Head during a show with Korn in 2014 Background information Birth name Brian Philip Welch Also known as Head Born ( 1970-06-19) June 19, 1970 (age 48), Los Angeles, California Genres,, Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instruments Guitar, vocals Years active 1993–present Labels, Associated acts, Website Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is one of the guitarists and founding member of the band and his solo project. Along with fellow Korn guitarist, Welch helped develop Korn's distinctive sound, a mix of sirenlike shards of dissonant guitar that mimicked a 's various effects and rumbling down-tuned riffing, that defined the nu metal aesthetic beginning in the mid-'90s.
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After becoming a, Welch left the band in 2005 to focus on life as a father and to pursue his own solo career. He released his debut Christian album,, in 2008.
He reunited with Korn on-stage at the Carolina Rebellion on May 5, 2012 for the first time in seven years, and on May 2, 2013, officially announced rejoining the band. Welch and Munky were ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time.
Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Welch was raised in. He was different from most kids, and was bullied in school.
He liked music, and was a big fan. Originally, Welch expressed interest in playing the drums, but his father convinced him to play the guitar so he would not have to haul a drum kit around. He began playing the guitar at the age of 10. His first guitar was a Mystic, which he referred to in his book as 'maybe the most metal-looking guitar you have ever seen.' Describing how he got his nickname 'Head', Welch stated, 'Guys said my head looked like it was too big for my body, and so they started calling me 'Head.' I guess it stuck'.
Korn (1993–2005, 2013–present) [ ] Formation [ ] Korn formed after the group broke up, due to singer Richard Morrill's. Musicians,, and wanted to continue, and they hired Welch to play guitar in their new band named 'Creep'.
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In early 1993, the band took notice of vocalist after seeing his band and attempted to recruit him. Davis initially did not want to join the band, but after consulting a psychic he changed his mind and auditioned. After Davis was hired, the group decided to rename themselves. 'Jonathan had an immediate idea for a new name. He suggested that we call the band 'Korn,' and we all liked it.
It sounded kinda creepy because it reminded us of that horror movie Children of the Corn'. Starting with Korn's, and with subsequent albums,,,, and, the band gradually became one of the top-selling groups, earning $25 million in royalty payments and selling out arenas. In January 1995, Welch's wife Rebekah gave birth to a daughter, but they decided to give her up for adoption. When she got pregnant again, they decided to keep the child. On July 6, 1998, Welch's wife gave birth to their second daughter, Jennea Marie Welch. The band was scheduled to be on the UK version of, but dropped out so that Welch could be by his wife's side.
He and his wife have since divorced and Welch has custody of their daughter. The two reside in. Despite being divorced, Welch does keep in touch with his ex-wife.
By 2003, Welch had become addicted to drugs. He would prepare for tours by stashing as much as he could in vitamin capsules, deodorant containers, and his clothes. According to Welch, the band members also suffered personal battles with addiction: 'We were only sober for just a couple of hours a day in Korn. And then when you come home and you've got to deal with real life and your wife isn't having that, crap goes down.' Despite his dreams coming true, Welch did not enjoy the touring life with Korn.
You travel, you get to another town, you play a show and you do it again. You try to just be at peace but even a big, huge band like Korn, playing in front of thousands of people, it can get lonely. You feel like you're a trucker and you're traveling with a bunch of truckers. You can't connect with people except for the ones that you're with because the ones you party with after the show, you don't know them and then you're gone.
When everyone's drunk, you're like 'Alright. Departure from Korn [ ] On February 22, 2005, Korn's management announced that after almost 12 years, Welch had left Korn, citing that he had '.chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end.' In a 2009 radio interview with, Welch explained: 'I was walking one day, just doing my Rock & Roll thing making millions of bucks, you know success and everything, addicted to drugs and then the next day I had Revelation of Christ and I was like, everything changes right now!' On March 10, 2005, Welch was in the with a group of believers from his church in.