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
academics athletics changed education equally life music treated
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.
studied theory
I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
consciousness mainstream
I'm a performer and have managed to get my performing into the mainstream consciousness of the world, I guess.
couple great outside ran
Outside of a couple of times I ran without eating right or being too tired, I always feel great after I run.
conscious
With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.
high invited kids music ran room speak teacher viability
About 13-14 years ago, I went back to my alma mater, Fairfax High School, and ran into the music teacher. She invited me to come speak to the kids about the viability of a music career. When I went into the room where I used to play every day in a big orchestra, they had nothing!
chili dad hot peppers requires stuff time trumpet
Being a dad and being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and all the stuff I have to do... The trumpet requires a lot of diligence, and I haven't had the time.
culture jazz mark
For me it's the high-water mark of American culture - not so much contemporary jazz, which has become kind of academic, but the jazz from the '20s on through the '70s.
capable creatively great
I feel creatively vibrant. I have some great friends; I feel like I'm capable of giving a lot to the world. And ultimately, that's what I really care about, is just giving.
absolutely named nice nina running
I have a trainer, a really nice woman named Nina Greenberg, and she got me a training plan, and we go running in the canyons in Malibu. It's just beautiful up there, absolutely gorgeous. You see bobcats up there sometimes.
conversation fun longer malibu mountain nice run trail
It's fun to just get out there and have a nice conversation when I'm running. To be honest, when I do longer runs, the trail that I like to run up in Malibu has mountain lions, so I always feel I want to run with someone else.
disgusting heard life
When I first heard about Twittering, I thought it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever heard of in my life. It's like the devil: the idea that your personal life is there for everybody.
aggressive scene violent
We were at the dark end of the L.A. punk scene, and that scene was full-on and violent and aggressive and wild and intense.