Best voted letters to Anthony Kiedis
Dear Anthony Kiedis
You’re music and life experiences have helped me, not only creatively but also helped me get and stay sober, at least for the time being. My parents were addicts and I started smoking weed at taking psychedelics with my dad at 13 and graduated to shooting cocaine and heroin with older kids at 16. I was already listening to your music by then but when I was 18 my dad gave me a copy of Scar Tissue. I read it over 20 times since then. I wasn’t ready to get clean yet but a seed was planted. It really seemed like the program helped you and I wondered if it could help me. I was a big fan of 90s music and I’m a musician myself. I thought that I needed heroin to be creative but have since learned that is not that case. Anyway, when I got sick and tired of being sick and tired, and of living under an underpass in Tempe AZ at 22 years old I got up and went to the hospital, eventually a rehab. I wouldn’t have been inspired to do that if it wasn’t for you. I’m 26 now and even though I relapsed during COVID my run didn’t last that long, I got back up and am now in a sober living.
Thank you so much and I hope you guys come back to perform in AZ again soon!
Love and respect,
Chris Lawrence
Dear Anthony or anyone who knows him personally! My name is Monica born in mich. I’m your step sister! You don’t know any of my story , my dads your dad! He is dead now! He was a great musician! Blue grass ! I have a baby photo of you! You look just like him and our brother! This is no joke! Plz contact me thx
Good Job guys your awesome.
I wish I could take my son to see you guys in our area things have been rough on us but hoping and praying things are going to get better my son Aaron sure loves your music he sings your songs like every morning to brighten his day and spirits, Well thanks for listening guys and I wish you all the best, Peace out gGod bless you all for making sweet sounds.
Bill
You truly are one a kind. I hope to have a chance to meet you one day.
Hello... my name is emily... I do not know how this process works if it works at all... this is my last attempt...
I will start off with the most basic blunt facts behind the reasoning of this email...
I am diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder... a total of 9 personalities. My other diagnosis are borderline personality and bi polar manic depressive... I will not go into detail as to why... I have only ever for 20 years wanted to say thank you to the band that calms every personality I possess... every day is a extreme battle to maintain any sanity I have...
I deal... I get by... the peppers music is the only thing ...the only sound that calms the chaos in my head... Ive been in therapy since the age of 3 and take many medications in order to function even a little bit... I refuse to apply for disability... however...when I was 21 I became pregnant with my now 14 year old daughter Eleanor... it was an induced delivery that went wrong and became an emergency c section... the fear and panic of the situation led me to sing the lyrics of "snow" throughout the whole process... the anesthesiologist asked why I was singing this... my reply was that I wanted the first thing she ever heard to be the lyrics of the only music that calmed every part of my mental anguish...
When she turned 13... they became the only band that gave her the peace they gave me... I am not expecting to ever meet them. Such a thing is not in the cards for me... however...all I want to do is thank them... many fans say they saved their life... in my case it is very true... I have had a few suicide attempts in which I actually should be dead... the doctors were perplexed as to how I managed to survive... that was the worst... but their music...no matter how much therapy or chemicals they give me...their music is and has been the only miracle to keep me afloat... I can only wish and hope someone reads this and at very least relays my story to them... and if I am lucky, or blessed, or ot manifests through Devine intervention tell them how grateful I am and thankful... I would lime to add one last little thing... at the age of 16 there was a music channel that aired from canada... they only played all day music videos and took requests from viewers... the show I believe was called "Fuze" ...at the time in my household YouTube was not really accessible... so, I wrote a letter to the address provided requesting the video for "Around the "world" ... the host read my letter and from what I understand it was live tv... however they played the video for "Otherside " ... I had seen that video countless times on that show and every time I was calmed and felt while. and with a personality system of 9 it was so rare if no existent to obtain such bliss... however I really wanted to see the video for "Around the World". I found it absolutely miraculous that my letter was chosen and read on live tv... I am truly blessed... I to this day at the age of 36 will randomly cry at the thought of just being able to say thank you... my mental illness has always been my reality...it is such a struggle however it is all I k kw... personally... I'm grateful for it in some way... anyway... I do not expect to ever shake their hands and personally say thank you or even know if this letter is received... however, I just need to try... Love and Light to all of you and I pray you all receive the energy I send your way through meditative attemps... God bless synchronicity and and the connections it brings...
blessed be 333.
Sincerely a truly grateful fan...
Emily L.
Dear Anthony,
dear Red Hot Chili Peppers guys,
I am Moni from Germany, Munich. I just want to thank you for all the beautiful music you share with us and for beeing such an amazing band and artists for so many years!
Anthony, you are the most beautiful man on this planet.
All the best to you guys. I am German, but my heart is American.
Love
Moni
hi Anthony I'm Bonnie and I'm sorry to hear about your dad passing I'm sorry I'll pray everything will be okay he's is with God now I pray your family and friends are doing well love bonnie
Hey bro. I'm writing this in hopes you might read it. I'm close to your age and been battling some demons as you have. I am losing faith thAt I will beat then. I've been listening to you for close to 26 years. Until recently I never knew how close of lufestylez we lived. With the exception of your talent and fame. My family has shunned me after a few relapses and I can't do it by myself. It's unfair to my wife and 20 year old daughter. I want to live in reality. But it becomes further and further each day. Writing this is probably in vain. But you're the only I know what I'm going through. I am lost and desperately trying to find my way back. I'm not asking for anything but your advice and wisdom. I honestly feel as though something is telling me to turn to you for answered. You wouldn't believe the uncanny similarities between us I just came to find out. Anyways keep spreading your genuine style of love, peace and funk brother!!!! Love always, your brother in pain.
Greg A.
yo Anthony im a 15 year old male that is attending high school right now i am reading scar tissue right now and i cannot believe the shit that you have been through. i mean the stuff you did as a kid was badass like when you jumped off that roof into the pool and almost killed your self. i know you have heard this millions of times but i would like to say i am a huge fan of the rhcp the band as a whole has made some beautiful music that has touched me in ways i cannot begin to explain. if im having a shitty day ill plug up and tune into the beautiful music you all have created and close my eyes and am swept into the universe of the rhch music. when i saw you all play in dallas tx at american airlines center i was so emotional to see the band that has kept the drive in me to pursue what i want to do in life which is music. i remeber when i was like 6 and i saw dani california on the tv and was like who the fuck are these guys and i was digging that groove hard. these past 2 years have been especially hard for me and i have been saved by the wonderful art the band has created. it helps me keep persevering and man those funky grooves speak to me.
i have really appreciated everything you have done for me even thought we have never met. and i hope this actually goes t you so you know that you have helped save another life . i cannot thank you enough
- scout morris
hey whats up
My name is Stephanie love your music but my Aunt is your number 1 fan!!
She was diagnosed with ALS also know as Lou Gerhig Des's disease. She is on a vent currently ad bed ridden. I know you probably get these all the time. This time it's different my aunt is 55 years old she was sick for awhile before being diagnosed and by then any treatment to stop the disease through UCR's research program wasn't available for her. She's talked a lot about your band and how much she loves it there isn't a concert that I have been able to find. I looked into finding a concert so she can see you guys live but haven't found anything to date. She would love to meet and see your show. She's a special person and if there would be any way you could maybe do a visit that would be awesome. I know chances are slim but I wanted to take a shot at it.
Any way hope you read this because ALS is a terminal illess and I am not sure how long she has.
Sincerely Stephanie
