Anthony Kiedis
Anthony facts:
Full name:
Anthony Joseph Kiedis (middle name is hear say)
Date of birth/place/location: 1
November 1962
St. Mary’s Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Eye color: Brown
Hair: Brown
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 150
lbs.
Blood Type: A
Nicknames:
Antwan, Swan, Antwan the Swan
Loss of Viriginity: At the
age of 12 to a 18 years old red-haired girlfriend of his father named Kimberly
Smith
Resides in: L.A
and New Zealand
Musical influences:
Defunkt, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix
and Led Zeppelin.
Inspired him artistically: Andy
Warhol (hairstyle), Leonardo Da Vinci
Exotic places where he has been:
Jungles of Borneo, India, Myanmar, South America, etc.
Inspiration from those travels
(Jungles of Borneo...) : Californication
Art:
Anthony likes art very much especially surrealistic artists like for example
Salvador Dali.
Tattoos: The
artist Henky Penky has made most of his body artwork and the tribal one that
you can find in his back (a totem as an eagle) was made in Amsterdam at Museum
of Tattoo of Hank Schiffmacher and also the portrait of a an Indian Chief died
in1904, the upper pat of his arms bare the heads of Chief Joseph and Sitting
Bull.
Food:
Anthony is vegetarian, the type of food he enjoys most is pasta, pancakes,
fruit and vegies. and now a days he is on a diet based on the compatibility of
food with different blood groups.
Hobbies: Motor
bikes are one of his hobbies. He owns a Black Harley Davidson, a black Chevy
Camarro RS convertible ´67 and a couple of mountain bikes-the pedalling kind.
Accidents:
Anthony suffered a motorbike crash when he was driving his Harley(suddenly a
car pulled a U-turn) in July of 1997 and broke his wrist.
Favorite Basketball Team: L.A
Lakers
Heroes: Magic
Johnson, In fact, you can find a song dedicated to him in Mother's Milk
obviously called Magic Johnson after the great basket player.
Practices: Yoga
A good place to enjoy a
delicious lentil soup: Joseph's Cafe (according to Anthony).
Accused: In
1989, Virginia court found Anthony guilty of "indecent exposure and sexual
battery" following a backstage incident. Until now, Anthony refuses to say
that the women said "the truth".
Anthony´s fascination for
Americas aboriginal heritage was immortalised: in the song
"Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky".
Anthony feels akin: With
the Nez Perce and Sioux Indians of America's west
Bought drugs: from
gang members that gathered under a bridge in L.A.
Cut his hair:
September 21st 1998.
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Anthony’s family:
Father: John
Michael Kiedis, a small time actor and president of Rockinfreakapotamus (rhcp
fan club) also known as "Head Honcho" and "Blackie Dammet".
He changed his name to Dammett when he first started acting-he got the name
from the mystery writer Daschiell Hammett.
Mother:
Margaret Elizabeth Idema, also known as "Peggy"
Parent’s Marriage: July
2nd 1960
Siblings: Julie
& Jen (his mother’s daughters) and James (his father’s son)
Nieces/Nephews:
Jackson Diego (Sister Julie’s son)
Kiedis origin:
Lithuanian name, Anthony's great grandpa was from Lithuania and his name was
Anton. He has dutch, irish, english, spanish, scottish and german blood too.
The family didn't think they had indian blood, but they did some research, and
they are related to the mohawk indians. Anthony used to dream going there one
day and meet the girl of his dreams.
Pet: Dog
named Howlin Wolf
More on his family…
The Kiedis family moved to Los
Angeles for Blackie to go to UCLA University but Anthony and his mother went
back to Michigan in 1968, eight years after Peggy and Blackie got divorced. At
the age of 11 Anthony moved back to LA to live with his father cause he missed
him. Things turned pretty hectic for young Kiedis.
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Girlfriends and love life
Dated: Ione
Skye, Jamie Rishar, Sinnead O’Connor, Melanie Chisholm (Mel C), Madonna, and
Yohanna Logan
Anthony & Yohanna Logan: born
in New York, 26 years old and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
you ca visit her web page, Anthony met her in November of 1998. They broke up during the recording of By The
Way (2002).
Anthony and Ione Skye:
Started their relation during the Mothers Milk recordings. They were rumored to be engaged for only a
few short months before it ended.
Anthony and Sinnead O’Connor: She
inspired the song “I Could Have Lied”
Anthony and Mel C: He
sent her flowers after one of her shows they dated in secret.
Anthony and Madonna: A
complete mystery but one thing is known that after he had an interview on
television he was seen walking off the scene with her on his arm.
Anthony and Jamie Rishar: Not
much known just he met her while she was still in high school
More info on girlfriends…
In 1991 Anthony wrote the song
"I could have lied" inspired in the relationship that he had with
Sinnead O'Connor, also during the days of Sinnead's debut album, the band and
she had a mutual respect/love for each other. Once, Sinnead played her song
"I Want Your Hands On Me" live, dedicating it to "the big socks
of Red Hot Chilli Peppers"! RHCP also chose Sinnead's Mandinka for an MTV
select show, and played a song which they dedicated to "Sinnead O'Connor's
wet pussy."
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Miscellenous information on
Anthony
On-stage injuries: torn rib
muscle, ribs, knees, shoulders and ankles have all taken a beating for example,
in San Francisco he attempted an on-stage pole-vault with his microphone stand.
He landed badly, tearing ligaments in his right ankle.
10 Worst Dressed: Anthony was
chosen as one of the 1993 10 worst dressed in the October 29, 1993 issue of
People Magazine
Big influence on him as a
child: beside his father, was Sonny Bono (Cher's ex), a friend of his father,
would often take Anthony away on trips for the weekend. Sonny remembers that
Chastity, (Sonny and Cher's daughter), would love Anthony coming to stay as he
would always invent great games for the two of them to play together.
closest friend for a long time
in Highschool: Tony Sherr.
Met Flea: when Flea had Tony
Sherr in a one-armed headlock and was punching him in the face with the other
hand. Flea didn´t even see Anthony coming until he was already upon him.
Flea´s and Anthony´s first
song: Out in L.A, they stayed up all night to write it, they wanted to finish
it before Hillel woke up. They managed to scrounge the dollars to put a demo
down and then played it for anyone who would listen.
Form a band: Called Tony Flow
and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem which then became Red Hot Chili
Peppers.
Anthony's lyrics: reveal a guy
who has ridden the roads thru heaven and hell and lived to tell the tale
Anthony came up with the name
Red Hot Chili Peppers: while walking in the hills of Hollywood. A decade
earlier he had been in a bar in London which name was Chili Willie and the Red
Hot Peppers
Eighties: During a whort while
in the 80' he was kicked out of the band because of his addiction to heroin.
Once addmitted: "Sex is
the main inspiration of our music"
Movies: The Chase (1993) ,
Point Break (1991), Tough Guys (1986), Brave New World, Jokes My Father Never
Told Me, Freestyle, Its a Mile From Here To Glory, F.I.S.T (1978), Back to The
Future II (1989), Thrashin' (1985), Born to Run (1993), Less Than Zero (1987),
Back to The Future III (1990), and Wayne's world (1991).
Notable TV guest appearances:
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) playing "Guy at the parties"
in episode: "Leading From the Heart" (episode # 2.11) 10/10/1991
"Who's Watching the Kids" (1978)
F.I.S.T: The experience proved
to Anthony that he had no desire to be an actor.
June 1988: he became numb
because Hillel´s death could have been his own.
After Hillel's Death: went to
Mexico to escape his thoughts. He lived in a small Mexican fishing village for
a month,there he drank, fished and walked. He didn´t return until he was sure
that his body was finally acclimatised to sobriety.
5 weeks after the death of
Hille: he returned and has been clean since.
1990: Suddenly became afraid.
He was sitting behind the wheel of his car and began singing "sometimes I
feel like I don´t have a partner...".
1992: joined forces with
Beastie Boys and Jane´s Addiction for Trip on This, an anti-drugs video
produced for use in California high schools.
1996: Anthony now only plays
guitar off and on with the Chili Peppers
1997: Met Dalai Lama in India
which he says it was an amazing experience.
1998: Goes into rehab for a
relapse of Heroin Addiction.
More:
A young star called Cole
Dammett appeared for the very first time in the movie F.I.S.T, which was no one
but Anthony Kiedis and after that, he has appeared in several movies along the
ages.
His high school days where in
Fairfax (Anthony started the school in 1977) gave him the chance to meet the
ones who were going to become his band mates: Hillel Slovak, Jack Irons and
Michael Balzary.
Anthony remembers Hillel
invited him over to his house and, "One afternoon was all it took for us
to know we'd be friends forever".
Anthony's English teacher, Mrs.
Vernon gave him support to write and he wrote funny love letters and poems to
his girlfriend and amusing compositions and then he created a literature group
called Los Faces.
A strange meeting took place
when he saw one of his best friends being beaten up by an odd looking character
called Michael Balzary (flea). Despite having met so strangely, the two guys struck
up a close and wild friendship and proceeded to become something of school
legends for their anarchic behavior.
Anthony and Flea enjoyed
jumping from tall buildings into swimming pools. In one occasion, Kiedis missed
and bounced off the concrete before flopping into the pool, his back fractured.
Anthony and his hair are one of
the favorite topics in the RHCP mailing list and journalists around the world.
The singer cut his famous long hair on September 21st 1998. Finally he ended up
bleaching it and you can see his blonde hair in clips such as Scar Tissue and
Around the World from Californication.
A cool Rock Star, according to
Kerrang Reader's Poll Anthony was the 24th coolest star chosen by readers.
Talking about himself, Anthony
needed to be helped to leave his addiction to heroin, Anthony explained to MTV
that one of the reasons that helped him was "Flea coming up to me and
crying with his beautiful little blue eyes and saying "I love you and I
don't want you to die" ... That was helpful".
Anthony was found guilty of
"indecent exposure & sexual battery" following a backstage
incident by the state of Virginia in 1989.
Sonny Bono was like a second
father to Anthony throughout his childhood.
For fun during high school, he
& Flea used to jump from peoples' roofs into their pools. Anthony missed
once & broke his back.
Anthony & Flea are the only
two Chili Peppers to be there from the beginning.
Anthony gets his famous tattoos
done in Amsterdam, in a tattoo parlor called "Henky Penky."
He has gotten hurt onstage
several times including tearing ligaments in his ankles, torn rib muscles,
shoulders & knees have also been badly injured.