Top 79 Quotes by Flea

I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.

I studied music at the most remedial level when I was a kid, through the Los Angeles public schools, with a little private instruction.

I wanted to play in a band, and I wanted to do music for a living, and that's what I dedicated my life to.

Being a dad and being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and all the stuff I have to do... The trumpet requires a lot of diligence, and I haven't had the time.

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.

I went to school and studied music for a year at USC, which unlocked a bunch of doors for me in terms of my relationship to music.

When I was a kid, and it was time to go to college, I thought, 'College is for people who don't have the street smarts to make it on their own - get in a band, get in a van, and get rockin'.

I'm a performer and have managed to get my performing into the mainstream consciousness of the world, I guess.

My father was out of my life when I was pretty young - when I was 7 years old, he was gone. I didn't see him for the rest of my childhood.

I was on a path that could've really led to disaster, and the one thing for me that really kept me focused and gave me something to believe in and a sense of self-worth and a discipline was music.