Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe is set to embark on a book tour in February for his new memoir, and he’s issued a parental advisory, warning attendees to not bring their kids along.
In an Instagram post addressing fans, Blythe explained that he received an email from an acquaintance who had purchased tickets and planned to bring their son. Blythe advised this person that bringing their son was not a good idea, and he went on to clarify that this is “NOT a regular book tour” in his social media post.
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While the evenings will feature Blythe “reading a tiny excerpt at one point” from his new new book, Just Beyond the Light: Making Peace with the Wars Inside Our Head, arriving February 18th (order here), the majority of the time will be spent recounting stories in an attempt to “illustrate the major themes of the book.”
Wrote Blythe: “Just in case any of y’all are completely unaware of my history as a human being, over the years, at times I have lived a very, ahem, ‘full throttle life’- there is a VERY GOOD reason that I have been clean and sober for 14 years now. This means that some, not all, but SOME of the stories I will be telling will involve heavy, HEAVY alcohol and drug usage, as well as the batshit insane situations that occurred as a result of said substance intake. Some of this will be very funny (at least to me), and some of it will be sad/pathetic— regardless, I’m fairly certain it will NOT be appropriate for children. This is your warning, ok?”
Blythe said that foul language is not necessarily the reason for the parental advisory, but that he’s also “no choir boy” and reiterated that the shows are “adult story telling time.”
“I don’t want to traumatize your children,” he continued, “and trust me, you don’t want to have to answer the questions your 8 year-old will have after hearing some of this stuff.”
Randy’s book tour kicks off on February 9th in Seattle and runs through March 14th in San Diego. Pick up tickets here.
You can see Blythe’s Instagram post below.
