" At some point during my stay, I had a group meeting with friends and family, and Flea showed up. During the circle, the drug counselor turned to Flea and said, “Okay, Flea, tell us how it makes you feel deep inside when Anthony’s out there using drugs and you have no idea where he is or if he’s ever going to come back.” I was waiting for Flea to say, “Ah, it pisses me off, that motherfucker. We were supposed to be rehearsing and writing. I was waiting for twelve hours, and that bastard never showed up. I’m ready to do something else altogether.” Instead, Flea started sobbing, which caught me off guard. He said, “I’m afraid he’s going to die on me. I don’t want him to die, but I’ve kept thinking for years that he’s going to die.” I had no idea that was the way he felt. "

― Anthony Kiedis , Scar Tissue