Brian Head Welch "Not Gonna Happen"

Tuesday, 15 September, 2009 11:16 GMT+2
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Rock On Altitude TV interviewt KoRn guitarist Munky recently and asked about departed members Brian "Head" Welch and still on hiatus drummer, David Silveria.

I have got to ask you this and i am sure you get this asked all the time but, KoRn fans want to know this. Were you guys out with David or were you guys out with Head. Are you guys still talking at all, whats the status?
"Yeah its kind of a strange thing. Brian actually contacted us recently and wanted to do a come back to the band, but its not the right time for us."

"Were doing well and its kind of like well, its kind of like if you divorced your wife. And she went on and stayed succesfull and than her career flourished and you go back and go like, "gosh she's still hot" and you say, "Baby can we get back together" [laughs]. But wait a minute, all the stuff has been divided, you know."

"I don't see it happening right now, it's not gonna happen right now."

"And as far as David goes. I heard he sold every single drum he owns, or he gave it away. He doesn't even own a drumstick. It blows me away like. One of the best drummer's i ever played with and i think allot of people ever heard, just to go 180 the opposite direction."

"You know the music business can be dirty, and some people can endure it. And some people just don't want anything to do with it when somethings bad has happened to them."


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ArtistDirect Davis Interview

Saturday, 05 September, 2009 17:24 GMT+2
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Korn frontman Jonathan Davis remains one of the most powerful presences in pop culture.

Does the Sunset Strip hold a certain significance for you?

"Yeah, most definitely! Korn played every club that we could possibly play on the Strip when we were first starting out. I remember playing at the Whisky when only 12 people would show up. On the first night that we sold it out, we thought that we made it [Laughs]. We played the Coconut Teaser and all of the other clubs on the Strip as well. It meant a lot to us. We'd always go out there and hand out fliers afterwards. Playing those venues was definitely integral to getting interest and getting labels out to see us. We played in Bakersfield a couple times, but most of the time we played in Huntington Beach. We were like the house band at this club called 5902. For the shows on the Strip, we'd rent a bus and have people pay for their entrance. We'd have kegs on the bus and bring bus loads of people up from Orange County to West Hollywood for those shows. It was awesome."

Is it inspiring playing on the Strip?

"Hell yeah, the Whisky has always been one of my favorite clubs. It was just amazing knowing that I was on stage where Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin and all of these other legendary bands played. It's really an inspiring thing when you're a young band that's coming up."

Was there a show that was particularly memorable?

"The first time that we sold out the Whisky would be the most memorable one. Things were starting to go really well for us. The shows were getting bigger and bigger. It was before we were signed, and that's when record labels were first checking us out. It really meant a lot to sell out the Whisky. When we first started playing those clubs, sometimes we'd play for five people. Looking back on all of that, we're really excited about playing the Sunset Strip Music Festival now."

It's also your first proper LA show in a long time.

"It's been a long time. I believe the last one was Family Values 2007 in Irvine. It's been a minute."

Was there a really memorable show that you attended on the Strip?

"I'd go with a local Bakersfield band called Cradle of Thorns to their shows on the Strip. Those were really the only shows that I saw because I lived in Bakersfield at the time. Those gigs were awesome. It was great seeing a local Bakersfield band playing at the Roxy or at the Whisky. It was a big deal to me. I was like, "Oh my God, I'm in these places!" [Laughs]"

Korn has always carried that excitement on stage since the beginning. You still bring it every show.

"Dude, it's all about that every show. It seems like the older we get, the more intense and better it gets. It's crazy."

You're one of the few bands that has become more fierce on stage as you've grown.

"Now it's just brutal!

How's the new record coming along? Has the concept been fully fleshed out?

"It's going to be what it's going to be. The album's starting to take on a life of its own. I wanted it to start out as a concept album but now there are other things coming up that I want to talk about. I don't know necessarily if the concept's going to stick or not. We've been working with Ross Robinson. It's weird. I've been humming my lyrics along with the band as they play. I haven't done that in forever. We'd usually do our parts separately, and then I'd do my thing over the music after the song was done. We've been writing altogether as a band this time. I've been freestyling all of these lyrics that aren't necessarily about the five things I initially came up with for the album's concept. It's total freestyling—complete stream-of-consciousness. I'm really digging it. I might just go with what's coming out of my body at that moment…"

So it's like that same catharsis you had on Korn and Life Is Peachy?

"It's going to be exactly like that! I've got Ross with me, and he breaks it down to the point where sometimes I'm tears. He makes sure everybody in that room understands what that song's about and the power and the energy. He does these pep talks and we sit there and listen to him. Then he just says, "Let's do it," and the energy is ridiculous. We're playing in a little room that's like nine feet by nine feet. We're all smashed in their together and in each other's faces. I've been listening to the songs we're doing, and they really are incredible. We're still on drums with just scratch guitar and bass. Hearing the music, it's so old school Korn. I'm really excited. I know there are a lot of old school fans that love the first two records, and I think they're going to be really excited with this."

You've grown so much as a writer since you began. Untitled was a very visual record and you told so many stories lyrically. Will this next album combine the raw catharsis of early Korn records with this more recent storytelling?

"Yeah, I think that's what it's going to do. You're definitely going to feel exactly what I'm feeling. The band is playing old school-style on tape machines. We don't have any click tracks. The music's got a soul. It's got a life of its own. It moves, and the tempos change. I think it's going to be really interesting for fans to hear this. Everybody uses Pro Tools now, and everything is put through a grid, perfected and Auto-Tuned. This is just going to be raw. We've got a 16-track tape machine and a 16-track board, and that's what we're using. We're doing it like Led Zeppelin did it back in the day."

It sounds like it's going to be incredible live.

"It's sick, and we're just doing it as a four piece. The creativity is just flowing. Every day we come up with new songs. We've got so many songs, and it's going to be fun to pick the ones that will make it through to the album."

You've left a piece of your soul on every song. How does that still feel? You're obviously coming from a different place now as a father and a husband. Do you feel like it's the same process it was when you were a kid recording the first two records?

"I think it's harder…I really do think it's harder now. When I was a kid, I was a kid. I was fucked up on drugs, and I had a lot of issues that I needed to get out on those first two records. Now the stuff that really affects me are the things around me. I am a dad and a husband, and my life has changed drastically. I don't want to be merely cathartic and crazy just for the sake of doing it. I really need to write about things that I feel strongly about. That's my heart, and that's how I deal with those things."

So many fans grew up with Korn. You're a truly meaningful band to a whole generation. What's it like to have fans so intertwined with your legacy?

"It's amazing, bro. When I look out at the crowd now, I see so many different generations. I see people like you that have grown up with us and came to our shows at 12 or 13. Those same fans have kids today, and they're bringing their kids to the shows. I'm seeing younger kids that are just discovering us. I'm simply blown away that we're still doing it, and it's still relevant. People still come to see it and they need it. I feel like what we do in this band is give. We give 100 percent of this power and emotion into our music. The fans take that, and it's like a release…it's like, "Thank you." They want to come live that when we play live or when they buy the records. I mean, my own music helps me get through shit. There are countless people that I talk to who say, "Man, if I didn't have your music I don't know what I'd do." I think that's the magic of this band and why we're still doing it. I'm so happy that I have the opportunity to do it."

In my opinion, Korn was the first hard rock band that gave a lyrical voice to real pain and emotion. The lyrics weren't the same D&D fairy tales that so many metal bands told. At the same time, the music didn't simply glom on to one dark vibe either. You captured feeling more than any metal band before, and the genre's never been the same.

"It's weird. It's a trip. This is what me being myself, closing my eyes and baring my soul to everyone turned into. I never, in a million years, thought it would be at this level."

It's cool that you're going back to where it all began with the Sunset Strip Music Festival.

"Exactly, we get to do what we do for the LA crowd. It's been a long time. We get to see all of those fans. I'm excited!"

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BigMusicGeek Shaffer interview

Tuesday, 14 July, 2009 20:58 GMT+2
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KoRn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has opened up in an exclusive interview with BigMusicGeek regarding estranged drummer David Silveria.

What can you tell in regards to the group's recent recording sessions? Any truth to the rumor(s) that the group is actually working on simultaneously completing two separate full-length efforts due early next year?
"We're just really compiling a bunch of material. We're just writing in a small room. We did some of it in Hollywood in a small Iso Room about the size of a one car garage. We're recording bits and pieces. Once we get back home, we're going to put them together where they make a little more sense.

"I'm only writing one record [laughs], but it if turns into two, then that's cool. My goal is to get the one best record. We usually write a lot of material and just choose the best of it. There's usually enough to make two records."

In retrospect, how have the departures of Brian and David affected the group's songwriting abilities? Internally, has the hierarchy remained primarily intact?
"Well, Fieldy and I have always been the main songwriters. Him and I are always coming up with the main riffs and stuff and Jonathan adds the lyrics and vocals on top of it later. That hasn’t changed.

"Now, we're writing songs with Ray Luzier and he's such an amazing drummer and is so easy to work with. And it's refreshing to be with [producer] Ross [Robinson] again. He really pulls that raw emotion out of us.

"It's just exciting. It does feel that way. We'll have to wait and see, but it does feel like it’s heading in that direction. We didn’t consciously say 'We need to do our old stuff', you know?

"With Ross, there's always this raw energy, sort of a feeling. That's what we had on our first two albums that we did with him, so I'm kinda expecting a raw, emotional feeling again."

Have you found that taking a "touring break" has had a positive creative impact on the overall processes?
"It does... It gets us in touch with the energy of our fans. I think that's important. It kinda reminds us why we do this. Without music, who knows what bad roads we may have chosen to go down, you know?

"To our fans, I think it's a release and it's a release for us, too to go out on tour. It's yet another reminder of how big of an impact music has had and how important it is in all of our lives. I think it's really important in that regard."

In comparison, have you found that the group is better received by American or European audiences?
"That's a tough question. We've just been going out on tour to get out of the studio. Most bands go out on tour to promote an album, but we don't have anything new. That just proves the loyalty of our fans.

"When it comes down to it, they'll go see KoRn no matter what. It's different. We haven't been in Europe for a while, so I don't really have anything to compare it to because last time, we were out promoting an album."

When preparing to tour, collectively and as individuals, do you find it difficult to decide upon a set list?
"Yes, it’s very hard. I'm telling you. In rehearsals, we try different songs, but we have to think, 'How is this going to translate live?' or, 'Should we play a new song here or an old song here?'

"Throughout our set list, we like to have peaks and valleys, but for Radio Shows, we like to play the songs that we’re know for like 'Falling Away From Me,' 'Blind,' 'Coming Undone,' 'Freak on a Leash” …those sort of songs.

"At Radio Shows, the band that plays the most hits usually ends up being that band that is most remembered. At our Headlining shows, we tend to play a lot of our older stuff. I think a lot of people enjoy that as well. A lot of those songs come off of our first three albums, you know? I think a lot of fans end up being stoked about that."

When Brian opted to depart from the group, were there any doubts that KoRn could continue to function?
"I think there was some fear about it, but we were able to ignore that and kinda escape that by working extra hard to overcome that. We knew it was there, lingering in the backs of our heads, but we turned the other way and tried to use it as an opportunity to try something new and roll the dice. It was an opportunity to do something new and try something different. But our fans are so loyal that they understood."

At this point, have you truly grown accustomed to recording within a "single guitarist" format?
"Yes. I've gotten pretty comfortable doing the last two albums alone. I completely enjoy it. Sometimes it can be kinda overwhelming since there are a lot of guitar tracks. There are probably more guitar tracks than there are any other. It's challenging, it's fun, it keeps me busy and it's what I love to do, so I wouldn't have it any other way. It has helped me to improve."

Prior to Ray Luzier becoming a full-fledged member of the group, was serious consideration given to anyone else? Did the group's status as an established act offer a reprieve from the traditional audition process?
"Not really. We did have one day where we did auditions. We had a few people audition one afternoon.

"There were some good drummers. Tommy [Clufetos] that used to play with Rob Zombie. He's an excellent drummer. He was the only other one where we were like, 'Maybe'.

"Joey [Jordison] stepped into the picture. We contacted him and he was like, 'Yeah, dude. I'll do it', so he toured with us for like a year.

"And then, towards one of the last shows, on The Family Values Tour, we had Ray come down to one of the sound checks. He brought a rental kit and sat in. He had learned like twenty songs. We just kept naming off songs and he did just an amazing job, so we were like, 'Well, we don't need to look any further'. He nailed it and I was like ,'Wow'. He was just really good."

At what point did everyone come to the realisation that David wasn't going to be involved with the group on a permanent basis? Was there a clear and defining moment or was it more of a gradual acknowledgement?
"Probably when we began to write the second album without him. With the first one, we were like, 'Okay, he just needs some time'. It's still one of those things where we're like, 'Is he really gone? Maybe he'll come back', so there's still this little bit of hope.

"Even up to three weeks ago when I found out David had sold all of his drums and never wants to play the drums again I was blown away. I was like, 'Wow, he doesn't even want to be in another band?' I'm over him not wanting to play with us, but he doesn't want to ever play the drums again? That just took me back.

"I told everyone in the band that and they were like, 'Wow. I can't believe he's not coming back. He's one of the best drummers in the world'. I'm still in disbelief, but that's the way it is. It's painful, you know?

"It was like losing Brian. We kind underwent this separation anxiety because these people were a major part of our lives and then they weren't there. The next day they're just gone. And I've never talked to either one of them ever again. It's weird. Each of us kinda deal with it in our own different way. It's almost as if a death has occurred.

"There's no contact with anyone in the band, I believe. I think Fieldy spoke to Head the other week briefly on the telephone and that was the first time they had talked in years. These are the people that we grew up with. We had dreams together and we saw those dreams unfold. Then one falls off and the other falls off. Drug addiction has been a really big part of it."

Do you feel David's departure is directly related to his various addictions? Taking everything into consideration, how important is each member's sobriety to the continued longevity of the group as a whole?
"I don't know with David, honestly. I really feel like his heart just wasn't into it and that may have been why he was doing a lot of drugs. But then again, when I think back, I'm like, 'Well, I'm into it and I did a lot of drugs [laughs]. So it's kinda hard to tell, really.

"Sobriety is extremely important. It's pretty black and white now. It's like, 'Okay, we had our drug days, but now we have families'. This is what we love to do, so let’' not jeopardise it by acting like a fool or a kid. We're grown men, so let’s act like it."

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Munky project 'three quarters' complete

Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 17:40 GMT+2
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KoRn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer says his Fear and the Nervous System side project is "three quarters done," although still gave no indication of an upcoming release.

Speaking to Steven Patrick of Uweekly at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. Shaffer (right) says music for the project - which was originally due to be released last year - is complete, although the guitarist says he's finding laying down lyrics a challenge.

Well, Brian "Head" Welch has written one... Fieldy has written one... When can we expect the Munky autobiography?
"[Laughs] No time soon."

Is that what your side project Fear and the Nervous System kind of takes the place of?
"Yeah, I think so. Yeah, that's what I did while everyone was off doing their own thing last year."

Is that still going to be released?
"Yeah, I'm still working on it. It's, like, three quarters done. The music sounds great. I'm really happy with it."

Now, Wes Borland was involved in some way right?
"Well, he came in and did two or three songs with us, but we ended up scrapping them because the other songs...we didn't really have enough time, you know? And the way I was working was really unorthodox. I was kind of running in and out of the room. I was a mess [laughs]. I was just a mess and there was really no focus. I didn't have any songs... we were just jamming, which was fun. We had a good time doing it."

Is it completely distinct music from KoRn?
"Yeah, it's more of a rock thing. I guess it has kind of a... I don't know how to put a label on it. Obviously it's me playing, and I tried different tunings so it would stand apart from KoRn because I didn't want it to sound like KoRn, obviously."

So you're doing vocals on your side project?
"I'm working on it. It's really hard, I mean I haven't done it yet. I mean, all the music's done on it. I have to do the vocals and it's kind of hard. It's, like, you're in a band with one of the greatest singers in the world. People expect a lot from you, you know? So, I think once the melodies are mapped out I'll be able to write.

"I do have books of lyrics that I've written and, you know, they're not great, but I think if I can capture a performance then I think the message will come across."

Naturally. In terms of a new KoRn album, is that on the horizon?
"Absolutely. Yeah. We're still in the writing process, so I think we have more songs to write. We've probably written about... fifteen ideas. But once we get back home and off the tour we'll have time to really map them out as songs and we're going to do them as we did our old KoRn records. No Pro Tools. Straight to tape.

I have to do the vocals and it's kind of hard. It's, like, you're in a band with one of the greatest singers in the world. People expect a lot from you.
"We're going to create the song. We're going to write a song and lay it down. Instead of writing parts and parts and sticking them together in Pro Tools and then polishing them all through Pro Tools. I mean, that's what gave birth to this band, was the writing a song and recording it as it was.

"You know, there's always some improvisation but it was always the best way to capture the raw energy of the song and I think that we got away from that. It was just a journey. It was a way for us to explore new ideas, new ways of recording, and now it's kinda like, 'Okay, let's go back and try the original recipe.'"

In terms of large festivals like this, do you feel that you're kind of rushed on stage because of the abbreviated set?
"Yeah, we definitely feel rushed. We have maybe 25 or 26 songs that we've rehearsed that are really tight. A lot of old stuff too. But, you know, you want to be able to cram in as many songs as you can, so it's tough coming up with a set list to satisfy the fans and just to keep the set pumping all the way through. Because you want to be the band that people remember! Believe me, all the other bands want the same thing. It's kind of an unsaid competition. There's no band here that will probably admit it."

Do you have any parting words for your fans in central Ohio?
"I would just like to express my gratitude for all the years that the loyal KoRn fans have been behind us. A lot of people haven't agreed with a lot of the things that we've done and, you know, that's life. You make mistakes, you move on, you learn from them... as with anything, especially with a band. You learn new things.

"But mainly I would just like to express my gratitude for staying behind the band. A lot of people find kind of a security when listening to the band, when listening to any bands. I don't know.. .if there wasn't heavy music like Slipknot or KoRn, man, there'd be mass murders every day. There's a release in it that the fans get... that I get. I'd probably murder everybody outside this bus, you know?"

Interview conducted by Steven Patrick; photo by Adam Bielawski/PR Photos.

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Davis The Aquarian Weekly interview

Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 22:01 GMT+2
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Unarguably, not since Ozzy Osbourne himself, has metal witnessed such a multi-dimensional and transfixing enigma yet utterly relatable frontman as KoRn's Jonathan Davis.

His ingenious paraphernalia included kilts, bagpipes and an H.R. Giger-crafted microphone stand, but above all, his steel plated throat and intensely enveloping psychodrama set him apart from the word "Go".

Coupled with the rest of these California assailants' seven-string guitar bombast, tuning savvy and dangerous albeit slick production quality, KoRn garnished multi-platinum record sales, and that's to say nothing of causing the ground to shake under arenas globally and eventually attaining iconic status.

Davis explained that the band who initially brought many gorgeous layers of mayhem to the forefront is going in an alternate route, and consequently is poised to overhaul metal once again.

Before ecstatically jumping onto a tour of intimate venues by KoRn standards, Davis, who also expresses himself as a family man, deejay and screenwriter, discussed his lyrical ideas for the new release, his solo endeavors, and the lure of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Your upcoming tour is going to be all classic cuts, correct?
"Yeah, we are going to switch the set list around, it’s more geared toward fans’ favorites. More than sort of singles and stuff like that."

It must feel good to get back out on tour after this hiatus.
"We haven’t taken a break in, shit, we have never taken a break. This is the longest that KoRn has ever done nothing. Ever! The band was off for 11 months and that’s the longest we have ever done anything like that. It’s good to be back working, I’ve been going kind of koo koo."

Are you somewhat grateful too, so you can spend time with your family? Do your children know what you do?
"I cherish every moment I got at home, I’ve got three boys and they are amazing, one is 13 so he obviously knows what I do. I have a four-year-old and a two-a-year-old, all boys. I like to spend as much time as I can with them."

Are you still working on your solo material as well?
"Yeah, I have been writing songs. I have got about 30 songs right now, and I am still writing. We go on tour, and after this three-month tour, I’ll probably have like 40, 50 songs. I’ll choose them, and go in with a producer and just add things or subtract things from what I have been recording and hopefully, I am going to have them out soon.

You toured a bit solo-wise as well. What was that like?
"Yes, I did solo touring, I did two. One in the States and one in Europe, and I did some one-offs here and there, and I had blast. I have an amazing band, I had Shenkar in my band, Peter Gabriel’s violinist, he did Passion: Music For The Last Temptation of Christ, and Miles Mosley, stand-up bass, just a lot of great, great musicians in the band. It was great musicianship and just this crazy vibe. When you se us, it’s a trip."

It's good to be back working, I've been going kind of koo koo. I cherish every moment I got at home, I've got three boys and they are amazing. I like to spend as much time as I can with them.
Was it scary for you at first embarking on your solo tour, seeing different members surround you?
"It was awesome. It was awesome playing with new people, and it’s awesome that Korn fans came out to support it, because they know it was something that I always wanted to do. Everybody just had a really good time. I mean at first it was scary, but then it was like, ‘This is so much fun, I am down.’"

Given that you do so many different things like produce, acting, and so on, do you feel like music is the purest art form? Where the filter between artist and product is the smallest?
"Yeah, I think music is. Obviously movies go through screenings and testings and all this crazy shit. It’s hardly ever the director’s true vision, because there’s always suits involved. I think music is the purest, music and art, actual art. Painters and photographers are the truest. Movies get destroyed by people who think they know what they are doing."

Will this upcoming tour be scaled down production-wise?
"Yeah, totally. KoRn is going back to like what Ross says - straight truth and reality. All the lights and all that other shit, that’s for bands that really can’t play. The big old stage show and that shit. This time, we just want to come out and just slay people. It’s just us.

"The record we are doing is just us, Ray Luzier, is the new drummer, me, Fieldy and Munky, it’s a four-piece. We are doing it all on tape - on a 16-track tape machine like they did back in the old days when Led Zeppelin did it, and all those great bands did. We are keeping it simple, so when you see us, it’s just going to be a huge KoRn backdrop and lot of white lights and just us going for it."

It seems like you are going to reinvent the way music is done once again.
"[Laughing] Yeah, it feels really magical, it really does."

With Metallica getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, does that kind give you a taste for that same honor, do you care about accolades like that?
"I think it’s cool, I am glad they are finally getting inducted. You have to be a band for 25 years. They deserve it. It’s cool. If you can last 25 years in a band, you deserve to get something. We have nine more years to go, that’s crazy."

Fieldy wrote his bibliography Got the Life. What was your reaction to that? Were you shocked to see the final product?
"I think he did a great job. His book is really cool. I liked it better than Head’s, because of the fact that his was so preachy. Fieldy was just telling about stuff that was going on, and in his own special way he was pushing God, but not in a way that’s offensive or that’s overbearing, you know what I mean? So I liked it.

"I loved all the stories; I loved the letter that he wrote to me. I was fucking crying my eyes out. It was something that he had to do to grow spiritually and as a person, and that book is what did that. And it’s good for him that he put that out there for people to see.

"He was such a fucking asshole dickhead back in the day, he was such a dick! It was horrible, I ran around apologising for him my whole fucking band career and now, he is the sweetest coolest person ever."

That must take a lot of pressure off of you now.
"Yeah, it does."

Do you have a tentative timeframe in which the record would be released yet?
"Have no clue. Not yet, it’s going to be done when it’s done."

KoRn is going back to straight truth and reality. This time, we just want to come out and just slay people. It's just us.
Is Ray welcomed into the writing process?
"He’s the drummer, yeah. He is just an amazing drummer. The guy walks around 24/7 with drums sticks in his hand and does drum clinics; it’s something that’s so new to us. He just loves doing what he does."

How did you find him?
"We found him through our management. He was in a band called Army of Anyone, which had the same management, The Firm. Our manager said, ‘I got this kid who you should try out, he is an amazing drummer.’ We were on tour with Joey [Jordison] from Slipknot and Joey had to go do a Slipknot record, so we had to find another drummer.

"So he came and flew out, I think from Seattle or something, so we sat up onstage and did a sound check with him, and played like five or six songs and he did them perfect. We were like, ‘You’re in.’ We did two tours with him, and he just blew us away, and we just get along great with him. He’s a great guy. He’s right with us, and he’s cool."

You mentioned playing with people like Joey Jordison and Shenkar, what has been the most meaningful collaboration with other artists for you?
"I mean, I have shared the stage with Ice-T. That freaked me out, being on tour with Ozzy and Metallica, there’s so many moments! I can’t really name one of them. I mean, I am just this kid from Bakersfield, it’s a little town north of Los Angeles, about 110 miles. I never expected to be doing what I am doing.

"I gave away a Lifetime Achievement Award to Ozzy the other day, and he picked me to give it to him. He’s my boy. Another highlight was when we did a cover of ‘Earache My Eye’ and I got to sing with Cheech, and I grew up watching all these Cheech and Chong movies.

"I met David Bowie, I met my teen idols Duran Duran, I’ve had all these cool things happen, so I am stoked."

Interview conducted by Cathy A. Campagna; photos by Jeremiah Draughn.

Related links: The Aquarian Weekly



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    View gallery Prague 2009 (69) - NEW
    Sat 13 Jun 2009

    KoRn continue their 2009 Escape From the Studio Tour at the Tesla Arena in the Czech Republic.

    View gallery Rochester, NY 2009 (7)
    Tue 09 Jun 2009

    KoRn continue their 2009 Escape From the Studio Tour at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.

    View gallery Rock Fest 2009 (18)
    Tue 09 Jun 2009

    KoRn continue their 2009 Escape From the Studio Tour at the Rockfest festival in Kansas City, Missouri.

    View gallery Rock-Am-Ring 2009 (23)
    Sun 07 Jun 2009

    KoRn kick off their European leg of the 2009 Escape From the Studio Tour with a return to the German festival.

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