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Korn Founder calls it quits; Leaves because of Christianity
Topic Started: Mar 2 2005, 06:22 PM (1,025 Views)
Dennis Mar 2 2005, 06:22 PM Post #1
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A founding member of Korn is leaving the band to focus on his religious beliefs. "Korn has parted ways with guitarist Brian `Head' Welch, who has chosen Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end," said a statement posted Tuesday on Korn's Web site.

Welch told The Bakersfield Californian that his decision might be surprising to some. "A lot of people think I'm crazy. I don't care."

Welch said he'd become increasingly disenchanted with producing heavy metal music that invokes dark and morbid images.

"Those guys in the band, they're not bad guys. They're just a bunch of kids getting marketed how these guys in the big corporate firms want to do," Welch said. "It makes us look like bad people, but we're really just a bunch of kids who never had a chance to grow up."

Korn is working on its eighth album, set for release later this year. The band's self-titled 1994 debut album sold more than 2 million copies.

Source: Yahoo news

Brian recently spoke to a crowd of 10,000 at Valley Bible Fellowship in California about his past struggles and new life in Christ. To hear his testimony, visit his new website at www.headtochrist.com


One thing to say: wow. OK, two things: I admire this guy tremendously. :phrank:
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Seth Mar 2 2005, 06:23 PM Post #2
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Raven Mar 2 2005, 06:41 PM Post #3
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kevkev44 Mar 2 2005, 06:47 PM Post #4
sucka free sundays
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Slack Mar 2 2005, 06:47 PM Post #5
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 Don't see that every day. I wonder how much of a difference it makes...

Answering in smilies?
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Deleted User Mar 2 2005, 07:23 PM Post #6
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 I heard about this a few days ago on the radio.
Very sad.
Hopefully it's just a phase.
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Pennywise Mar 2 2005, 09:35 PM Post #7
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PhranK
March 2, 2005 06:23 PM
I heard about this a few days ago on the radio.
Very sad.
Hopefully it's just a phase.

*Pennywise Snorts

Its a shame, He was a good guitarist. One of the better Modern Guitarists around.
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alamir Mar 2 2005, 09:39 PM Post #8
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 good maybe they'll make more room on the rock radio for Bright-Eyes and Modest Moust now :D
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Deleted User Mar 2 2005, 09:48 PM Post #9
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 Korn doesn't get airplay in this stupid, backwater area I live in.. :@
And they only play the new Modest Mouse, and only the couple songs.. over.. and over..
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Pennywise Mar 2 2005, 09:49 PM Post #10
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 In "Another Brick in the Wall" (Their version, obviously), was it Welch that did that Solo in the middle of the song?
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kevkev44 Mar 2 2005, 09:49 PM Post #11
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 I've never heard Korn on our Rock Station in years.
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XSLASH Mar 2 2005, 10:05 PM Post #12
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 wtf stupid worthless relgion damn lies
well this is stupid
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alamir Mar 2 2005, 10:14 PM Post #13
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 here its opposite... no modest mouse.. lots of korn


no bright eyes... ever.

my station is doing a wierd thing... see they realized that a lot of their listeners liked the old alternative (smashing pumkins/ Stone temple pilots / nirvana) ..so they started playing those more often..but now that the years are going further..tehy moved into the later alternative/rock/whatever (korn / beastie boys later stuff / ) ...ok i can't explain it. ..jsut know im not happy with my station and barely listen to it now...

i just go to launch radio and listen to indy rock :D
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Lothlómendil Mar 2 2005, 10:17 PM Post #14
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XSLASH
March 2, 2005 09:05 PM
wtf stupid worthless relgion damn lies
well this is stupid

Comments like this are not needed. Period.
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XSLASH Mar 2 2005, 10:19 PM Post #15
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 but wait who quit the singer or brian the bass player?
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