They played a song called 'Out in L.A.' and were asked by Kiedis' friend Mike Chester to open for his band Mike and Neighbor's Voices at The Rhythm Lounge where they were eventually given a regular spot and changed their name to Red Hot Chili Peppers. Musical career: Anthony Kiedis teamed with Slovak, flea and drummer Jack Irons in a band called Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem. He soon dropped out due to drug addiction. He was a straight A student at school and graduated with honors before attending the UCLA to study writing. He broke his back aged 15 when he leapt from a 5 storey building aiming for the swimming pool below but missed. He later also met his other bandmate Hillel Slovak and the three were best friends, often taking recreational drugs together. He attended Fairfax High School in LA and was a social outcast until he met his future bandmate Flea. His dad also sold drugs and the pair used to take marijuana and cocaine together. He saw his father in Hollywood for two weeks every summer before moving in with him when he was 12. His parents are actor John Kiedis, aka Blackie Dammett, and Peggy Noble. Anthony Kiedis is American singer and the frontman of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers.Ĭhildhood: Anthony Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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