With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles and Mistakes on My Way Back to KoRn

by Brian "Head" Welch

Overview

The lead guitarist of Grammy Award–winning mega-band KoRn tells the incredible story of his life after leaving the hardcore music scene and of God leading him back to the band—now in paperback.

He left KoRn to help himself. He went back to help others. And along the way, he nearly lost everything.

A life-changing spiritual awakening freed Brian “Head” Welch from a stranglehold of drugs and alcohol and prompted him to leave the highly successful nu-metal band KoRn in 2005. What followed was a decade-long trial by fire, from the perils of fathering a teen lost in depression and self-mutilation to the harsh realities of playing solo and surviving the shattering betrayal of a trusted friend. In this intensely inspiring redemption saga, perhaps most inspiring is Brian’s radical decision to rejoin KoRn and reconcile with the tribe of people he once considered family in the metal music scene.

Brian returned to his musical roots with a clear head and a devoted heart. Though his story is wild, hilarious, and deeply poignant, the message is simple: God will love you into the freedom of being yourself, as long as you keep the relationship going and never, ever quit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718091507
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	05/09/2017
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Brian “Head” Welch is the cofounder and lead guitarist of the Grammy Award–winning, multi-platinum metal band KoRn. He is also the bestselling author of the book Save Me from Myself. He lives in Nashville, TN.

Table of Contents

Note to Readers xv

Prologue 1

1 The Suite Life and "the Cult" 5

2 High School Musical, Hannah Montana, and Meltdowns 21

3 The Kiss of Failure, the Light at Hope 35

4 Heaven and Hell 59

5 It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World 77

6 Chapter 11 101

7 Just Like Old Times 119

8 Back Where I Belong 131

9 Going Nuclear 151

10 What Goes Down, Must Come Up 175

Epilogue 199

A Note from Jennea 205

A Note from Brian 207

Acknowledgments 211

About the Author 213