MTV Italy Interviews KoRn's Jonathan Davis

Band Photo: Korn (?)
KORN fan site KornTV.co.uk has posted a transcript of the MTV Italy interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, conducted last Sunday (Sept. 4) prior to the band's appearance at MTV Italy's Coca-Cola Live event. Read on:
Q: There's been a lot of expectation around this gig. Tickets got sold out in no time. People wanna know about your new album, man. When is it coming out?
Jonathan Davis: "The new album will be coming out probably November 22nd. That's the date that we've picked. We need to use some time to set it up right, so we can make it the best KORN ever."
Q: Do you have a name for the album?
Jonathan Davis: "Well, you know, we have a list about this long [does hand gesture] of names, and we've gotta figure it out. We still haven't figured it out yet."
Q: Any good names on top of the list?
Jonathan Davis: "Not that we're gonna let out yet."
Q: "Souvenir of Sadness" was one of the names that we read in the music magazines, and everything. It wasn't a demo, but it was one of the songs included on the album. Is that correct?
Jonathan Davis: "Yeah, it's made it on the album, so it'll be on there."
Q: So, the producers. Is it the first time you've worked with several different producers, not just with one?
Jonathan Davis: "Yeah, this time around it was different for us because we've always worked with one producer — a rock producer, or a metal producer, whatever you wanna call it. This time round, we're trying to do something different and change it up. So we started working with a whole different bunch of people, and we wrote some songs with each one, and just picked the producers we liked the best — that being The Matrix and Atticus Ross."
Q: Also, they come from a whole different bunch of musical places.
Jonathan Davis: "Yeah. The majority of album we did with The Matrix, and they're like pop producers. They've done stuff with AVRIL LAVIGNE, stuff like that, and they've always wanted to get into heavier rock. At first when we were trying out with them we didn't think it was gonna work because they're so 'bubblegum,' but they wanted to do something so different, and it really worked out. They brought a song in, and me and Fieldy were sitting there. At first we were like, 'This ain't gonna work,' but they brought a song in they we wrote and did some stuff to it, and we were like, 'Wow!' It's really different."
Q: So you're not going pop at all?
Jonathan Davis: "Not at all, man. Don't worry about that. [laughs] [crowd cheers]"
Q: What did these guys boot into the album? How did you confront these guys musically? Was it a whole new different thing for you?
Jonathan Davis: "It was a totally different way of writing for us because we basically just sat down, and the band would jam out the songs. They would take it, and Scott from The Matrix would come back, and he would pull things that we never thought we would ever use for songs, and arrange them in munipulitive ways within the computer to sound different, and we'd bring them back in and listen and be like, 'Wow!'"
Q: What did you start from? The drums? bass?
Jonathan Davis: "This way was totally different. We started just jamming basically in the studio, and he'd pull parts. So it was really different for us, really cool. We'd mess with them more to get them the way we liked it, and we'd learn it and play it. It was an amazing experience."
Q: How does it sound. What's the sound of this album?
Jonathan Davis: "It's new, it's very different. We're basically a new band, we lost one member — Head — which everyone knows. I think everyone had to step their game up when that happened. It's a new sound. It still remains KORN, but it's totally different. It's a breath of fresh air. It's like we've had to re-invent ourselves and come up with some new things and everyone in the band was so ecstatic about it. It's an amazing, amazing album."
Q: How about working with LIL JON? I read that you have a lot of admiration for thie guy, you like this guy, and your voices work together fine.
Jonathan Davis: "Yeah. It was upsetting that we didn't get to do the song that we originally did — 'Fight the Power' for 'xXx: The Next Level' — but the guy is really an amazing producer, and we have nothing but respect for him."
Q: What happend to that song? Why did it end up being sang by somebody else?
Jonathan Davis: "Because of his label. Just red tape. Bullshit."
Q: So we're never gonna hear it?
Jonathan Davis: "Never. Probably not."
Q: That's a shame. But it exists?
Jonathan Davis: "It does exist."
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51 Comments on "MTV Italy Interviews KoRn's Jonathan Davis"


5. writes:
I cant say I'm a fan, but Korn have made the biggest impact on metal (as the world knows it) since Pantera, Metallica and Megadeth.....
They've had their moment, and it's about 2 years past due for them to retire, but I am curious to hear what a --differnt-- Korn album sounds like....As every record since FTL has been more or less the same retreaded thing....and last album was utter horse sh**....
I would "like" to be pleasently surprised by them but I don't see it happening....
I miss the errie sparse gutteral rage of their debut....but I guess just about everyone says that.





17. writes:
First what in the f*** can you do about it?!??!?!??!.....
You can stop coming to the site for one. Two you can keep fighting the good fight and tear down other bands while defending your own. Or you can act like half the Korn fans who come here and post really funny death threats.....That is about it.
I really did enjoy Korns debut album (no rap, good lyrics, and a very minimalist approach, which is rare in metal), but the rest of their albums leave something to be desired. Thats just my opinion Kornfan94, and theres not a whole lot that can be done about it. I respect your opinion but not everyone else here does.
Deal with it.


20. writes:
bleh, they get mutilated enough around here.
If they go there they may end up on the local news as suicide attempts....
I can see it now, half finished suicide letters about how great and legendary Korn are......Then they're found on the kitchen floor trying to overfeed themselves with with Taco Bell to the bursting point like in "Seven".


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25. writes:
its all you stupid little f***ers that are making KoRn bigger and bigger and bigger.....................you guys are giving them so much publicity about you hating them and wanting them to stop making music, its riduculous. You a$$ holes are that b*****ds that think your all big and bad because you can bash at something you despise. And apparently you guys DO like KoRn, why the hell else would you stupid little f***ers be here, in a section, about KoRn? Get over it................KoRn is here and there not going anywhere any time soon.................So, if you dont like them, ignore the music, dont look at the news about them, dont buy any concert tickets, dont buy the albums...................its that f***ing easy.........................GROW THE F**K UP !




37. writes:
k if you dotj like korn get the fuk out of here ang get a life.
i dont get it if u dont like korn y are u here its like going to a britney spears form and posting a comment there. Korn owns and their new stuf will probably not be as good as their original stuf but they still f**ing own.

39. writes:
jonathan is fat and on prozac.come on, the guys obviously going to take all of our critcism,and use it
to fuel inspiration for him to do what we've all been waiting for.That is a good album.so rally up, piss on the new korn cd, don't buy so they lose tons of money, and are forced to go back to their roots.
in the words of Philip A " true metal lies in the underground"
40. writes:
this is entertaining...hearing the non korn fans bash korn and their fans and the korn fans fighting back....its halarious....im a korn fan...but like ive said before i don't let the bashing get to me...it's something to do...makes life interesting...
peace out.





50. writes:
I would like to ask jonathan where and when the band having a concert here in the philippines >?
and im gonna ask what year it be ?
im a korn fanatic and i really hope that you will not dissapoint me request ....... ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!
HARDCORE LIVES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKZ ! im BURNIE from the PHILLIPPINES

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1. broken face writes:
fuk that lil jon bullsh**