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| Volume 11, No. 43 |
July 28-3, 2010 |
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| Korn
Jonathan Davis on New Album and Lil Wayne | | By Shane Weller | | 
You are the lead singer of one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet. You and your band of misfits have sold more than 30 million records worldwide, have been nominated for six Grammys and have stolen two of them.
You sound like you have the Tasmanian Devil trapped in your throat when you sing, and you can tell fans to do whatever you want – and they will. You are Jonathan Davis of Korn and you kick some serious ass. Fans will be able to kick their week into gear when the band performs Monday at the County Coliseum with Drowning Pool and Murder FM.
We caught up with the frontman to get a peek into Korn’s upcoming album, new drummer and Davis’ film projects.
Q. When can fans expect a new Korn album?
Korn is working on it. Getting started getting into it. The guys are doing the writing; I haven’t been around. I always take myself out of the first part of the writing process because I always sing melodies, then tell the guys to play stuff on guitar, and I screw myself because they should have been vocal melodies. So I let them write the songs first, and then I come in and do the vocals and the melodies later.
Q. What are some of the themes going to be lyrically for this next album?
Yeah, it’s gonna be a concept record. I have these five symbols that I’ve come up with that I think are the downfall of man. And each symbol is going to have a couple songs about it and go through in order, and then a couple songs about how they are all tied together. That’s just my general brainstorm right now. I’ll get more into it when I hear the songs and start writing the lyrics.
Q. What are the five symbols?
First one is drugs, the pharmacy side – a person who is not medicated or medicating themselves some way to deal with life. Second (is) religion, organized religion. I don’t mean spirituality but religion in general, where people are controlled and believe their god is better than another god. Third one is the power symbol – most all humans are power hungry. Fourth is the money sign. People will do anything for money. Money – just the concept of it is stupid, and it’s a pretty f*cked-up thing. The fifth one is time. It’s our biggest enemy of all. Everyone is always battling time; people don’t have time to do this, people don’t have time to do that. They spend millions of dollars to buy Botox trying to buy time. I think it’s a killer of all of us.
Q. Is Ray Luzier going to be a permanent member of the band?
Yeah. He’s writing this (new record) right now. So, yeah, he’s our drummer.
Q. How’s he working out?
Great, he’s an amazing, amazing drummer. He fits us perfect. He’s on fire. He’s great.
Q. Is it true you are working on a movie called “Sin-Jyn Smith”?
I don’t know what’s going on with that movie. I shot it a couple of years ago, so whenever they get a release date … but, yeah, I did it.
Q. What’s it about?
About the Devil and these two guys who are marshalls who get assigned to take him from one jail to another. These guys are battling the Devil and he’s in the back. It’s a horror film – it’s really cool.
Q. How about the slasher film “Job”?
That one never happened. I’m working on another one, so one of them is going to come out. I love horror films.
Q. You’ve worked with Lil Wayne a couple of times and even did a remake of his song “Got Money.” Why?
We only worked with him once. On his video, he asked us to be a part of it. I just liked that “Got Money” song with T-Pain and him. I just did the cover of it for fun, and I put it out for free for kids to download. I just like the way he raps and his style.
Korn
with Drowning Pool and Murder FM
El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano
Monday, April 27 – 7:30 p.m.
$34.50–$39.50 plus fees
Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets,
Ticketmaster.com or
call (915) 544-8444
For info visit korn.com
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