Oh my god.....Blackie is such a horrible person. He never gave his son a chance. This is what happens folks. Blackie was such a failure as a father that his son became a millionare rockstar, fronting one of the biggest bands of all time. What's worse is that Anthony is being inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame this year. OH THE HORROR!!!! How can Blackie live with himself knowing his son is such a failure.
@murfdog19 what? dude are you kidding? ok he did some things as a father that no other father would do but what he was trying to avoid was giving anthony the childhood that he went through. he wanted anthony to feel free. anthony doesn't blame his father entirely for his past. Anthony has always loved his father and still does. if it wasnt for Blackie the red hot chili peppers probably would have never came into existence. Anthony is an inspiration to all listeners out there.
It's very sad to me that Anthony lost his childhood so young, but something tells me that he would have done all the same things without his father's help. Having read his book, I'm rather impressed with the respect and love he has for his father. My dad was the opposite of Blackie in every way, but I'm not very close to him; I'm too busy tiptoeing around making sure that he doesn't find out all of the 'bad' things that I've done.
@vrad9950 no you dont want blackie as a father. you want a father that will stop you from making mistake but at the same time will give you the space in between to feel free to do what you want and have fun
You guys might think really bad about this now but it is a lot easier to understand if you read Scar Tissue by Anthony. He explains what happened in those days a lot better than they were explained here.
I know kids whose fathers are business men or medics and they also do drugs.. but most of them are stupid assholes and have no idea of live. just look what happened to anthony: he was very good in school, is a genius in writing lyrics and became a rockstar therefore. he's living a happy life. so what did blackie wrong? he loves his son with all his heart and that's the bottom line. I think he's a good father!
Kiedis loves his father. We all love our fathers. Maybe Anthony suffered of Blackie's education, and so what? We didn't live with them, we just don't know what they exactly think about that. Just respect, people.
"I had a game plan" ????? Introducing your kid to hard drugs and making him the responsible one to look after your sorry ass when he's the kid and you're the grownup is not "a game plan."
if father had not been ill tony has not been that it is: best musician, best person and best father! After all, he can not physically exist.thank for this, Blackie... love Anthony, my bonbon
I've got a feeling that if his dad was a little more thoughtful, His kid would have had a lot smoother of an ascent to his place in life. Worked out pretty well though, could be worse. ***
whose the kid at 0.02?? ... i know the next ones courtney love then anthony... and does anyone know if this kinda thing was recorded of courtneys parents like this one of blackie for anthony ... i would really love to see that if anyone knows that exists and where i can see it ... thanks x)
Much respect to both of you for your struggles.I grew up listening to the red hot chilli peppers and had a friend tour with them and over the years the music has just gotten better. RESPECt
My only wish is to meet Anthony Kiedis in real life and sit down and talk with him, not so much as an interview but more of an idol to admirer type of thing, he is such an inspirational man, over coming drugs and other hardships to become a famous singer but the chances of him and I having a heart to heart are slim to none......
"people weren't embarrassed to drugs at that time" Hell I'm still not lol. I must run with a lot a wild people I guess to me it's "partyin" or "having a good time"
This guy was authentic, right or wrong, who's to say. He could have shown Anthony anoher way had he known one. We pass our limitations onto our children because we don't know otherwise, not in order to harm them in their future life. I'm sure Anthony, so aware of the issue will present drugs to his kid in a very different light from his father's.
Blackie is not a good father. I'm reading the book 'Scar Tissue' and is like... wow!, Blackie let him smoke pot and went to clubs where they all took drugs. Just imagine if he had finished as Hillel. Fortunately, now he is a strong man with a beautiful son.
@emispearsyeah lol did you miss the whole part about how Blackie tried and tried to help Anthony with his Heroin addiction... You can say what you want about blackie but here is the other side.. Did Hillel's father get him started early partyin too???? I don't think so, u can also argue that it was Anthony's close relationship with his father that helped him get through the tough times, where as Hillel was really embarrassed and tried to hide his addiction from his family.
@MrGeltabs I know that Blackie is a good person. But before he wasn't a good father. If he helped Anthony about the heroin addiction, perfect Blackie. I didn't know it.
@emispearsyeah no doubt it's allgood... Blackie was pretty much devastated when Anthony started disappearing for weeks at a time... Basically I took it like Blackie wasn't a junkie and never wanted to get to that point, I believe Anthony prob didn't think he'd get to that point but ended up there no fault of anybodys but Anthonys.. Heroin is a sad sad drug many good people have fallen for, I what dope/pills do to people
what an awesome motherfucker. bad parenting is a matter of opinion: at the end of the day, all blackie did was let anthony do whatever the fuck he wanted. total freedom. who's to say anthony wouldnt have ended up a drug-abusing rockstar anyway? he'd already met the other dudes in the band and they certainly wouldve still been successful musicians and probably dragged him with them. hell most the drugs he did werent even done around blackie so he was exposed to them regardless. blackie's alright.
what an awesome motherfucker. bad parenting is a matter of opinion: at the end of the day, all blackie did was let anthony do whatever the fuck he wanted. total freedom. who's to say anthony wouldnt have ended up a drug-abusing rockstar anyway? he'd already met the other dudes in the band and they certainly wouldve still been successful musicians and probably dragged him with them. hell most the drugs he did werent even done around blackie so he was exposed to them regardless. blackie's alright.
we are human being with a brain and so we use our judgment to judge. prejudice is bad but to tell someone not to judge is really fakin stupid. shame on you. hopefully you will grow up to understand that.
I had a completely different depiction of Blackie when in read Scar Tissue. But in respect I don't think Blackie is an extremely bad parent. I think he was really traumatized by his own childhood that he wanted Anthony's to be better. Ok so his parenting methods were fucked up, but I think he had Anthony's best intentions at heart.
CLEARLY introducing your 12 year old child to drugs is a bad idea...how can this even be discussed seriously? Anthony is a sex addict who dates very young and in the past UNDERAGE girls...anybody see a connection here?
I think it's good to give your kids too much freedom. My parents did that, and it really made me understand self control and moderation as a necessity rather than something you do simply because you don't want to get punished.
Blackie isn't a bad parent. He just fell into the spiral of trying to justify oneself to the "normal" masses, resulting in a life of denial and excuses rather than just doing weird shit cause that's how he is.
@carolinapdx sorry dude but your going to die in you lifetime. why not go down having fun? im just kidding ive been through all this when i was using herion and it was a hell ride.Not all drugs are bad .we live in a drug ridden society no ? do you drink ? thats alot worse then weed.
Anthonys dad a bad dad? :( COME ON!! hes a real hero ! To be a good encouragement to his son, why cant more fathers be as open minded as Anthonys was?? IF OUR DADS WERE THIS COOL, WE WOULD BE ROCKING HARD IN THE BEST BANDS IN THE WORLD :) LIKE THE RED HOTS
@jetsonic69 You don't have to have a drug addict dad to be a rock star. Anthony is the EXCEPTION people! How many dads are like that and then their kids end up the addicts? And how many people who are "rocking hard in the best bands in the world" had completley normal, not drug addicted, yet supporting parents?Blackie seems like a nice guy, but that's not how to raise a child. Just because Anthony found his way into who he is now doesn't mean every kid in this same situation ends up a rock star.
Anthony's dad: worst dad ever. Just because he turned into a rockstar, so what. How many kids with that kind of parent turn into nothing? You can't praise his dad for his son being an exception. His own FATHER made him a drug addict. Again, even if you're a rock star, drugs can kill you, and then it's all worth nothing. His dad sucks.
I think he's the coolest. Granted he took a really big chance exposing Anthony to drugs at such an early age but I guess it was part of the universe's master plan in turning Anthony in to the person he's become and the things he's accomplished
I think he's not a bad dad I mean when I read about him in the book scar tissue my image of him was that he was a drunken fool that beat his kid or something actually in all reality he just was following what every kid says their gonna do when they get in trouble and that is that when I grow up I'm gonna let my son do whatever he wants really he just was looking out for Anthony
it would be stupid not to accept that blackie had a huge influence on the person anthony is today, and of course to think that maybe RHCP would never have existed had it not been for him. but that doesn't mean he wasnt a fucking psycho
everybody is hating on blackie, but without him and without everything anthony has gone through, anthony may not have became the beautiful and incredibly talented artist he is today
Blackie really is the reason Anthony has his H issues now..how can you NOT be screwed up with an upbringing that open? I mean I'm all for being cool to your kids but give them drugs and girls at 11-12?
Dont judge until you been in blackie's shoes. I mean sure, not the best parent. But unless you've been down his road i dont think you should be calling him names or saying he should be in jail!
this guy is seriously a sick and pathetic fuck. banging underage girls and having them have sex with your 12 year old son while letting him get into drugs is criminal. Im pretty open minded but this dude should be in jail.
I love RHCP and Anthony Kiedis. I listen to the band almost every day. However, I would sacrifice that joy in my life to know a child didn't get addicted to drugs and exposed to sexual intercourse at the age of 12 by his own father. I know Anthony says he doesn't regret it; but I don't know if I believe him. This guy messed up his son because his father abused him. He was victimized by his father, too. Sad stuff. And what's wrong with selling insurance in the Mid West? I find that insulting.
@duke0219 Anthony or Blackie? Well, for Anthony, it's just a rockstar's life. They get tons of groupies just for being in a rock band.
Blackie's case, however, if you read Anthony's book, his father was an actor. In addition, Blackie hung around in clubs and bars while selling drugs to musicians. Women love the fact that he has connections. Also, this was during the 70s when women weren't as independent as they were today, so they just lived a more, carefree life until they're married.
@PsychoCrusher618 Neither of my sets of grandparents exposed my parents to illegal drugs or intercourse at the age of 12. That is not "normal" for that time period.
I've read that Anthony sometimes thinks his father opened him up to drugs at an early age to show him how cruel and real the world is, and how it can't always be sugar coated, I think i heard this from Anthony Kiedis's Biorhythm
God....How come this guy gets so many chicks and I'm 25 and well respected and can't get any? I would love to have a kid and raise them the right way. This guy had a kid and basically did WORSE than neglecting him. Whoever expects life to be fair will end up being quite disappointed....
@duke0219 if you reads anthony's book he says he doesnt regret anyhting and wouldnt trade his experiences for anything else in the world....but then again...why would you?
@duke0219 Nope. No regrets, to regret something is almost like a self contradiction....Everything you've done makes up who you are, everything is a learning experience...no regrets...
@duke0219 And you also said you're well respected? I don't want to judge, but if you're well respected, I'm assuming your friends are also mature and don't go to parties or clubs (or as much as they used to). Those type of people are more wild and not have a care for anything, so they don't mind who they end up sleeping with. Those people barely get any respect, assuming you have a well paying job and worry more about important things like paying for bills than mindless sex.
Was he that bad of a dad? i dont think so.Not in all ways maybe in some.......but i think he taught alot more life lessons that i wish my parents had provided me with.Just saying
@duke0219 Its not like his Pops WANTED to hurt him, in fact that is the EXACT opposite of what he wanted.
Anthony's father was intentionally abused, therefore he decided he would let Anthony do whatever he wanted thinking that is how you show your kid you love em. But that is also a huge mistake you can make as a parent.
@MusicalRelease Most parents with substance abuse problems don't want to hurt their kids. But they wind up loving the substance more than they love their child and the child becomes affected by it.
RHCP rock. Fact is his Father is responsible for a major part of that, there is no way Anthony would be able to write the stuff he has without those life experiences. Right or wrong at the time fact remains that his music has brought an escape for so many. Keep it up guys!!x
It's only touching because his son ended up a millionaire rock star who's probably paying his father's bills. Dammett might as well have said I'd rather my son be a homeless unemployable junkie than a Mid-Western insurance salesman.
@ystorm Now imagine the thousands who's dreams dusted on abuse with drugs and dysfunctional upbringing-they're loss and input in music... I feel Im part of that group-however Ill never know, but there's this loss, a black hole in my heart that I associate with my life as it is to what I dreamed it would always be. Deep Sadness is all I can call it.
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Blackie, you're great.
emispearsyeah 1 day ago
Before anyone starts judging, they should read Scar Tissue.
bostonsox4283 2 days ago
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cooldude1178 1 week ago
Oh my god.....Blackie is such a horrible person. He never gave his son a chance. This is what happens folks. Blackie was such a failure as a father that his son became a millionare rockstar, fronting one of the biggest bands of all time. What's worse is that Anthony is being inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame this year. OH THE HORROR!!!! How can Blackie live with himself knowing his son is such a failure.
murfdog19 2 weeks ago
@murfdog19 what? dude are you kidding? ok he did some things as a father that no other father would do but what he was trying to avoid was giving anthony the childhood that he went through. he wanted anthony to feel free. anthony doesn't blame his father entirely for his past. Anthony has always loved his father and still does. if it wasnt for Blackie the red hot chili peppers probably would have never came into existence. Anthony is an inspiration to all listeners out there.
JEWFanMarshall 2 days ago
@JEWFanMarshall I think you completely missed the sarcasm of my comment.
murfdog19 2 days ago
It's very sad to me that Anthony lost his childhood so young, but something tells me that he would have done all the same things without his father's help. Having read his book, I'm rather impressed with the respect and love he has for his father. My dad was the opposite of Blackie in every way, but I'm not very close to him; I'm too busy tiptoeing around making sure that he doesn't find out all of the 'bad' things that I've done.
poopyvonpoopster 3 weeks ago
I wish my dad was like blackie :(
vrad9950 1 month ago 4
@vrad9950 No you don't.
TheWhitefucks 3 weeks ago
@TheWhitefucks Yea i actually do my dad is no better at least blackie would let me live my life and repect me.
vrad9950 3 weeks ago 2
@vrad9950 no you dont want blackie as a father. you want a father that will stop you from making mistake but at the same time will give you the space in between to feel free to do what you want and have fun
JEWFanMarshall 2 days ago
Blackie, Iggy Pop's brother!
RHCP Ftw.
soulgroovins 1 month ago
You guys might think really bad about this now but it is a lot easier to understand if you read Scar Tissue by Anthony. He explains what happened in those days a lot better than they were explained here.
JasonAHowe 1 month ago 17
Anthony seems to be charitable and good with people. RHCP are terrific so he did okay.
spjfrat 1 month ago
Blackie, you raised a fantastic and succesful son. None of us are to judge. All I know is that your son loves you so what more is there?
mperry60 1 month ago 6
what is the song at the beginning?!?!?
123string4 1 month ago
@123string4 Hole "Celebrity Skin" from mid 90's.
spjfrat 1 month ago
I know kids whose fathers are business men or medics and they also do drugs.. but most of them are stupid assholes and have no idea of live. just look what happened to anthony: he was very good in school, is a genius in writing lyrics and became a rockstar therefore. he's living a happy life. so what did blackie wrong? he loves his son with all his heart and that's the bottom line. I think he's a good father!
DeinVorbild95 1 month ago 3
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TheSWA2011 2 months ago
blackie copped his look from ronald of sparks....or...shields & yarnell ..?
GTichris70 2 months ago
It made me cry. But it was beautiful how his father was talking about it.
TheMabi3 2 months ago
Kiedis loves his father. We all love our fathers. Maybe Anthony suffered of Blackie's education, and so what? We didn't live with them, we just don't know what they exactly think about that. Just respect, people.
- Sorry for my english.
DrBroadminded 2 months ago
Oh yeah totally father of the year... What kind of moron even defends this douche that offers his 12 yr. old kid some acid?!
supercooldani 2 months ago
yall shut the fuck up, parents jobs are simple do what "they" think is best for their child
he did what he did fucked up as it may be, but everybody has their personal look at life
just stop! fucking pricks
fallingtopeices92 2 months ago
I love that he looks at his watch to tell when he id gonna have sex.
MyPineappleGetsWiFi7 2 months ago
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ManInteractive 3 months ago 6
"I had a game plan" ????? Introducing your kid to hard drugs and making him the responsible one to look after your sorry ass when he's the kid and you're the grownup is not "a game plan."
chromacopy1701 3 months ago
if father had not been ill tony has not been that it is: best musician, best person and best father! After all, he can not physically exist.thank for this, Blackie... love Anthony, my bonbon
tamunageorgia 3 months ago
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SaNtOsLeOsTv 3 months ago
I've got a feeling that if his dad was a little more thoughtful, His kid would have had a lot smoother of an ascent to his place in life. Worked out pretty well though, could be worse. ***
blasphemerous 3 months ago
Dirtbag dad.
ANTIDALLARD 3 months ago
6:30 anthony has a johnny depp look going on.
toshi281 3 months ago
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arealOpia1991 4 months ago
whose the kid at 0.02?? ... i know the next ones courtney love then anthony... and does anyone know if this kinda thing was recorded of courtneys parents like this one of blackie for anthony ... i would really love to see that if anyone knows that exists and where i can see it ... thanks x)
arealOpia1991 4 months ago
Anthony's break ups with all of his girlfriends, ended up with him going on binges.
So maybe it did affect him having sex at such a young age.
Sarando1 4 months ago 2
I cried.
TugboatShiela 4 months ago
Much respect to both of you for your struggles.I grew up listening to the red hot chilli peppers and had a friend tour with them and over the years the music has just gotten better. RESPECt
hknuklez 4 months ago
I thought My Lovely Man was about Hillel...
xoxotntxoxo 4 months ago
@xoxotntxoxo My Lovely Man is about Hillel. The lyrics Blackie is reading is from a song called "Savior" off of Californication.
TheChippyRick 4 months ago
@TheChippyRick wasnt that about flea o.O
lyx23 4 months ago
@lyx23 No
TheChippyRick 4 months ago
@TheChippyRick wait, i'm thinking of jungle man.
close enough
lyx23 4 months ago
This is sad. He could have died.
Leopold72006 4 months ago
A little bit of acid...hahaha
xXTheSockRockerXx 4 months ago
3:57 Is it me or does anthony kinda look like kurt???
tabrisbiebr20098 4 months ago
@tabrisbiebr20098 he looks more like iggy to me.
Sieist23Jahrealt 4 months ago
Give this man a #1 dad mug
cooldude1178 4 months ago
My only wish is to meet Anthony Kiedis in real life and sit down and talk with him, not so much as an interview but more of an idol to admirer type of thing, he is such an inspirational man, over coming drugs and other hardships to become a famous singer but the chances of him and I having a heart to heart are slim to none......
TheGioDude1265 4 months ago 3
My kids are going suck I see Blackie as the man!!!! fucking hooked his son up with a hottie, ehh maybe a lil young but hey :)
MrGeltabs 4 months ago
"people weren't embarrassed to drugs at that time" Hell I'm still not lol. I must run with a lot a wild people I guess to me it's "partyin" or "having a good time"
MrGeltabs 4 months ago
@MrGeltabs Thank you bro. Someone who knows how to live and not be a paranoid dumbfuck.
Manwithcam 4 months ago
i'll like this forever
graves47 4 months ago
whats the name of the song right at the start?
Muddy100 4 months ago
@Muddy100 celebrity skin - hole
bluesy390 4 months ago
This guy was authentic, right or wrong, who's to say. He could have shown Anthony anoher way had he known one. We pass our limitations onto our children because we don't know otherwise, not in order to harm them in their future life. I'm sure Anthony, so aware of the issue will present drugs to his kid in a very different light from his father's.
paul2705gmailcom 4 months ago
you should see him with looooooooooong hair and using his song to smuggle drugs 9:47
MichaelHansenFUN 4 months ago
im sorry but this interviewer is retarded
ItsYertletheTurtle 4 months ago
Anthony had it rough...
simulcra101 5 months ago
Blackie is not a good father. I'm reading the book 'Scar Tissue' and is like... wow!, Blackie let him smoke pot and went to clubs where they all took drugs. Just imagine if he had finished as Hillel. Fortunately, now he is a strong man with a beautiful son.
emispearsyeah 5 months ago
@emispearsyeah lol did you miss the whole part about how Blackie tried and tried to help Anthony with his Heroin addiction... You can say what you want about blackie but here is the other side.. Did Hillel's father get him started early partyin too???? I don't think so, u can also argue that it was Anthony's close relationship with his father that helped him get through the tough times, where as Hillel was really embarrassed and tried to hide his addiction from his family.
MrGeltabs 4 months ago
@MrGeltabs I know that Blackie is a good person. But before he wasn't a good father. If he helped Anthony about the heroin addiction, perfect Blackie. I didn't know it.
emispearsyeah 4 months ago
@emispearsyeah no doubt it's allgood... Blackie was pretty much devastated when Anthony started disappearing for weeks at a time... Basically I took it like Blackie wasn't a junkie and never wanted to get to that point, I believe Anthony prob didn't think he'd get to that point but ended up there no fault of anybodys but Anthonys.. Heroin is a sad sad drug many good people have fallen for, I what dope/pills do to people
MrGeltabs 4 months ago
@MrGeltabs You are my new hero. well said
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what an awesome motherfucker. bad parenting is a matter of opinion: at the end of the day, all blackie did was let anthony do whatever the fuck he wanted. total freedom. who's to say anthony wouldnt have ended up a drug-abusing rockstar anyway? he'd already met the other dudes in the band and they certainly wouldve still been successful musicians and probably dragged him with them. hell most the drugs he did werent even done around blackie so he was exposed to them regardless. blackie's alright.
MattyCreed 5 months ago
what an awesome motherfucker. bad parenting is a matter of opinion: at the end of the day, all blackie did was let anthony do whatever the fuck he wanted. total freedom. who's to say anthony wouldnt have ended up a drug-abusing rockstar anyway? he'd already met the other dudes in the band and they certainly wouldve still been successful musicians and probably dragged him with them. hell most the drugs he did werent even done around blackie so he was exposed to them regardless. blackie's alright.
MattyCreed 5 months ago
A damn wise/respectable man if I've ever seen one.
Skavengeful 5 months ago
Judging is an opinion, therefore, your moral judgement is yours to have.. dont be pissed because my opinion is not that of judgement
bostonsbrash 5 months ago
I say SO WHAT, who are we to judge? I respect you Blackie.
bostonsbrash 5 months ago 38
we are human being with a brain and so we use our judgment to judge. prejudice is bad but to tell someone not to judge is really fakin stupid. shame on you. hopefully you will grow up to understand that.
WannabeFruFru 5 months ago
this makes me cry!!!!! sure he was a bad parent, but he is definitely not a bad person.
jyankeesrock 5 months ago
@jyankeesrock let me re state that... i DONT think he is a bad parent or a bad person.
jyankeesrock 5 months ago
@jyankeesrock no one gives a fuck what you said bro, this is a youtube bro, not cnn
orchidvandever22 4 months ago
I had a completely different depiction of Blackie when in read Scar Tissue. But in respect I don't think Blackie is an extremely bad parent. I think he was really traumatized by his own childhood that he wanted Anthony's to be better. Ok so his parenting methods were fucked up, but I think he had Anthony's best intentions at heart.
Michelle11295 5 months ago
CLEARLY introducing your 12 year old child to drugs is a bad idea...how can this even be discussed seriously? Anthony is a sex addict who dates very young and in the past UNDERAGE girls...anybody see a connection here?
bargainmom 5 months ago
I think it's good to give your kids too much freedom. My parents did that, and it really made me understand self control and moderation as a necessity rather than something you do simply because you don't want to get punished.
Blackie isn't a bad parent. He just fell into the spiral of trying to justify oneself to the "normal" masses, resulting in a life of denial and excuses rather than just doing weird shit cause that's how he is.
lavalizard3 5 months ago
I'm surprised how much he is in denial. It's OK to admit you fucked up.
breecie 5 months ago
This video is living proof how drugs can fuck your brain up..
carolinapdx 5 months ago 26
@carolinapdx well actually the guys 70 years old so i would say he is doing pretty good.
sparkus420 2 months ago
@carolinapdx everyone knows that drugs will do that, you're being redundant
graves47 2 months ago
@carolinapdx sorry dude but your going to die in you lifetime. why not go down having fun? im just kidding ive been through all this when i was using herion and it was a hell ride.Not all drugs are bad .we live in a drug ridden society no ? do you drink ? thats alot worse then weed.
mjmoto72 1 month ago
Anthonys dad a bad dad? :( COME ON!! hes a real hero ! To be a good encouragement to his son, why cant more fathers be as open minded as Anthonys was?? IF OUR DADS WERE THIS COOL, WE WOULD BE ROCKING HARD IN THE BEST BANDS IN THE WORLD :) LIKE THE RED HOTS
jetsonic69 5 months ago
@jetsonic69 You don't have to have a drug addict dad to be a rock star. Anthony is the EXCEPTION people! How many dads are like that and then their kids end up the addicts? And how many people who are "rocking hard in the best bands in the world" had completley normal, not drug addicted, yet supporting parents?Blackie seems like a nice guy, but that's not how to raise a child. Just because Anthony found his way into who he is now doesn't mean every kid in this same situation ends up a rock star.
racso452 5 months ago 2
:) AWWW FATHER AND SON : THE GOOD DAD :( NOT THE TOUGH TYPE
BUT THE FRIENDLY DAD , THE ONE WHO LET HIS SON DO WHATEVER HE WANTS
WITHOUT THE DRUGS BUT THE WOMEN PART IS OK , I WISH ALL DADS WERE THIS OPEN MINDED WITHOUT THE DRUGS PART
jetsonic69 5 months ago
WOAHHH! Anthony Depp at 6:25!!!!! :O
tikiman99099 5 months ago
hahahahah yeeea
dkrumz 5 months ago
hahahahah
yeeea
dkrumz 5 months ago
He loved his kid bottom line no ones perfect
psychodellicFaubio 5 months ago
Anthony's dad: worst dad ever. Just because he turned into a rockstar, so what. How many kids with that kind of parent turn into nothing? You can't praise his dad for his son being an exception. His own FATHER made him a drug addict. Again, even if you're a rock star, drugs can kill you, and then it's all worth nothing. His dad sucks.
racso452 5 months ago
@racso452 dumbass..
travis737 5 months ago
@travis737 No.
racso452 5 months ago
@racso452 always blame others for your fucked up live, that´s how it works -.- lol
dumbass, travis737 is right!
WaKaSaWaKaSaa 5 months ago
I think he's the coolest. Granted he took a really big chance exposing Anthony to drugs at such an early age but I guess it was part of the universe's master plan in turning Anthony in to the person he's become and the things he's accomplished
Barefoot67 5 months ago
I think he's not a bad dad I mean when I read about him in the book scar tissue my image of him was that he was a drunken fool that beat his kid or something actually in all reality he just was following what every kid says their gonna do when they get in trouble and that is that when I grow up I'm gonna let my son do whatever he wants really he just was looking out for Anthony
bigwillystyle81 5 months ago
I read about that Kimberly girl in "Scar Tissue", he was like 12 or 13.
HellsAngelsofNC 6 months ago
I never knew Savior was about Blackie.
atishraja 6 months ago
he wasn't that much older than him, only 8 years old. hes fucking 12 years old. this guy is a fucking moron
leoti420 6 months ago
Search for RHCP behind the music on YouTube...it's awesome and very insightful. That as well as his book explains a lot
jviv08 6 months ago
haha. worst father ever, but also the best father ever lol
azwel 6 months ago 51
BLACKIE DAMNIT!
xpinkmelon 6 months ago
hes a complete idiot. im glad anthony isnt like that
fossilbox1991 6 months ago
Worst. Father. Ever.
MsDarcyfan 6 months ago
it would be stupid not to accept that blackie had a huge influence on the person anthony is today, and of course to think that maybe RHCP would never have existed had it not been for him. but that doesn't mean he wasnt a fucking psycho
123cgull 6 months ago
i like this guy
321Green1Fork123 6 months ago
@321Green1Fork123 Me too. It doesn't seem like a bad guy at all.
jigrodrigues 6 months ago
(sarcasm by the way, incase you didn't pick up on it)
gnrtop 6 months ago
you guys are right, it's his dad's fault Anthony has a great voice for music, is a talented poet, artist, inspiration.....his dad is so awful.....
gnrtop 6 months ago
I wish Blackie was MY dad!!! :D
thebobbalo1 6 months ago
jesus christ the resemblance is crazy
shootme243 6 months ago
everybody is hating on blackie, but without him and without everything anthony has gone through, anthony may not have became the beautiful and incredibly talented artist he is today
EatSleepAndTube 6 months ago 3
Damn, Blackie is kinda fucked up. I'm really open minded too but come on, he was a little extreme with Anthony in more ways than one.
rsohlich1 6 months ago
Blackie really is the reason Anthony has his H issues now..how can you NOT be screwed up with an upbringing that open? I mean I'm all for being cool to your kids but give them drugs and girls at 11-12?
cranie4 6 months ago
blackie is fucking retarded
skizmsucks23 7 months ago
if you like the interview, read Scar Tissue, awesome book
graves47 7 months ago 9
@graves47 ikr i just got it 2 days ago
cakelover33 7 months ago
Best dad ever apart from my dad ofcourse!
benyboi2k8 7 months ago 4
whatever dosn't kill you... only makes your book longer. -Anthony Keidis <3 you crazy motherfucker you.
SimpleRetroLove 7 months ago 3
wow thisis exaclty how i envisioned him when i read scar tissue
MrForestWitch 7 months ago
Dont judge until you been in blackie's shoes. I mean sure, not the best parent. But unless you've been down his road i dont think you should be calling him names or saying he should be in jail!
Martothe111 7 months ago
What was the name of the song at 8:00
jgres95 7 months ago
@jgres95 savior
weross95 7 months ago
@jgres95 Savior from Californication
adds102 7 months ago
@jgres95 Thanks. It's a great song.
jgres95 7 months ago
this guy is seriously a sick and pathetic fuck. banging underage girls and having them have sex with your 12 year old son while letting him get into drugs is criminal. Im pretty open minded but this dude should be in jail.
curtmastor 7 months ago
@curtmastor read his book dude, youll gain alot of respect for blackie
PIMPZproduction 7 months ago
@PIMPZproduction read it, he's still an idiot.
FOT2010 6 months ago 3
"didnt cause him harm?" was this dude under a rock when his kid was in high school doing cocaine and heroin at 17 and 18.
curtmastor 7 months ago
blackie wasnt the best father, but he was good for anthony :)
georgiahtaloca 7 months ago
i think if blackie had have been a normal father, the rhcp never would have existed, blackie made anthony's personality...
georgiahtaloca 7 months ago 3
if he didn't let him, he was gonna do drugs anyway
i really like his father
not the best fathering but not terrible
honestly there are no perfect parents anywhere
marlabottomstay 7 months ago 5
I think Blackie is an overall good person, with a few really deep left-fielded damn-near crazy beliefs. Such as his "game plan".
I mean, hell yeah Anthony became what he is now, but damn look at all the lows he has been in through his life.
MusicalRelease 8 months ago
I love RHCP and Anthony Kiedis. I listen to the band almost every day. However, I would sacrifice that joy in my life to know a child didn't get addicted to drugs and exposed to sexual intercourse at the age of 12 by his own father. I know Anthony says he doesn't regret it; but I don't know if I believe him. This guy messed up his son because his father abused him. He was victimized by his father, too. Sad stuff. And what's wrong with selling insurance in the Mid West? I find that insulting.
duke0219 8 months ago
@duke0219 Anthony or Blackie? Well, for Anthony, it's just a rockstar's life. They get tons of groupies just for being in a rock band.
Blackie's case, however, if you read Anthony's book, his father was an actor. In addition, Blackie hung around in clubs and bars while selling drugs to musicians. Women love the fact that he has connections. Also, this was during the 70s when women weren't as independent as they were today, so they just lived a more, carefree life until they're married.
Zipperlepsy 7 months ago
@Zipperlepsy I meant Blackie. It's obvious how Anthony gets ladies.
duke0219 7 months ago
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duke0219 8 months ago
everybody dosent understand this guy wasnt a bad father
to the standards of today bad but the standards back then pretty normal
PsychoCrusher618 8 months ago
@PsychoCrusher618 Neither of my sets of grandparents exposed my parents to illegal drugs or intercourse at the age of 12. That is not "normal" for that time period.
duke0219 8 months ago
I've read that Anthony sometimes thinks his father opened him up to drugs at an early age to show him how cruel and real the world is, and how it can't always be sugar coated, I think i heard this from Anthony Kiedis's Biorhythm
demondude323 8 months ago
God....How come this guy gets so many chicks and I'm 25 and well respected and can't get any? I would love to have a kid and raise them the right way. This guy had a kid and basically did WORSE than neglecting him. Whoever expects life to be fair will end up being quite disappointed....
duke0219 8 months ago
@duke0219 if you reads anthony's book he says he doesnt regret anyhting and wouldnt trade his experiences for anything else in the world....but then again...why would you?
adaz450 8 months ago
@adaz450 He could just have easily wound up like Hillel. Do you think he would regret it then?
duke0219 8 months ago 2
@duke0219 Nope. No regrets, to regret something is almost like a self contradiction....Everything you've done makes up who you are, everything is a learning experience...no regrets...
adaz450 7 months ago
@duke0219 Because he's hot and we're not, yo. Genetics. Birthright. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
turoniner 8 months ago
@duke0219 And you also said you're well respected? I don't want to judge, but if you're well respected, I'm assuming your friends are also mature and don't go to parties or clubs (or as much as they used to). Those type of people are more wild and not have a care for anything, so they don't mind who they end up sleeping with. Those people barely get any respect, assuming you have a well paying job and worry more about important things like paying for bills than mindless sex.
Zipperlepsy 7 months ago
Was he that bad of a dad? i dont think so.Not in all ways maybe in some.......but i think he taught alot more life lessons that i wish my parents had provided me with.Just saying
hetro27 8 months ago
@hetro27 So you WANT to have been sexually exploited and exposed to marijuana at the age of 12? You're crazy.
duke0219 8 months ago
pretty intense thanks for the upload
aaronamccoy 9 months ago
Woot Hell yay on the Marijuana other drugs not so much.
pullara130 9 months ago
"It's a shitty way of living your life, thinking you're a rockstar. I mean, those people are fucking empty, man"
-John Frusciante
emvir8gto8 9 months ago 45
When is spider and son coming out?
emvir8gto8 9 months ago
i wish i had a father like him
and not the one i have, he is a total ass who left my mom when i was born u.u
canibaldance 10 months ago 2
@canibaldance Having no father is better than having a father that intentionally harms you.
duke0219 8 months ago
@duke0219 Its not like his Pops WANTED to hurt him, in fact that is the EXACT opposite of what he wanted.
Anthony's father was intentionally abused, therefore he decided he would let Anthony do whatever he wanted thinking that is how you show your kid you love em. But that is also a huge mistake you can make as a parent.
MusicalRelease 8 months ago
@MusicalRelease Most parents with substance abuse problems don't want to hurt their kids. But they wind up loving the substance more than they love their child and the child becomes affected by it.
duke0219 8 months ago
RHCP rock. Fact is his Father is responsible for a major part of that, there is no way Anthony would be able to write the stuff he has without those life experiences. Right or wrong at the time fact remains that his music has brought an escape for so many. Keep it up guys!!x
CelticBoSoxNation 10 months ago 4
he was terrible, but in a way amazing because of the confidence he instilled in his son and the people skills. those are what make success
buuuut the drugs could've killed him
lalapalooosa 10 months ago
It's only touching because his son ended up a millionaire rock star who's probably paying his father's bills. Dammett might as well have said I'd rather my son be a homeless unemployable junkie than a Mid-Western insurance salesman.
chasebizzy 10 months ago 2
Without this man we wouldnt have some of the greatest music in the world. God bless you Blackie Dammet!
weekendbuskin 10 months ago 3
If AK was exposed to all what his father allowed AND was abused by him, he more than likely would have ended up in a mental institution.
MrMutron 11 months ago
its a universal principle that every action has an equal and opposite reaction
TheTexasTaco 11 months ago
What a SICK human being. This is part of whats wrong with the world
idrumchick 11 months ago
Sex at a young age, for getting hooked on smack. Yeah, that's a even trade. Ha ha!
evelsteev 11 months ago
he fucked tonys mind
giugnhgbvinierngvb89 11 months ago
i just read all of this in Anthony's book Scar Tissue haha! crazy stuff
NicoleLuvsJB 1 year ago
if you pause the first shot of blackie he looks like a serial killer off criminal minds or something.........
highonfire3653 1 year ago
@highonfire3653 I think he looks like that throughout the whole video.
stupidsrppl2 1 year ago
gawd..imagine anthony growing up in the midwest working as an insurance salesman..how wrong that would be..and what a HUGE loss it would be to music.
ystorm 1 year ago 36
@ystorm Now imagine the thousands who's dreams dusted on abuse with drugs and dysfunctional upbringing-they're loss and input in music... I feel Im part of that group-however Ill never know, but there's this loss, a black hole in my heart that I associate with my life as it is to what I dreamed it would always be. Deep Sadness is all I can call it.
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TheBlackSeo 5 months ago
@ystorm makes me think of the midwestern insurance salesmans out there that should have changed music
212mattman 5 months ago
i could listen to Blackie and Anthony talk for hours... they sound so intelligent.
floralsky 1 year ago
Learned a lot about Blackie in Scar Tissue...but eh,Anthony turned out awesome
spazcabrera 1 year ago