David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Otherside
by Robert T. Muller, The Trauma & Mental Health Report
July 17, 2017
The song Otherside by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, chronicles Anthony Kiedis’ experiences with drug addiction and the "slide" from recovery back into addiction. In a deeply poetic style, the song depicts the pain Kiedis felt regarding the loss of his fellow band member Hillel Slovak to an overdose in 1998. The lyrics describe the loneliness and obvious risks he faced due to his own continued drug use, while also capturing the difficulty of staying clean.
by Robert T. Muller, The Trauma & Mental Health Report
July 17, 2017
The song Otherside by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, chronicles Anthony Kiedis’ experiences with drug addiction and the "slide" from recovery back into addiction. In a deeply poetic style, the song depicts the pain Kiedis felt regarding the loss of his fellow band member Hillel Slovak to an overdose in 1998. The lyrics describe the loneliness and obvious risks he faced due to his own continued drug use, while also capturing the difficulty of staying clean.