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Got The Life
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
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
Music was in his bones. From the time he was an infant, Fieldy watched his dad's band perform, and soon enough he found his own calling: the bass. After high school, with a guitar and little else, he left his small California town for the music scene in L.A. Before long, Fieldy, Brian "Head" Welch, James "Munky" Shaffer, drummer David Silveria, and Jonathan Davis would gel together and form a band with a completely new sound - Korn.
What happened next was something Fieldy had always dreamed of but was totally unprepared for: Korn exploded, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and fronting the nu metal phenomenon. Fieldy was thrust into the fast-paced, hard-rocking spotlight. Korn began to tour incessantly, creating intense live shows fueled by wild offstage antics. Fieldy became a rock star, and he acted like one, notorious not only for his one-of-a-kind bass lines, but also for his hard-partying, womanizing, bad-boy ways. The more drugs he took, the more booze he drank, the worse he became: He was unfaithful, abusive, mean, and sometimes violent.
By all appearances, Fieldy had the life. But he was on the dark path of excess, alienating friends, families, and loved ones, nearly destroying himself and the band. It took an unexpected tragedy to straighten him out: the death of his father, a born-again Christian, to a mysterious illness. Following his father's dying wish, Fieldy found God. Filled with the spirit of his new faith, Fieldy quit drugs and drinking cold turkey, and found 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.
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- jad ghassan r haddad
- 05-05-19
amazing
you are a true man of god bless you . this book greatly affected my life i love yhat you are real with yourself and people
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- Ross Inglis
- 18-07-23
Brilliant- inspiring
Incredible story of life the good and the bad and how everyone can find hope and peace.
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- Thermonuclear
- 25-08-20
5 stars, but only if you are a korn fan.
This book confirmed the general feeling about this man. He is one awful awful awful human being. Even through his rebirth he is still an awful man pretending to be good and his pretentious ness is mind boggling. He said that his wife had to let go of her hurt feelings based on his years of cheating, but he is allowed to feel great as he was forgiven by god and has forgotten about it all. I am sure his wife will live with those scars forever. Listening to him made my blood boil as you can tell as a convert, he is still a controlling and terrible man that just doesnt swear or do drugs anymore.
If you want Korn stories, the first 3/4 of this book is for you. It is still hard to read as Fieldy really is a nasty man, but I love Korn more so stuck with it. The last part is someone that almost comes across as a heretic and still is all about himself. He chooses his own way to worship etc. which yes is great, but jeeze he is two faced. Reap the benefits of God in his life, but do it all on his own terms. His wife has to let go of his domestic abuse and violence, but when he gets clean, he threatens to throw her out because she uses speed. Disgraceful. I think this is like reading about an ex-smoker...The worst kind of smoker if you get my drift. Great for a korn lover. Horrible for a decent person to listen to.
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- ben lea
- 13-05-21
Great strory
Really enjoyed it. A must for any korn fan. Great positive message to take away at the end also.
Thanks fieldy 👍
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- Jack
- 23-11-22
Proves there is Hope for all of us!
I think Fieldy is a living example of how you can go from a bad person making Terrible choices in life but instead of burying them chose to accept their faults, apologise, change his attitude and live better for themselves and everyone around them.
Honestly this is such an uplifting story of the man who got me into playing the bass in the first place.
Truly awesome!
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