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Acid for the Children
Acid for the Children: A Memoir | Flea,
Iconic bassist and co-founder of the immortal Red Hot Chili Peppers finally tells his fascinating life story, complete with all the dizzying highs and the gutter lows you'd expect from an LA street rat turned world-famous rock star.
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Sara_Planz
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Pretty cool book mail today! I was sent excerpts of Flea‘s audiobook on VINYL. This is too unique!!

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fredthemoose
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Flea‘s early life autobiography, covering his difficult/volatile childhood and young adulthood, friendships, and early experiences with music and drug use. The book is a little quirky, like its author, but was good. I hope he writes a follow-up including more of his adult life, marriage, fatherhood, and time with the Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Suet624 I‘ve always been drawn to this cover. 3y
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Eva_B
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This was quite a good read. Flea loves reading books and always has done. This shines through in his writing. I enjoyed the writing, his story, and his honesty. I think I liked this more than Scar Tissue, the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis. My only criticism is I got a bit sick of the never ending drug taking snd crazy choices. But then that was his life! So overall it was well worth reading.

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bookish_wookish
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This was so good! The book is made up of short chapters sometimes one or two pages in the form of stories/memories of Fleas childhood. It reads like a friend sitting around telling crazy, emotional and heartbreaking stories. It just flows so smooth and laid back. I want to listen to the audiobook book next! Flea was nominated for a Grammy for it!

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bookish_wookish
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Library hold came in! As a teenager RHCP was one of my favorite bands! One Hot Minute is by far my favorite album by them. I cant wait to start this one!

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Nikolavidovic
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If you‘re a RHCP fan this is an interesting read, however Flea doesn‘t go into his time with the RHCP, this book focuses on his life prior to the band forming.

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xicanti
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Flea seems like a cool person who‘s done a lot of work to cultivate loving kindness and foster his own self-awareness. He‘s also a hardcore bibliophile committed to the sort of florid prose that makes my brain hurt. There‘s no way I could‘ve finished his memoir in print. Even on audio, I probably would‘ve bailed if my hands hadn‘t been too busy to find another option.

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xicanti
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I listened to the first 60% of ACID FOR THE CHILDREN while I prepped this pattern and checked whether I‘ve got enough wool to make the entire suit. Because I‘ve sewed a bunch of simple pieces, so I‘m TOTALLY ready for an Yves Saint Laurent suit.

Anyways: I kinda expected the book to blow me away, but Flea‘s majorly into purple prose and I‘m majorly not. I‘ve only stuck with it because I‘ve discovered I like him as a person. #audiosewing

tapgurl How did your project go? Totally agree with your purple prose comment. I‘m skimming around that to finish this book 4y
xicanti @tapgurl it turned out pretty well, but it‘s too large despite the test pieces I did before I cut the actual fabric. I‘ve been dragging my heels on the alterations I‘ll have to do so I can actually wear it. How did you make out with the book? 4y
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Julsmarshall
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I love a good rock and roll story and, while this one was a little unconventional, it didn‘t disappoint. The story of his childhood and often troubling upbringing, Flea is brutally honest as he invites us into his unique and creative mind. I recommend this for anyone that enjoys learning more about the inner workings of true artists.

Nute Yay! Red Hot Chili Peppers! 4y
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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvGD-9NzznE

Enjoy!

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BookishRedhead
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Being quite a new fan of the RHCP, I'm still learning about everything.
I've always kinda own about Anthony K but not much of the "crazy, hyperactive bassist".
I have so much love and respect for Flea.
I also like that he is big into books.
Dude knows how to write.

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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
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Mehso-so

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Cinfhen
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“Through all this insanity, I never stopped reading. Good literature could very well be the thing that stopped me from going over the edge, becoming a junkie, or completely frying my brain.” Flea.
Although I didn‘t love the memoir, I appreciated Flea‘s booklist: Books That Blew My Mind....
And he‘s a true visionary and all around gentle soul 🎸🙌🏻❣️

michellelav Awwwe Flea ❤ I love this man so much! He has a book club that he leads on his Instagram 💞📚 5y
JaclynW Wow! Impressive book list from Flea. 5y
Cinfhen Really ?!?? @michellelav that‘s so cool...did you know that @BarbaraBB ?? It‘s a GREAT list @JaclynW I think I‘m gonna attempt to read the list before the end of the year 😊 5y
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michellelav @Cinfhen I tried looking for it but couldn't:( maybe he gave up on it.. I'll keep a look out 😊 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @michellelav Sure I did. I even participated the last time. He announced the next one recently. I‘ll tag you both in my post about it 😍 5y
michellelav @BarbaraBB Yes please!!! I haven't been on social media lately (aside from litsy) I'm so excited he's still doing it!! 💞 5y
BarbaraBB @michellelav I jus did. Did you see it? 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen So cool if you‘re going to read that list!! 😉 5y
Cinfhen Im gonna try @BarbaraBB 😁 5y
BookDragonNotWorm Is anyone else surprised by Jane Eyre? I guess out of all the books listed, that one strikes me as the least likely, but I like surprises! 5y
Cinfhen Yes @BookDragonNotWorm I wouldn‘t call Jane Eyre mind blowing 😂😂😂 5y
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Nikki_E
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Reading on the porch.

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Nikki_E
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Enjoying the fresh air with Flea and coffee.

Buechersuechtling You do right so. 😃 I did similar this afternoon. Enjoy. Both, your coffee and your book. 5y
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Godpants
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I guess I was hoping it would be wild like Scar Tissue, or The Dirt, but this memoir felt tepid. Yes there is drugs and rock and roll but it still felt a little boring in comparison to lots of other rock memoirs I‘ve read. It ends where they clearly are planning on a second book, and I‘ll maybe check that one out to get to the action.

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Godpants
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Am I losing my mind in isolation? Absolutely. So let‘s listen to this.

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FairyFiona
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"A love amongst a weird cast of outsiders who had nothing to gain from each other" - Flea

I already want to re-read this book. I've been a RHCP fan for years, and one of my nicknames is Flea, so I was mega excited to read this, and it didn't disappoint! Now to work through the music, film and book lists he's written at the end of the book!
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#flea #acidforthechildren

BarbaraBB I loved this book too. And the RHCP. I‘ve got tickets for their European tour this summer but they will probably be cancelled 💔 5y
FairyFiona @BarbaraBB oh no, I hope they reschedule it and you don't have to wait too long to see them 😭 5y
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ChloeRachelSnow
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Very much enjoyed this book.
An interesting man, Flea takes this opportunity to reflect on his life before Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I couldn‘t help feel that writing this book was an important milestone in his life and a chance to receive closure from so many uniquely dynamic relationships. The surface has been skimmed - I look forward to book 2 🤞🏻

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Tera0707
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🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤

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michellelav
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Today was a cleaning day which means audiobooks! This book gives great insight into RHCP Flea's childhood. He narrates it with such raw emotion. You can tell he wrote this book with so much love. I cried, laughed out loud, and felt so many mixed emotions. Being a huge RHCP fan I enjoyed Flea telling his own story. If you enjoy memoirs give this one a try! ❤

Kenyazero That sounds like a whirlwind of emotions to have while cleaning! I love using cleaning days to listen to audio books! 5y
michellelav @Kenyazero the only way to clean! It was the perfect cleaning book 💖 5y
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Soubhiville
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While I learned a lot about Flea‘s life before RHCP fame, I probably wouldn‘t have read this had I realized beforehand that it stops at their first show.

I thought the audiobook was ok, but I‘m pretty sure very little of it will stick with me.

I do appreciate that Flea admits he‘s was lucky to live through his teenage escapades and drug experimentation. He doesn‘t make it sound glamorous and admits he made poor decisions.

Tiffiney I'm hoping for a follow up book about the RHCP years! 5y
Soubhiville @Tiffiney he hints at the end that there will be a follow up book. 🙂 5y
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michellelav

Tears are not a happy or sad thing, they mean you care.

BarbaraBB ❤️ 5y
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Tera0707
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Lazy Sunday morning! At the end of the year I always pick a book that just feels right to be my first read of the upcoming year. This is the first book I‘m starting of 2020. Happy Sunday Funday everybody! •Dutch really enjoys lazy Sunday mornings too ☺️

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Megabooks
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I‘m in like, not love with this book.

I‘ve always found the road to fame more interesting than the fame itself; although, I‘ll definitely be there for round 2.

I like that he‘s become a humble, spiritual man with age and reflects on his youthful misadventures, which he was lucky to survive, with that in mind.

Full of interesting stories and anecdotes, my only major complaint is at times the stories felt disconnected. 4⭐️

Cinfhen We can‘t all be like @BarbaraBB 😂I still haven‘t gotten to this one yet - 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I haven‘t read AK‘s but this is really enjoyable! 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Megabooks I‘m in love with AK 😂 but this memoirs are better written even though I agree that they are disconnected sometimes. To me it didn‘t matter, I was into ALL he had to say lol 😊 (edited) 5y
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britt_brooke Happy you like it! His audio narration is what really made this one for me. I still need to read Scar Tissue. 5y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB 😊😊💜😘 5y
Megabooks @britt_brooke ooo! I bet the audiobook was good! 5y
Madelpadel @BarbaraBB I love AK as well but I agree with you. Flea‘s memoir was better written and at times more enjoyable. AK is a wonderfully cocky ass hole, but it was refreshing to hear Flea‘s heartfelt, introspective take on his younger self 5y
BarbaraBB That‘s what I thought. He is probably a kinder and more interesting person than AK but damn, no need to be interesting if you‘re as sexy as AK 😂😂 5y
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Megabooks
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Day one total! #24b42020

I‘m really loving this @BarbaraBB and @britt_brooke !! Thanks for the recommendation! He‘s quirky but lovable. Very upfront, which is nice.

Check out my giant thumb. 🤪🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

jessinikkip Nice total time! 24 hours will be easy for you! Ive never heard of this book, but looks good 5y
BarbaraBB 👍🏼 (for the thumb 😂) and yes he is weird and lovable don‘t you think? I am glad you‘re enjoying it! 5y
Andrew65 A great first day time. 👏👏👏 5y
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Reviewsbylola Killin it! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
Megabooks @jessinikkip I hope I don‘t get sidetracked!! 5y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I am. I like his personality more than I thought I would. Not a lot of hubris there. 5y
erzascarletbookgasm This book has been getting lots of buzz lately! Will look it up! 5y
Megabooks @erzascarletbookgasm I‘m enjoying it way more than I thought I would! 5y
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BarbaraBB
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This is is such a great read. Flea is not only a super interesting person, he‘s also kind of a genius. In music and in words. I loved reading about every stage in his childhood until the moment he calls ‘Chili Pepper time‘.
Can‘t wait for the sequel and to learn more about this great little man, his music and my favorite band 🖤🎶

Cinfhen Another awesome photo 💚what year does the memoir go until???? 5y
Megabooks Okay, definitely reading this one! 5y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Do! I can‘t wait to hear your thoughts! 5y
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BarbaraBB @Cinfhen 1983. It is so good, you should really give it another try! 5y
Cinfhen I have the physical book but it‘s in NY/ Niki picked it up for me on Black Friday. It only goes until 1983??? Ugh,Why???? That was my criticism of AK book/ I wanted it to go further 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen This one is much better than AK‘s. And there will be a sequel. Oh and he does tell about things happening later in life, like Hillel‘s death 😌. It really is so good. He rocks. 🌶 5y
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Lizpixie
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Thank you so much Sharni! This book was on my Xmas wishlist and I can‘t wait to demolish the Haigh chocolate frog. Yum. This has been an awesome #JolabokaflodSwap thank you so much to both my swap giver @thegirlwiththelibrarybag and the swap host @MaleficentBookDragon

MaleficentBookDragon ♥the 🐸! Happy #Jolabokaflod! 5y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Merry Christmas Liz!! Readings Books and Haighs on the same street is a pretty dangerous combo 🤩 hope the frog didn‘t get too melted - we had some hot days whilst in transit. 5y
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BarbaraBB
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I am enjoying this book immensely and am swooning now that Anthony makes his entrance 😍😍.

“I could tell he was a misfit like me. The universe gives us the ones we need. And the ones we deserve.”

The magic is about to begin 🎶🌶🖤

Cinfhen 🙌🏻❣️ 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I am not doing the audio either. Print is awesome 😎 💕 5y
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Madelpadel
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Finished this one on a train to Chicago last night! Flea gives so much insight into his life, his inspirations, LA culture, his relationships with AK and Hillel, and substance abuse. I love Flea and I knew this would be well worth the read (and wait once I preordered it), but I didn‘t realize how much I‘d fall in love with Flea‘s big heart.

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Madelpadel
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FINALLY Flea meets Anthony!

“Anthony and I sat next to each other and began a conversation that continues forty-odd years later.”

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Madelpadel

“When I watched him play, I learned something he was never able to articulate verbally. Unknowingly, I saw him utilize the pathos of his life to create thrilling art. The anger and loneliness, the pain from feeling hurt and neglected could be fuel for the greatest gifts. Pain was something to be grateful for, not to be pursued, but inordinately valuable.”

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Tiffiney
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An evening with Flea! Included an autographed book #livetalkla

GoldenGirl Soooo jealous! 5y
Tiffiney @GoldenGirl it was a great interview! It got me excited to read the book! 5y
BarbaraBB This is sooooo cool! I am jealous! 5y
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JoScho
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Ordered this autographed copy for my brother for Christmas. How much do you love Flea‘s autograph and little doodle?

KT1432 Omg 😂 I'm going to have to get a copy of this. I've been looking forward to it! 5y
hermyknee ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 5y
BarbaraBB Super cool 😍 5y
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MallenNC
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Done! I enjoyed this. I didn‘t realize that this ends just as his music career starts. He had an interesting childhood. It got a little less interested once he finishes high school. Some of that felt like filler. But I love that he loves books, and the insights on his relationship with Anthony Kiedis (whose book I loved) are great. How would his life have turned out if he‘d stayed in Australia rather than moving to the U.S. as a kid? #NFNov

Clwojick 6pt 5y
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MallenNC
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Today I learned Flea‘s journey to the US from Australia was by ship, and that it included a ceremonial dunking and two injuries. Welcome to the USA indeed. #TIL #NFNov

MallenNC This was especially for you @rsteve388 5y
rsteve388 I appreciate this so much 4 pts! 5y
VioletBramble Was the dunking for crossing the equator? My father was in the Coast Guard and showed us photos of his ceremonial dunking. This book sounds interesting. Also, I LOVE this photo. That island on the right side is my childhood home and that large building on it's left was where I lived. It was demolished a few years ago. Nice to see it again, even in a photo. 5y
MallenNC @VioletBramble I believe that was the reason for the dunking. It was a library book so I can‘t double check. I‘m glad you like the photo! 5y
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Madelpadel

“My greatest hope is that, as I am compelled forward, this book will be an integral part of my journey.”

I‘m already struck by this book, and my heart is warm at the thought that this book is only one step towards Flea finding himself, and that by buying a copy I can have my own little part in that.

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Madelpadel
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I finally have time to start it!! Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis was one of my favorites in high school, and I‘m hoping to start a similar love affair with this book.

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MallenNC
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Just getting started on Flea‘s memoir and today I learned he‘s from Australia. I just thought he was Californian. This is him with his grandmother, who immigrated alone to Australia from England after World War I. #TIL #NFNov

rsteve388 I am gonna love following your TIL. I hope you do one about how he came here! Interesting 5y
MallenNC @rsteve388 I am pretty sure I could go well over the TIL limit with this one! 5y
Clwojick 👏 👏 👏 4 pt. 5y
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MallenNC
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I *may* have been a little overly ambitious with my #NonfictionNovember holds at the library. Of course they all came in at the same time! I have a few more pages of my current read before I start the tagged book. #NFNov

Librarybelle My copy of Acid for the Children came in today at the library! 5y
Clwojick The Great Pretender looks so good!!! 1pt. 5y
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BarbaraBB
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I‘ve pre-ordered this one ages ago. It won‘t be long now: Flea‘s memoirs have finally been published ❤️🌶💃 (pic: Flea on Instagram)

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HeathHof
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Saw this on Instagram today, I had no idea Flea was coming out with a memoir! Love RHCP and can't wait to read this one! 🌶🌶🌶

JoScho Same! Super excited for this one. 5y
Soubhiville Lol, love the title. 5y
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BarbaraBB
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Coming out soon, Flea‘s story. I can‘t wait! 🌶 #RHCP

JoScho I saw this and I am super excited! 6y
MStew 🤘 6y
Erinreadsthebooks That's going to be a wild read! 6y
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