Ex-Korn Guitarist Sets The Record Straight About Finding God

Last week we shared the real reasons behind the departure of former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch from the band, and although he didn't leave because of his spiritual happenings, it was a signal from a power greater than himself that helped him solidify his decision. This was behind the book and now just released album, both titled Save Me From Myself.

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Welch said that he had already decided to quit the band for his daughter when his spiritual encounter took place.

 Head Talks About Being Lost After Korn

"I just remember going through the bible one night. It was right after I quit Korn. I still had some speed left. I tried to quit once, and I just felt like, I was going, 'Man, what's up? Am I going crazy? Is this stuff real? Is God real? Did I just blow it by leaving the band? What's going on?,' and then all of the sudden I felt a peaceful presence come into the room. Something from another place poured into that room for, like, five minutes, and it was... I felt paradise. Something came into my soul and took all that grind away, fear, depression, anxiety, everything, unbelief or whatever, something came and took it all away. I felt like I was in paradise for five minutes. I looked up, and I was like, 'God is this you?'"

He added:

 Head On Becoming A Believer

"I just felt, kinda like someone hugging me saying, 'Everything is going to be OK. Don't worry about it.' Right then, it was like 'This stuff is real. Everything changes right now.' The next day I threw away all my speed. I'm like, 'I'm done.' I want that what I felt because I was just such a broken, hurting person, man. I wanted that peace, and it became real to me. A lot of people thought I was nuts or whatever, but I was like no one is going to take away what I felt that day. No one can because look at me, three and a half years later I'm still... Obviously something happened because I'm still changed. I didn't go back. It changed my life."

Head also wrote the book Save Me From Myself, long before the release of the September 9 album of the same name. He said that he wished he toned his spiritual enthusiasm down for Korn fans, some of which he said might never truly understand the spiritual event that happened to him.

 Head On Getting Too Spiritual In Book

"Yeah, there's definitely some stuff. It would have shared... It would have probably mostly been the same as it is now, but some of the spiritual stuff I probably would have been more private and used more wisdom when I talked about it. Because when you talk about stuff like that and people don't understand that, people are going, 'This is weird.' But I had to be real and talk about what I went through and how I got to where I am right now or where I was at the time I finished the book. There's some stuff I rambled on about that I could have cut down a little bit. It's all good. I'm pleased with it. Everything happens for a reason."

Head is contemplating taking his show on the road with a live band. More news on that later. Also stay tuned next week for Head's thoughts on if hed ever rejoin Korn.

Comments

[whitedevil]

"I still had some speed left."
"then all of the sudden I felt a peaceful presence come into the room. Something from another place poured into that room for, like, five minutes, and it was... I felt paradise. Something came into my soul and took all that grind away, fear, depression, anxiety, everything, unbelief or whatever, something came and took it all away. I felt like I was in paradise for five minutes."

Just sounds like he took the speed to me....

[Pierced Brosnan]

What a deluded fool. Lol.

[kud666]

good on him, he wanted to change his life around and hi did i so major congrats 2 him, now im no bible basher or god squad lover, but if he believes in it who are we to say to him tht it aint real or hes a deluded fool. but his stuff with korn was still the best work hes ever done lol.

[darkfire_storm]

Pierced Brosnan wrote:

What a deluded fool. Lol.

yeah, let's all laugh out loud at your insensitivity and intolerance for another's beliefs. you are a funny guy!

seriously, don't be an ass. the guy found something that probably saved him from killing himself. that's all that matters. if it gives him peace and worth to believe in God, then who are you to bash on that?

i'll tell you... you'd be an ass.

[lutfish]

... He just took speed. Of course he felt relaxed. -.-
Good for him, but seriously? What did he expect from the speed?

[Azureknightmare]

... He just took speed. Of course he felt relaxed. -.-
Good for him, but seriously? What did he expect from the speed?

Speed is a stimulant. I wouldn't think it would make you feel relaxed...

[The_String_Man]

AugusTBurnShred wrote:

no one gives a ****

no one to you either

Azureknightmare wrote:

... He just took speed. Of course he felt relaxed. -.-
Good for him, but seriously? What did he expect from the speed?



Speed is a stimulant. I wouldn't think it would make you feel relaxed...

Yeah speed is an amphetamine or methamphetamine, a known upper/stimulant. know before you speak bro.

[Smoothy333]

The same kind of thing happened to me..... he's not deluded you idiots, speed doesn't make you have a damn spiritual experience. Now maybe some acid on the other hand... LOL
Good for him. I'm glad he found peace. Korn sucks now anyway, he found something way better.
He found God.

[therescue06]

The_String_Man wrote:

AugusTBurnShred wrote:

no one gives a ****


no one to you either

Azureknightmare wrote:

... He just took speed. Of course he felt relaxed. -.-
Good for him, but seriously? What did he expect from the speed?



Speed is a stimulant. I wouldn't think it would make you feel relaxed...


Yeah speed is an amphetamine or methamphetamine, a known upper/stimulant. know before you speak bro.

.....speed.
lets think about this.
speed = fast
how stupid can one be?

[strat0blaster]

Sounds like he stopped worrying and started trusting himself. More that he finally just realized he could do what he needed to as opposed to a holy experience. But that's good for him anyway. He's doing what he believes in and being right by hid daughter. If he wants to credit that to God or the bible, so be it - the important part here is that he's doing right by his kid, and I think you're all losing sight of that.

And if he did have a moment of awakening, so what? Everyone on here trashes the guy for believing in something. It's ridiculous. Let the guy have his faith, just like you all have yours, and get over it.

I guess it is true that if humans couldn't complain, the world would be silent of the spoken word.

[Pierced Brosnan]

yeah, let's all laugh out loud at your insensitivity and intolerance for another's beliefs. you are a funny guy!

seriously, don't be an ass. the guy found something that probably saved him from killing himself. that's all that matters. if it gives him peace and worth to believe in God, then who are you to bash on that?

i'll tell you... you'd be an ass.

You're right, that did come across badly, i apologise, I was only joking, I actually think he seems quite cool. I also agree on what you said, regardless of my beliefs

[Pierced Brosnan]

yeah, let's all laugh out loud at your insensitivity and intolerance for another's beliefs. you are a funny guy!

seriously, don't be an ass. the guy found something that probably saved him from killing himself. that's all that matters. if it gives him peace and worth to believe in God, then who are you to bash on that?

i'll tell you... you'd be an ass.

You're right, that did come across badly, i apologise, I was only joking, I actually think he seems quite cool. I also agree on what you said, regardless of my beliefs

[nikki6strings]

Ok, I give him credit for turning his life around or whatever.

But the whole book/cd/live band thing to go with it? Guess what ... Nikki Sixx did it first.

[CQB_241]

Whatever...all I know is that i've heard Head's new CD and it kicks the HELL out of KoRn's latest piece of crap...

[Afi_rocker_91]

Great for him!
He quit drugs cold turkey.
You obviously dont know how hard that is to do so.
He had the help of God. and with God all things are possible.
He didnt change back. He's still that different man. He's not on speed now and he still see's God and talks to God. So its definitely not the speed.

Apart from him finding God anyways, it was great of him to quit the band. Drugs and alchol are stupid and completly pointless. Congrats Brian I love you!

God bless you all

[Jimmy5790]

nikki6strings :
Ok, I give him credit for turning his life around or whatever.

But the whole book/cd/live band thing to go with it? Guess what ... Nikki Sixx did it first.


difference being Head doesn't suck ass

[Afi_rocker_91]

I also agree with some of you.
Its stupid to bash on people for what they believe.

I mean..what about people who believe they are coming back after death in the form of a tree?
You know how rediculous that sounds?
Im not bashing im just saying.
I respect people's beliefs

[nirvana-ejh]

I am happy for him. I know how hard it is to quit drugs. I am not a believer in god but I am happy that he found something to turn his life around. And I would not trash him because he found god....at least he is not a muslim. jk

[replica_]

well maybe he didnt need to infere that it was god that entered the room...you can be spiritual but not believe in any god. fair enuff he thought it was what people believe to be "God". i won't judge, just creating debate.

but i dunno. something tells me that he might be putting it on a bit, or embellishing his reasons for quitting korn, or glorifying his sense of euphoria that was possibly experienced from the speed, and misconceiving it as an act of god. he didnt say he felt relaxed, he said he felt "paradise" which can be construed as euphoria, from a drug, like methamphetamine.

but if it helped him change his life around, for his daughter's sake, and his own sake, then all i can do is support the guy. thank **** he didnt die! thats all!!

[Pumpkins4Life]

is it just me or does he sound like one of those farmers you see on tv decribing UFOs, i got the mental image of him being abducted out in a cornfield (Kornfield?) and i lol'ed.

[Victor Escobar]

I love Korn and i congratulate him for dealing with his inner demons but I hate that he wrte a book

[Caribousunking]

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain" - Dr Winston O'Boogie

[revengedspite]

Good on him, I want to here this new stuff of his, as long as its better then new KoRn I'm happy. Its good that he got off the drugs and shit and as for his god experience I'm christian so I'm in complete support of him

[sick&twisted]

Thats what happens when you do too much drugs.... You find "GOD"

[Gallagher666]

He's a loon, total loon. Found god? found forgiveness for bad guitar playing more like!

[vIsIbleNoIsE]

sick&twisted wrote:

Thats what happens when you do too much drugs.... You find "GOD"

ftw

[jack15_11]

Does he still play guitar? Hopefully not so as we are not objected to anymore. The worse of a bad pair...

[henkka_potku]

Smoothy333 wrote:

The same kind of thing happened to me..... he's not deluded you idiots, speed doesn't make you have a damn spiritual experience. Now maybe some acid on the other hand... LOL
Good for him. I'm glad he found peace. Korn sucks now anyway, he found something way better.
He found God.

Korn sucks, but so does your make-believe God.

[reddude91]

Korn Dont Suck And Niether Does Head. He Found God!! Good For Him!!

[reddude91]

Keep it Strong Head!!! Keep Faith in God!!