Life hurts. The world is scary and it’s easier to take drugs than work through pain, anxiety, injustice and disappointment. But by starting with gratitude for the rough times, and valuing the lessons of our difficulties, we’ve got the opportunity to rise above them and be healthier and happier individuals who live above the strong temptation of addiction.
Egy elég komoly írás jelenet meg a Time magazin oldalán, amiben Flea a drogfüggőségről beszél.
Flea feltűnt a Family Guy-ban egy poén erejéig:
Még tavaly decemberben volt egy rendezvény, amelynek célja, hogy felhívja az emberek figyelmét a globális felmelegedésre. Többek között Flea is fellépett, erről van egy videónk, viszont ha valakit érdekel a dolog, akkor a Pathway to Paris oldalán tudja a teljes koncert hanganyagát megvenni, ezzel is tudja támogatni a szervezetet.
Some months ago I was contacted by my friends Jesse and Rebecca to help out with their organization Pathways to Paris. It is an organization selflessly dedicated to environmental activism, bringing awareness and profound consciousness to how we can all help our beautiful planet be a place where we can all live vibrantly, and shine a light on the things that work to prevent the beauty from happening. It was a very emotional experience for all of us who performed and spoke that night, Patti smith, thom yorke, Naomi klein, Bill mckibben, vandana shiva and more. The show was at a theater in Paris shortly after the attacks at the Bataclan which added to the sense of emotional urgency for all of us to give everything we could to create light, and be there for the people of Paris and the world. I played with Patti, thom, and tenzin choegyal that night which was beautiful, but I also performed with a musician I have long respected, warren Ellis. Warren and I had never played a note together before this night, but we both trusted that our spirits would run wild and free in the best way if we let them and we did, and fuck it was so fun. Here, along with other performers like thom and Patti who hardly need introductions from the likes of me, (damnit they both inspire me with the intensity) is a video of the warren and I on that night goin for it. There is an album of it you can buy also, for your listening pleasure and to help support pathways to Paris.
Flea közzétett egy dalt, amit még a 90-es években csináltak John Frusciante-val és Stephen Perkins-sel (Jane’s Addiction), és eddig még nem lehetett hallani. A szám egy Clash tribute lemezre készült, de a lemez készítői szerint nem volt elég jó, ezért nem került fel az albumra. Flea viszont nagyon szereti, ezért most megosztotta mindenkivel.
This is a Clash cover I did in the nineties sometime that was never released. I think it was for a Clash tribute record and the makers of the record didn’t think it was good enough. I really like it. I learned about Victor Jara from this song and I love Victor Jara bless his soul. John Frusciante played guitar and Stephen Perkins played drums. Cherie Westridge sang background vox. I played bass and sang. peace to all
Modeled after Flea’s rare ’61 Shell Pink Jazz Bass, the Flea Bass features a beautiful road-worn finish, American Vintage ’64 pickups and a custom neck plate that is based on a drawing from the influential bassist.
Of course, the perfect person to officially welcome this Jazz Bass into the world is Flea himself, as this video goes inside his home and we learn more about what inspired him as an artist.
