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Song Quotes by Anthony Kiedis

13 Song quotes by Anthony Kiedis

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Anthony’s poetic, sometimes chaotic take on song shines through even in a short list. These 13 quotes give a quick taste of the lyrical fire that fuels his band’s energy.

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

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Well, I get excited about music.

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I don't worry about new young bands. The bounty of life is infinite and so is music and so are opportunities.

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When we get together to rehearse, we could write music together all day long - GOOD music.

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We've put songs out on singles and weird little packages that only the real vinyl-philes care about.

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...whatever I ended up doing with my life,I wanted to people feel the way this music was making me feel.

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Writing music always happened for me in periods when I wasn't under the influence of mind-altering substance.

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I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.

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I think there is always going to be inspired music and there are always going to be inspired listeners and there is…

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“George, we're the Red Hot Chili Peppers, we're from Hollywood, California, we're really hard-rocking motherfuckers, and we think you should produce our…

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

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Paul McCartney's dad told him that when he was a kid. "Son, play the piano and when you go to parties, the…

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...for the first time in my life, a voice went off in my head:'You have no power over what happens in your…

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I have to laugh at myself.

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“It started when we were little kids. Free spirits, but already tormented by our own hands given to us by our parents. We got…

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...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…

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Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions.

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We used to fight to the death but we tried the experiment, rolled the dice and like we got.

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A rock star does not age!

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Buddhism helps me to have a healthy relationship with my body and spirit.

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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…

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I never really thought in terms of the concept of being a rock star - being around people like that just seemed like normal…

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“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…

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“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…

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