Untitled
by Niki Soper
There have been many times when I was alone. There
was no one anywhere to be found. I had nothing to
steady my teetering life or my trembling sanity. Then
I realized that through music I would never be alone.
That as long as there was music in my life I would
always have a refuge. That no matter what I said or
did music would never desert me. During this period
of my life I discovered a band by the name of....KoRn.
At first listen I had no clue what to make of this
band. It was unlike any other band I had ever heard
before. There were elements of nearly every musical
genre known to man. There was funk, there was rap,
there was punk, there was rock, and there was metal.
It was and remains the most unique combination in the
music industry, even though they have been blatantly
ripped off by a number of other bands hoping to cash
in on the new "trend". The band was at the forefront
of a new movement. A revolution that went unoticed
for a number of years. Little did the MTV and rock
radio world know that this band was steadily building
one of the largest most loyal fan following known to
the music world. The fans couldn't go unnoticed for
long however. There became too many of us. We simply
could not be ignored any longer and niether could the
band we loved and supported. In the last two and a
half years, KoRn has skyrocketed to the top of the
rock food chain and they continue to set new standards
that their many counter-parts strive to reach.
Through it all this band and its members have remained
intensely loyal to those who had always been loyal to
them. Korn is one of the few bands that talk to their
fans and actually listen to what they think. Jonathan
Davis, Brian "HEAD" Welch, Reginald "FIELDY" Arvizu,
David Silveria, and James "MUNKY" Shaffer have always
returned their fans intense loyalty with a love and
respect more reminiscent of old friends than of fans
and band. It is that friendship that has aided fans
of all ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds in making
changes in their lives and helping many, including
myself, in continuing to live their lives. So now I
embark on another life journey and what remains my
only constant in life? KoRN. For that I would like to
thank them genuinly from the bottom of my hearts and
the bowels of my very soul.