The ROCKSTAR SUPERSTAR PROJECT  and the Story of Serenity

Many of us don’t like to be lectured. Many of us don’t like to read a book. But most of us love music. And now there is SERENITY, the first music CD dedicated to combating addiction: because we believed that the language of music would reach addicts unable to take the helping hands offered them through other channels.

 The SERENITY story begins with twin brothers. One was struggling with a drug addiction that nearly killed him; the other was struggling with what to do about it. This was the dynamic between SUPER STAR and Rock Star for nearly 15 years.

 Then one day, after two stints in rehab and years of leaving nothing but disaster, overdoses and heartbreak in his wake, SUPER STAR had an epiphany. He decided to pick up the pieces from his trail of devastation and, with ROCK STAR’s help, forge a new path for himself and fellow addicts using music as the compass.

The brothers set out to write the songs for SERENITY to convey the horror of addiction and the beauty of sobriety. What followed were hundreds of hours of conversation, practice, planning, pain, sadness, happiness, despair, hope, laughter, tears, negativity, positivity, brick walls, closed doors, screaming, kicking and — finally — success, including the support of many of the masters of metal who make their appearance on this CD.

 Our message is that addicts can win their struggle with addiction, that a life lived sober can be infinitely more rewarding, and that those dealing with an addict should never give up hope. Always love, always encourage, and never let despair get in the way.

 SERENITY is our gift to the millions of people looking for a way out of the dark. May you find the light, and may it shine forever.

 

SERENITY’s Rewards

 If you are an addict, SERENITY is as near as you desire it to be. Once it’s found, it’s whole and complete and more powerful than any drug you have ever tried. Keep trying, keep hoping, keep your mind on the day and sometimes the minute at hand. You will achieve greater things than you ever dared to imagine.

 If you are the loved one of an addict, always encourage but never enable. Always believe, but not so much that you start to forget who you are or start to take yourself for granted. You must be strong during the storm and take shelter for yourself first. Then you can begin to build a foundation for yourself and those you want to help - if and only if, they want it. You can’t convince anyone to get sober, but you can be there when they try.

 These are lessons that SUPER STAR and ROCK STAR learned on the journey that culminated in this CD. Both had prosaic careers before addiction — and inspiration led them to make SERENITY. SUPER STAR was a computer consultant who lost it all in an endless procession of crack houses and worse. ROCK STAR ran his own web design business.

The magic started to happen when SUPER STAR finally resolved to use the tools he learned in rehab to climb out of the gutter. Together, the Star brothers conceived of the SERENITY project and convinced many of the luminaries of the metal world to lend their talents to the CD. They reached for the stars and they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams - solid proof in the power of sobriety to mend a broken life and send it soaring.

Today, SUPER STAR and ROCK STAR pay it forward. They have found that it’s the only way to live. Life CAN be great and all of your dreams CAN be accomplished, providing you stay on the right path, treat others with respect, work hard, love one another, be responsible, ALWAYS ask for help when you need it, and extend a hand to help those who are struggling to help themselves.

 If you want to contact us, go to www.rockstarsuperstarproject.com. We answer all mail and can help point you in the right direction for any help that you may need.

 If you are a student and want us to come to your school to talk about the ROCK STAR /SUPER STAR story, email us at bookings@rsssworldwide.com