10 Outrageous Hard Rock Stories
7. Anthony Kiedis Lost His Virginity To His Dad's Girlfriend
Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer, Anthony Kiedis, had a far from ordinary upbringing. Moving to Hollywood California at the age of 12 to live with his estranged father, he quickly became embroiled in the sex, drugs and rock n’ roll lifestyle.
Something of a drug dealer to the stars, his father would take the young Kiedis on nightly adventures, frequenting the Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard - a club and music venue famous for hosting the rock royalty of the day - where the young Kiedis would party with the likes of, The Who drummer, Keith Moon.
At the age of 14, Kiedis would accidentally snort heroin, mistaking it for his fathers cocaine. But, substances weren’t the only thing they shared. In his 2004 autobiography, Kiedis would go on to tell the story of how on one drug-fuelled night, he slipped his father a note, asking him if he could sleep with his girlfriend. His father obliged.
Kiedis recalls the experience as being a confused and exciting affair, and one he soon wished to revisit. His father apparently had some boundaries, however, telling his son it was a one-time thing.
This approach to parenting seems unconventional, to say the least, but oddly enough Anthony Kiedis has never blamed his old man for this early induction into the world of drugs and sex.