

A rock star does not age!