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Anthony Kiedis (born November 1 , 1962 ) is the lead singer and a co-founder of the Alternative Rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is also responsible for writing most of the band's vocal melodies and lyrics. BIOGRAPHY Early life Anthony Kiedis was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids , Michigan , on November 1st to John Kiedis and Margaret "Peggy" Idema (née Noble), who divorced in 1965 when he was three. He has two sisters, Julie and Jenny, and a brother, James. His great-grandfather, Antanas Kiedis, is Lithuanian and his paternal grandmother has some Mohican blood. (While actually only part Native American, Kiedis has exhibited strong interest in that heritage, showcasing it in the tribal tattoo on his upper back (Actually an Aztec Eagle), but he has used it as lyrical inspiration in songs such as " True Men Don't Kill Coyotes ", " American Ghost Dance ", " Apache Rose Peacock ", " Fight Like A Brave " and "Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky"). His godfather was Sonny Bono . Kiedis lived with his mother in Grand Rapids until he was 11, then moved to Los Angeles with his father, a soon-to-be actor and drug dealer. Kiedis himself has admitted that his love for heroin was influenced by his drug addict father. His father was the person who introduced him to drugs; Anthony would later go on to use and abuse many drugs in his lifetime. Anthony first experimented with music when he sang backing vocals for the Martial Arts related band the Kosh Fu Masters (from Scunthorpe ), though due to complications with the bands record label, he could never fully join. Kiedis spent much of his youth listening to Sly & The Family Stone , Led Zeppelin and Stevie Wonder - artists who would influence the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' sound. Around the age of 15, while a student at Fairfax High School , he met future bandmates Michael Balzary (Flea) , Hillel Slovak , and Jack Irons . In ''Scar Tissue'', Kiedis tells of how he took up the role of a "protector" in school, defending all the kids who were outcast or bullied. When Flea was playfully putting his friend in a headlock, he told Flea to back off. However, when the misunderstanding was revealed, the two teenagers became friends. Formation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers See Also: Red Hot Chili Peppers |
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