As a musician I'm about expressing what's inside, and I think everyone has a song in them that they need to get out, whatever their gig is. Flea expressgiginside Change image and share on social
When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician. Flea changeinstrumentlife Change image and 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
Running opened up something beautiful in my life. I try to send the energy all over my body. I love the feeling of it. Flea beautifulbodyenergy Change image and share on social
Steven Adler and I played football in the street when we were 12. I remember rehearsing in my bedroom with my first band, and some kid climbed over the fence of my backyard and peeked his head in the window to see who was rocking. It was Slash. Flea adlerbackyardband 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 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
My whole musical life has been an educational process, and I'm just furthering my education and filling in the blanks. There's stuff that I want to know that I don't know. Flea blankeducationeducational Change image and share on social
All I knew about Ethiopia was from a few records that I like, as well as what I read about the famine. But you get there and it's another world. It's filled with art and music and poetry and intellectuals and writers - all kinds of people. Flea artethiopiafamine share on social
I have a trainer, a really nice woman named Nina Greenberg, and she got me a training plan, and we go running in the canyons in Malibu. It's just beautiful up there, absolutely gorgeous. You see bobcats up there sometimes. Flea absolutelybeautifulbobcat share on social