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A review by ghostlydreamer
Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story by Brian Welch
Did not finish book.
2.0
I've been a fan of Korn for a while now. I have vivid memories of listening to (heavily censored) Korn on the radio as a kid. I still love them to this day. I attend their shows. They're great. So I decided to give this book a shot.
I read this book late. 13 years late, to be precise. And as a result, I feel like some of this book wasn't relevant anymore, because we know Head is back in the band. Head is still very religious, but his relationship with and towards the band is very different now than it was back then. So I was hesitant at first because it may not reflect all his current views. But then I realized this would provide a good snapshot of his mind back then.
Unfortunately I didn't love the book, and I recognize part of that is because I am not religious. I respect his ideologies though, even though I do not have the same ones. But that inevitably was part of the reason I became less interested in the book by the time I got to the second half. I couldn't connect. I never finished it, though I tried. I am glad he's doing much better now, and even though things are better with Korn, after reading his experiences, I think it was a good thing he quit the band for a bit. He needed that time to sort things out. Find himself.
But that was also part of why I'm only giving this book two stars. I sympathize deeply for Head, because he was on a bad path. He went through a lot of pain and suffering. He caused a lot of pain and suffering too. But when it comes to memoirs...the first half felt very much like every other rockstar memoir I've read. And since I have already read Fieldy's memoir too, I felt like I got more or less the same material...from a different person in the same band.
It takes courage to admit to the sorts of things Head talks about in this book and I commend him for his honesty. For being able to inspire hope. For continuing to be a better person every day. But I wasn't all that interested in reading about his life. That does not invalidate his life or his experiences, and it may not be "fair" to rate a book on someone's life. But when it comes to memoirs, this one just wasn't my favorite.
I read this book late. 13 years late, to be precise. And as a result, I feel like some of this book wasn't relevant anymore, because we know Head is back in the band. Head is still very religious, but his relationship with and towards the band is very different now than it was back then. So I was hesitant at first because it may not reflect all his current views. But then I realized this would provide a good snapshot of his mind back then.
Unfortunately I didn't love the book, and I recognize part of that is because I am not religious. I respect his ideologies though, even though I do not have the same ones. But that inevitably was part of the reason I became less interested in the book by the time I got to the second half. I couldn't connect. I never finished it, though I tried. I am glad he's doing much better now, and even though things are better with Korn, after reading his experiences, I think it was a good thing he quit the band for a bit. He needed that time to sort things out. Find himself.
But that was also part of why I'm only giving this book two stars. I sympathize deeply for Head, because he was on a bad path. He went through a lot of pain and suffering. He caused a lot of pain and suffering too. But when it comes to memoirs...the first half felt very much like every other rockstar memoir I've read. And since I have already read Fieldy's memoir too, I felt like I got more or less the same material...from a different person in the same band.
It takes courage to admit to the sorts of things Head talks about in this book and I commend him for his honesty. For being able to inspire hope. For continuing to be a better person every day. But I wasn't all that interested in reading about his life. That does not invalidate his life or his experiences, and it may not be "fair" to rate a book on someone's life. But when it comes to memoirs, this one just wasn't my favorite.