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Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn Paperback – February 9, 2010

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From Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu, legendary bassist of nu-metal pioneers KORN, comes Got the Life: a no-holds-barred look at his extreme highs, drug- and-booze-fueled lows, and, finally, redemption through a conversion to Christianity. Got the Life is simultaneously an insider’s look at rock n’ roll superstardom—the good, the bad, and everything in between—and a survivor’s story of a life brought back from the precipice by a new found belief in religious salvation.

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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.

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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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ It Books; Reprint edition (February 9, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006166250X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061662508
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches

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A fine book

A revealing personal life story- I enjoyed it

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There are a lot of shocking things that have happened in Fieldy's life and the book is very revealing. I think that's great because it's good to see people open up about their lives and share those details. I enjoyed his bandmates book (Brian Welch) as well and even though I was never a big fan of Korn or that genre of music I felt like both of their books were really on my wave length while I was reading them. maybe because I enjoy personal memoir so much or because i'm an artist (visual artist, painting, drawing) and can relate to wanting to follow your dreams and all the other distractions that come about in life. I recommend everyone check out this book along with Brian's books.

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Absolutely awesome book. My 15-year old daughter, a musician, asked me to purchase this book for her. She read the entire book in two days, a first for her. My daughter said she had been totally inspired by the book and she felt the book had actually had a big influence on her life. She asked me if I would read the book, which I did, and by the time I reached the last chapter I was sobbing and very emotionally moved by Fieldy's words. We both liked Fieldy's approach to his new commitment to the Lord and how it totally changed every aspect of his life. Neither my daughter nor I would consider ourselves religious, but Fieldy wasn't trying to convert people, he was simply saying, "this is what works for me." His story is uplifting, inspiring, and offers a definition of true commitment. It has a special message for my daughter and gave her more confidence she can achieve her goals in the music industry.

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Chrissie

Much better than expected

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Was a Korn fan early on in their career, and while I stopped following their music after “Follow the Leader” I had a strong “connection” to the members based on my age at the time of my personal fandom (read: fangirl) I read previously read Heads autobiography and had hesitated to read Fieldys, unsure of sincerity vs profits. I found this book to be an easy and quick read which kept my interest. I’ve seen other reviews criticizing the lack of details on his time in Korn itself, however I found this book to be filled with personal stories about the band and the members interactions with one another; significantly more so than Heads book. I didn’t find it overly preachy, and I believe Fieldy leads by example. Watching, for example “Who then now?” or any of the countless clips showing the members off stage and the calming peace Fieldy clearly now possesses is both noticeable and genuine. The ONLY aspect I did not like was his decision to write each member of the band (David included) a “personal” letter, to be mailed as soon as he was done copying the words into his book. This felt disingenuous and attention seeking? Overall, this is a great book for some personal Korn info, and an interesting take on life by Fieldy.

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Very informative

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Fairly well written. Very informative on the things an addict good through. Not an addict myself but trying to understand one. This book helped and also gave me hope.

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Conner Q

this book is amazing

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I don’t really like reading to be honest but for school I had to read a book over the summer, sense korn is my favorite band I decided this would be my book, and I picked perfectly.

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Jessica

I love when musicians open up honestly about their lives and ...

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I love when musicians open up honestly about their lives and Fieldy doesn't hold anything back. Most of the book makes him look terrible to the reader but he will acknowledge that he wasn't a good person at this time. It's interesting because all the drinking and drugs weren't as obvious to the fans during this time so it's somewhat shocking to go back on this journey with him. The most interesting aspect of the book though, I felt, is how obvious it is that your relationship with your parents and your childhood really does influence what kind of person you are as you grow up.

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Miah Thorpatrick

oh PLEASE.......

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Why did Fieldy have to copy Head? That's what keeps me from rating this any higher. Yes, the story is interesting and a decent read if you are a KoRn fan or a religious reader who used to appreciate KoRn, but it sure is funny Fieldy had to copy Head.

Brian "Head" Welch wrote a book similar to this a couple of years back which is a VERY good read. I genuinely believed Head's testimonial's and words because HE LEFT KORN! Fieldy is still in KoRn which is a secular band last I heard. I'm not saying a person has to be in a Christian band if they are a Christian, but KoRn couldn't be further from the type of band Fieldy needs to be in now. Maybe KoRn is drug & alcohol-free, but I know for a fact the road crew, entourage, and the other bands they tour with aren't entirely drug & alcohol-free. If Fieldy has genuinely found God, I don't find it credible for him to still be in KoRn. Head isn't living the rock star life AT ALL. He determined that to be truly reformed, he must rid himself of KoRn.

Mostly I don't like how Fieldy copied Head. And Fieldy was always my least favorite member of KoRn so Head's book is more original.

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MIGUEL

Good book

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Interesante

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How Reginald had a life, and got The Life.

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Somehow it seems Fieldy's spiritual awakening went over more "under the radar" than his former bandmate Brian's did. As a result I was unaware Fieldy had also given his life up to Christ. So I felt I should read about how Reginald found God's plan. And it did not disappoint. While Brian's biography does have a longer bit of the "now" portion of his life, after finding Christ than Reginald's, Fieldy spends much of his words about the past describing how vile he now sees his past as being. As Paul said in Phillipians 3, he expresses how remorseful he is of his former actions, feeling justified then by his own means, and how now, in light of the love of Christ, how he sees just how vile and repulsive his actions and motives were. Reginald doesn't just relate how he did this or that drug, or slept with this many women, etc.; he points out just how wrong he was and how he should have behaved the first time around. A great model for young men (and maybe young women also) who have so few Christians of our era and age to look up to. They know the temptation and pull of today's drugs (not the acid and weak pot of the older generation), of today's renewed sexual liberality, of just how easily and accessible today's evils are. And how he eventually triumphed over them. Over all, after reading both, I feel Reginald seems the more relatable of the two. He is not lazily shirking his duty, but he can't be seen as over-doing either. While he occupies the stage of public view, he live the life of an any-man Christian.

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Avec une authenticité qui frôle la candeur, Fieldy nous raconte son histoire, parfait complément du livre de Head sorti avant lui. Contrairement à ce dernier, Fieldy n'insiste pas la moitié du livre sur sa conversion et sa foi. Au contraire, il reste discret. Le reste du livre n'en a que plus de force. A lire absolument pour tous ceux qui pensent qu'être dans un groupe aussi connu, être riche et célèbre est le paradis sur terre.

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