jesus gets head

so korn gave head to jesus, eh? and i just saw footage of cat stevens on pbs singin' peace train which made me wonder about these rock stars that go religious. kerry livgren of kansas went christian back when i was a campus crusader for christ. phil keaggy left glass harp. kendall jones left fishbone. we all know about the reverand al, hammer and little richard. i'm pretty sure bob dylan has tried every religion at least once and i'm left wondering, what's it take to get someone to invite justin timberlake to church?

so rock stars are just like the rest of us. some join cults, (then accuse their sane band members of kidnapping them when they were just trying to really save them.) i could care less about this head guy since korn is my least favorite vegetable in the rock garden but damn that allah for snapping up cat stevens and making him change his name to yusuf islam. seeing him as he was back then i am reminded of how christians often characterize new converts. cat looked like he had a certain joy inside of him that just expressed itself when he sang. his moppy head bouncing from side to side embodied the peace and love ideals of the hippie movement. his songs were all about peace and love, (and understanding.) seems such a shame.

i wonder if people, who grow up without a religious background then arrive at a celebrity status, react to excess in such a way they feel untethered and in need of some sort of a lifeline. whatever one is denied as a child, seems fertile ground for overindulgence or abuse when access is granted as an adult. how many pastor's children have gone astray, succumbing to the temptations of the flesh? how many who grew up outside of a loving environment end up as cheaters in relationships because they can't get enough love as adults? is cat stevens just the opposite? i don't know his story but i wonder if he, (or this "head," guy, from korn,) grew up with parents who did not instill religious values or ideas in them as children.

hmmm. if prince is all about love, love, lovin' you up 24/7. . .would it make sense if his parent's relationship was abusive? since elvis wanted to numb himself constantly with drugs, were his parents religious zealots? since bono has this huge rock star persona would it follow that his parents were working class irish contented with the day to day grind of life? (dang. this just gets easier as i go.) since eddie vedder reads a lot and is politically active does that mean he grew up in a single parent environment and that parent had no time for such pursuits? if natalie cole hopped a train in chicago at 3:30. . .ah never mind. (i won't even try kurt cobain.)

well, this is how it goes sometimes. you start off thinking about musicians who feel guilty and next thing you know, you're off on a tangent about how we all want to kill our parents by becoming their anti-doppelgangers. i'm sure korn won't miss head. and since head is not incarcerated, i'm still trying to figure out how he found jesus.