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Korn... in their words

Up close with Head

Q:Why don't you tell us a little bit about the attitude with which KORN went into the studio with this time? What were you hoping to achieve?

A:I mostly want people to respect us for this record.

Q:What’s really amazing about the music of KORN is that you really created this really intense hybrid sound that has elements of hip-hop, it has elements of Brain Eno experimentation. Why don't you tell us about what goes into the creation of the KORN sound--what happens during the writing process?

A:When we write, someone plays something and everyone tries it and then we see if everyone's vibin' off it. If it sounds good, we'll keep goin' to another part. Sometimes we'll play it for four bars and then everyone's just doin' their own thing with it. We just all play it and it sounds like a big mess. Sooner or later, someone usually comes up with something cool. Then we just build the song from there. Sometimes we'll throw it away. Sometimes I'll write a song and we'll all try it and we'll say, "It's good, but it's not great." So we'll just toss it. Sometimes we get parts together and we’ll say, ‘that's not that good.’ Then two weeks or a month later, we'll try it again, or fit it into something totally different and it'll work very well.

Q:Do you write with the philosophy that if you can't play something in concert, you don't record it?

A:Yes. The only time we would do that is if we record something that's way underneath like in a chorus that you can barely hear on a record. If it just adds mood, that's okay. But as far as a main part, no way.

Q:What do you personally contribute to KORN’s sound and to FOLLOW THE LEADER in particular?

A:I think the combination of my guitar with MUNKY’s makes our sound more interesting and doubly-creative. He thinks of stuff I wouldn't think of, and I think of stuff that he wouldn't think of. It's like we're one person. We're one guitar player thinking. It's weird.

Q:What's your favorite new sound or technique that you used for the first time on this album?

A:I like the Digitech pedal tuned up an octave so it sounds kind of like a harp. That's one of my favorites.

Q:How do you feel the production was different on this album than it was on the last album?

A:We experimented more, and we took a lot more time with sound, creating parts and stuff. We just took our time. We didn't rush anything.

This interview, and all the others came from korn.

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