My best friend is Anthony Kiedis. I met him on this first day of middle school, he in all his glory with his long dark hair and tan skin, doing this insane rap routine in the middle of the hallway. At that very moment I thought to myself "he is gonna be my best friend". It turned out we walked home the same way together every day so we got to know each other right off the bat. Anthony was really daring always pushing the envelope in everything we did. One day on our way home from school there was this one shed, taller than usual about twelve feet high. He looked over me in his really sly way and asked me "Think I should jump off of that shed over there?" I said, "I don't know man." As soon as he saw my disapproval it made him really want to jump off of it. So he climbed up and jumped off of that shed with a landing roll before i could do anything about it. Well I couldn't be out done so I jumped off too, I landed but my roll wasn't too smooth so it hurt really bad, and I limped for a full week after. That was the last time I ever tried to out do him. As well as these physical abilities Anthony was really talented musically. So we got a band together, I would play guitar and he would rap these incredible lyrics over my music. Soon our band got some momentum and after writing a couple of songs that were kind of underground hits for our age group (Can't Stop, Around the World, By The Way, and Scar Tissue) we signed with a minor label out of California, Warner Bros. Records. I could go into us doing a U.S tour playing in small clubs and venues, but that would take a while. The point is A.K was really musically talented.
Anthony lives on the edge just like I told you in the last paragraph, anytime someone challenges him to some daring stunt he does it without question and always pulls it off. Sometimes he can be intimidating to some people because he's so determined in what ever he does, but he's really a down to earth guy that connects with the world around him. Again, talking about his musical talent, it really shines through in what ever he does. You can see an artist in the way he walks, the way he talks, just the way he goes about everyday life. He doesn't just "do" things, he holds his head high and has pride in what he does. He doesn't think twice about what anyone else thinks. I wish I could say I still hang around this amazing character on a regular basis, but he and his Dad moved to L.A. Although we meet up once and a while and play music together he's got a bigger and better band together now, I wish i wasn't jealous but I know Anthony has a lot of potential. I wish him the best with his band the Red...something or others (I forgot the name). I know Anthony will always remember me.

By: Tom McGahern (known to A.K as Hillel Slovak)