Brian ‘Head’ Welch has unveiled the book trailer for ‘With Eyes Wide Open’ and shed some light on Korn’s future
March 25, 2016
Guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch has launched an official trailer for his upcoming book ‘With Eyes Wide Open’, coming out on May 17 (watch the trailer below). In the book Head is taking Korn fans through his eventful and emotional life journey, which he describes in one word, “restoration”. In the book, the musician looks back at how he managed to get myself together and restore relationships with the people around him, and first and foremost, with his daughter and with his bandmates.
In the trailer, Head is featured with his daughter in a few shots. The guitarist has commented on his life path to Billboard, which premiered the book trailer:
“When I think about it, my life was torn to pieces. On the outside, I had everything. I was in Korn, and I was playing the big shows. I got divorced, but I had a healthy daughter. I had a nice house, cars and on the outside, it was great. But I lost who I was, and after I got myself together, I was happy inside, but things on the outside didn’t look so well. I lost my house to foreclosure and went through so much. But I didn’t run back to the drugs and alcohol. I stayed with my faith. I took my hits and kept going and got back to the place where I am now. Seeing that trailer is a tearjerker because I’ve come so far and I’m really proud of where I am now, and it feels great.”
‘With Eyes Wide Open’ is not the first Head’s book. In 2007 he published ‘Save Me From Myself,’ in which he revealed his decision to leave Korn and to immerse into faith. In the upcoming book, Korn guitarist shares how we rebuilt the relationships with his teenage daughter, pulled himself out of all financial troubles and learnt from his mistakes.
Head also told Billboard about Korn’s plans for the next record and their choice of the music direction for the new effort: “Me and James [“Munky” Shaffer] wanted to go heavier on the record, because we’re the guitar players and Korn was a guitar-heavy band,” unveils Head. “The last record that we did [2013’s The Paradigm Shift] was me coming back. I saw them at a show, played one song with them, and a few weeks later, was in the studio with them writing new songs. We didn’t have any time to hang out. To live with everyone on the road and to function in the band, with the fans and business together for three years, we really connected and felt comfortable. So after three years, we went into this album, and we’re focusing on guitars and spending a lot of time on them. It sounds really good, and I think it’s going to end up a heavier record.”
‘With My Eyes Wide Open’ is due out May 17 and can be pre-ordered via Head’s online webstore. Share your thoughts in the comments, and join Alterock Facebook and Twitter to stay tuned for rock and metal news.
