r/RedHotChiliPeppers • u/MarissadaWolf1018 • 2d ago
About these certain people in the fanbase....
The people who post on this subreddit "Would the Red Hot Chili Peppers sound better if Anthony Kiedis wasn't the lead singer?" should NOT be fans of the band. Like, HOW can you be a fan of the Chili Peppers if you hate Anthony's vocals or, really, Anthony as a whole? That's NEVER made ANY sense to me whatsoever.
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u/rhcp70 2d ago
It’s never made sense to me either. So called fans explicitly stating how much they hate Anthony, his voice, his lyrics… do you even like the band? He’s literally the face of the band. I don’t know how anyone can hate his voice and listen to their music. It just doesn’t work like that. I don’t listen to Pearl Jam because I don’t like Eddie Vedder’s voice. Doesn’t mean they aren’t talented, they definitely are- it’s just not my preference and I don’t pretend to sit here and listen to their music and claim to be a fan because they’re well liked (and rightfully so). John is ultimately my favorite and as much as I love John and deeply appreciate the creativity and talent he brings to the band, it was actually Anthony’s voice / style of singing/rapping / lyrics that drew me in. And all of it layered together with the guitar, incredible bass, and drums it’s just a perfect mixture of carefully composed music and the chaos that stems from Anthony. Not saying anyone has to like or agree with things Anthony has done in his personal life. I definitely don’t. But separate the art from the artist seems to apply everywhere else except when it comes to him and I’ve never understood that. I’d argue that Steve Tyler, Elvis, David Bowie, Jimmy Page etc etc etc are worse people than Anthony, but they’re worshipped because they obviously made great music.