# 53: Musician Wes Geer on Life as a Rock Star and Transforming Lives through Music

In this episode, Darren Reinke chats with musician and founding member of the band Hed PE and Korn guitarist, Wes Geer. Wes shares his experience falling in love with music, his inspiring story about addiction and how he overcame it, the factors that led him to starting to Rock to Recovery, and how Rock to Recovery is helping people battling addiction and mental illness all around the world.

Rock to Recovery helps people heal and transform their lives through the powerful experience of writing, playing, and performing music as a group.

Show Notes:

• What Wes was interested in as a kid [00:50]
• Wes’s first experience playing music [2:42]
• When Wes realized becoming a professional musician was a viable path [5:07]
• How Wes took guitar playing and turned it into a career [7:30]
• Why Wes embraced vulnerability out on stage [12:14]
• Why receiving validation from music is as magical as love [14:05]
• Wes’s experience writing for his audience and witnessing their reactions live [15:53]
• How Wes prepared for playing in front of large audiences [16:55]
• How Wes overcomes negative feedback regarding his music [21:29]
• What led Wes to start Rock to Recovery [25:28]
• Benefits of Rock to Recovery participation [35:10]
• What inspired Wes to turn Rock to Recovery into a business [38:24]
• Rock to Recovery’s work with military veterans [40:30]

Links:

• Rock to Recovery on Instagram
• Rock to Recovery on Facebook
• Wes Geer’s Book on Amazon
• Rock to Recovery Website
• Wes Geer on Instagram