I notice he's a Scorpio ... also interesting that he's from Grand Rapids (he did not fit in there, I'm sure). I'll say this for him, the guy rocks a man skirt--and he likes dogs.
Anthony Kiedis
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Anthony Kiedis is the lead singer of the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. He and bassist
Flea founded the California-based
funk/
rock group in
1983. Kiedis is well known for his energetic jumping on stage and his soulful, funky lyrics.
Kiedis was born on
November 1,
1962 in
Grand Rapids, Michigan to John Kiedis (a.k.a. bl*ckie Dammet) and Margaret "Peggy" Idema who divorced in
1968, when he was 5. Kiedis is 5'9"
[1] and has nine
tattoos. He lived with his mother in Grand Rapids until he was 11, then in California with his father. He has two half-sisters, Julie and Jenny and a half-brother, James. He claims to have lost his virginity on his 12th birthday to one of his father's girlfriends.
Kiedis has had many struggles with
drug addiction, including
heroin and
cocaine. His father introduced him to drugs at a young age. He initially became clean after the death of bandmember
Hillel Slovak for 5 years, but relapsed many times, until finally becoming clean again in early 2002 to present. He has admitted to temptations of another relapse but so far has managed to stay clean. Kiedis claims that his dog, Buster (named after one of his all-time favourite comedians,
Buster Keaton) has taken a big part in helping him stay clean from drug abuse. Buster, a
Rhodesian Ridgeback, has since died.
Kiedis appeared as an actor in
Point Break playing Tone with
Keanu Reeves in
1991, and in "The Chase" in 1994 with Flea playing Will. His earlier work saw him adopting the stage name Cole Dammet and starred as Sylvester Stallone's son in the film
F.I.S.T.
Anthony and his band are currently working on a new album titled "
Stadium Arcadium" which is due to be released in April 2006.
In
2004 Kiedis published a memoir named
Scar Tissue which made it as high as 17th on the New York Times Bestseller List.