Only On: Catching up with Korn in quarantine

Bakersfield's Brian 'Head' Welch discusses Korn's new release

BORN AND RAISED..

AND SOME OFTHE MOSTACCOMPLISHED ARE THE MEMBERS OF'KORN.'THEY WERE RISING BACK UP THECHARTS AGAIN EARLY THISYEAR... BUT HAD TO CANCEL THEIRENTIRE SUMMER TOUR WHENCOVID-19 HIT.WE CAUGHT UP WITH FOUNDINGMEMBER, BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH,ABOUT WHAT THE BAND HAS BEEN UPTO DURING QUARANTINE.IT IS NICE TO BE BACK WITH YOUHOW AREYOU I'M GOOD HOW ARE YOU BEENWHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

OH WHOLELOT OF THESAME AS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOINGPROBABLY.SITTING AT HOME.

HOME PROJECTS.YOUKNOW WHAT'S CRAZY, ME AND MYBAND KORN HAD A TOUR FOR 6 WEEKSRIGHTBEFORE COVID.

SO I GOT HOMEMARCH 7 FROM THAT TOUR AND THENTHEY SHUTEVERYTHING DOWN AND I HAVE A NEWHOUSE THAT I MOVED ONE BEDROOMINBEFORE THE TOUR SO I HAD BOXESSO I'M LIKE OK THIS SUCKS FORTHE US AND THEWORLD BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE THEBEST OF IT AND IT WAS PERFECTTIMING FORME.EVEN THOUGH YOUR WORLD TOUR WASCANCELED, YOU HAVE STILL BEENBUSY WORKING, LIKE YOUR SONGTHAT WAS JUSTRELEASED, TELL US A LITTLE BITABOUT IT.I'VE BEEN BACK IN THE BAND ITOOK A BREAK ILEFT FOR 8 YEARS, FOUND MYSELFAND MY FAITH AND GOT HEALTHY.KORN DIDVERY WELL ALL THOSE YEARS.

WEGOT NEW MANAGEMENT AND THEYWANTED TO BUILD OUR BRAND BACKUP AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE THEBIGGEST YEAR SINCEI'VE BEEN BACK AND WE WEREREALLY EXCITED AND THENEVERYTHING JUST GOTCANCELED BUT WE'RE THANKFUL FORTHE TOUR BEFORE THAT SO A LOT OFGOOD THINGS HAPPENED.

WHILEWE'VE BEEN OFF I'M THINKIN, OK,I'M A HOME BODYBECAUSE WE TOUR SO MUCH.

SO I'MTHINKING I'M GOING TO CHILL FORA YEAR.

SO ABOUT 6 WEEKS INTO ITTHE BAND STARTS TEXTING ANDSAYING CAN WE PLEASE WORK I'MGOING CRAZY.

SOME OF THEM HAVENEW BABIES AND MY KID IS 22 SOI'M JUST LOUNGING AND LOVINGLIFE AND THEY'RE LIKE PLEASELET'S WORK.

SO WEGO AND GET TOGETHER AND FINISHTHE SONG THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TOGEORGIA FOR THE LATE GREATCHARLIE DANIELS BAND.

THAT WAS APIECE OF OURCHILDHOOD YOU KNOW, IT CROSSEDGENRES THAT SONG AND GOT PLAYEDON POP COUNTRY RADIO, ALL KINDSOF FANS OF MUSIC LOVED THAT SONGBECAUSE ITWAS A STORY.

VERY DRAMATIC SO WEWANTED TO HONOR HIM.

WE ACTUALLYRECORDED IT LAST YEAR AND WE PUTOUT A RECORD CALLED THE NOTHINGAND IT DIDN'TFIT ON THAT RECORD.

SO CHARLIEDANIELS SONG WAS MORE FUN SO ITHINK IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

ANDEVERY BIT OF MONEY THAT COMES INFOR THAT SONG GOES TO ACHARITY, A SCHOOL MY DAUGHTERWENT TO AND GOT HEALED UP AT BYATTENDING THE LAST YEAR, IT'SCALLED AWAKENING YOUTH AND THEYHELP HUNDREDS OF KIDSBUT THEY WANT TO HELP THOUSANDSSO WE WANTED TO GIVE THEPROCEEDS TO THEM.SO WAS IT YOUR IDEA TO DONATETHEPROCEEDS TO THAT ORGANIZATION?WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE?YOU KNOW WHAT'S CRAZY, JONATHANDAVIS.

IT WAS HIS IDEA.

IT JUSTSHOWS HIS HEART.

HE KNEW THEPROBLEMS THEYWERE FACING BECAUSE PRIVATE PAYWITH PARENTS IS NOT ALWAYS EASYSO SHE WAS GETTING CALLS FROMPEOPLE WHO JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT.DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HAVERAISED SO FAR?IT'S THOUSANDS ALREADY.

EVERYCENTIS GOING TO HELP THEM WE'RE NOTGETTING ANYTHING.

IT'S ON BANDCAMP.IT'S A DONATION OF $2 OR MORE ORWHATEVER YOU WANT TO GIVE.

DOYOU HAVE ANY MORE PLANS IN THEWORKS RIGHT NOW?YOU KNOW WE CAN'T GET TOGETHER,LIKEWE USED TO BE BE SAFE ANDHEALTHY A LOT OF US HAVE PEOPLEIN OUR FAMILYTHAT ARE AT RISK SO IT'S JUST WEHAVE TO BE SAFE AND HEALTHYWE'RE TALKING EVERY COUPLE WEEKSABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.BUT WE'RE HOPING TO JUSTTRANSFER ALL OF THE DATES WE DIDTHIS YEAR THAT GOT CANCELED TONEXT YEAR, GOD WILLING WE CANPLAY CONCERTS IN BIG VENUES NEXTYEAR.BE SURE TO JOIN US TOMORROWMORNING AT 6 A.M.

... FOR PARTTWOOF THE INTERVIEW.WE'RE TALKING KEEPING UP WITHYOUR MENTAL HEALTH WHILE INQUARANTINE, AND BRIAN WELCH'SNEW SPA HERE IN BAKERSFIELD...AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND IT.