(Photo by Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic)

Anthony Kiedis is apparently not comfortable with calling himself a musician, despite being the frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for 40 years.

Kiedis was featured in a discussion on Flea’s podcast series called This Little Light, where he interviews “musical guests from all genres to discuss the teachers who guided them, the influences that inspired them, and how the lessons they learned as young musicians have shaped their creativity, resilience, and careers.”

According to Flea, the heart to heart discussion with the RHCP singer on the podcast reduced them both to tears.

“A really good one [interview] was with Anthony. We were both kind of in tears because I’d never talked to him about stuff like that.”

Flea shared this surprising insight with the Los Angeles Times:
“Anthony doesn’t really consider himself a musician or that he’s had any music education whatsoever. He used to say we should change the band’s name to Idiot and the Three Geniuses. And people would be down on him, you know? Eddie Vedder’s up there like f— Pavarotti, but the resonance is different with Anthony.”
When asked if he thought Kiedis was a good singer, Flea responded:
“I think he’s a great singer. And he’s always learning and getting better. When we started the band, he couldn’t sing a note — he just yelled. Now he’s got melodies, and he doesn’t even stick to them. He flows around and improvises. Look, I know who the great singers are: Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Roger Daltrey. But for me, all I care about with any musician is that a person sounds like themselves. And nobody sounds like Anthony Kiedis.”

No wonder Flea picked this one as his favourite interview from within his podcast series.

 

(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)