Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn
Category: Books,Biographies & Memoirs,Arts & Literature
Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn Details
From the Back Cover From Korn's legendary bassist comes a no-holds-barred look at the extreme highs and drug-and-booze-fueled lows of the biggest heavy metal band of our era.What have you got when you got the life?From the time he was an infant, music was in Fieldy's bones. Leaving his small California town after high school with a guitar and little else, he joined Brian "Head" Welch, James "Munky" Shaffer, drummer David Silveria, and Jonathan Davis in L.A. and together they formed a band with a completely new sound. When Korn exploded, skyrocketing to the top and fronting the nu-metal phenomenon, Fieldy became a rock star and acted like one—as notorious for his hard-partying, womanizing, drug-abusing, bad-boy behavior as he was for his one-of-a-kind bass lines. He was unfaithful, abusive, mean, sometimes violent. Fieldy had the life. But it took the death of his father, a born-again Christian, from a mysterious illness to save the son from total destruction. Fieldy found God . . . and the best part of himself. With never-before-seen photos, and never-before-heard stories, Got the Life is raw, candid, and inspiring—the ultimate story of rock and redemption. Read more About the Author Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu is the bassist for the massively popular nu-metal band Korn, which has sold more than 25 million records worldwide. He is now happily married to his wife, Dena, and has three children. Read more
Reviews
If you're a Korn fan, it's definitely an interesting read in terms of Fieldy's journey and the band's chronology. Lots of neat stories and insight into the band with all the highs and lows. It's refreshing to see someone who's brutally honest and sheds light on his state of mind and trying to find a path toward a more fulfilling life.The last 20-25% of the book didn't really cut it as it felt repetitive and overly preachy. He couldn't driven the point home in far fewer pages. It's understandable how Fieldy wants to give his story of redemption and show how he's a changed man, but it could've been done more succinctly. Perhaps it's just because I was more interested in Korn-related info. The latter part of the book may be better suited to those in a similar place looking to overcome addictions or other issues.Nevertheless, if you're a Korn fan, "Got The Life" is worth checking out.
