RHCP Singles → Mother’s Milk era

“Knock Me Down” was the first single off Mother’s Milk, and it actually got on the radio. Every now and then Lindy would tell us that a station had added the song, but that didn’t really compute. A few months later, on a weekend tour to Washington, D.C., Flea and John and I flagged down a cab in the middle of the nation’s capital. We got in and the driver looked at us and said,”Hey, aren’t you those guys? What is it, “Beat Me Up,” “Slap Me Around,” “Kick My Ass”? I love that song. You’re those guys, right?” That was the first time somebody other than the musical underground had arbitrarily become aware of us. — Anthony Kiedis

RHCP Singles → By The Way

Writing By the Way was a whole different experience from Californication. John was back to himself and brimming with confidence. So we did the same thing we always did. Back to the Swing House, four guys holed up in a room with guitars and drums and mikes, playing every day for hours. We started finding some magic and some music and some riffs and some rhythms and some jams and some grooves, and we recorded it and added to it and subtracted from it and pushed it around and put melodies to it. I started collecting words by the score and listening and getting inspired by what the guys were playing. — Anthony Kiedis, 2003

RHCP Singles → One Hot Minute

Playing music is a way of feeling good about myself. I definitely feel way better about myself as a human being when I’m working and creating and writing and letting free the melodies and feelings inside of me. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to say the things that I say. — Anthony Kiedis, 1995

RHCP Singles → Stadium Arcadium

Obviously, physically, people are limited by their instrument, and you just want that instrument to be the best that it can be so it can serve that moment. As songwriting goes, that is the pinnacle of songwriting, that moment that it happens. For me, there will never be a moment in the record-making process like when the song is born. That’s the point when you go home feeling like you did your job and there was a spiritual element to the experience. — Anthony Kiedis, 2006

RHCP Singles →  Blood Sugar Sex Magik

“It’s tricky to think that 20 years have passed. When we play songs off Blood Sugar today, the last thing they feel is antiquated. I still have an absolute connection to playing those songs. It’s not like I’m beating a dead horse when I play them. They’re still vibrant and connect to now, in some way. So I guess the album is holding up, standing the test of time.” — Anthony Kiedis