10 Shocking Moments Only Korn Were Capable Of

10. Recording One Of The Most Troubling Songs Ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeCMg0cMUIo Korn€™s self-titled debut album, released in October 1994, was one long primal scream of emotion, aimed at a whole range of targets. But nothing on it comes close to its dark and uncomfortable final track, Daddy. As it unfolds, singer Jonathan Davis becomes more and more hysterical, culminating in him on the floor of vocal booth, uncontrollably weeping for almost four minutes, while the rest of band, unsure how to react, play on in the background. €œThat day something snapped and you can just witness about 23 years of pain coming out in five minutes,€ he later admitted. Meanwhile, guitarist Brian €œHead€ Welch called it €œthe most intense recording experience in my life€. Despite the track€™s name, it is not about the singer€™s father. Davis has said numerous times it is instead about his abuse at the hands of his baby sitter and the subsequent dismissal of his allegations when put to his parents. That pain and anger all came out in a California recording studio in the summer of 1994, but Davis told Rolling Stone he was unaware his breakdown had been captured. €œIt was just a special moment that I did not know was being recorded,€ he said, €œbecause Ross is a prick and kept the fuckin' tape running.€
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