Behind the scenes of The Zephyr Song ⇢ ”John and Flea wanted to do something incredibly, just, kind of, obscure and psychedelic, and finding true psychedelia in this day and age is really hard to do ‘cause everyone wants to rely on computers and all the stuff that really doesn’t know how to find the core of psychedelia. So I had my reservations, but there are some moments in this video where I think it’s captured.” — Anthony Kiedis
We’re playing different characters from rock’n’roll history. Ten each. We mainly did eras, not actual people: rockabilly, british invasion, 60’s psychedelica, funk, glam, punk, goth, hair metal, grunge, and ourselves being the sum of all those parts.
At least I have her love, the city, she loves me
Lonely as I am, together we cry
It’s a natural reaction to be inspired by your environment, all those competing energies in California. It’s so diverse there. It’s got the lowest-of-the-low-life-superficial-liposuction-mania-wanna-be-famous-for-a-minute weirdos. And then it’s got the most beautiful mountains, deserts, oceans and history or creativity of almost any place on earth. A lot of great artists have been born under those conditions, and a lot has been accomplished by this beautiful, irreparable creature that I live in. — Anthony Kiedis, 1999
