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About the product “All my life I fought with my dark side, and then they miraculously saved me. I keep sinking into different heaps of shit, and my patient guardian angel continues to pull me out, cleanse and transport me to a place where an endless rhythm of love will flow through me. It gets a little better every time: a little less shit, a little more light. » Here is the long-awaited autobiography of one of the best bassists of our time, co-founder of the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael Peter Balzari, better known as Flea. He tells an extremely sincere and sometimes shocking story of his childhood and youth. About what role his stepfather played in his musical addictions and what crazy antics he got up with Anthony Kids, and, of course, how all this led to the creation of RHCP. Their first concert gathered only 30 people. Now they collect stadiums and Grammys, but behind each success story, as a rule, there is a difficult backstage life and a complex background of the participants. This book is full of descriptions of street life, drugs that Flea tried as a child, his petty crimes and spiritual quests, but do not think that the pages are dominated by gloomy tones. Flea unexpectedly shows herself as a great writer, a master of words and style, able to organically combine philosophical metaphors and bright memories with the dirty and rough reality of a boy from a dysfunctional family. He has a lively language and a great sense of humor. The book received high marks from fans of the group as well as from music journalists and critics. It has become a bestseller in Amazon, New Your Times, LA Times, USA Today and has sold huge circulation around the world. Abstract «Almost everyone who reads this book knows me as Flea. But before I get that name, it is still very, very far away. In the meantime, I am Michael Peter Balzari, a little blond boy from Australia.» an unknown group played their first concert for 30 people. A few years later, the whole world knew them as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Seven Grammys, 80 million album copies sold — a resounding success. We all know this story and have certainly heard the famous Californication. In the same book, one of the best bassists of our time talks about what came before and what remained behind the scenes: moving to the USA, divorce of parents and difficult family relationships, first love, first songs, first drugs. Crazy acts, jazz, funk, jumping into the pool from the roof of high-rise buildings, thefts, meeting Anthony Kids, school friendship with whom will grow into the creation of RHCP. It’s a journey from the dirty streets of Los Angeles to the top of the music charts and an army of fans around the world. Flea, on the one hand, shows us the typical history of a rock star, but does it so witty, easily and poetically, while not embellishing reality at all, that he appears as an excellent writer and deep philosopher. This is a frank story of a man who managed to channel all disappointment, love and loneliness into his work, into creating music that would inspire entire generations. …
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