We were at the dark end of the L.A. punk scene, and that scene was full-on and violent and aggressive and wild and intense. Flea aggressivedarkend Change image and share on social
I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician. Flea basicallyfulljob Change image and share on social
I exercise; I have a big career. I'm a parent, and I run a music school. Flea bigcareerexercise Change image and share on social
I was raised to think that rock was music for ignorant people who didn't think for themselves. Flea ignorantmusicpeople Change image and 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
The Silverlake Conservatory is a nonprofit music school in Los Angeles where we teach music, mostly to kids, but to people of all ages - people who are old, people with beards, all kinds of people. Flea ageangelesbeard Change image and share on social
I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am. Flea bookdeeplyform Change image and share on social
I played trumpet in the school bands. I learned things I liked to play on my trumpet, but I didn't learn why this note goes with this note and why it produces that sound. Or how to create tension in the composition. Flea bandcompositioncreate share on social
I just lucked into this weird, little obscure cameoesque film career. I just love being a part of film history. Flea cameoesquecareerfilm Change image and share on social
Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things. Flea banddevelopthing Change image and share on social
