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Ex-KORN Guitarist HEAD Allegedly Asks To Come Back To The Band, Gets Denied
- Sep. 14, 2009
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Altitude TV conducted an interview this past Saturday (September 12) with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. Watch a two-minute excerpt from the chat below. When asked about KORN's current relationship with former members Brian "Head" Welch (guitar) and David Silveria (drums), Munky said, "It's kind of a strange thing. Brian actually contacted us recently and wanted to come back to the band. And it was not the right time... for us. We're doing well, and it's kind of like... It's kind of like if you divorced your wife and she went on and she stayed successful and her career flourished, and you go back and [say], 'My gosh, she's still hot.' 'Baby, can we get back together?' 'Wait a minute... All the stuff's been divided, and it's like...' I don't see it happening right now. It's not gonna happen right now. 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 drum stick. I mean, it blows me away... Wow, one of the best drummers I've ever played with and I think a lot of people have ever heard. Just to go... 180 [degrees]... go the opposite direction. I don't think he wants anything to do... The music business can be dirty and some people can endure it and some people just don't want anything to do with it once something bad has happened to them." For more than a decade, Welch was lead guitarist for the controversial rock band KORN, but in early 2005 he shocked the international music community when he abruptly quit the band and announced that he had been saved by Jesus Christ. His announcement in front of 10,000 people in Bakersfield, California set off a media frenzy, as people from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star into the light. In a May 2009 interview with Noisecreep, Welch said that he was fully happy with his decision to leave the band and has not considered a return to the group that made him famous. "If I ever felt God lead me back to KORN for some reason, I'd go," he said. Silveria left KORN in late 2006, taking a "temporary hiatus" to spend time with his family and oversee his restaurant business.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Grusome
9/14/2009 11:59:51 PM
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must need a rent cheque
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COMMENT | Welch was lead guitarist for the controversial rock band KORN
posted by : Your Ornery God
9/15/2009 12:03:25 AM
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LEAD guitarist? What qualifies either guitarist in this band to be the "lead" guitarist? I've never heard a KORN lead in any song before. lol I'll admit I do not own any of their CDs, but I've heard many of their songs over the years. Don't recall any "leads". lol
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posted by :
9/15/2009 12:09:19 AM
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so korn turned down the offer to get head?
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COMMENT | This guy
posted by :
9/15/2009 12:17:18 AM
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And Dave Mustaine should get together and have a Christ Off. They both seriously can't stop talking about their past and their faith in god.
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posted by : missleo
9/15/2009 12:24:12 AM
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Jesus said no. Didn't he talk major smack about the band after?
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COMMENT | NO NO NO NO NO
posted by :
9/15/2009 12:35:12 AM
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LIKE THE GUY ABOVE SAID FIRST OF THERE ARE NO LEAD GUITARIST IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN BAND , SECOND OF ALL PETER OR WHATEVER THE FUCK HIS NAME IS IT IS ABSOLUTELY BY FAR NO BEST DRUMMER A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EVER HEARD, NOT BY ANY STRETCH OF IMAGINATION, TRY CHIRS ADLER, VIRGIL DONATI, NICKO MCBRAIN , JASON BITTNER, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS, BUT DEFINITELY NO FUCKING PETER PAN OR WHATEVER THE FUCK HIS NAME IS, GOOD THINK HE SOLD THE DRUMS.
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COMMENT | If there's one man
posted by :
9/15/2009 12:37:51 AM
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who was never a douche from all the numetal bands, it'd be Munky. This guys is pretty classy.
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COMMENT | Nice Guy
posted by : riotact66666
9/15/2009 1:09:48 AM
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Super fella. Shared a bottle of port wine with him once exit stage right. cant wait for an even newer disc to be released so i can buy it.
Great band, cool dude.
I would sheet-rock his garage for him or paint his fence. Like him lots.
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COMMENT | .
posted by :
9/15/2009 1:14:57 AM
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Who cares?!
Their bus could drive off a mountainside and I still wouldn't give two shits...
KORN= in my turds
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COMMENT | ^
posted by : EaterOfBabies
9/15/2009 1:18:59 AM
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You would paint his fence?
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COMMENT | hmmm..
posted by :
9/15/2009 1:21:59 AM
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im glad KoRn turned the offer down..it isnt good timing. why would they want him back just yet? he still preaches. he still says god is telling him what decisions to make. also, out of principal, you cant just fit into a band you left a few years ago, after all thats happened and said?? dont get me wrong..allow him back in time, when he is 100% right. would he be 100% commited to KoRn? would his reasons on coming back be right? this up and coming album will show the doubters/haters that theyre BACK where they belong..this album will be EPIC!
KoRn rules!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O34uLjEVt1E
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COMMENT | Hmmm
posted by :
9/15/2009 1:32:03 AM
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Yeah, there's never been a "lead" guitarist in Korn. I don't blame either side, and can understand where both are coming from. It would be cool to see Welch back in the band, though. Silveria too. The dudes they have on stage w/ them play w/ the ferocity of corpses, and wear stupid outfits.
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Also, to the poster above, re: solos... They don't have many solos, but some songs do. The best example is oddly enough the Pink Floyd cover though - many were surprised to see Head do the solos part entirely without much trouble."
Good point. They both played "One" well, too.
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COMMENT | ain't no room for Jesus at the beach!!!
posted by :
9/15/2009 1:40:18 AM
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bwahahahahahahahaha
#@!
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COMMENT |
posted by : laz
9/15/2009 1:43:56 AM
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i dont believe he asked to be back in the band. i reckon korn is looking for some publicity. why? because head has been the one saying he aint getting back in korn, and all the korn members (up until this interview) have said countless times how they 'want head back' and how they 'wish head would return' etc. so no way would they have turned it down after he asked. plus, head's record is more 'korn' than anything korn has done in forever.
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COMMENT | chopshop777
posted by :
9/15/2009 1:52:53 AM
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Any jazz drummer could mop the floor with the drummers you listed.
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posted by : C.I.U
9/15/2009 2:14:02 AM
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Strange since, they seemed to be all loyal and shit, by not allowing the touring guitarists on stage since they still felt that attachment to him.
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COMMENT | Sorry that I have to break this to you Munky
posted by : TheIllsOfModernMan
9/15/2009 2:42:10 AM
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But David Silveria is just an awful drummer. He's a bag of garabage. A piece of crap. He can drum for shit, and the world knows it.
Congrats on your new drummer though! He's a talented guy.
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posted by :
9/15/2009 3:24:38 AM
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Munky is lying... No one is talking about Korn. How are they doing so good? Wait and see if Welch says it's true.
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COMMENT | weird...
posted by :
9/15/2009 3:34:02 AM
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Laz, I am inclined to believe your post. I have also seen a few interviews where JD wants Head back in the fold. Maybe it's some tomfoolery on both parts before he "may" rejoin? No doubt Head's playing was an integral part of their heyday sound.
While Silveria may not be in Lombardo, Benante, or Adler-esque company, he was a solid drummer whose playing befit Korn's style to a tee.
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COMMENT | riotact66666
posted by : samurai22
9/15/2009 3:52:15 AM
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"I would sheet-rock his garage for him or paint his fence. Like him lots."
LOL That's taking things a bit far, no? Seriously, buying his record on the first day it comes out should suffice.
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COMMENT | ChopShop777
posted by : fanny you should say that
9/15/2009 4:32:52 AM
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David Silveria had a SIGNATURE STYLE, something that Chris Adler and Jason Bittner are far from achieving. His funk, hip-hop and hard rock fusion helped defined the Korn sound. He also made awesome use of electronics & gong bass drums. And was one of the first to use Hyper sized toms. He is also ONE of ONLY EIGHT esteemed Tama artists to have his own signature snare drum. Why you would compare his style to Virgil or Nicko is beyond me. Try use some logic to back your shitty argument.
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COMMENT | Hmm, strange...
posted by :
9/15/2009 4:38:47 AM
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I'm with Laz and Wahoos24012 on this one. I strictly remember seeing a recent interview on B-mouth with HEAD and he said he does not want to go back to Korn. And yes, I recall Davis saying all this stuff about how much he misses him and what not, so this definately seems fishy.
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COMMENT | Aha...
posted by :
9/15/2009 4:42:43 AM
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I did some digging on Blabbermouth...here's the video interview with HEAD, which happened just last month:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125415
At 2:38-3:24 of the 5 minute interview, he specifically talks about Korn, how they're leaving the door open to him to come back, and how he wants to stick with his decision to part with them, etc.
He did say it is tempting to go back, so maybe he's since second guessed himself...
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COMMENT | hang on!
posted by :
9/15/2009 4:43:29 AM
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does it state WHEN this interview was?? so..it could of been before, during or after the last news post on the Head video interview. youre all clutching at straws
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COMMENT | heh
posted by : spaztekmofo
9/15/2009 6:13:20 AM
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I call BS on this.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Strychnine.213
9/15/2009 7:35:04 AM
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Can't Blame him, his solo stuff and tour is nowhere near as successful as Korn is right now, and it never will be.
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COMMENT | In my opinion...
posted by :
9/15/2009 7:47:45 AM
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Korn was much better with Head in the band. I realize that he chose to do his own thing, and leave the band so he could find Jesus, and that's all good and fine, but doesn't anyone else hear the difference? With Head the music was much better. As far as "lead" guitarists in Korn, I agree there never was a "lead" guitarist, but they both did play leads, and they both played their own styles, and each brought something special to the band.
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COMMENT | That too bad...
posted by : CrazyIslander
9/15/2009 9:22:31 AM
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...for Korn!
Head's guitar playing was a staple of Korn's music. They were on the downhill slide already, but after he left, they hit the bottom.
As someone above already said, Head's solo album was more Korn-sounding than anything Korn has done recently.
I can't imagine them turning down the opportunity to have their signature sound return.
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COMMENT | fanny you should say that^^^
posted by : Sonic Titan
9/15/2009 9:25:20 AM
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Jason Bittner does have a signature sound. Maybe you're too deaf to hear it?
Anyhow, KoRn has been dead for sometime now. They just aren't the same. Not even close. I never really liked them anyway.
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COMMENT | " Welch was lead guitarist for the controversial rock band KORN,"
posted by :
9/15/2009 9:34:47 AM
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just because you butcher a pink floyd song makes you controversial?
up next : Head's rebuttal and denial.
any sane man knows that Shaffer is most likely full of caca.
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
9/15/2009 11:30:37 AM
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Korn should let Brian back in the band. They had the most success with him in there.
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COMMENT | Lead guitarist
posted by : thomas cargo
9/15/2009 11:53:14 AM
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Did he say lead guitarist!!! What the fuck do they know about solos? Answer Nothing!!
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COMMENT | .............
posted by : VerbalKint
9/15/2009 1:04:19 PM
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Silvera was decent drummer lets not heap too much praise on a guy that couldn't keep time live. he was always pushing and pulling. Just becayse he did fiddly ish on the drums with tiny cymbals and bells and incorporated electronic drums doesn't make that his own style. Lots of drummers out there would eat Silveria for lunch. He was a decent drummer, nothing more nothing less.
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COMMENT | riotact66666
posted by : kingnothing23
9/15/2009 7:51:42 PM
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Man you really made me laugh, I hope you keep posting more funny shit. However, the original riotact can't be matched. He's just too positive and stupid.
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