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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
music people raised
I was raised to think that rock was music for ignorant people who didn't think for themselves.
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.
develop
Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things.
studied theory
I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
angeles los music private public studied
I studied music at the most remedial level when I was a kid, through the Los Angeles public schools, with a little private instruction.
consciousness mainstream
I'm a performer and have managed to get my performing into the mainstream consciousness of the world, I guess.
english history kids science
Kids deserve arts, and it's just as important as science, math, history, English or athletics.
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.
time
When something comes up, and it's interesting, and I have the time, I'll do it.
conscious
With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.
educated education less likely people politician violent
The most important thing to me with any politician is that they don't start wars, but education is a big part of that, too, because educated people are less likely to do stupid, violent things.
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!
body cool felt flow open opened parts running
After running for a while, things really start to open up in your body. I felt like I'd tapped into parts of my body that I hadn't before. I let things in the universe flow through me that opened me up in a really cool way.
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.