Korn Guitarist Finds God, Leaves Band

[Firefly]

Religion for the win. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/23/music.korn.reut/index.html)

Now maybe a bunch of degenerate boo-hoo crybaby faux-angst slacker kiddies will get over the fact that mommy and daddy work for a living, and will start joining society the way they should be.

NEW YORK (Billboard) -- Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has parted ways with the hard rock act, citing a recent religious awakening.

Welch broke the news Sunday on Bakersfield, California, station KRAB-FM.

"I had it in my heart to come here and explain to you," Welch said. "I'm good friends with Korn. I love those guys, and they love me, and they're very happy for me."

Addressing the aggressive tone of the music he made with Korn, Welch said, "Anger is a good thing, and if kids want to listen to Korn, good, but there's happiness after the anger. I'm going to show it through my actions how much I love my fans."

Welch added that he would be appearing at a local church on February 27, during which time he would "speak (about) how I got to this place in my life, and I'll answer all your questions."

On its official Web site (http://www.korn.com), Korn's remaining members said they respect Welch's wishes and hope "he finds the happiness he is searching for." The group is in the studio working on a new album, due in September, which will be its first since fulfilling its contract with Epic last year.

For now, no replacement for Welch has been named, nor has a new label home for the band.

[Hamma]

What a pansy :brow:

[MattxMosh]

Please tell me this means I won't ever have to suffer through another Korn album.

[Hamma]

You never had to, just don't put it in your CD player :D

[MattxMosh]

Don't crack wise with me. :D

[Hamma]

:brow:

[Firefly]

Pansy?

Hell no. This dude has balls. I'm not religious very much, aside from the infrequent visit to Temple, but that's a lot of respect due right there.

He went from a drinking, whoring, hate-filled (at least in public) well-known guitarist in one of the best-known, most widely-heard "metal" bands, to the complete opposite. And he did it publically, in a period of time where you can be stoned and tried as a terrorist for that sort of shit.

Kinda like the opposite of Amy Grant. She went from a straight-laced married girl-next-door singing tunes about loving Jesus to a filthy cheating whore singing tunes about how sorry she is that she fucked that country dude named Vince Whatever. Oh. And her music sucked a fatty the whole way down the waterslide.

[Hamma]

I call it career suicide, 2 years from now he will have donated all his money to child molesting priests and wishing he never gave up is million dollar job :p

[Firefly]

I doubt it. If he's that happy then he won't give a shit about his career. And he can always turn around and go into the Christian music market.

[EarlyDawn]

I call it career suicide, 2 years from now he will have donated all his money to child molesting priests and wishing he never gave up is million dollar job :pThe council agrees.

[Giovanni]

Eh well shit happens but I still find it amusing that he never saw where his path was heading until he made a couple of millions. I'm thinking all he wants to do is take his retirement in peace without all the papparazi's going nuts over the fact he left, so he came up with a bogus reason to make them shut the fuck up.

That's my point of view anyways... I'm still willing to bet that in a couple of years he's going to go back to Korn or another band of the same style.

[Doppler]

I smell publicity stunt.

[Peacemaker]

I say its legit. The guy wont give up his money though. He prolly just saw the light so to say and decided to leave public light. After earning all that money its time to buy stuff with it. Diffrence is he wont have anyone watching what he buys most of the time. Besides record sales means he still gets money after hes gone.

[Ivan]

He could also be taking more of a behind the scenes approach. Like producing and or writing. There's a lot more money in that than performing. So if he is going that road he's doing better for his career, not worse.

[snowwolfe]

I dont see why people call you a sinner if you listen to rock music. Its just music.

[Electrofreak]

I say its legit. The guy wont give up his money though. He prolly just saw the light so to say and decided to leave public light. After earning all that money its time to buy stuff with it. Diffrence is he wont have anyone watching what he buys most of the time. Besides record sales means he still gets money after hes gone.

Its so much easier to get out of all that just by claiming to have a drug problem. That way you can still spend your money on hookers and beer.

[Hamma]

The question nobody has asked is.. where did he find god? Local 7-11?

[Hamma]

I would look at it but somehow I don't think it would be appropriate for work.

[Firefly]

I dont see why people call you a sinner if you listen to rock music. Its just music.
My father is a Methodist minister. He listens to Led Zeplin, AC/DC, and Black Sabbath almost exclusively, when he isn't listening to The Judds.

[snowwolfe]

My father is a Methodist minister. He listens to Led Zeplin, AC/DC, and Black Sabbath almost exclusively, when he isn't listening to The Judds.

Your father is a pretty cool minister.

[Kikinchikin]

Your father is a pretty cool minister.
Most ministers are pretty cool guys with relatively normal personalities and lives. Sure they are not going to go on drinking/drug binges like some people, but the vast majority aren't going to hit you with a paddle if you say "shit." I know my minister and his son and they are both pretty cool people.

[Lonehunter]

Old friend of mine's family went to Church everyweek, now their old minister and my dad are Harley Ride'in Buddies. That lil white color on a Harley is awesome when they ride to a rally.

[Derfud]

I head he is starting a new Christian Rock band which is going to be called "Korn Again".

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[Squeeky]

"Found God"

:lol:

That always gets me.

[Ivan]

"Has anyone seen God? I can't find him. Get off the couch Squeeky, you might be sitting on God. Look under the pillow dumb ass! Oh, wait, here is never mind. I said never mind I found God!"

[Breed]

Truth be told we'll never know why he left, maybe he didn't like the fact that Jonathon Davies doesn't drink, maybe he actually found god and is starting a new life for himself and his family.
Im sad he's leaving KoRn (My fav band ever) but i wish him all the best and hope that this change will only create new opportunities for them as people and a band.