Former Korn Guitarist Talks About Meth Addiction
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Launch Radio Networks reports: Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has come clean about his past drug abuse in his new memoir, "Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story". Welch told Launch that he was in especially bad shape the last two years before he left KORN in early 2005. "2003 is when I started using speed every day," he said. "Meth. I got hooked on meth and in order to get up and function, even play the show, I had to snort lines, you know. And I told myself, 'I'll do this tour, I'll do this Ozzfest, and I'll do meth the whole time and I'll go home and check into a rehab.'And it scared me, you know, 'cause I was like coming — every month I would tell myself, 'I'm gonna stop this tour,'and I wouldn't be able to do it. Like a fear would come over me. I was just trapped."
Welch's book chronicles his life, his career with KORN and his recent embrace of Christianity.
The guitarist told the Bakersfield Californian last week that his biggest regret about his time with the band was "punching my wife."
Welch intends to release his first solo album later this year.
KORN will issue its untitled eighth studio effort at the end of this month.
Welch's current replacement in KORN, touring guitarist Clint Lowery, was arrested on Thursday (July 5) at the Hodokvas Festival in Piestany, Slovakia after a "wild, drunken night" at the event, which ended with the guitarist trashing his room. Lowery was released the following afternoon from police custody after apologizing and paying for the damages.
Source: Blabbermouth
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48 Comments on "Former Korn Guitarist Talks About Meth Addiction"
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2. writes:
I don't see it that way jomama. I see it that he chose to take these drugs and that's the life he chose in that band. But listening to interviews he did, he blames himself for this and deeply regrets chosing that path, but ultimately he got out...read the book and maybe you will find out that he puts the blame on him...but the book might also prove that you are right...
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5. writes:
YEAH I READ THE ARTICLE IN REVOLVER MAGAZINE, IT WAS UH.......... PRETTY BAD IN FACT I REMEMBER SEEING HEAD ONSTAGE DURING WOODSTOCK BACK IN THE NINETIES AND SAYING DUDE HE LOOKS FUCIKED UP ON COKE!!! AND HE WAS HAHAHAH!!!!!!! GOOD FOR HIM THOUGH NOW HE CAN SIT BACK AND HAVE HIS MEMORIES. NICE HEAD, NICE.
8. writes:
well, jeff dude...considering this about the 5th or 6th time this kind of article has been posted about this guy and his meth addiction...and now his life of god.....ITS OLD NEWS, AND WHAT THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THIS MORON....???....
korn's 1st cd kiked a$$, but every cd after that sucked a$$.....
Senior News Correspondent
13. writes:
its ok jeff dude.....not everyone likes "korn" flakes.....yes, they were extremely popular back in the 1990s or 20th century......now, wuhahahahahahaha......the "korn" flake box is empty.....guess you will just have to be spoonfed some cheerios or fruit loops...
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18. writes:
i was refering to the eay "korn flakes" changed their image to try to get through to the dumb a$$ white wigger kids...fieldy being all crip lookin....what jokes....collaborating with rappers doesnt make them gangsta wannabes...lookin the look of gangsta wannabes does.....
and the muppets will forever be the kings of that style of entertaiment....but i have to give a nod to "fraggle rock" as well....
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20. writes:
YEAH THEY KIND OF GOT A LITTLE WANKSTA LIKE, BUT THEY CAN STILL MAKE GOOD MUSIC I ONLY LIKED THE FIRST CD AND LIFE IS PEACHY MYSELF AND THE REST WAS KIND OF YEAH A LITTLE WIGGA LIKE BUT IT WAS NT BAD, I DONT LIKE MUCH NU-METAL ANYWAY BUT KORN WAS COOL MAN, I GREW UP ON KORN YEAH I ATE KORN FLAKES!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
23. writes:
It's so weird... I just had a listen to "Life is Peachy" (btw, it still sucks as much as it ever did!), on the album booklet you've got Head thanking Korn for "saving me from Bako"... and now it's "oh, god saved me from Korn".. it's weird with these star "characters"... always looking for something/someone to blame about everything instead of taking the responsability yourself on your actions. So, now it's "oh, poor little me" and "Praise the lord". Just f*** off Brian.
24. writes:
TO EACH HIS OWN, IF HES A CHRISTIAN OR WHATEVER GOOD FOR HIM, I HOPE IT WORKS FOR HIM, PEOPLE CHANGE WITH TIME, HEAD IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY WHO HAVE GONE THAT ROUTE. GOOD LUCK TO HIM AND WHATEVER HE DECIDES IS BEST FOR HIM AT LEAST HE'S CARING FOR HIS DAUGHTER AND CLEANING UP HIS ACT, HE'S A GOOD GUY.
25. writes:
no they dont have to wear all blk or pantera shirts....but i was refering to the gimmick style changes they made, and they went gangsta to try to reach a new crowd....reach them with your music not your clothes...if the music is felt in their hearts they will be fans..if they dont feel it, then they dont feel it...but its the music you have to sell, not your clothing style changes......
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28. writes:
wow do you guys take small things way to far, so what if he wants to write a book, and kaptin save a ho was probably written by jeff dude just so he could try to make himself look better, this is all very silly. I bet his meth story is a little bit more interesting than most of the other rockers out there because his actually changed, and because he's just a weird guy in general.
35. writes:
UH YEAH, I DONT ANYTHING ON RELIGION ANYWAY IF I WANTED TO BE SAVED I WOULD GO TO WWW.JESUS.COM SORRY MAN, MAY BEE IT WORKED FOR HEAD BUT I M NOT A RELIGOUS PERSON I WASNT RAISED RELIGIOUS PLUS MY FAM WAS CATHOLIC SO, I VE HAD MY SHARE OF BEING CONDEMED AND SHOUTED AT TO REPENT. THANKS ANYWAY.
36. writes:
once again, thanks to Kaptain sav a ho, we see that some people dont know how to use the english language!!! learn to use proper grammar before you decide to call yourself a divine spirit...dumba$$....instead of "except" you need to say "accept"....THE WAY YOU PUT IT MEANS EVERYTHING "EXCEPT" JESUS...............
Former Contributor
47. writes:
Christ Oz, this like is watching someone pick legs off a fly, have mercy....You had me laughing with your response on post 12.
It's a little hard for me to believe that when Korn came out when I was only 14. The fact that they still exist is absolutely stunning to me.
They've never been that great but there was some real energy and I believe even honesty in their first two records. Davis screams from the gut on those albums even if his lyrics are infact horse dung.
Now the fans are just being lied to by a disintegrating 3 piece who force the machine to print more money.
Rather than pick on the fans I feel sorry for them.
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48. writes:
kaptin save a ho, you can't be serious. there never was a jesus christ who did miracles or was resurrected or any sh** like that. there is no proof whatsoever....there4, not a fact. if it is not a fact, (but we can all agree it is a "story"), then it is a myth. whoop dee f***in doo! let's all be christians now and pray to some invisible god to help us in our last 5 god damn minutes of life b4 we die.
christianity lives off of fear of death and suffering, but catholic priests still have the nuts to go rape children. Explain that Mister Holier Than Thou. And HEAD, congrats for getting off of speed but for Christ's sake (no pun intended), grow some balls and take responsibility....korn rules b****z
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1. Jomama writes:
I loved Korn in the 90's when they first came out. Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that Head kicked drugs, but I think it's too soon for him to be putting out books about being saved. It's a personal choice he made to leave Korn. I think he's putting the blame on being in a band instead of acknowledging his personal demons, child hood issues, etc. I'm annoyed at this guy. Anybody else?