Save Me From Myself
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Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story is the autobiography
of former Korn
guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch
. It chronicles his life from childhood, to his days with Korn, his addiction to drugs, his embrace of a life of living for God, and the beginning of his solo
career.
In the U.S., the hardcover was published on July 1, 2007 and the paperback on June 24, 2008 (HarperOne).
In the U.K., the hardcover was published on July 1, 2007 (HarperOne) and the paperback on July 1, 2008 (HarperSanFrancisco).
The book premiered at the 25th position on the New York Times Best Seller list
. and on July 29, 2007, the book was at number 15 of that week, being one week on the list.
Save Me from Myself was followed in 2008 by the "clean" reprint Washed by Blood.
"Part I: To Hell and Back"
"Part II: Heaven on Earth"
of former Korn
guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch
. It is a "clean" version of Welch's 2007 memoir, Save Me from Myself, re-adapted without
the profanity and gory details of the original story for a younger audience. It is a young adult companion to his bestseller, sharing his inspirational story of rock, addiction, and redemption with Christian teens across the country. In the book, Welch discusses his consuming addiction to methamphetamine
s, and how Christ released him from his drug addiction.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
of former Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch
Brian Welch
Brian Phillip Welch , better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist and co-founder of the nu metal band Korn...
. It chronicles his life from childhood, to his days with Korn, his addiction to drugs, his embrace of a life of living for God, and the beginning of his solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
career.
In the U.S., the hardcover was published on July 1, 2007 and the paperback on June 24, 2008 (HarperOne).
In the U.K., the hardcover was published on July 1, 2007 (HarperOne) and the paperback on July 1, 2008 (HarperSanFrancisco).
The book premiered at the 25th position on the New York Times Best Seller list
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...
. and on July 29, 2007, the book was at number 15 of that week, being one week on the list.
Save Me from Myself was followed in 2008 by the "clean" reprint Washed by Blood.
Chapter listing
- "Author's Note"
- "Prologue"
"Part I: To Hell and Back"
- "Life Begins in Bako"
- "It All Comes Together"
- "The Final Piece"
- "It Starts to Come Apart"
- "Life Changes"
- "I Fall to Pieces"
- "...And Get Put Back Together"
"Part II: Heaven on Earth"
- "I Go Public"
- "Tongues"
- "Head Hunting in India"
- "Into the Desert"
- " I Go Through Hell Again"
- "Epilogue"
- "Acknowledgements"
Washed by Blood
Washed by Blood: Lessons from My Time with Korn and My Journey to Christ is the second autobiographyAutobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
of former Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch
Brian Welch
Brian Phillip Welch , better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist and co-founder of the nu metal band Korn...
. It is a "clean" version of Welch's 2007 memoir, Save Me from Myself, re-adapted without
the profanity and gory details of the original story for a younger audience. It is a young adult companion to his bestseller, sharing his inspirational story of rock, addiction, and redemption with Christian teens across the country. In the book, Welch discusses his consuming addiction to methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
s, and how Christ released him from his drug addiction.
External links
- Save Me from Myself page on the HarperCollins website
- Washed by Blood page on the HarperCollins website
- Save Me from Myself from Amazon.comAmazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
- Washed by Blood from Amazon.com