Acid for the Children: A Memoir by Flea and Patti Smith: Conversation Starters

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Acid for the Children: A Memoir by Flea and Patti Smith: Conversation Starters

Acid for the Children is a memoir written by Red Hot Chilli Peppers' bassist Flea. It narrates Flea's unusual childhood, where he moved from his ordinary life in New York to Los Angeles with a bohemian lifestyle. He was accompanied by his step-father, who played jazz music during those times. The book also tackles about his adventures and friendship with Red Hot Chili Peppers’ co-founder and the band's frontman, Anthony Kiedis. The story concluded with the beginning of their band's Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ story.
Flea's Acid for the Children was published by Grand Central Publishing on November 5, 2019. It became Amazon's number one bestseller in Rock Music after its release.

A Brief Look Inside: 
 
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, 
and the characters and its world still live on. 
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on. 
 
These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
 
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
 
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Daily Books
• Release date: Jan 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9788835872856

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Introducing Acid for the Children

Acid for the Children by Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist, Flea, is a narration of how Flea fell in love with music. It is also about his friendship with Red Hot Chili Peppers' frontman and co-founder, Anthony Kiedis. The book also contains his unique childhood experiences. He wrote about how he cried at an Ethiopian church because of the beautiful music he heard there. He also stated his enthusiasm for asserting his beliefs about his constant search to unite with the infinite spirit. He also tackled about his wants to surrender himself to the divine and cosmic music. The memoir, though, does not include rock and roll stories from Flea's band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, it focuses more on Flea's life before joining the band.

Flea described his most unforgettable and memorable story back when he was still a child. He mentioned how happy he was when his maternal nana, Muriel Cheesewright, made him a beloved sweater. Flea talked about his growing up years and memories in Australia. He cited in his book a little about his father, who works at a consul in the government of New York City in 1967. His father took Flea and his mother to New York and started living an ordinary life in the suburbs. However, everything changed when Flea's mother left his father. Flea's mother moved in with a jazz-bassist man, who is also her guitar teacher. After Flea's parents split up, Flea became