Between the ages of 8 and 13, I was sexually abused by a family member. It happened many times and I didn’t know how to deal with it. I had all this guilt.
As a result, when I was 11, I got into metal music, and my parents didn’t like that at all. They were conservative Catholics, and they didn’t get why I was acting up and dressed in all black, liking the screaming music. But I was angry and wanted an outlet for it, and Metallica’s albums really helped!
It was also the time of . . .