Save Me from Myself
How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story
by Brian Welch
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In February 2005, more than ten thousand people in Bakersfield, California, watched as Brian "Head" Welch—the former lead guitarist of the controversial rock band Korn—was saved by Jesus Christ. The event set off a media frenzy as observers from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light.
Now, in this courageous memoir, Head talks for the first time about his shocking embrace of God and the tumultuous decade that led him into the arms of Jesus Christ. Offering a backstage pass to his time with Korn, Head tells the inside story of his years in the band and explains how his lifestyle resulted in an all-consuming addiction to methamphetamines. Writing openly about the tour bus mayhem of Ozzfest and the Family Values tour, he provides a candid look at how the routine of recording, traveling, and partying placed him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own.
Head details his struggles with the drug that ultimately led him to seek a higher power. Despite his numerous attempts to free himself from meth, nothing—not even the birth of his daughter—could spur him to kick it for good. Here Head addresses how, with the help of God, he emerged from his dangerous addiction and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, it was right for him.
Discussing the chaotic end to his time in Korn and how his newfound faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life, and his music, Head describes a rock and roll journey unlike any other, and reveals how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith.
"Not your typical testimony account . . . surprisingly engrossing." —CCM Magazine
"[A] tale of how religion can save a lost soul . . . the book explains, without becoming preachy, how Welch gave up rock stardom for a Christian lifestyle." —Library Journal
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- ISBN: 9780061753541
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- ISBN: 9780061753541
- File size: 1991 KB
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- English
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July 2, 2007
Welch starts his memoir with a bang: sex, drugs, rock n roll, and hitting bottom are all packed into his short prologue, launching the story of the rock stars rise, fall, and subsequent conversion to Christianity. Unfortunately, Welch, the former lead guitarist of the hardcore metal band Korn, never quite gets back to the punchy, dramatic style that so vividly sets in motion what could be a fascinating read, but at times is more like a casual chronology of eventsdespite his willingness to curse and his rocker tone. The books first section is a catalogue of teenage rebellion (tormenting his brother, watching horror flicks, smoking pot), yet somehow lacks drama, and Welch cant resist listing every single band he formed, played with, and left before finally making it with Korn. Its not until Welch tells of a visionary experience one that eventually leads him to Jesusthat this story gains momentum as a spiritual memoir. Fans of Noah Levine (Dharma Punx) may enjoy Welchs hard-core tone, though be warned: Welch is now hard-core on Jesus, and he hopes this story might save a lot of people from going down the roads of destruction that traveled on.
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