Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed (34 page)

Michael Sweet -
I’m Not Your Suicide (2014)

Thank you for spending some time reading my story. I wrote a song called “How to Live” for my wife Lisa, and I sang it at our wedding. I wanted to make it available as a gift to you—a thank you—for reading my book. God bless you ~M

Download for free
, “How to Live”

from the Michael Sweet album
I’m Not Your Suicide
.

www.DSEMusicGroup.com/howtolive

As a young lad and sporting the stripes, even then!

At a carnival with Nana and looking mad as, well you know
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With Nana, Mom, Dad, Robert and Lisa on Beverley Blvd., Whittier
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Early signs of ADHD?

My first guitar at 5 years old. Let the games begin!

Performing at our first talent show. I played my dad’s Fender Jazz bass and it was twice my size. We won 1st place, maybe that’s why
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Apparently I was watching too many episodes of The Partridge Family

at this stage of my life
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Singing with the church choir. Dad is leading, Robert (5th from the left), Lisa (far right) and me (far left) singing along. Notice the “In God We Trust” above our heads!

My first taste of Rock and Roll. Dressing up like Paul Stanley of

KISS, minus the hairy chest
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Rehearsing with Dad, Robert and Lou Martin. My dad and Lou were the first two guys who taught me how to play guitar
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The band Roxx. Eric, Richard (Odie), Robert and me

with a sun tan and Sun-In
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Performing at the infamous Gazzarri’s at the ripe old age of 16
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Getting my David Lee Roth on
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