Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is a founder and member of RUN DMC - an American hip-hop group formed in 1983, Along with Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, and Public Enemy, RUN DMC pioneered new-school hip-hop music and helped usher in the golden age hip-hop.

Darryl is now actively involved in various projects, including mental health advocacy, his Darryl Makes Cookies brand, and Darryl Makes Comics. He is also a dedicated philanthropist and co-founder of The Felix Organization focusing on adoption and foster care.

He discusses his struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts, particularly after the death of Jam Master Jay. He currently partners with organizations like 1 Million Strong to promote mental health support and recovery from substance abuse and co-authored "Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide".

Jim Sonefeld is the drummer and songwriter for Hootie and the Blowfish, and the author of "Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and One Hell of a Ride." The first single, “Hold My Hand,” a tune Sonefeld brought to the band early on, helped thrust Hootie & the Blowfish into its great success, and likewise showcases his songwriting ability. In the years to follow, the band would record six more studio albums and receive numerous awards, among them, two GRAMMYS®.

For a time, there was no bigger band in the world than Hootie & the Blowfish—Jim reveals the inside story of the band's humble beginnings, meteoric rise, sudden fall, and ultimate rebirth—and in the telling he opens his heart to readers about addiction, recovery, and faith. Jim opens up about his faith and how he found God amid an intense struggle with stardom, alcoholism, and drug addiction

After Jetboy disbanded Rowe soon found a new calling – building guitars. In the 2000s, he started Rock N Roll Relics, and has today grown it into one of the most respected boutique builders in the industry. Among the list of musicians playing Billy’s instruments include Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Paul Stanley, Keith Urban, Tracii Guns from L.A. Guns, the legendary Glen Campbell, and one of our favorites here on Rock Recovery – Ryan Roxie with Alice Cooper.

Billy shares his personal story of loss and redemption and how he turned his life around through finding a new passion.

But as with every journey, there were many roadblocks – years ago Dean was being evicted from his apartment, was diagnosed with diabetes, and survived a horrific motorcycle accident.

Wes soon discovered that strumming the guitar was the only thing that would bring him peace. And through his recovery he also discovered music was a critical piece missing from the treatment curriculum. It then became his dream to create a music program that could help all those in need.

In an industry known for excess, Guns n’ Roses seemed determined to set a new standard. And Slash admits that he overdosed and flatlined at least three times that he knows of. In 2001, at the age of only 35, he was diagnosed with a form of congestive heart failure known as cardiomyopathy and had to have a defibrillator implanted to protect against sudden cardiac death. Years of drinking had swollen his heart to the point of bursting. It reached the point where the doctors gave him between six days and six weeks to live.

Slash wrote about his battle with the bottle in his superb 2007 autobiography "Slash,” admitting he knew that he needed to change his path if he wanted to go on living. Early in the morning of July 3, 2006, he checked into rehab and fully surrendered…and he’s been sober, and healthier, ever since.