Washed by Blood: Lessons from My Time with Korn and My Journey to Christ
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Washed by Blood: Lessons from My Time with Korn and My Journey to Christ Details
From the Back Cover In the summer of 2007, Brian 'Head' Welch, the former lead guitarist for the rock band Korn, took the music world by storm with his New York Times bestselling autobiography, Save Me from Myself. Recounting his years in the band, his debilitating addiction to drugs, and his unprecedented salvation through Jesus, Head's story gave strength to a whole generation of Christians through its uplifting tale of real world excess, spiritual reward, and the power of God. Now, Head has written a young adult companion to his bestseller, sharing his inspirational story of rock, addiction, and redemption with Christian teens across the country. Here Head talks openly about his shocking embrace of God, examining the signs that had been leading him to Jesus for his entire life and the circumstances that caused him to miss them. Discussing the difficulties of his childhood and teenage years, Head describes how his struggles with bullies, his inability to fit in, and his substance abuse which plagued him from a young age all combined to take him in the wrong direction. Eventually, he took refuge in the group of friends that would become Korn, a group of high school outcasts and a musical misfits like himself-kids who shared not only his taste in clothes but also his dream to be a rock star. Offering readers a backstage pass to Korn's success, Head speaks honestly about the toll that his fame took on his psyche and his addiction to methamphetamines that drove him to the darkest times of his life. Instead of saving him, fame had failed him, and the ceaseless routine of recording, traveling, and partying only succeeded in placing him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own. 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 explains how with the help of God, he emerged from this dangerous lifestyle and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, it was right for him. Discussing how his newfound faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life, and his music, Head describes the challenging but rewarding events since his conversion, exposing the truth about how the trials of his life have made his faith run deeper with each passing day. Read more About the Author Brian "Head" Welch was one of the founding members of Korn. In 2005, after an intense spiritual awakening, he was instantly delivered from years of substance abuse with almost no symptoms of withdrawal. Today he lives and prays with his daughter Jennea in Arizona. Read more
Reviews
I would like to preface this review with the fact that I have never listened to Korn, and that I don't listen to Brian's current music either. This allows me to give an unbiased review of the content of this book. Growing up in a Christian home and being a Christian as long as you can remember sometimes seems boring. At best my testimony seems that somehow in hindsight I am in a better place than I was before with my faith and so I have had the Joy of the lord my entire life and things continue to get better. This book changed the way I feel about my own testimony. Brian's honesty and integrity displayed in his testimony are truly inspirational. Although I don't need to hit rock bottom the appreciate the joy of my own testimony this book really helped rationalize what that would be like. By seeing how drastically Brian's life changed and seeing the work God is doing in him it provided me stronger evidence that God really is moving in lives. This book provided me the opportunity to add these feelings and emotions that Brian went through to my own testimony in a sense. Overall the book is great, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. I only read 1 or 2 books a year, and this one I was honestly unable to put down and completed it within a few days time.
