In my head, this band can do no wrong. Even though their last two albums were quite different than what most of us fans were used to, I still love them regardless. I owe them my life, basically. Without their music helping me through countless situations, I would not be who I am today. I'd probably still be stuck in my little shell, afraid of the world around me. When I was younger and all else failed, and I felt like noone understood me, I always had Korn to turn to. And I still do, to this day. For every situation i've gone through in my life and will go through for the rest of my days, there is a Korn song that helps me through it.
It is hard to describe the mental connection Jonathan Davis has with his fans, because if you don't feel it then you never will, and its hard for an outsider to grasp why we love him so much. I will try and describe it as best I can though. He is my voice. He is the head "freak", really. For any kid whose ever felt a little bit different, or out of place or made to feel inadequate, JD is hope. Hope that they are not alone. It is because of his openness and candid writing style that the fans can relate. Even though i'm not an awkward teen anymore, the man STILL speaks to me and moves me in a way like no other. His voice is soothing, and his words stay with me. Watching him grow from the drug-addicted booze hound he was when the band first started to the sober, hard-working musician that he is now, has been fascinating. While he spent years helping me grow, he grew himself.
Although, I kinda feel a little bad singling out JD. Each member of the band brings their own unique flavor and story to the table.
Two of the original members of the band, Head and David, are no longer playing with them. David left for the simple reason of "taking a break to spend time with his family". That break has lasted about 4 years now. Noone knows what David is doing or where he is, really. All I know is, I wish the best for him and whatever he does and hope that one day he'll come back to us and keep on rockin'. For now, we have Ray Luzier as his replacement. And we loves him. He is spectacular, and totally rocks our head off :) .
Head, however, is a different story completely. My heart broke the day I heard the news. Head's departure took a toll on the band and fans because of how unexpected it was....and because of the reasoning behind it. Head found Jesus. He felt he could no longer be part of the band and walk in the light of God at the same time. He was battling with his drug and alcohol addiction, and ended up ultimately replacing it with another addiction: Christianity. Thats how I feel, anyway. Replacing one addiction with another isn't technically recovering from the addiction, you're just filling the void with something else (but that's a whole different blog post entirely). Head actually wrote a book about his time with the band and his eventual decision to convert. I have no desire to read this book whatsoever. For a while there was a war of words between JD and Head and the rest of the members of the band, which have since waned. I've forgiven Head for leaving and wish him the best, but I will never understand his departure because....
....Fieldy (their amazingly talented bassist) has ALSO found God. And guess what? He ALSO wrote a book, (which I did read and reccomend to everyone because its so fantastic) but he didn't feel the need to get all self-righteous about it and leave the band...just saying.......Moving on!
James Shaffer, or Munky as he's known to the fans, is just plain awesome. One of the greatest guitarists out there today. He really has stepped up to the plate ALOT since Head left. He almost had to since he is now filling the space the was once occupied by TWO guitarists. There isnt too much else I can say about him. He's the rather "quiet" member of the band. Except when he's drunk....because then he's just funny. Arent we all, though?
All of the members combined (even Ray their newest addition) create a kick ass sound. The distinct sound that is Korn. In 2 weeks, im going to see them live for the 8th time. The show NEVER gets old. It's kinda like a mini-therapy session, where I can go and scream and bang my head and not care what anyone thinks.
That's why I love this band. Korn runs through my veins. They're a part of my life, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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