Universal Options Rights to Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Autobiography

[Sawyer]

The candid book profiles Kiedis, the famed frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers, an artist, addict and ringleader. It features a deeply unconventional father-and-son story set against a substance-fueled 1970s and ’80s L.A. punk scene and examines, without judgment, how Kiedis’ experiences shaped the music eventually embraced by millions.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are hardly some unknown band, but Kiedis would seem an unconventional choice for a biopic when the studios have been hitting us with Elvis, Queen, Elton John, Michael Jackson, etc. But then, a lesser known story/personality might be just the thing to actually make it interesting.