A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school. Flea academicartathletic Change image and share on social
About 13-14 years ago, I went back to my alma mater, Fairfax High School, and ran into the music teacher. She invited me to come speak to the kids about the viability of a music career. When I went into the room where I used to play every day in a big orchestra, they had nothing! Flea agoalmaback share on social
Being a rock star isn't all it's cracked up to be, let me tell you. Flea crackrockstar Change image and share on social
I love entertaining people, I love playing music, and I love rocking like an animal. But at a certain point, you're playing gig after gig after gig, in town after town after town, and you're lying down, staring at another hotel-room ceiling, and it's like, 'I want to be home. I'm a dad. I've got kids.' Flea animalceildad share on social
Music is made up out of these building blocks. Studying how these blocks go together and what they consist of and the math of how it works - it's all the same stuff; it's just different aesthetics that we're talking about. Flea aestheticblockbuild share on social
I feel creatively vibrant. I have some great friends; I feel like I'm capable of giving a lot to the world. And ultimately, that's what I really care about, is just giving. Flea capablecarecreatively Change image and share on social
I started playing trumpet when I was 11 years old. All I wanted to be was a jazz trumpet player when I grew up. Flea growjazzplay Change image and share on social
The most important thing to me with any politician is that they don't start wars, but education is a big part of that, too, because educated people are less likely to do stupid, violent things. Flea bigeducateeducation Change image and share on social
When I'm at home, I just run all the time, you know; I get up, and I go pretty much four days a week outdoors. I go in the canyons around L.A., Malibu - just around L.A. there's a lot of different spots. Flea canyondayhome share on social
Music gave me something that was not only good for me - it gave me something to work on, something to be proud of and something that I really loved and have a love for - but also music was good for other people because you put joy into the world. Flea givegoodjoy share on social