Brian ‘Head’ Welch: “I struggled with my thoughts, I struggled with my looks, so I found things to help me like comedy and music”
Brian ‘Head’ Welch discusses his formative years, his destructive streak at the height of Korn’s fame and how he was saved by spirituality
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Growing up in Bakersfield, California, Brian Welch had no idea how his life would turn out. Never fully fitting in at school, bullies gave him the nickname ‘Head’ because “puberty made my head grow big and my body stay short,” he remembers today, chatting to Kerrang! over Zoom. He would eventually reclaim the name at the behest of Korn bandmate Fieldy, who told him, “‘All these kids used to call you that, but it’s a cool name now.’”
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Kerrang! about the forthcoming LP, Welch hinted heavily towards an imminent announcement regarding Korn’s next move.
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“I asked the manager, because I’m doing Love And Death but I know people are going to ask me about Korn, and he said, ‘Just tell them the truth. Tell them that you’ve been getting together with them, you’re working on some stuff, and that we’ve got some really exciting news coming out’,” the musician explained.
“I think we’re gonna make some kind of announcement pretty soon, and that’s pretty much all I can say.”
Jonathan Davis of Korn. CREDIT: Chiaki Nozu/WireImage
Brian ‘Head’ Welch: Korn have “got some really exciting news coming out” soon
Korn’s Head tells Kerrang! that the band have been “working on some stuff”, and “are hopefully going to make an announcement pretty soon”.
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While Brian ‘Head’ Welch is currently busy focussing on the return of Love And Death, the guitarist/vocalist has revealed to Kerrang! that he’s been “visiting Korn off and on since last summer”, and the Bakersfield nu-metal titans should have some exciting news to announce pretty soon.
“I asked the manager, because I’m doing Love And Death but I know people are going to ask me about Korn, and he said, ‘Just tell them the truth. Tell them that you’ve been getting together with them, you’re working on some stuff, and that we’ve got some really exciting news coming out,’” Head teases. “I think we’re gonna make some kind of announcement pretty so