After running for a while, things really start to open up in your body. I felt like I'd tapped into parts of my body that I hadn't before. I let things in the universe flow through me that opened me up in a really cool way. Flea bodycoolfelt share on social
You teach your kids about your beliefs and tell them what you think is right and the conclusions that you've come to from living in the world, and then they can make their own decisions. Flea beliefconclusiondecision Change image and share on social
I played trumpet in the school bands. I learned things I liked to play on my trumpet, but I didn't learn why this note goes with this note and why it produces that sound. Or how to create tension in the composition. Flea bandcompositioncreate share on social
For me, music was the only reason I went to school. I was kind of a street kid, in a lot of trouble committing crimes and stuff. Music gave me something to focus on. Flea commitcrimefocus Change image and share on social
Later in high school, I met Hillel Slovak, who was the original guitar player of the Chili Peppers, and we became really close. We had a band, and we didn't like the bass player, so I started playing bass, and I got a bass two weeks later. Flea bandbaschili share on social
The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough. Flea apparatusgoodimprobability Change image and share on social
Water is my main state. If I time before I run - like, to digest, like, a good hour and a half or so to digest, I'll eat oatmeal. but I'm a vegetarian for the most part, so in general, I just eat grains and vegetables and fruit. Flea digesteatfruit share on social
All my career, all that I've really done has been based on emotion and intuition and gravitating toward what sounds good. Flea basecareeremotion Change image and share on social
It's so easy to fall into a comfortable groove in life where you do the things that you like, and because of that, often times, we don't grow or change because we're not pushing ourselves. Flea changecomfortableeasy Change image and share on social
I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor. Flea actorprettyterrible Change image and share on social
