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Jade from 101 WRIF sits down with Jonathan Davis to talk about the new album, touring and the Korn career for the last 2 decades.

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00:00Jade here from 101WRIF, sitting down with Jonathan Davis of the Almighty Korn, who just got off stage at DTE.

00:06How was it, brother? Because from up on the lawn, you looked fantastic.

00:09It was awesome. Thank you.

00:11I mean, I always have fun playing in big crowds. It's my favorite.

00:15I'm just really happy. It's just awesome to see so many people here tonight.

00:19It's sold out, I think.

00:21It just really makes me happy to see that rock is alive and well.

00:24I've seen for a long time that, you know, there's not many of us bands left that can do these big places.

00:31Everything going on with online music now and the saturation of so much music and things are getting watered down.

00:38And, I mean, who's going to be replaced?

00:40Who's going to be the bands for the next generation of kids?

00:44Who's going to be able to do this kind of stuff?

00:45Because, you know, the other band for me was like ACDC and, you know, all that kind of stuff.

00:50We're doing that, but now we're here, but who's going to be that after all of us are gone?

00:56It's just, I get excited.

00:57I just want to just, you know, be happy that there's a rock audience still in it and we keep it going.

01:03And I'm just having fun at this point in my career.

01:05I don't care about anything, but just I want to see people smiling and dancing and having a good time.

01:10Well, I can tell you everyone out on the lawn tonight was dancing and smiling and having a good time.

01:14And what I think is super awesome is you guys just celebrated your 20th anniversary.

01:1923rd.

01:20Is it 23rd?

01:2122nd.

01:2222nd.

01:23So over 20 years of melting people's faces off.

01:26And what I think is so awesome is that so many of your fans that I stood out there with tonight singing your songs have grown up with you.

01:33Yeah.

01:33And have been there since day one, since the debut album.

01:37And so, you know, 22 years into the career when you come up on stage and you see people who look at you like, wow, this is my life.

01:43You are my life.

01:44How does that make you feel?

01:45I mean, it's a little overwhelming.

01:47Um, I just really liked from that time period just having a good time living my dreams out and expressing myself and helping people.

01:57At that time, I really didn't know what I was doing.

01:59And I didn't, I was so whacked out of my mind on drugs and alcohol at that time.

02:04And it wasn't until, I think, after Ball the Leader, that's when I got sober in 98.

02:10And what is it?

02:11Tomorrow is my 18th year of sobriety.

02:14Congratulations.

02:15I've been in 18 years.

02:16That's amazing.

02:17I made it really, it's just, it's been an amazing journey.

02:19And to see it, that everyone's coming back and having some fun, living their childhood and seeing all the kids.

02:24There's still tons of kids out there.

02:25So, I mean, we're doing something that touches people.

02:29We're getting ready to release our 12th record.

02:31Yeah.

02:31And people are freaking out over it.

02:34And I just feel blessed to be able to keep doing this.

02:36And I love what I do.

02:38Good.

02:38We love what you do.

02:39Let's talk about the new album, The Serenity of Suffering.

02:42It's coming out October 21st.

02:43And actually, a new song called Insane premiered tonight, I believe, on the BBC Radio Network.

02:51So, anticipation.

02:53When you're on tour and the album hasn't dropped yet, is it kind of different than after the album comes out?

02:59Because you're anticipating the album hasn't dropped yet.

03:00No one has heard all the new songs yet.

03:02So, what's your kind of mental status going into a show where you're like, man, I have all this new music and I want you guys to hear it?

03:09Yeah, I really do.

03:10It's just, you know, it just has to come out how it comes out.

03:13And there's all kinds of things involved that I don't really get involved in.

03:17And it's all business, marketing, all this whatever crap.

03:21I just want people to hear the music.

03:23And it's fun that Rotting the Vein has been out.

03:25And now that we released Insane, it's just you get a taste of the record.

03:28But the whole thing is slamming all the way through.

03:30I think people are going to be really happy.

03:31Yeah.

03:32So far, we've had a great reaction from the new single.

03:34I'm super pumped to hear Insane.

03:37And how was working with Corey Taylor?

03:39I mean, we've worked with him.

03:41I mean, it was awesome.

03:43I actually wasn't in the room with him.

03:45I finished the song.

03:47Nick, the producer, when we were in Bakersfield working on my vocals, said, hey, Corey's in L.A.

03:51And I go, that'd be cool if you came on a song.

03:53So I text him all, you want to sing on a Korn song?

03:56He's all, hell yeah.

03:56And they figured it out.

03:57Actually, he went and flew to Nashville because that's where the guys recorded the music and did the vocals there.

04:02I already had finished my vocals and he did his part.

04:04So we weren't actually in the same room together.

04:06But I knew he did a good job.

04:07He's amazing at what he does.

04:09Yeah.

04:09Yeah, it's awesome to see rock bands who have been rocking for such a great amount of time come together and continue to rock.

04:16Totally.

04:17It's super exciting.

04:18So what is the biggest thing you're looking forward to once this album drops?

04:21I guess just going out and playing them live.

04:26Yeah.

04:26It's just fun.

04:27I mean, I love making records and I love touring.

04:30So all of it's fun for me.

04:33I just, it's what I do.

04:35All right.

04:35Well, there you have it.

04:36You buying his record makes him smile.

04:38And Jonathan Davis has a fantastic smile.

04:40So go on out there.

04:41October 21st, grab the serenity of suffering.

04:44Jonathan, thank you so much for sitting down with me.

04:45You're very welcome.

04:46You're welcome.

04:47You're welcome.

04:48You're welcome.

04:49You're welcome.

04:50You're welcome.

04:51You're welcome.

04:52You're welcome.

04:53You're welcome.

04:54You're welcome.

04:55You're welcome.

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