Ex-KORN Guitarist HEAD Allegedly Asks To Come Back To The Band, Gets Denied

September 14, 2009

Altitude TV conducted an interview this past Saturday (September 12) with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. Watch a two-minute excerpt from the chat below.

When asked about KORN's current relationship with former members Brian "Head" Welch (guitar) and David Silveria (drums),Munky said, "It's kind of a strange thing. Brian actually contacted us recently and wanted to come back to the band. And it was not the right time... for us. We're doing well, and it's kind of like... It's kind of like if you divorced your wife and she went on and she stayed successful and her career flourished, and you go back and [say], 'My gosh, she's still hot.' 'Baby, can we get back together?' 'Wait a minute... All the stuff's been divided, and it's like...' I don't see it happening right now. It's not gonna happen right now. As far as David goes, I heard he sold every single drum he owns... or he gave it away. He doesn't even own a drum stick. I mean, it blows me away... Wow, one of the best drummers I've ever played with and I think a lot of people have ever heard. Just to go... 180 [degrees]... go the opposite direction. I don't think he wants anything to do... The music business can be dirty and some people can endure it and some people just don't want anything to do with it once something bad has happened to them."

For more than a decade, Welch was lead guitarist for the controversial rock band KORN, but in early 2005 he shocked the international music community when he abruptly quit the band and announced that he had been saved by Jesus Christ. His announcement in front of 10,000 people in Bakersfield, California set off a media frenzy, as people from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star into the light.

In a May 2009 interview with Noisecreep, Welch said that he was fully happy with his decision to leave the band and has not considered a return to the group that made him famous. "If I ever felt God lead me back to KORN for some reason, I'd go," he said.

Silveria left KORN in late 2006, taking a "temporary hiatus" to spend time with his family and oversee his restaurant business.

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