John Lee Hooker Jr. - On his own path to the Holy Land

**happysandyh** · 11-11-2010, 03:10 PM

Here are some excerpts from an article I read about John Lee Hooker Jr. - you might enjoy reading the whole article!

Bearing the same name as your famous father can be a blessing and a curse – and for John Lee Hooker Jr., it’s been both.The elder Hooker, who died in 2001 at the age of 83, was one of the seminal American musicians of his generation, responsible for providing the links that connected, blues, boogie and rock ‘n’ roll into one primal howl....

Drugs, alcohol, divorce and prison curtailed his promising career for decades, and the old cliché of “living the blues” became an all-too-real existence for Hooker Jr.

“Either you die or you look up to the God in heaven to wake you up and help you start on a better path,” he said.

He chose the latter option and, with the support of family and friends, dug himself out of his spiritual and physical hole.....

For man who has become as deeply religious as Hooker Jr., his first trip to the Holy Land is wrought with anticipation and emotion.

“Sometimes, just the thought of coming to Israel blows my mind. This is where Abraham walked, this is where Christianity was born,” he said. “If I can have the chance to go walk in Jerusalem and see where Jesus stood, I’ll probably start crying.”...

On his own path to the Holy Land