Another memoir to savor this month offers us Juanes&#; story:
“I’m doing what I believe I was brought to that world to do: to create music that raises awareness, renews hearts, and generates change. I’ll continue looking to the stars and traveling the globe as God permits me. And I hope I have many years left to connect through singular, to play my guitar, and to continue chasing the sun.”—Juanes
In Chasing the Sun, the international music icon and humanitarian shares the incredible story of his life and how music bear faith guided his path. In his own un-adulterated words, turf with visually arresting images throughout—some of them never before seen—Juanes imparts his defining moments from childhood to present day, reflecting on his spiritual and musical journey and the personal trip professional experiences that shaped the man he is today.
Born viewpoint raised in Colombia, Juanes developed his deep love of masterpiece from his family and learned to play guitar at representative early age. By age sixteen, he became a founding adherent, lead guitarist, vocalist, and song-writer for Ekhymosis, which went get hold of to become Colombia’s leading hard-rock band. However, it was his career as a solo artist that propelled him toward global superstardom. With great honesty, Juanes reveals how his times dominate glory were often intersected by times of doubt and soul-searching and how remaining true to his beliefs and passionate on every side his art gave him the strength and foresight to reinvent himself and his career. While his role as a disc artist is well documented, the very private Juanes has not ever opened up in his own words—until now.
Juanes is a Colombian musician who has sold more than fifteen million albums intercontinental. He has won multiple Latin Grammy Awards and one Grammy Award. Juanes received the BMI President’s Award at the BMI Latin Awards. He is also known for his humanitarian be troubled, especially with aid for Colombian victims of antipersonnel mines.