Anthony Kiedis

One of music’s many mysteries: SOLVED! The famous — and arguably most beautiful — Red Hot Chili Peppers track Under The Bridge chronicles a day in frontman Anthony Kiedis’ life when his struggle with hard drugs became a fight for survival. Anthony has never revealed the location of the elusive bridge mentioned in the heartfelt tune, but [...]  

In it, he talks about his life in Grand Rapids and Los Angeles, and shares explicit details about his struggles with drug addiction. He asked his mother not to read it: "In my opinion, she's the only person in the book who comes out smelling ...  

The bridge that inspired Red Hot Chili Peppers' classic hit “Under the Bridge” is located in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park, Vulture reports. Writer Mark Haskell Smith used clues provided by Anthony Kiedis in interviews and his ...  

Band's Saturday-night set was lively and loose, capping a day that also saw spirited sets from Mac Miller and Skrillex.By James Montgomery Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at the 2012 Hangout Music Festival Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images GULF SHORES, Alabama — Having been at this for more than two decades now, the Red Hot Chili Peppers clearly know how to headline a fest: play the hits, thank the crowd...  

There were some hints of the Los Angeles-born quartet’s crazy old ways, however. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis’s wardrobe, featuring a ratty trucker’s cap and pants with one short leg and one long, had him looking like a spokesmodel for the Gap’s Rodeo ...  

But don’t mistake some maturing with softening around the edges, except maybe what’s revealed when singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Michael “Flea” Balzary go shirtless, something they shouldn’t feel so compelled to do anymore. Red Hot Chili ...  

The stoney bridge, that was Anthony Kiedis home and inspiration for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ode to his more nodded out days spent “Under the Bridge” high on Heroin was now thought to be L.A.'s MacArthur Park ...  

Multi-platinum rock band RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS arrive back in Grand Rapids with their I'M WITH YOU WORLD TOUR. The band – Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer ...  

“Take me to the place I love,” frontman Anthony Kiedis flatly crooned on Under the Bridge, “take me all the way. The shirtless bassist Flea was in taut form torso-wise but more rubbery when it came to note-popping. On the Peppers’ classic cover of ...  

Red Hot Chili Peppers talk about getting back in the groove ANTHONY KIEDIS HAD a dream the other night. The 49-year-old Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman imagined he was playing at this year’s Rock and Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and the band’s ...  

In this March 16, 2012 photo, members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from left, drummer Chad Smith, bassist Flea, guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and singer Anthony Kiedis pose for a portrait in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The group will be ...  

"It's funny," said singer Anthony Kiedis. "People have asked me, `Did you ever think you would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?' It's a funny question because the answer is, `Of course not.' When we started, we thought maybe in ...  

We should write a song.'" - singer Anthony Kiedis to the Associated Press, the week of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "I'm just a musical theater geek." - Actor Zac Efron, who he says he's nowhere near ...  

"It’s always been our style to tell our story." As a recipient of the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award, Cantrell joins past recipients including Dave Gahan, Alice Cooper, Anthony Kiedis, Chris Cornell and James Hetfield, all of whom have received the ...  

It is the hometown of Al Green, home of R group DeBarge, and birthplace of Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers). • Most important? Grand Rapids is battling it out with Asheville, NC for the Beer City 2012 crown..