Mint biztos tudjátok, Flea idén lefutja a Los Angeles-i maratont, hogy pénzt gyűjtsön a zeneiskolájának. És most erről beszél. Fent videó, lent interjú.
Runner’s World: How did you get into running?
Flea: Well, I’ve never been a runner before, maybe a little jog here and there, probably never more than a mile in my whole life. About six months ago, I read Born to Run and it really affected me profoundly; the concept of our bodies being used for their real purpose when they’re running. I thought F**k it. I’m gonna run a marathon and raise money for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. [Flea’s donor page is at crowdrise.com/teamsilverlake]I started the Conservatory with a couple of friends about 10 years ago. We’re a nonprofit music school. Out of the 700 kids that attend the school, we have about 300 that go for free and the others pay a reasonable price. It costs us nearly a million dollars a year to run it, so I’m constantly trying to raise money and put on fund-raisers and do whatever I can. We have to pick up the ball where the public school system dropped it—[music education] is not being funded anymore.
What does the school need?
We need as much money as we can get. We’ve actually hit rock bottom with our budget, so we’re just doing whatever we can to raise money. So many people have been kind and played fund-raisers for us—Eddie Vedder, Metallica, Patti Smith, Tracy Chapman, Joshua Redman, just a multitude of musicians, the Red Hot Chili Peppers numerous times, System of a Down—so many bands have played to benefit the school. After I do this marathon, we’ll be back on to something else.
