Bands Through K-Q
KoRn:
How the Band Got Its Name: A lot of songwriter Jonathan Davis' inspiration comes from his childhood: the band chose the name of a vegetable and then spelled it in a childlike way, with the "R" sometimes backwards or capitalized.
City of Origin: Bakersfield, California
Style of Music: heavy punk, alternative metal, hardcore rock, rap-metal
Official Website: www.KoRn.com
Fans Call Themselves: KoRn Kids
Biggest Hits:
* "Somebody Someone"
* "Make Me Bad"
* "Freak on a Leash"
* "Twist"
* "Good God"
* "Blind"
* "Daddy"
* "Got the Life"
Albums:
* Issues (1999)
* Follow the Leader (1998)
* Life is Peachy (1996)
* KoRn (1994)
Random Facts:
* KoRn performed two hot songs off the Issues album at WoodStock '99
* The cover of Issues was designed by one of 20,000 fans who entered a KoRn-sponsored art contest
* Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) directed KoRn's video "Falling Away From Me"
* KoRn was the first band to ever conduct an interactive radi broadcast on the internet
The Boys in the Band:
Name: Jonathan Davis
Birthdate: January 18, 1971
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California
Musical Insturment: vocals, bagpipes
Lives Now: Belmont Shores, California
Dues Paying Gigs: Manager of a Pizza Hut, janitor
Random Facts:
* Jonathan felt alienated in high school bacause of his artistic interests
* Jonathan has many tattoos, includeding a band logo on his back
* Jonathan has a son named Jonathan Houseman Davis
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Name: Reginald Arvizu; AKA Fieldy
Birthdate: November 2, 1969
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California
Lives Now: Belmont, California
Musical Insturment: guitar
Dues Paying gigs: door-to-door plant salesman
Random Facts:
* Fieldy is the mastermind behind every piece of KoRn merchandise
* Fieldy is married to his longtime girlfriend, Shela. They have two daughters: Selena and Olivia
* Fieldy has his daughter's name (Serena) tattooed on his neck
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Name: James Shaffer, aka Munky
Birthdate: June 6, 1970
Birthplace: Rosedale, California
Musical Insturment: guitar
Random Facts:
* The one tip of Munky's fingers was cut off in a biking accident
* The nickname "Munky" comes from the fact that James' feet are spread out, they look like munky hands
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Name: Brian Welch, aka Head
Birthdate: June 19, 1970
Birthplace: Torrance, California
Lives now: Redondo Beach, California
Musical Insturment: guitar
Dues paying gigs: furniture delivery boy, pizza delivery boy
Random Facts:
* Before joing the band L.A.P.D. Brian was ina band called Ragtime
* Brian left home at the age of seventeen
* Brian married to Rebecca; they have a daughter named Jenea Marie Welch
* Brian's nickname "Head" stems from a huge sise of his cranium
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Name: David Silveria
Birthdate: September 21, 1972
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California
Lives now: Huntington Beach, California
Musical Insurment: drums
Dues paying gigs: model for skate-punk clothing companies