Chords of Change: From Rock Bottom to Mosh Pit Miracles with Kevin Hellestad

03/25/24 • 63 min

When Kevin, a fervent music aficionado, shares his life-altering odyssey through the realms of rock and metal, you can't help but feel the electric charge in the air. Our latest episode features his tale of salvation through sound, a narrative that spans from the solace he found in music during his darkest times to the explosive energy of mosh pits and his venture into the podcasting universe. His voice resonates with the passion of someone who's not only lived through the music but has been ...

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Music Junkies Podcast - Chords of Change: From Rock Bottom to Mosh Pit Miracles with Kevin Hellestad

Transcript

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Welcome everyone to Music Junkies , a podcast about people sharing extraordinary stories about how music has impacted their lives .

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Welcome everyone to Music Junkies . I'm your host , annette Smith , and our guest today is far from Tame and Timid . I love it , right , but that wasn't always the case in 2017 . You know , kevin suffered from