Flea
Flea
Fleas are insects that form the order Siphonaptera. They are wingless, with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. Fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals and birds...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth16 October 1962
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryAustralia
beautiful energy feeling life love opened running send
Running opened up something beautiful in my life. I try to send the energy all over my body. I love the feeling of it.
beliefs kids
You teach your kids about your beliefs and tell them what you think is right and the conclusions that you've come to from living in the world, and then they can make their own decisions.
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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.
life rest
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.
life love triumphs
I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.
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A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.
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All my career, all that I've really done has been based on emotion and intuition and gravitating toward what sounds good.
develop
Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things.
bands cool hold
Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
music run
I exercise; I have a big career. I'm a parent, and I run a music school.
father grew terrified
I grew up being terrified of my parents, particularly my father figures.
bunch friend knew money music teaching time
I had a friend who had been teaching music for a long time, and he knew a bunch of teachers, so I just put up the money and started a school.
history love obscure
I just lucked into this weird, little obscure cameoesque film career. I just love being a part of film history.
grew player
I started playing trumpet when I was 11 years old. All I wanted to be was a jazz trumpet player when I grew up.