Anthony Kiedis

Now I can look back and say I actually like the upbringing I had and my father was very attentive and a great educator. ”

But then when he left, I realized that it was harder to write songs and feel spiritually connected to art and music as a band. When he came back I felt it again, instantaneously. ”

I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better. ”

As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice. ”

Also, we're all actually different blood types and we have one represented by each guy in the band. ”

Personally, I am stuck with one foot in the past and one foot in the present. ”

I never really thought in terms of the concept of being a rock star - being around people like that just seemed like normal day-in-the-life stuff to me. Those were just the surroundings I grew up in. ”

The road is not a problem. ”

I think I'm still figuring out how to be a little less selfish. ”

My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him. ”