Russ Taff on Addiction, Rock Bottom and the Redeeming Power of Christ

For Russ Taff, Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence is far more than a melancholy classic -- it's a first-person reflection. The song's opening line -- "hello darkness, my old friend" -- evokes his struggle with alcoholism and relapse, conjuring the image of him stepping into a lonely hotel room after singing about Christ to a sold-out crowd, only to fall back into the addiction pit once again.

"You think you disappointed everybody. But He never walked away from me," Taff said of Jesus. "And I tried to walk away from Him."

Taff's latest album, Cover Story, is a collection of cover songs that reflect his life's journey -- the bad, the good, and the inspiring. The Sound of Silence is one of them, but so are Depeche Mode's People Are People, The National's Demons and the B.B. King/U2 song When Love Comes to Town. It includes 11 tracks. 

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