Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis

 Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis

and Larry Sloman




Perhaps this is just me showing my age but the photo of Kiedis reminds me of, the great, Iggy Pop. Although I haven't seen peanut butter show up anywhere yet. Spoiler alert: Kiedis is not this generation's Iggy Pop, lest anyone get confused.

This book should have been entitled " Drugs, Women, and Loneliness".  As with many rockers, Kiedis lived the life. But the thing with Kiedis, I always want to type Keidis, is he started much of his drug use started before the rock and roll. 

As did his use, and reuse and some might suggest abuse of women. Not abuse in terms of physically beating them but in other ways. Good old Tony claims to have lost his virginity at age 12 . . . maybe he did. Maybe not. Even though he makes this claim I'm not sure I buy it.

Anthony was so screwed up on drugs it's a wonder he didn't have sex with the Easter bunny.  Drugs seem to have been his dance partner in life since his daddy introduced them to him at, again, age 12.

Is 12 Kiedis's lucky number? 12. Sex. 12. Drugs. Whatever else in his life is 12? Kiedis certainly hasn't written 12 books. Scar Tissue is so poorly written it almost hurts.

When all is said and done Anthony Kiedis is just not a likable guy. Sex and drugs seem to be the major forces in his life. A lot of rock autobiographies are so filled with the kinds and amounts of sex and drug use that it almost seems like a contest. At this point. Anthony Kiedis just might be in the top 10 in that contest.

In between the excess are some fun stories about the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which even after all these years is still a dumb name. Most band names are dumb if I stop to think about it.

So should you read it? Maybe if you are a massive fan of the RHCP otherwise you could take a pass and read something  . . . better. 

And there is still no peanut butter. And Anthony Kiedis should never be confused with Iggy. 

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