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Lead Singer for Multi-Platinum Nu Metal Band, P.O.D., Shares Life of 30 years Between Two Worlds


Lead Singer for Multi-Platinum Nu Metal Band, P.O.D., Shares Life of 30 years Between Two Worlds


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NEWS SOURCE: Transparent Media
October 24, 2024

Born and raised on the streets of Southtown, two exits from the Mexico border, Sonny Sandoval was always going to go his own way. And as frontman of the platinum selling nu metal band P.O.D.--a group too Christian for the world and too secular for the church--he has broken every mold, defied every expectation, and reached into the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of people who wanted to belong to something but never felt like they fit in.

In his book, Son of Southtown, he shares how he lived on the edge between two worlds, a line he has attempted to walk with integrity.

Raw and uncut, this memoir tells his true story of growing up in the gritty beauty south of San Diego, his early musical influences and big breaks, his rise to fame and many hardships and struggles along the way.

Readers will get an inside glimpse into stories of performing in cornfields at the Cornerstone Music Festival to rocking MTV's Total Request Live with Carson Daly to playing in New York City just weeks after 9/11, and every unglamorous moment in between. His story will inspire readers to always be totally and uniquely them, without apology and without compromise--but with passion and integrity.

“This book is such an open, honest look into Sonny Sandoval’s life. His story, his music, and his walk with Christ continues to inspire me and many others.” 
— Jacoby Shaddix, frontman for Papa Roach
 
About the Author
Sonny Sandoval is the lead singer and lyricist of the multi-platinum band P.O.D. (Payable on Death) and cofounder of The Whosoevers. He is a product of Southtown, the southern part of San Diego that approaches the border with Mexico. He is the founder and president of the Youth of the Nation Foundation, which reaches out to children from underprivileged neighborhoods and gives them the opportunity to find their self-worth and value. Sonny is married to his high school sweetheart, Shannon, and they have three children.


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