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
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
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
Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things. Flea banddevelopthing Change image and share on social
I feel like if we're not running, we're basically disrespecting our bodies. When you're running, you're really using your body for what it's meant to do. Flea basicallybodydisrespect Change image and share on social
We always write way more than we put on a record. We always write a lot-lot. Flea lotputrecord Change image and share on social
All my career, all that I've really done has been based on emotion and intuition and gravitating toward what sounds good. Flea basecareeremotion Change image and share on social
I got my love of jazz from my stepfather, who was a jazz musician. Flea jazzlovemusician Change image and share on social
