“Head” Welch last week announced his plans to team back up
with his former Korn bandmates for several European tour dates in June 2013 and
possibly record new material. In Welch’s highly publicized exit from the
incredibly successful Nu-Metal band, he cited his drug addiction and “chasing
the almighty buck” as the reasons for his leaving. In addition, he desired the
respect of his then 6-year-old daughter and to rededicate himself to a
Christian life.
At the time, the other members of Korn
were surprised at his departure.
But even more surprising is that eight years
after leaving the band, Welch is joining forces with Korn again. A reunion
which came about by accident
according to Welch:
“I played one song last May [at the Carolina Rebellion
Festival],”Welch tells Rolling Stone “I showed up at that festival; I was on
tour with POD, and we had a few days off. They had a big festival, and Korn,
Evanescence and Five Finger Death Punch were playing. I wanted to go and my
daughter loves those bands. So I took her, and I was just going to go hang out.
Then I met up with Munky, who I hadn’t
seen in seven years, and talked with him for 30 minutes. It was really heavy.
Then, 10 minutes before they went onstage, [bassist] Fieldy is like, ‘I’m just
saying, we have a guitar set up for you’ I’m like, ‘What? I just want to see you guys!
All right, I’ll play ‘Blind.’ It was
just crazy, because it was really emotional. That’s what set it up. Munky
called me a month after that, and he said, ‘;Hey, if you ever want to come
back, the door’s open. We miss you.”
Patheos makes the point that “the greater story is
that less than a decade later, Welch has become such a strong man in Christ
that he is able to go back to an environment that was once toxic and deadly to
him. To strike up friendships and play music again with Korn shows an
incredible maturity on Welch’s part as he continues to lead his own band, Love
and Death, while rekindling the fires of his former one. Though this time
around, having found faith in Christ, Welch is able to find the ‘redeeming
qualities' of Korn’s music.”
Brian
“Head” Welch last week announced his plans to team back up with his
former Korn bandmates for several European tour dates in June 2013 and
possibly record new material. In Welch’s highly publicized exit from the
incredibly successful Nu-Metal band, he cited his drug addiction
and ”chasing the almighty buck” as the reasons for his leaving. In
addition, he desired the respect of his then 6-year-old daughter and to
rededicate himself to a Christian life. - See more at:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/02/signs-of-christian-maturity-from-metal-guitarist/#sthash.HM3zg7cO.dpuf
Brian
“Head” Welch last week announced his plans to team back up with his
former Korn bandmates for several European tour dates in June 2013 and
possibly record new material. In Welch’s highly publicized exit from the
incredibly successful Nu-Metal band, he cited his drug addiction
and ”chasing the almighty buck” as the reasons for his leaving. In
addition, he desired the respect of his then 6-year-old daughter and to
rededicate himself to a Christian life. - See more at:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/02/signs-of-christian-maturity-from-metal-guitarist/#sthash.HM3zg7cO.dpuf
Brian
“Head” Welch last week announced his plans to team back up with his
former Korn bandmates for several European tour dates in June 2013 and
possibly record new material. In Welch’s highly publicized exit from the
incredibly successful Nu-Metal band, he cited his drug addiction
and ”chasing the almighty buck” as the reasons for his leaving. In
addition, he desired the respect of his then 6-year-old daughter and to
rededicate himself to a Christian life. At the time, the other members
of Korn were surprised as
Welch told MTV News:
“I
think it made the guys mad. It confused them. I left at the worst
possible time. We got off Sony, and all the money was there, we were
going to own all of our songs, but I had to prove to myself that money
wasn’t my God,” he said. “I talked to Jonathan [Davis] and he said, ‘I
don’t get it, man, you’re all happy and we’re sitting here grieving
because our band is breaking up.’ And I wanted to tell him, ‘Well, for
years, you guys were out partying while I was sitting on the tour bus
wanting to die.’ “
But even more surprising is that
eight years after leaving the band, Welch is joining forces with Korn
again. A reunion which came about by
accident according to Welch:
“I played one song last May [at the Carolina Rebellion Festival],” Welch tells Rolling Stone.
“I showed up at that festival — I was on tour with POD, and we had a
few days off. They had a big festival, and Korn, Evanescence and Five
Finger Death Punch were playing. I wanted to go and my daughter loves
those bands. So I took her, and I was just going to go hang out.
Then
I met up with Munky, who I hadn’t seen in seven years, and talked with
him for 30 minutes. It was really heavy. Then, 10 minutes before they
went onstage, [bassist] Fieldy is like, ‘I’m just saying, we have a
guitar set up for you.’ I’m like, ‘What? I just want to see you guys!
All right, I’ll play ‘Blind.’ It was just crazy, because it was really
emotional. That’s what set it up. Munky called me a month after that,
and he said, ‘Hey, if you ever want to come back, the door’s open. We
miss you.’ “
The greater story is that less than a
decade later, Welch has become such a strong man in Christ that he is
able to go back to an environment that was once toxic and deadly to him.
To strike up friendships and play music again with Korn shows an
incredible maturity on Welch’s part as he continues to lead his own
band, Love and Death, while rekindling the fires of his former one.
Though this time around, having found faith in Christ, Welch is able to
find the
redeeming qualities of Korn’s music.
“Everyone
is broken in this world. There’s so much divorce, hate and
unforgiveness. For people to see this, I think it’s just really
uplifting. I never thought it would happen, and I’m not sure they did
either. The fans just love it, because a lot of the fans back in the day
were like, suicidal, and from broken homes and abuse. They looked up to
us like their family. And to see their family split up was hard on
them. To get it put back together, there is a joy around the people who
care about it.”
- See more at:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/02/signs-of-christian-maturity-from-metal-guitarist/#sthash.HM3zg7cO.dpuf
Brian
“Head” Welch last week announced his plans to team back up with his
former Korn bandmates for several European tour dates in June 2013 and
possibly record new material. In Welch’s highly publicized exit from the
incredibly successful Nu-Metal band, he cited his drug addiction
and ”chasing the almighty buck” as the reasons for his leaving. In
addition, he desired the respect of his then 6-year-old daughter and to
rededicate himself to a Christian life. At the time, the other members
of Korn were surprised as
Welch told MTV News:
“I
think it made the guys mad. It confused them. I left at the worst
possible time. We got off Sony, and all the money was there, we were
going to own all of our songs, but I had to prove to myself that money
wasn’t my God,” he said. “I talked to Jonathan [Davis] and he said, ‘I
don’t get it, man, you’re all happy and we’re sitting here grieving
because our band is breaking up.’ And I wanted to tell him, ‘Well, for
years, you guys were out partying while I was sitting on the tour bus
wanting to die.’ “
But even more surprising is that
eight years after leaving the band, Welch is joining forces with Korn
again. A reunion which came about by
accident according to Welch:
“I played one song last May [at the Carolina Rebellion Festival],” Welch tells Rolling Stone.
“I showed up at that festival — I was on tour with POD, and we had a
few days off. They had a big festival, and Korn, Evanescence and Five
Finger Death Punch were playing. I wanted to go and my daughter loves
those bands. So I took her, and I was just going to go hang out.
Then
I met up with Munky, who I hadn’t seen in seven years, and talked with
him for 30 minutes. It was really heavy. Then, 10 minutes before they
went onstage, [bassist] Fieldy is like, ‘I’m just saying, we have a
guitar set up for you.’ I’m like, ‘What? I just want to see you guys!
All right, I’ll play ‘Blind.’ It was just crazy, because it was really
emotional. That’s what set it up. Munky called me a month after that,
and he said, ‘Hey, if you ever want to come back, the door’s open. We
miss you.’ “
The greater story is that less than a
decade later, Welch has become such a strong man in Christ that he is
able to go back to an environment that was once toxic and deadly to him.
To strike up friendships and play music again with Korn shows an
incredible maturity on Welch’s part as he continues to lead his own
band, Love and Death, while rekindling the fires of his former one.
Though this time around, having found faith in Christ, Welch is able to
find the
redeeming qualities of Korn’s music.
“Everyone
is broken in this world. There’s so much divorce, hate and
unforgiveness. For people to see this, I think it’s just really
uplifting. I never thought it would happen, and I’m not sure they did
either. The fans just love it, because a lot of the fans back in the day
were like, suicidal, and from broken homes and abuse. They looked up to
us like their family. And to see their family split up was hard on
them. To get it put back together, there is a joy around the people who
care about it.”
- See more at:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/02/signs-of-christian-maturity-from-metal-guitarist/#sthash.HM3zg7cO.dpuf
Brian
“Head” Welch last week announced his plans to team back up with his
former Korn bandmates for several European tour dates in June 2013 and
possibly record new material. In Welch’s highly publicized exit from the
incredibly successful Nu-Metal band, he cited his drug addiction
and ”chasing the almighty buck” as the reasons for his leaving. In
addition, he desired the respect of his then 6-year-old daughter and to
rededicate himself to a Christian life. At the time, the other members
of Korn were surprised as
Welch told MTV News:
“I
think it made the guys mad. It confused them. I left at the worst
possible time. We got off Sony, and all the money was there, we were
going to own all of our songs, but I had to prove to myself that money
wasn’t my God,” he said. “I talked to Jonathan [Davis] and he said, ‘I
don’t get it, man, you’re all happy and we’re sitting here grieving
because our band is breaking up.’ And I wanted to tell him, ‘Well, for
years, you guys were out partying while I was sitting on the tour bus
wanting to die.’ “
But even more surprising is that
eight years after leaving the band, Welch is joining forces with Korn
again. A reunion which came about by
accident according to Welch:
“I played one song last May [at the Carolina Rebellion Festival],” Welch tells Rolling Stone.
“I showed up at that festival — I was on tour with POD, and we had a
few days off. They had a big festival, and Korn, Evanescence and Five
Finger Death Punch were playing. I wanted to go and my daughter loves
those bands. So I took her, and I was just going to go hang out.
Then
I met up with Munky, who I hadn’t seen in seven years, and talked with
him for 30 minutes. It was really heavy. Then, 10 minutes before they
went onstage, [bassist] Fieldy is like, ‘I’m just saying, we have a
guitar set up for you.’ I’m like, ‘What? I just want to see you guys!
All right, I’ll play ‘Blind.’ It was just crazy, because it was really
emotional. That’s what set it up. Munky called me a month after that,
and he said, ‘Hey, if you ever want to come back, the door’s open. We
miss you.’ “
The greater story is that less than a
decade later, Welch has become such a strong man in Christ that he is
able to go back to an environment that was once toxic and deadly to him.
To strike up friendships and play music again with Korn shows an
incredible maturity on Welch’s part as he continues to lead his own
band, Love and Death, while rekindling the fires of his former one.
Though this time around, having found faith in Christ, Welch is able to
find the
redeeming qualities of Korn’s music.
“Everyone
is broken in this world. There’s so much divorce, hate and
unforgiveness. For people to see this, I think it’s just really
uplifting. I never thought it would happen, and I’m not sure they did
either. The fans just love it, because a lot of the fans back in the day
were like, suicidal, and from broken homes and abuse. They looked up to
us like their family. And to see their family split up was hard on
them. To get it put back together, there is a joy around the people who
care about it.”
- See more at:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/02/signs-of-christian-maturity-from-metal-guitarist/#sthash.HM3zg7cO.dpuf
