Korn Repeatedly Asked Brian 'Head' Welch To Rejoin

Known for being the deadlock-whipping, born-again guitarist of Korn, Brian 'Head' Welch who has openly discussed his struggles with substance abuse through four books as well as his hesitance to rejoin the band. "When I wasn't in the band, Korn management him me up every year or two asking me to rejoin," said Welch. "I would do book singings, and they would send someone to say, 'Hey, it would be cool to have you back one day.' My daughter would be here, and at 8, 9, 10 years old, she would say, "No way, Dad. You can't go back to that band."

"So when I did talk to her about it, it wasn't like, 'Jennea, can I go back to Korn?' It was like, 'How do you feel about this?' She was like, 'I think it's awesome. Those are your brothers, and you grew up with them. I think that the fans would nee you,' because a lot of them are stuck back in this crazy life that I wrote about it in the first book. Maybe I could go help some of them. It was just time. She knew it, and I knew it."

When asked if his fans accept his born-again Christian faith, Welch said, "Yeah. A lot of them have changed along with me. But everything has changed. Now there are athletes and all kinds of musicians, from Iron Maiden to Alice Cooper, who are Christian. It's more accepting now. I'm not the only wierdo."

Korn is also nearing the completion of their newest album since 2013's The Paradigm Shift, which was also Korn's first album since Welch rejoined the band. "We're trying to finish it. It's been about a year in the works," said Welch. "We've been saying, 'What is Korn? What did we start out to do? And it was all about the live shows. I feel like we've got the Korn sound and vibe, but we've also captured the intensity of what Korn always had been. We have 11 songs. It's the most intense, energetic Korn record in 10 years or more. It'll be out late summer."

Welch's new book "With My Eyes Wide Open" touches down on how difficult it is to lead a "normal" life, raising his daughter, and what ultimately lead to his return to Korn.

(source: Rolling Stone)