Flea

You know what I mean?

Yeah, I mean, I was a street kid and I was, you know, emotionally and in so many ways, you know, 19 going on 10, you know.

And I continue to try to grow as a human being in all the ways, you know, emotionally, spiritually, to be more considerate of my fellow human beings.

I mean, in every way.

So it all feeds into the music and it all feeds into the way that I interact with other people emotionally.

And, yeah, I mean, I'm a different person.

And, you know, I think this is something I think about a lot in a way that just like as a parent, you know, I have three kids.

One is 37.

The other one is 20.

And the other one is three.

And I've been a different person for each one of them.

You know, I've been a different kind of parent.

Yeah, it's true.

They're all 17 years apart.

And 17 years, if one is willing to feel the pain and suffering of being a human being, you're going to grow.

So I'm grateful for growth and I'm grateful for humility and I'm grateful to be a student.

Straight ahead jazz, bebop, the music exemplified by Charlie Parker and Fats Navarro and Thelonious Monk.

They played jazz like that.

And my stepfather came into my life when I was about seven.

seven years old, six or seven.