by Nikki, Mobile, AL

Jonathan Davis .. there is so much for me to say about this one person. I know that im really going to sound like a crazed stalker when I say this .. but he really means so much to me. Im fourteen years old right now, and the first time I had ever heard anything about KoRn was in 6th grade, when two new students came to my very small school with bookbags and notebooks bearing the word: KoRn. I asked them what it meant, and they told me it was a band.Within afew weeks, I saw the video "Got the Life" on Mtv, and that was my first time ever seeing him. He looked so interesting .. he looked different from anyone I'd ever seen. I started to look up information and Jon's background on the internet .. I read everything about him that I could possibly find. I just thought that he was extremely interesting. When I found out about his past, I was so sad .. I mean, he seems to be the sweetest person that i've ever saw! I then got the rest of their cds, including "Issues". I had read about the song "Daddy" and it's meaning .. but I had no idea that Jon would start crying and screaming at the end. I was cleaning my room and then at the end of the song, I heard him begin to scream and cry. That was the saddest thing I had ever heard, and it still is. I felt so sorry for him that I sat down and started crying along with him. I just wanted to sit beside him and hug him and tell him that everything was ok. Jon's lyrics in all of his songs have really opened my mind to reality and that other people have problems .. and that I am not the only one. Around the time before I started listening to KoRn, my life was going downhill for lots of different reasons. But the more I got into Jon and his life, I realized that he made it through the rough times of his life, and his childhood was worse than mine. And if he made it, then why couldnt I? He has really inspired me to stand up for myself and my opinions. I am still struggling with my family and their opinion about the band, but im so thankful that my parents are loving enough to let me buy their cds and listen to them. I know that I will continue to listen to them, and learn more about Jon Davis .. he really is my role model. I havent met him .. i've gone to one of their concerts. But I would give ANYTHING, to meet him just one time .. and to thank him for all that he has done for me .. in my own thoughts, he is a close friend and always will be. I mean, just sitting here thinking about people who get to meet him, im like crying .. no, im not looking for pity, I just always think "all these people get to meet him .. why cant I?" But, just listening to his voice and words every day is enough to get by. I hope that one day I do get to meet him ..