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How did Flea's childhood influence his music career?
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Hi, come in. Welcome to Fashion Neurosis, Flea.
Thank you for having me, Bella.
Can you tell me what you're wearing today and why you chose these particular clothes?
Well, as I told you earlier, I did have a pair of silk pink pyjamas on. with big cocks on them and pot leaves and eyeballs and like all sort of offensive little graphics. And I kind of, I agonized for a few minutes over whether to wear this nice suit or the pink pajamas. And I opted for the suit just because it's what I put on first, but things could have gone another way.
What role did fashion play in Flea's identity?
But I recently, while I was on tour, I went to this shop in Berlin that might be my favorite clothing shop on the planet. It's called Darklands. And I saw this suit and... I got it and I really love it. I was staying at my friend's place in France and he tried to steal it. It got delivered to his house because they didn't have one in my size. And I was calling the guy, I was like, my shoe doesn't come, my shoe doesn't come. And he said, it was delivered to the house five days ago. And I said, well, it's not here, no one has it. And it turns out he had put it in his closet and wasn't saying a word. But I found it, retrieved my suit, repaired my friendship, and I'm proudly wearing it today. I can't remember the name of the designer.
I know that it is two guys that are either in Finland or Norway, and it's just the two of them that do the whole thing, and they hand-make these suits.
God, really?
And I really like...
How did Flea and Anthony Kiedis form their bond?
You know, the nature of fabric, the nature of feeling someone's hand and energy and thought and doing something feels so good to me. And so I put it on and it feels good. And it actually has some, they drew on the inside for me on it. They drew a motorcycle. And they drew some lyrics from one of the songs off my Honora album. Yeah. And that was so sweet. That's so nice. I can show it to you if you want, but then I have to get up and destroy the whole thing.
Oh, maybe.
Maybe later.
Yeah, I'd love to see because those things are so precious and they kind of give further intensity to the outfit. And sometimes if I'm go to a concert and have one of those backstage stickers. I stick them inside my jacket and I've got a few different ones in different jackets and they feel like old.
What inspired Flea's collaborations on his solo album Honora?
Well, it's like a memory embedded. I really like that.
That's nice, especially if it's a meaningful concert. Yeah, yeah. Will you do it... before the show and just leave it in there? Or does the show have to touch you in order to have that?
No, no, it goes in and then it's there because I can never get it off.
But yeah, I know. But the thing is, do you put it in before the show or after? Oh, before. Before. So it might be a bad show and you have it stuck in there.
I mean, in a way, it's never a bad show. I don't think I've ever been to a gig that I haven't
How does Flea view the concept of masculinity?
got something from I really get a lot from the light I love going to gigs sometimes I'll go on my own even but um so yeah I feel like that with all music like I even learn from I mean there's some music that's just drastically offensive to me with its banality and I can't like like banality is a thing that really I just sometimes it makes my skin crawl um But most of the time, and even that music, because just the fact, the very fact that it makes my skin crawl guides me in a positive way and makes me feel like I care. It's almost like grief being proportionate to love, you know?
Yeah.
But even in like, you know, corporate formulaic music, there's always something to learn.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I know I find there's not much. I don't know if I don't. Maybe trance doesn't really resonate with any bit of me.
Yeah.
But possibly. There's always something lurking around in there to connect to.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Flea's childhood influence his music career?
0:02–1:25
2
What role did fashion play in Flea's identity?
1:25–2:34
3
How did Flea and Anthony Kiedis form their bond?
2:34–3:37
4
What inspired Flea's collaborations on his solo album Honora?
3:37–4:10
5
How does Flea view the concept of masculinity?
4:10–5:16
6
What challenges did Flea face in his family life?
5:16–6:31
7
How does Flea navigate his relationships and emotions?
6:31–7:43
8
What insights does Flea share about personal growth and creativity?
7:43–1:30:10