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Former KORN Guitarist Says He Regrets Punching His Wife
- July 4, 2007
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Drew Philp of The Bakersfield Californian recently conducted an interview with former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch ( Photo#1, Photo#2). A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Bakersfield Californian: On the record, there has been some animosity between you and KORN, but in the book you say that it has all blown over. Do you have any plans to meet with them and how are the feelings between you and the rest of KORN now? Welch: I have no plans to meet with them. I'd just like to see them one day, but the time's not right. I haven't seen them in a couple of years. The last time I spoke with them there was a little bit of weirdness and I apologized. I did and said some stupid stuff and I meant being sorry, but the bitterness is gone on my end. The Bakersfield Californian: What would you say to them if you could talk to them right now? Welch: I love you guys. The Bakersfield Californian: You describe a lot of hard partying and drug use, specifically methamphetamine abuse, in [your new] book [ "Save Me From Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story"]. Drug use is no surprise in the hard rock world, but was the partying you did with KORN excessive even by those standards? Welch: We went at it. It seemed that everybody did. Some bands we provoked to party, like INCUBUS. Fieldy (a former band mate) got the guitar player to drink for the first time in his life. We saw them after that and they were drinking all the time. The Bakersfield Californian: Are you certain you will never do drugs again? Welch: You could put me in a room with anything: pills, beer, meth, and I wouldn't touch any of it. I'm totally set free and I will never do drugs again. The Bakersfield Californian: What was the highlight of your career? Welch: The Woodstock ('99) show. It was just chaos. Insane. Afterwards we were all hugging, even David and Fieldy (two band members whom Welch describes as not getting along.) It was also the lowest point in my life. I got home and got in a fight with my wife (which Welch describes in detail in the book). Both the highest and lowest points in my life happened in one weekend. The Bakersfield Californian: Do you have any regrets? Welch: I'm not proud about everything, but I'm glad about the road I went down. I wouldn't be able to touch people like I can now. But I regret punching my wife. The Bakersfield Californian: Your parents still live in Bakersfield. How do they feel about your career and your new book? Welch: They're proud of me standing up for what I believe in. They started going to church and ended up getting involved with Christianity. My dad was hurt by different things (written in the book) and they didn't know what happened with all of the drugs and my girlfriend, but they got over it and they are proud. Overall they were great parents. Read the entire interview at www.bakersfield.com.
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COMMENT | Boo f**king hoo!
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:30:51 AM
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I regret ever having listened to Korn. Fortunately that's a LONG time ago...!
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COMMENT | I regret
posted by : Braineater
7/4/2007 11:35:39 AM
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reading this "news" article. I wanted to hear about a seriously drugged-up and drunk madman beating his wife, and all I got was a sappy born-again blah blah blah.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:35:56 AM
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Jesus, Look at those pics! Is he born-again or trying out for a movie role as Jesus?
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COMMENT | Pfffft.
posted by : Schizm
7/4/2007 11:36:20 AM
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2nd? Yay?
http://www.snagglepussmusic.com
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COMMENT |
posted by : Schizm
7/4/2007 11:36:43 AM
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Doh!!
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COMMENT | awkward
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:38:31 AM
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WHAT A FREAKSHOW! If there is a God, he is up there laughing his has at this fake as impersinator. You're going to hell bitch, for bitchslaping your wife.
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COMMENT | atleast he's sober
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:39:01 AM
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Atleast he got off the dope. Meth is no joke, it's a waste of time and only white trash loser do meth. Sitting around coloring in coloring book for hours, cleaning your house only to trash it again, staying awake for weeks on end. It's just lame, drugs like that have no place in this world. So good for him getting off that crap, no matter how he did it, with jesus or a treatment center.
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COMMENT | corn=
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:40:39 AM
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most over rated bunch of cobblers, single handedly responsible for the ensuing garbage that was linkin park, coal chamber, deftones et al.........
pray that your new/latest deity forgives you for your part in the genesis of nu-metal
and wifebeaters are scum. period.
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COMMENT | ^^
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:45:31 AM
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Your ingnorance shines through when you say that Korn is responsible for Deftones.
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COMMENT | RefuseJnoe
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:53:47 AM
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oh dear. a barbed response so soon?
my point is that corn are/were fundamental to that whole sham of a scene, of which garbage like deftones are part.
pull your trousers up sonny, the crotch of your jeans is not supposed to be at knee level. and tuck that toilet flushing chain away into your pocket properly or you'll do yourself an injury
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COMMENT | Deftones?
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:55:30 AM
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Hmm they had more radio play before korn ever did. Deftones put out one album that was somewhat "nu-metal" but after than they went far left of the path of Korn. Besides compaire the guitar players? Steph is insane on the guitar, he does stuff no one else does and actually Deftones were around way before Korn was. Korn appeals to mindless fratboys and limp bizkit fans, where the deftones have a diverse fan base.
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COMMENT | So now....
posted by :
7/4/2007 11:57:47 AM
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So now you're going to talk about the fashion of Nu Metal? so the tight girl jeans that 16 year old boys are wearing now is better? guy's having to go to a salon to have their hair "done" that's better? or guys wearing makeup that's better too right? man if you don't like Korn fine, you don't like the deftones fine. But once again i will say, if you can go out and sell a few million records, step up. True music fans and musicians will respect others taste and music just because.
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COMMENT | Wait a minute here...
posted by :
7/4/2007 12:22:53 PM
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that's why you get into a band in the first place, for the drugs, the chiks, the drinking. Please...I love how they all say "for the music" bullshit...its for the partying. If I was in a big band I would do all that shit....
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COMMENT | wifebeaters & numetal guitarist
posted by :
7/4/2007 12:26:45 PM
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scum
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COMMENT | tituscrow
posted by :
7/4/2007 12:39:21 PM
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smokes meth.
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COMMENT | OK
posted by :
7/4/2007 12:41:10 PM
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Add Icewind Dale to the list of ignorant fucks.
Tituscrow - You're just pissed off at the deftones because they had that comment about Brits with bad teeth on the last album. Fucking limey. And I hardly belong to any sort of nu-metal scene. I'm 23 and chain wallets and saggy pants havent been "cool" in years.
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COMMENT | HA!
posted by : Ibanezhead69
7/4/2007 12:46:40 PM
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Metallica, isn't Nu-Metal and neither are incubus.. IF the Deftones aren't Nu-Metal then what Genre are they? They sure is hell ain't metal.
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COMMENT | ^^
posted by :
7/4/2007 12:49:20 PM
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Its rock music dude.
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COMMENT | dt2
posted by : Braineater
7/4/2007 12:51:43 PM
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FUCK YOU! If you think people are in bands for the drugs and chicks, you obviously don't know shit. Being in a band takes a LOT of time and hard work. If you don't dedicate your life to music, you won't last in the industry anymore.
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COMMENT | Deftones & Pantera
posted by : DM Darkness
7/4/2007 1:01:49 PM
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I was there, the Trendkill was on , Phil was kickn' ass and the Deftone were frantic on Engine #9. Trandkill tour RULED! There was no Korn feeling in it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
7/4/2007 1:02:08 PM
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COMMENT | HA!
posted by : Ibanezhead69
7/4/2007 12:46:40 PM
"IF the Deftones aren't Nu-Metal then what Genre are they? They sure is hell ain't metal."
Your guess is as good as mine, i was always under the impression that the deftones were one of the most prominent groups of the genre.
And Ministry of Anarchy.... Pantera have toured with some nu metal bands. I know when they came to Mississippi a few years back, they had Soulfly and Nothingface opening for them.
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COMMENT |
posted by : lurid
7/4/2007 1:05:07 PM
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WHAT A FREAKSHOW! If there is a God, he is up there laughing his has at this fake as impersinator. You're going to hell bitch, for bitchslaping your wife.
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last i checked you dont go to hell for bitch slapping your wife, and besides.....he punched her. damn, even god knows an ungrateful wife or girlfriend deserves a good smack from time to time, ha
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COMMENT |
posted by : jilling_koke
7/4/2007 1:05:35 PM
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To all of you: Check facts BEFORE posting.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Long-Live-The-Skullet
7/4/2007 1:16:10 PM
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Ahahaha.
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COMMENT | Wife Beater!!!!
posted by :
7/4/2007 1:29:40 PM
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Meth Rage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=Jesus look alike!!!!!!
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COMMENT | "IF the Deftones aren't Nu-Metal then what Genre are they? They sure is hell ain't metal."
posted by : mike57
7/4/2007 1:55:52 PM
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Art rock. A heavier branch of it.
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COMMENT | Trendkill 96'
posted by :
7/4/2007 2:01:54 PM
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Trendkill 96', I was there too. If I recall, the immortal Eyehategod opened the fuckin show. Deftones were metal all the way! They might have left metal behind, but back when Korn ruined the face of music, Deftones were all metal baby.
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COMMENT | Beating Your Wife
posted by : Screamin Steve
7/4/2007 2:22:35 PM
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Beating your wife is okay if you're in an alcoholic blackout. I mean, how can you be blamed for something you don't remember? Otherwise, though, wife beating is totally uncool.
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COMMENT | Sex, drugs, and rock n' roll...
posted by : mike57
7/4/2007 3:10:17 PM
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Sadly, a majority of professional musicians are probably all about it, just how dt2 likes it.
Not me though. I'm in it for the video games.
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COMMENT | KORN is over with....
posted by : rds
7/4/2007 3:28:52 PM
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WEEDEATER/ GOD LUCK ... AND GOOD SPEED
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COMMENT | BetOnThat
posted by : mike57
7/4/2007 4:19:03 PM
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Wow, you signed up to say cuss words to kiddie bands you don't like. You give no backing to your statements other than that they "suck" and are "shit." Good luck finding a job with your piss-poor education and limited vocabulary.
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COMMENT | Korn single handedly responsible for nu-metal????
posted by :
7/4/2007 5:01:50 PM
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Try Faith No More, Korn just made it popular and fashionable.
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COMMENT | hmmm
posted by : Vogg33
7/4/2007 5:17:25 PM
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I got suspended for wearing a korn shirt in middle school because it was "gang affiliated". "oh so your a korn kid huh" I don't listen to korn anymore....after life is peachy..i gave up. NIN and decapitated...
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COMMENT |
posted by : PL
7/4/2007 5:51:46 PM
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Funny that David and Fieldy weren't getting along. Musically they are a perfect match.
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COMMENT | ....
posted by : My Godless Endeavor
7/4/2007 6:54:11 PM
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Anyone who says the Deftones arent Nu metal are in a state of denial. They were the pioneers of the genre, whether you want to admit it or not. and Korn came second...bottom line: they both suck and nu metal is dead!
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COMMENT | Lemme get this straight...
posted by :
7/4/2007 6:54:52 PM
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... he tattooed "Jesus" on his hand to stop masturbating, not to prevent punching his wife? Maybe tossing off is more of a chronic problem, but still...
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COMMENT | E666
posted by : stwla888
7/4/2007 7:13:43 PM
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I agree with you. I regret the day I ever started listening to Korn. I stopped at album #2.
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COMMENT | man i hate fake asses
posted by :
7/5/2007 10:50:11 AM
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Some of you guys are ridiculous. "I hate Korn now. I don't listen to them anymore because everyone else thinks that they suck...blah blah blah nu-metal sucks blah blah blah!"
Why? Their new stuff is shit...so. Their first three or four albums are classics just like Limp Bizkits first album.(Even Wes admitted that.) Some of you guys are like front running hip-hop fans. Grow up and like what you want to like. I'll always give Korn a chance no matter how bad everyone tells me that they suck.
And to all the fashion critics... Real rockstars and fans don't care what they're wearing as long as its comfortable. Only hair metal and emo/screamo/overproduced popmetal fans pay attention to fashion. And that's lame or just gay.
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COMMENT | sometimes
posted by :
7/5/2007 12:55:42 PM
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women just need to get beat
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COMMENT |
posted by : wajahat_k
7/5/2007 3:10:40 PM
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FUCK U ALL!!!!
Chrisitan or not, what matters is the guys happy and has found some piece of mind, cant u ppl respect that. Geez...let a guy breathe
Good luck brian!!!
\m/
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COMMENT | Head Rocks!!!
posted by :
7/5/2007 3:38:22 PM
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Give the guy some credit please...he is a fine guitarist and is following his heart and standing up for good things..I love you Head...forever!!! Kak
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