Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch admits he “went too far” with Christianity after it helped him become sober back in 2005. As a guest on the podcast No F**kin’ Regrets with Robb Flynn, he said, “I got obsessed with it, just like I was obsessed with the drugs. … And I had to come out of that and find normalcy, because there’s nothing worse than a freakin’ irritating religious person just shoving it down your throat — there’s nothing worse than that.”
Welch referred to his 2018 documentary, Loud Krazy Love, which followed his journey to sobriety, and captured the sentiments of Korn frontman Jonathan Davis at the time. Welch said, “And you saw it on the documentary, Jonathan’s like, ‘I hate those motherf–kers.’ People can’t stand them. And for years, we’ve had those Christians outside of Korn concerts, saying Korn’s of the devil, and all this. It’s crazy — it’s a crazy thing. But I’m just glad I got through it. And I’m glad that I am who I am now, and I have a lot of peace and rest for my soul. I feel very leveled and at peace with myself.”
Welch left Korn in 2005 but returned in 2013.
