His dad was a small-time 1970s Los Angeles drug dealer known as "Spider" who hung out with rock stars and had a parade of girlfriends, one of whom he encouraged his then-12-year-old son to take topless photos of, but only after he'd gotten the tyke properly stoned. A year later, dear old dad arranged for his boy to lose his virginity, and, well, the rest is history. Or will be soon, as Variety reported today that Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis' colorful rock-and-roll upbringing will be the basis of an HBO series tentatively titled "Scar Tissue."
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By Elena Torres

Ever since I was 13 and bought the Californication CD back in 1999, I've always found some kind of weird way to identify with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Since then I've seen them in concert three times, bought every CD they've ever made, read Anthony Kiedis' autobiography "Scar Tissue" and done everything else that goes along with being a superfan.

This weekend I got to add another item to my list of personal RHCP milestones: I got to interview Flea. The band's bassist held a charity event for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, and MTV News was invited to the shindig. The Chili Peppers are currently on hiatus, and we wanted to get an update on what Flea has been up to in the meantime. Of course I made sure to be there. Read more...