Love Quote by Anthony Kiedis

Kiedis is doing the public version of a private hug: warm, direct, slightly rehearsed, and meant to land safely in the messy reality of band mythology. “Definitely” is the tell. It’s a small word that signals this isn’t just affection, it’s reassurance - to the listener, to the press, maybe to himself - that the bond is stable even if the history around it has been turbulent. In rock culture, where friendships are famously transactional until they aren’t, “best friends” reads like a claim staked against the genre’s default cynicism.

The real work happens in “I know he feels the same about me.” That line isn’t romance; it’s reciprocity as evidence. Kiedis isn’t simply praising someone, he’s protecting the relationship from the audience’s suspicion that power dynamics, ego, or old resentments are the real story. By asserting mutuality, he flattens hierarchy and closes the door on speculation: no unrequited loyalty, no one-sided narrative, no “feud” framing.

Then he pivots from friendship to values: “love and respect.” It’s classic band diplomacy, but not empty. Love is the emotional glue; respect is the professional covenant. Together they imply endurance: you can fight, disappear, relapse, reunite, and still have a framework that makes returning possible. For a musician whose public life has been bound up with brotherhood, chaos, and reinvention, this is less a sentimental aside than a mission statement: the music survives because the relationship does.