— Adrian Hummel

Brian “Head” Welch is a man who has had everything you could desire at the tips of his fingers. Money, cars, success, but none of that made him happy. In 2005 Head announced that he was leaving Korn and had started a relationship with Christ. He quit one of the biggest rock bands to focus more on raising his daughter. Since his conversion he has been pretty vocal about his faith and has written 3 books and put out an album. His first book Save Me From Myself talks about his reason for leaving, his conversion, and his bad drug habit to speed. Then Head put out an album by the same name which included one song Flush. You can hear the song below but this is what Head said about his new music.

“I knew it was going to be nothing near as big as Korn, but I was proud of it. It’s got some heavy riffs and it’s got a lot more emotion than I’ve ever put in music. I’m an emotional guy (and) it was cool to be able to put it in there. It was cool how people were surprised by it. A lot of people thought I was gonna come out with some ‘Kumbaya,’ Jesus music.”

I recently chatted with him about his latest book Stronger: 40 Days of Metal And Spirituality. He took a huge but necessary step leaving Korn, and Head continues to venture out on his own, writing, speaking, and making music while raising his daughter Jenna. In the interview he also briefly touches on his relationship with Korn member Fieldy.

Interview w/Brian “Head” Welch 1.12.11 by Adrian Hummel