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About the product «Confession is the story of how I learned to breathe again.» «The God of Metal wrote his bible.» — The Oakland Press The highly anticipated book by Judas Priest winner Rob Halford. This is a story about betrayal and salvation, about someone who managed to commit many sins, but found his place under the sun and true love. Halford quite frankly talks not only about the funny tomfoolery in the group, the birth of heavy metal hits and meetings with celebrities, but also about his childhood in a British town saturated with smog. About the fight against drug addiction. And about the courage to publicly declare their sexual orientation. About the courage to find yourself and remain yourself. Even the darkest moments of the book are imbued with Halford’s irrepressible drive, his humor, will to live and his ability to find a way out of any situation. The book received over 1,500 positive reviews on Amazon and became a bestseller. Esquire described it as a «delightful and easy-to-read» story, Rolling Stone drew attention to the author’s colorful and unique language, and The Telegraph named it «one of the most candid and amazing books of the year.» In Russia, the book is published with the support of the metbash.ru community of fans of «metal music». Annotation “I came up with the perfect title for my memoirs:“ Confession. ”This is just the right time. Because, believe me, this corrupt“ priest ”sinned, sinned and sinned again, but now it’s time to confess … and maybe even get your blessings. ”Rob Halford, frontman of the legendary Judas Priest, was born in the heart of industrial Britain to a working class family. Every morning, his path to school passed through black smog and smoke from the ironworks. «I’ve always said that I smelled and tasted heavy metal even before this music was invented …» Halford jokes with a bitter grin. His autobiography is an explosive mixture of an ode to the power of heavy metal, difficult life moments and imperturbable self-irony. This is the life story of a real rock star, which had everything: alcohol, drugs, police reports, secret sexual relations and deep personal tragedy; clinic rehabilitation, confession of gay orientation, redemption … and finding true love. This is a heartfelt confession that Halford decided to share with the whole world. Judas Priest is a cult British heavy metal band. Its members have released 20 albums (and continue to tour the world actively), and Halford himself would have been awarded a Grammy.
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