Anthony facts
Anthony and Flea enjoyed jumping from tall buildings into swimming pools. One occasion, Kiedis missed and bounced off the concrete before flopping into the pool, his back fractured.
Henky Penky has done most of Anthony's body artwork. The tribal one that you can find on his back (a totem as an eagle) was made in Amsterdam at Museum of Tattoo of Hank Schiffmacher as was the portrait of a an Indian Chief who died in 1904 .He also has a couple of daggers on his forearms.
His star sign is Scorpio and his chineese sign is a tiger. In 2001 he got a tiger tatoo to "deal with the pain" of breaking up with his girlfreind Ms Logan. (according to his own words in Canal + 2002 Interview).
He has 2 sisters- July and Jenn and a brother-James as well as a nephew named Jackson Diego.
Musical influences include Defunkt, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.
Once admitted in an interview the 'Red Hot Chili Peppers' symbol represents "of an angels asshole".
Has also admitted Sex is the main inspiration to the bands music.
He has 3 wolves: Cowboy, Handsome Devil, Howlin Wolf and a dog named buster.
His favourite Basketball team is the LA Lakers.
His hero is Magic Johnson (There is a song dedicaded to him on the album Mothers Milk)
Wrote 'Under the Bridge' which refers to the low points in his life when he had nothing, "No places to live, no automobiles no relationships with my family" as described in chili peppers documentary 'Funky Monks'.
The lowest point of his life was when he was a hardcore junkie. He describes using drugs under a bridge in LA with ex mexican mafia convicts.
Finally cut his hair on september 21st 1998.
He is to release an autobiography in the fall of 2004 named scar tissue. He once defined scar tissue as "a psychological metaphor for just having lived your life".
He is a vegetarian, has quit smoking and doesn't drink.
Enjoys fruit, vegetables, pancakes, omlettes, coffee and gree tea. He was previously on a diet based on the compatibility of food with different blood groups.
He has travelled through the jungles of Borneo and bathed in the waters of the Ganges to clens his spirit and overcome his heroin addiction.
He is very generous his father Blackie Dammett said Anthony once brought around 50 thanksgiving meals for the homeless along with little placemats he designed and signed himeself.