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
The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough. Flea apparatusgoodimprobability Change image and share on social
I like the idea of acting. Of all these things I've done, sometimes I think I've done well, and sometimes I think I didn't do well, but they are more cameos, and I come in and be crazy. Flea actcameocrazy 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
It's so easy to fall into a comfortable groove in life where you do the things that you like, and because of that, often times, we don't grow or change because we're not pushing ourselves. Flea changecomfortableeasy Change image and share on social
I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor. Flea actorprettyterrible 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 wanted to play in a band, and I wanted to do music for a living, and that's what I dedicated my life to. Flea banddedicatelife Change image and share on social
Lucky enough, through the public school system, I had been able to have some music education, and that gave me something to focus on, and discipline - like a family to feel part of. There was a healthy family. Flea disciplineeducationfamily 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