Flea: ‘There is joy in obsession. But I’m not sure it’s healthy’

The musician and actor, 58, on falling in and out of love with his band, growing from pain, and writing lessons from Patti SmithI’ve always viewed life as an opportunity. That might be to explore or to learn. I’m never more excited than when I find a new thing to be excited about. That might be something as simple as table tennis – but if I get excited about table tennis, I want to become really good at table tennis! There’s no midpoint with me. I’m always searching