Posted on 02/23/2005 12:34:22 AM PST by Rastus
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, Calif., 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 Feb. 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.
Well that's cool. I hope it lasts.
God works in mysterious ways.
Mark 2:17
And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
How very beautiful.
Seriously, good for him. Too many of these guys really get into the satanic stuff and don't make it out.
I hope its not one of those people going from one addiction to the other extreme. I hope he stays with Jesus for the long haul. Life with the lord has many trials.
Korn was on 'Monk' last week. Their tour bus was stuck in traffic and Monk had to take his nurse's little girl onto their bus to go to the bathroom. Funny scene. Anyways, I am happy for Brian Welch. Sometimes, religion is in a person all along only they don't know it. One day it just hits them.
The Lord works in mysterious ways.
bump. It will be interesting to see the reaction this gets from the MTv\pop-music crowd. I do hope that it works out for him and he doesn't let the outside pressure force of pop culture lure him back into the gristmill of mo-money/mo-fame lifestyle before he has a chance to shine on his own. It is going to be tough to start a new music career that will be in a different direction and finding a new audience than that of Korn. I am sure there will be some cross over but it will be slow going at first.
Wow! UnF'n believable! I guess KoRn and God don't mix.
I listen to KORN thank you very much. When Im having a stressful crazy day, I turn on my ipod and go for a powerwalk.
And there are groups that are Christian and have a heavy rock sound, such as P.O.D.
I'm sure Brian will do just fine and more power to him to go onto a new journey.
With his daughter: 
hmmm....cut the hair, dye it blond, poof it up,change the guitar to a keyboard...
and bingo, he's john tesh!
(he actually does bare a resemblance to tesh if you just look at the face)
Glad to see he's going to use his talent for the Lord!
Time to start a new kick a$$ Christian rock band.
"finds a good barber..."
Did Jesus have a crew cut?
My brother-in-law and nephews have a Christian Rock Heavy Metal Family Band called JCD. If you'd like to check them out, you can help yourself to some free downloads here: http://music.download.com/jcd
LOL. You're right, there is a resemblance to Tesh.
"UnF'n believable! I guess KoRn and God don't mix."
Methinks ex-Korn mixes better with God than your unnecessary implied use of the F word....
FReegards.
You somehow missed that part of the post. I am sure he will do fine but my point was that anytime someone leaves a group and strikes out on their own they will be a slow building process of a new core audience regardless if they stay with the same music style or go totally in a different direction.
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