In his 55 years on this Earth, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary has had one heck of a life, ranging from playing shows almost naked to serving as one of the most lauded bass players of all time. Now, fans will get the chance to read about all of the highlights from the rocker’s life, with Flea’s long-awaited biography set to be released this year.
Back in 2014, the Australian-born Flea announced that he was set to put pen to paper and write his memoirs. “I love literature deeply,” Flea said at the time. “I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I’m going to do my best to honour the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.”
At the time of its announcement, publishers noted that the book will cover: “His move from a ‘normal’ upbringing in the suburbs of New York to Los Angeles to live a bohemian life with a jazz musician step-father; his young, rebellious life on the streets of LA where he befriends Anthony Kiedis and founds the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Kiedis and two other high school friends; details about his sometimes complex friendship and collaboration with Kiedis; his myriad experiences with hard drugs; and, of course, the tumultuous creative journey of the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers through its various incarnations over the last 30 years, according to Flea.”
Now, according to the book’s publishers, Grand Central Publishing, Acid For The Children is set to be released on September 25th, more than four years after it was first announced. The book’s description also notes that the memoir is to be “complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you’d expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.”
Of course, Flea isn’t the first member of the group to release his memoirs, with frontman Anthony Keidis releasing his critically-acclaimed Scar Tissue back in 2004. While it remains to be seen if Flea’s book is set to be as widely beloved and as insightful as his bandmate’s, we can only assume it will be just as intriguing.
Check out Flea going hard on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Around The World’:
