“My guys studied music from a young age and I did not so I think, like, adding the idiot to the table of very talented musicians gave us a unique rub.” ThinkingAgeYoungGuyMusicianUniqueTablesIdiotYoung AgeTalented Musicians Author:Anthony Kiedis
“Paul McCartney's dad told him that when he was a kid. "Son, play the piano and when you go to parties, the girls will come to you."” PlayKidsGirlPartySonDadPiano Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I'm impressed with a 90 year old woman who's still out and about.” YearsStillsImpressedOld Woman Author:Anthony Kiedis
“All summer long; we'll be playing the festivals. We'll be Reading, we'll be Leeds, we'll be around.” LongReadingSummerFestivalsLeeds Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I began filmmaking in high school, at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. My first documentary was about a dysfunctional obese middle-aged carpet cleaner named Bill, who lived with his Mom, and his love affair with Anna, a drug-addicted prostitute. I made that when I was 16.” FirstsArtMadeSchoolMiddleMomDrugHigh SchoolBillsAffairChicagoFilmmakingDocumentariesHis LoveCarpetAcademyLove AffairCleanersMiddle AgedAnnaObese Author:Yony Leyser
“I'm really happy I was kicked out of CalArts (for a controversial art piece I made).” ArtMadePiecesControversialReally Happy Author:Yony Leyser
“I picked up On The Road, Howl, and Naked Lunch (in that order) in high school. I was blown away. The writing was amazing and the places it took me was even more far out. It opened up new avenues of thinking for me and so I went down the beaten road.” ThinkingWritingSchoolOrderHigh SchoolNakedLunchBeatenAvenuesHowlBlown Away Author:Yony Leyser
“[Allen] Ginsberg totally helped that out. He was the best sales person. He was the most pop. They are still shocking and relevant, especially [William] Burroughs.” PersonsStillsPopsRelevantShockingBurroughsGinsbergSales Person Author:Yony Leyser
“Authors and artists are still afraid of breaking away as far as [William Burroughs] did... And he did it in the 50s!” StillsArtistBurroughsBreaking Away Author:Yony Leyser
“After I got kicked out of CalArts, I moved to Lawrence Kansas where my sister lived. I began working on A William S. Burroughs documentary. I had no idea it would turn into such a big film.” IdeasBigsFilmTurnsMovedNo IdeaMy SisterDocumentariesKansasBurroughs Author:Yony Leyser