The Red Hot Chili Peppers are taking some time off from music right now. What leads a band as big as the Chili Peppers to go on hiatus?
Bassist Flea divulges his thoughts to MTV News: “It’s just such a grind and such a difficult way to live, where at certain points it’s like, ‘what am I doing with my life?’”
We’ll let you know when we hear from the Red Hot Chili Peppers again, but fans might be into a TV show that singer Anthony Kiedis is working on with HBO about his childhood, tentatively titled Scar Tissue. Details below...
• TV Show About Anthony Kiedis’ Life In The Works
If you know a thing or two about Anthony Kiedis, then you know he had a pretty wild childhood, and now he’s working with HBO on a series based on his interesting past.
Variety reports that he is developing the TV show, which is currently named Scar Tissue, after the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1999 hit song of the same name. Much of the show will focus on Kiedis’ father, who sold drugs and partied with rock stars as Anthony grew up.
He spoke to Variety about his dad, saying that although his father introduced him to the arts, he also exposed him to adult matter that he wasn’t capable of digesting at a young age. The Red Hot Chili Peppers singer is in regular contact with his dad about the project.
Kiedis is also debating whether to narrate the program.
• New Album From John Frusciante
John Frusciante has been back with the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1998, but now that the band is taking a little break, he’s decided to put out another solo album.
According to Billboard.com, his bandmate Flea and Johnny Marr of The Smiths/Modest Mouse appear on The Empyrean, which is set to come out on January 20th.
This marks the seventh studio album from the Chili Peppers guitarist.
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Stone Roses to Reunite in 2009
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• Why The Chili Peppers Took A Break
