"The enthusiasm from Korn's early days was gone. I just sat there in so much dark depression . . . . How did I get here? . . . Why is my life such a nightmare? . . . It felt like I was under a curse, honestly. I was stuck. And it didn't look like I was ever going to get out."
-Brian "Head" Welch

Bakersfield, CA, July 4, 2007. For more than a decade, Brian "Head" Welch was lead guitarist for the controversial rock band Korn, but in early 2005 he shocked the international music community when, he abruptly quit the band and announced that he had been saved by Jesus Christ. His announcement in front of 10,000 people in Bakersfield, California set off a media frenzy, as people from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star into the light.

Now, in the revealing and courageous memoir SAVE ME FROM MYSELF: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story(Harper San Francisco; July 2007; $25.95; ISBN: 0061251844), Head talks for the first time about how his tumultuous life with the band led to his surprising decision to follow the leader-Jesus Christ.

Taking the reader backstage with Korn, Head tells the inside story of his years in one of the world's most popular rock bands and how his rock star lifestyle resulted in an all-consuming addiction to methamphetamines. With a glimpse inside Korn that's never been seen, he speaks openly about the band's evolution, guiding the reader from their origins as a bunch of friends in Bakersfield, California, through tour bus mayhem of Ozzfest and The Family Values tour-all while providing a sincere look at how the routine of recording and traveling placed him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own. Despite his numerous attempts to free himself from this addiction, nothing-not even the birth of his daughter-could spur him to kick crystal meth for good. Head addresses how, with the help of God, he emerged from his dangerous lifestyle and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, but was also right for him.

With an insider's perspective on one of America's biggest bands, he gives you:
The behind-the-scenes story of how Korn grew from a bunch of high school kids hanging out and playing guitar into one of the world's most successful rock bands.

The gritty truth of how his rock stardom combined with crystal meth to create an inescapable addiction

The harrowing story of constant touring and combating the forces of addiction, all while trying to raise a daughter and hoping for a way out.

The difficult details of his decision to leave Korn and walk away from fame, fortune, and friends in the name of Jesus Christ.

The trials and doubts that he has faced in the last two years since his conversion and how his faith has offered him a more meaningful relationship with his daughter and a deeper connection to life.


Candid, compelling, and inspirational, SAVE ME FROM MYSELF is a rock and roll journey unlike any other.


Brian Welch will be in the following cities/regions and available for interview:

July 5 & 6 New York
July 7 New Jersey
July 9 Philadelphia
July 10 Baltimore
July 11 & 12 Washington, D.C.
July 13 Atlanta
July 16 Phoenix
July 17 & 18 Los Angeles
July 25 Chicago

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