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" And then Jack Irons, bless his heart, cocked his neck back and hit his sticks together and counted off “One, two, three, four.” When the music started, I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I had so much juice flowing through me that I did a flip in that tight space and nailed it. And we all just erupted. We had no idea what we were about until that moment, but right into the song, we realized that we were about exploding and killing it with everything we had. As we performed, everybody who was in that room who hadn’t been paying attention zombied all the way up to the stage. When we finished, the audience was completely stunned and speechless, frozen in their tracks. "
― Anthony Kiedis , Scar Tissue
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" 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
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" Now, to anyone in recovery that’s Get Well 101, that’s where you begin your program. I had never thought that it was what I had to do. But one morning I looked in the mirror and thought, “You’re throwing your life away here, so maybe you’re gonna have to try something that’s not your idea, but an idea from someone who’s actually doing well in life.” I started praying every morning. Once I opened my mind to the concept of a greater power, I never struggled with it. Everywhere I went, I felt and saw the existence of a creative intelligence in this universe, of a loving power larger than myself in nature, in people, everywhere. My prayers and meditations would gain steam and momentum over the years and become an important part of my recovery and daily experience. "
― Anthony Kiedis , Scar Tissue
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" I began a practice at Exodus that is a major part of my life to this day. During the five and a half years that I’d been sober, I never got into prayer or meditation. I wasn’t clear on what it was to cultivate a conscious contact with a power greater than myself. At Exodus, someone who worked there suggested that I start each morning with a prayer. Now, to anyone in recovery that’s Get Well 101, that’s where you begin your program. I had never thought that it was what I had to do. But one morning I looked in the mirror and thought, “You’re throwing your life away here, so maybe you’re gonna have to try something that’s not your idea, but an idea from someone who’s actually doing well in life.” I started praying every morning. Once I opened my mind to the concept of a greater power, I never struggled with it. Everywhere I went, I felt and saw the existence of a creative intelligence in this universe, of a loving power larger than myself in nature, in people, everywhere. My prayers and meditations would gain steam and momentum over the years and become an important part of my recovery and daily experience. "
― Anthony Kiedis , Scar Tissue