“It’s really a beautiful thing to have a relationship with God where you’re praying, and he just really loves faith for people to interact with him,” Welch said.
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The nu metal rocker said he knows his relationship with Jesus looks crazy to others, but he wanted to make very clear it’s not. “I promise anybody watching this that thinks it’s crazy, on the other side of this life, it’s gonna look incredibly wise and not crazy at all,” Welch said.
Welch on the Biggest Misconception About Him Rejoining Korn
ChurchLeaders asked Welch what he believes is the biggest misconception people have about him being in Korn now that he is a Christian.
“It’s got to be the language,” he replied. “There might be a little bit of prejudgment going on” regarding what people believe happens backstage. But Welch said there are no groupies or partying, adding, ”Everybody is in relationships and dedicated.”
“We are boring backstage,” he said. “The excitement is on that stage with the fans. Afterwards, it’s about a meal, a shower, and a good night’s sleep.”
Welch believes that the “biggest hang up” people have with him being in the band is his singer, Jonathan Davis, having the “freedom to speak how he wants. His favorite word is the f-word.”
‘No One’s Ever Asked Me That Before’
Before Welch left the band, he frequently sang background vocals on both the album and during their live shows. But after rejoining the band, he has been notably less vocal on stage. ChurchLeaders inquired as to whether the band’s explicit lyrics were keeping him from singing.
“Honestly, Jonathan would write parts for me back in the day, and when I came back he just, I was out of the band for so long he never wrote parts for me again,” Welch explained.
Welch said that when he left the band, Korn’s other guitarist, James “Munky” Shaffer, took over all of Welch’s singing parts. So when he returned, he wasn’t just going to take his parts back. “I didn’t want to come in back into the band and take everything away from him that he liked,” he said.
As the interview concluded, Welch shared that before the pandemic, he would meet fans and evangelize at almost every concert. Videos that have been posted on YouTube show Welch and bandmate, Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, leading groups of fans in the sinner’s prayer before shows. Welch also shared that the members in Korn are “open to Christ” and encouraged Christians to lead with “love.”
