On January 11 , 2019 , Kiedis co-authored a Rolling Stone opinion piece with Rory Kennedy , a filmmaker and daughter of Robert Kennedy , and the Malibu Foundation 's Trevor Neilson in which he listed the human , financial and environmental cost of global climate conditions . Kiedis said " since our federal government is failing us , we must rely on our state and local governments to lead the charge . ” Three days later , Kiedis and the Chili Peppers performed at a benefit for the victims of the Woolsey Fire in California . The fires destroyed over 1,500 homes , killed four people and also forced Kiedis , his family and band members to evacuate their homes as well . The recording of the band 's twelfth album was also put on hold due to the deadly fires . Drummer Chad Smith said " myself and Anthony both live in Point Dume . Seventy houses in our neighborhood burned down . Ours was spared , luckly . " Kiedis ' father , Blackie Dammett , is an actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and television shows . Dammett 's autobiography , '' Lords of the Sunset Strip '' , was released on March 31 , 2013 . Through Dammett , Kiedis also has a much younger half-brother . During the Chili Peppers show of June 25 , 2017 in Grand Rapids , Kiedis dedicated " Soul to Squeeze " to his father who was losing his battle with dementia . " My father is fixin ' to die and that 's OK . He 's had a wild , great journey and a helluva colourful badass life but he 's sick and he 's going to die now . He 's pretty lost ; he 's just a spirit but I would like for everyone just to take ten seconds to send him some love to send his spirit some love because pretty soon he will be sailing on and I would appreciate it if his hometown could send him love for a whole ten seconds of love . Let 's give it up . Ten ! Thank you . Let 's do this tune . Appreciate it . " Kiedis ' godfather was Sonny Bono . As a child , Kiedis ' father was close friends with Bono and his then-wife , Cher , who babysat Kiedis
Woolsey Fire
Woolsey Fire
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