Korn is: Jonathan Davis - Vocals and Bagpipes Reggie Fieldy Arvizu - Bass James Munky Shaffer - Guitar Brian Head Welch - Guitar and Vocals David Silvuria - Drums

How Korn Started: Korn was formed in 1993 with the combination of two bands: Sexart and LAPD. Sexart was the band that Jonathan Davis had led during his years as an assistant coroner in the Kern County (California) Coroners Department (also moonlighting as an undertaker at a nearby funeral home), having recently earned a degree at San Francisco's School of Mortuary Science. Jonathan was only in Sexart for about four months and did only one song with the lead singer which is on a Bakersfield compilation. LAPD was the band which included James 'Munky' Shaffer (guitar), David Silveria (drums), Reginald 'Fieldy Snuts' Arvizu (bass, later) and on tour only (not on the album) Brian 'Head' Welch (guitar). LAPD was apparently bigger then Sexart and is not impossible to find, like Sexart is. Munky said: 'Me, Fieldy, and David recorded it when we were about 18 or 19. You might even hear some Korn parts. That's when I played rippin' solos.' The bands first crossed paths when Munky and Brian were in Bakersfield one night, and they went to this bar where Sexart happened to be playing. According to Munky: 'We were getting ready to leave, and just as we're walking out the door... Jon was the singer in that band, and we heard him sing and me and Brian both turned to each other and our jaws just... (drops jaw) oh my God. And so we turned around and went back in and watched the whole set.' Later they asked him to join the band. Initially Jonathan didn't want to do it, but a psychic had told him that he would be stupid if he didn't do it, so he went and tried out. The rest, as they say, is history...

We asked Brian about their experience with Megadeth: 'Mustane was a dick. They were always blaming us for shit. We weren't allowed to carry beer around stage because he was a recovering alcoholic. So we filled water bottles with it and taped around them so you couldn't see what was in them. Once he came on our tour bus, after he fell off the wagon, piss drunk, and said: 'You know what you need to do to get big?... (at this point we were dodging his swaying finger that was pointed at us) ... only tour with big bands.'

'We were supposed to be touring (on the Monster Magnet and Grotus tour) with the Deftones and Sugar Ray, but it got fucked up... Sugar Ray is in Europe or some shit and the Deftones are with Anthrax. Chino (lead singer of the Deftones) is God. Marilyn Manson was supposed to be on tour with us with Ozzy but they didn't want to open for a band that opened for them.' He then told us he particularly doesn't enjoy touring with Monster Magnet, because their performance is so 'old rock'. 'We're touring with Ozzy, but we don't like playing big places. It's so impersonal. We like to be close to the people. It's a better performance, although I keep getting hit in the head by my mic when people fall on stage.' (Jon also said he loves it when people come on stage).

Korn Equipment they use: James 'Munky' Shaffer Guitars: White 7-string Ibanez Universe UV7P, Black Universe UV7, Black Saber S5407, '56 Fender Telecaster (for recording 'Korn') Amps: Marshall JCM 900 (in the studio), Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier heads (on tour) FXs: Sears Silvertone ('Blind'), vintage Leslie Cabinet ('Lies', 'Kill You'), Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser ('Blind'), Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (flange, 'No Place to Hide'), Mu-Tron Bi phaser, Ibanez Chorus, Dunlop Uni-Vibe ('Swallow'), wah pedal, a Big Muff pedal (modified by Richard Kaplan), and a Roland Jet Phaser

Brian 'Head' Welch Guitars: White 7-string Ibanez Universe UV7P, Gibson Les Paul (for recording 'Korn') Amps: Marshall JCM 900 (in the studio), Hughes & Kettner Tri-Amp head GC 412 (on tour) FXs: Ibanez Tube Screamer, Big Muff distortion pedals, Electro-Harmonix Uni-Fuzz, Mu-Tron Bi phaser ('Porno Creep'), chorus pedal

Reginald 'Fieldy Snuts' Arvizu Basses: Ibanez Soundgear 1305, Ibanez Soundgear 505's (Black w/ face scratched out & Natural), and the ATK305 (Amber/ash body) Amps: Hughes & Kettner BC 410's, 2 Mesa/Boogie M-2000 heads, Mesa/Boogie 4x10 cabinet FXs: SansAmp Pedal

David Silveria Cymbals: Paiste Rude's Drums: TAMA Starclassic Set-up: Single 20' bass drum, 2 tom-toms, 2 floor toms, 3 1/2' piccolo snare, Gibralter rack system, DW pedals and hardware, Roland Midi Module TR808, Polekat(?) drum trigger set

Jonathan 'HIV' Davis Mics: Shure mics (contact Zack Adcock for more info on this) Bagpipes: Unknown

Korn's Gear: Digitech, Electro Harmonix, Bogner, Rivera, Mesa, Boogie, Ibanez, Shure Bros, Dean Markley, Hughes and Kettner, Tama, Paiste, Easton, Roland, Boss, Drum Workshop, Rema.

Korn Wear: Puma, Tribal, JNCO, D.C. Shoes, Deisel, Fubu, Phat Farm, Kikwear, Dita Eyewear, 26 Red, Karen Dusenberry, 714

How Korn got their name: Jon was at a party in his home town of Bakersfield, when he over heard two gays talking. They were talking about having sex with each other and eating each others assholes, when one of them blew diarrheah all over the other guys face and when he opened his mouth there was a corn kernel on his tongue. And Jonathan went around saying corn to people who knew the story, to make them sick. Instead of spelling KoRn with a C, he spelt it with a K. Jon also wrote KoRn symbol the way he did because a little kid would write it like that.

Their Nicknames: Munky got his because when he spreads his toes out it looks like a monkey's hand. Fieldy got his because when he was a kid he used to have "chipmunk cheeks" and they called him Gopher then it went to Gar then Garfield and then finally Fieldy. Brian got the name Head because he has or so he says a very large head. He says that no hat he wears will fit him except for a beenie he has.