--- title: "4 Drug addict Quotes By Anthony Kiedis" description: "4 Drug addict quotes by Anthony Kiedis. Plus more from Anthony Kiedis and more Drug addict sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/anthony-kiedis-2509_addiction_i-didn-t-see-it-happening-but-the-wheels_160033.jpg" --- > [“I didn't see it happening, but the wheels were falling off of me. I didn't care about responsibilities like paying rent, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-didn-t-see-it-happening-but-the-wheels-were-falling-off-of-me-i/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/anthony-kiedis-2509_addiction_i-didn-t-see-it-happening-but-the-wheels_160033.jpg) > [I had to sit with my senses. This clear, beautiful intuition took over. I knew exactly how I felt, and I wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-had-to-sit-with-my-senses-this-clear-beautiful-intuition-took-over/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c3/anthony-kiedis-2509_addiction_i-had-to-sit-with-my-senses-this-clear-b_1529514.jpg) > [“The reason the program is so successful is because alcoholics help other alcoholics. I've never met a Normie (our lingo for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/the-reason-the-program-is-so-successful-is-because-alcoholics-help/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/anthony-kiedis-2509_addiction_the-reason-the-program-is-so-successful_1602431.jpg) > [“Once you've seen a solution to the disease that's tearing you apart, relapsing is never fun. You know there's an alternative to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/once-you-ve-seen-a-solution-to-the-disease-that-s-tearing-you-apart-2/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/anthony-kiedis-2509_addiction_once-you-ve-seen-a-solution-to-the-disea_2978658.jpg) ## Other authors on Drug addict ## More by Anthony Kiedis > [I have to laugh at myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-have-to-laugh-at-myself/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [The fact that I was a junkie for a long time is only one slice of my own personal pie, which is made up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/the-fact-that-i-was-a-junkie-for-a-long-time-is-only-one-slice-of-my/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [“I kept going deeper and deeper into this world of repetition...The sad thing is, people don't want to believe that the person they're in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-kept-going-deeper-and-deeper-into-this-world-of-repetition-the-sad/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [“And then I realized I was high. I loved the sensation. It felt like medicine to soothe the soul and awaken the senses. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/and-then-i-realized-i-was-high-i-loved-the-sensation-it-felt-like/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-think-people-that-have-fear-that-oh-if-i-have-a-kid-i-won-t-be-able/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [“It started when we were little kids. Free spirits, but already tormented by our own hands given to us by our parents. We got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/it-started-when-we-were-little-kids-free-spirits-but-already/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [...for the first time in my life, a voice went off in my head:'You have no power over what happens in your life. Drugs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-a-voice-went-off-in-my-head-you-have-no/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/time-and-distance-have-a-way-of-playing-tricks-with-your-best/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [We used to fight to the death but we tried the experiment, rolled the dice and like we got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/we-used-to-fight-to-the-death-but-we-tried-the-experiment-rolled-the/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [A rock star does not age!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/a-rock-star-does-not-age/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [Buddhism helps me to have a healthy relationship with my body and spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/buddhism-helps-me-to-have-a-healthy-relationship-with-my-body-and/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-m-very-aware-of-the-chemistry-it-s-something-you-can-t-take-for/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-never-really-thought-in-terms-of-the-concept-of-being-a-rock-star/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [“I didn't see it happening, but the wheels were falling off of me. I didn't care about responsibilities like paying rent, I was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-didn-t-see-it-happening-but-the-wheels-were-falling-off-of-me-i/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) > [“I felt I had thrown away so much in my life, but I also felt an unspoken bond between me and my city. I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-kiedis/i-felt-i-had-thrown-away-so-much-in-my-life-but-i-also-felt-an/) [Anthony Kiedis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-kiedis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drug-addict/anthony-kiedis/#itemlist", "name": "4 Drug addict Quotes By Anthony Kiedis", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I didn't see it happening, but the wheels were falling off of me. 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