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Red Hot College Education

September 30th, 2008

Kudos to Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea, for going back to college! And the best part? He’s studying music - the very field in which he’s already successful. Now there’s making good use out of your downtime (the band is currently on hiatus from touring and recording).

Furthering your skills in a field you are currently working in is far from uncommon. In fact, there are many certification courses, as well as advanced degrees, that can help interested students, like Flea, quench their thirst for further knowledge. This kind of education will give you more skills and higher earning potential.

In an interview with MTV News, the 45-year-old rock star attending USC - Los Angeles said:

“Being in a band has been an education, and being on tour has been an education, so this is just me furthering my education in a different way. When I was a kid and it was time to go to college, I thought, ‘College is for people who don’t have the street smarts to make it on their own — get in a band, get in a van and get rockin’.’ That was a good philosophy for me at the time, [but] there were a lot of things I wanted to learn, and I want to learn them now.”

Smart move, Mr. Flea. We like your attitude, not to mention your drive to educate America’s youth in a subject like music - Flea is a co-founder and teacher at Silverlake Conservatory of Music.

A Red Hot Chili Pepper being educated AND educating at the same time - muy caliente!

-Amanda Fornecker

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