His mother later remarried and had two more children. In 1966, when Kiedis was three years old, his parents divorced, and he was raised by his mother in Grand Rapids. In 2004 he wrote that his paternal grandmother, Molly Vandenveen's heritage 'was a pastiche of English, Irish, French, and Dutch (and, as we've recently discovered, some Mohican blood)'. His paternal grandfather's family emigrated from Lithuania in the early 1900s. Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Margaret 'Peggy' Nobel and struggling actor John Michael Kiedis, known professionally as Blackie Dammett.

He struggled with addiction until 2000, and maintains that he has been clean since then. Kiedis's lyrical style has evolved throughout his career early recordings discussed topics such as sex and life in Los Angeles, while more recent songs focus on more reflective themes including love, addiction, and loss. He has recorded thirteen studio albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

After a show under the name Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the band progressed and the line-up eventually became the Red Hot Chili Peppers. When Kiedis received an offer to be the opening act for a local band, he enlisted Flea, Slovak, and drummer Jack Irons. After high school, Kiedis took classes at UCLA, but dropped out in his sophomore year.

While attending Fairfax High School, Kiedis befriended students Flea and Hillel Slovak, who were members of a band called Anthym. Kiedis spent his youth in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his mother, and then moved shortly before his twelfth birthday to live with his father in Hollywood. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Anthony Kiedis ( / ˈ k iː d ɪ s/ KEE-dis born November 1, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and rapper, best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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