Ex-Korn Drummer Arrested For DUI

According to Blabbermouth.net, original Korn drummer David Silveria was arrested for DUI in Huntington Beach, California this past weekend.

According to police records, the 39-year-old musician - who played with Korn for 13 years - was arrested on Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

Silveria recently joined forces with Anyone members Riz Story and Miki Black in a brand new project called Infinika.

David left Korn in late 2006 in order to focus on family life along with running his steak house and sushi restaurant. In December 2009, David changed his steak house into the rock and sports-themed bar Silvera's Rockbar and was said to be no longer 50 percent owner of his sushi restaurant, having agreed to sell his half of ownership over to his ex-wife after a year-long court battle.

During a 2010 interview, Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer stated that David "has sold or gave away all his drums. I heard he doesn't even own a drumstick anymore."

Comments

[threedaysgrace9]

Crap. I really like David, his drumming was always top notch.

[Krieger91]

He was a damn good drummer, what made him quit? I also heard he became a model...

[Pagan_Poetry]

"Rumor has it he listened to Korn's newest album in the car and downed a bottle of vodka to cope with it"

[jinsu2301]

I really would like to give a **** but I just ate my last one.

[Pagan_Poetry]

jinsu2301 wrote:

I really would like to give a **** but I just ate my last one.

You eat your own shits?
You eat your own Fucks?
Either way, I'd be concerned.

[iommi600]

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

[KEEPTHE METAL33]

A famous rockstar has troubles with alcohol? What a shocker

[NorCalLos]

iommi600 wrote:

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

How do you know?

[m4ss3 m/]

DUI? God I hate that word. Why you can't just say "driving drunk"?

[HigherThanAMile]

NorCalLos wrote:

iommi600 wrote:

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

How do you know?

Because he was a PASSENGER and was ejected due to the fact that he wasn't wearing a seatbelt when the accident happened.

Sheesh.

[HigherThanAMile]

m4ss3 m/ wrote:

DUI? God I hate that word. Why you can't just say "driving drunk"?

DWI is driving drunk. DUI is driving under the influence and covers a broader spectrum of offenses.

[PoopietheClown]

Drinking is allowed in California?

[Year Zero]

What a idiot, seriously go drum again and quit being useless.

[.:!j.man!:.]

Life changes. Shame about his lack of a drumstick he was my favourite member of korn.

[Root Beer]

Year Zero wrote:

What a idiot, seriously go drum again and quit being useless.

How about he does what he wants with his life and not let it be controlled by fans who feel entitled?

Although drugs are not the way to go.

[Swannie]

During a 2010 interview, Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer stated that David "has sold or gave away all his drums. I heard he doesn't even own a drumstick anymore."

not a Korn fan, but that just makes me sad

[Elmo Jade Blue]

NorCalLos wrote:

iommi600 wrote:

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

How do you know?

how dont you

[Cavalcade]

NorCalLos wrote:

iommi600 wrote:

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

How do you know?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Cheng_%... usician%29#Car_accident

That's how.

[jekylhyde]

David is in a band called Infinika. They have a new single coming out soon. So, he hasn't quit drumming. He just went on hiatus for a few years.

Infinika:

[Abacus11]

That's too bad. I hope he just made a mistake and it's not a sign of bigger problems.

His drumming was pretty cool, especially on the first couple of Korn albums.

[NorCalLos]

Cavalcade wrote:

NorCalLos wrote:

iommi600 wrote:

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

How do you know?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Cheng_%... usician%29#Car_accident

That's how.

Oh, wow. The mighty, mighty wikipedia. I'm convinced.

[a drummer]

NorCalLos wrote:

Cavalcade wrote:

NorCalLos wrote:

iommi600 wrote:

Crazy dude... the guy from Deftones is in a 4 year coma and he wasn't even DUI...

How do you know?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Cheng_%... usician%29#Car_accident

That's how.

Oh, wow. The mighty, mighty wikipedia. I'm convinced.

Why don't use the internet and research for yourself. You will discover that you're an idiot as well

[a drummer]

^you use*

[NorCalLos]

a drummer wrote:

^you use*

I'm not the one claiming I know what happened. I'd actually appreciate someone who claims to know what happened to Chi finding a credible source of information. In every article I've ever read about the accident, they kind of dance around the specifics of the accident.

[Sir-Shredalot]

Amazing groovy drummer. Handsome fellow.

Looked a mess recently and new band totally suck.

[CarlShahuesa]

Does nobody see the part where he was arrested at 10:45 A.M . on a SUNDAY ? Tilted that wine cup a little far, eh?

[teknoman]

C'mon Dave go back and rejoin Korn and pick up Head on the way... you did some amazing music back in the 2000's

[silent caution]

Pagan_Poetry wrote:

"Rumor has it he listened to Korn's newest album in the car and downed a bottle of vodka to cope with it"

i'm a big korn fan but that was funny

[Logan_B]

HigherThanAMile wrote:

m4ss3 m/ wrote:

DUI? God I hate that word. Why you can't just say "driving drunk"?

DWI is driving drunk. DUI is driving under the influence and covers a broader spectrum of offenses.

Actually DWI would refer to the broader spectrum as in drug impairment. DUI is when you are over the legal blood alcohol limit to operate a motor vehicle. Unless its backwards in United States, thats what it is in Canada

[Mud Martian]

I was arrested for DUI recently. Let me tell you, just because someone was arrested for DUI, doesn't mean they were anywhere near being drunk.

Sure, the legal limit is 0.08%, but, depending on your size and level of tolerance, that could mean you're basically sober. Hell, I'm a huge dude, and I can walk straight, see straight, talk straight, and think straight after seven shots of whiskey or rum.

But the police and judges don't care about those factors.

Without knowing the circumstances, I can't judge whether he was being retarded, or he had a couple glasses of wine, and was otherwise perfectly okay to drive, and simply got unlucky.

Being arrested for DUI also does NOT equal a conviction. He could very well be innocent. Innocent, until proven guilty, as the law goes. Usually.

So, no judgment, just hope it all works out for the best and he's learned something from it.

[mysticguitar77]

DUI = Driving Under the Influence

DUI covers drugs, medications, mixing medications with BAC (blood alcohol content) under the legal limit also falls into this category. You get tagged with this charge if the cop decides you are driving impaired, but you're not necessarily drunk.

DWI = Driving While Intoxicated

Means you're driving with a BAC over the legal limit, you're drunk in the eyes of law enforcement if your BAC is 0.08% or above.

Both offenses are rather serious if you're proven guilty. A friend of mine got slapped with a DUI with a BAC of 0.07%, but the cops found prescription drugs in his car, so they assumed he has taken them. He did not take them (as he says) since the day before and they were already well out of his system. He could not prove this, it was his word against the cops word and of course the cop wins. He lost his license for 3 months for a crime he didn't commit.

0.08% is like one beer, it's ridiculous. Most people who drink just every once in awhile have enough tolerance so that one beer doesn't effect you hardly at all. The legal limit for BAC is just going to keep getting lower and lower too.

[saint_berzerker]

Logan_B wrote:

HigherThanAMile wrote:

m4ss3 m/ wrote:

DUI? God I hate that word. Why you can't just say "driving drunk"?

DWI is driving drunk. DUI is driving under the influence and covers a broader spectrum of offenses.

Actually DWI would refer to the broader spectrum as in drug impairment. DUI is when you are over the legal blood alcohol limit to operate a motor vehicle. Unless its backwards in United States, thats what it is in Canada

yes, it's backwards here. Of course, the definition changes from state to state.

[jp-90]

If it was really at 10:45 am Sunday then he probably had slept at some point.

[GMPX]

Krieger91 wrote:

He was a damn good drummer, what made him quit?

He wouldn't be the first, Dan Spitz from Anthrax walked away from the music world, gave all he's guitars away to 'theme' restaurants and become a professional watch maker.

[SomebodySomeone]

to the idiot rantin bout uncredible wiki artivle on chi. you dont need wiki to prove what happend to chi. ****in chino and chi's friends and family have been tellin us bout it all this time. how bout to google deftones dot com, oneloveforchi dot com, etc. or ****in google it. sheesh

and to everyone flamin david silvera, maybe he just doesnt want to drum anymore? maybe he saw what korn was becomin and decide to walk away instead of taking the usual,

" we love each other and we'll always be homiez!!!!"

followed by "nah man, those guys are *******s! im glad i quit korn" type of shit...

[Black Hazard]

Not music news, and no one cares. Get better articles and quit copying from other websites.

[rhcpjhlz]

I think he looks like Rob Lowe.

[j-walk]

K never heard Korn's new album but tell me is it really bad or are people just bitchin cause it doesn,t sound like thier first two?

[caseharr33]

Slow news day? Driving under the influence really ticks me off. Guess he was lucky he didn't kill a family in his selfishness

[mysticguitar77]

caseharr33 wrote:

Slow news day? Driving under the influence really ticks me off. Guess he was lucky he didn't kill a family in his selfishness

Says you, sitting behind your computer calling someone you don't even know selfish.

You know what ticks me off? Ignorant f*cking people.

[Cooke17]

Now kids if your in a kickass band like korn dont bail out to become a model.... this is what happens