★ Inside the Book
Then he picked up a banjo.
At eight years old, Michael Rix's family joined Faith Assembly, a closed religious sect in rural Indiana that rejected medicine, banned outside influence, and controlled nearly every part of daily life. Asthma attacks were met with prayer, not treatment. Music was forbidden. The outside world barely existed.
From Cult to Country tells the true story of one man's escape from isolation into identity. From a childhood of silence and survival to sold-out tours, 24 million streams, and a banjo that opened doors nobody saw coming. Raw, funny, heartbreaking, and honest, this is a memoir about leaving control behind and finding your own voice.
