I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.
From Flea
I started playing trumpet when I was 11 years old. All I wanted to be was a jazz trumpet player when I grew up.
Later in high school, I met Hillel Slovak, who was the original guitar player of the Chili Peppers, and we became really close. We had a band, and we didn't like the bass player, so I started playing bass, and I got a bass two weeks later.
I exercise; I have a big career. I'm a parent, and I run a music school.
I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.
I just lucked into this weird, little obscure cameoesque film career. I just love being a part of film history.
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.
The last thing that should happen is funding cut for education; it should be increased. We need to put more money towards education, and anything else is abusive.
I feel creatively vibrant. I have some great friends; I feel like I'm capable of giving a lot to the world. And ultimately, that's what I really care about, is just giving.
The Silverlake Conservatory is a nonprofit music school in Los Angeles where we teach music, mostly to kids, but to people of all ages - people who are old, people with beards, all kinds of people.
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