Quotes By Anthony Kiedis

I never really thought in terms of the concept of being a rock star - being around people like that just seemed like normal day-in-the-life stuff to me. Those were just the surroundings I grew up in.

I don't even know what words to use to talk about the music industry anymore. But the business has changed a lot - the methods of releasing music.

What I've realized over the years is that I have some pretty good friends.

I like the idea of defying the convention of what it is to be in your 40s, or 50s, or 60s.

But then when he left, I realized that it was harder to write songs and feel spiritually connected to art and music as a band. When he came back I felt it again, instantaneously.

I know whatever my father did, in his own way, he still loved me.

My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.

The fact my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative.

Sometimes life's so much cooler when you just don't know any better and all the painful lessons have not hammered your head open yet.

I think there is always going to be inspired music and there are always going to be inspired listeners and there is always going to be an inspired method of getting it from A to B.

I didn't really get to Led Zeppelin until I was in my 20s.

I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better.