Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970), better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist/co-founder of the multiplatinum rock band Korn, whose trademark s . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970), better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist/co-founder of the multiplatinum rock band Korn, whose trademark style was sporting a constellation of rubber-banded braids in his hair. Along with fellow Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer, Welch helped patent Korn's distinctive sound, a mix of sirenlike shards of dissonant guitar that mimicked a turntablist's various effects and rumbling down-tuned riffing that defined the nü metal aesthetic beginning in the mid-'90s. Welch left the band in 2005 due to personal beliefs and to focus on life as a father. Welch was raised in Bakersfield, California. Welch claims that, early in his life he was different from most kids and was picked on a lot in school. His one passion was music. Originally, Welch expressed interest in playing drums but his father pushed him to guitar since it was quieter, and began playing the guitar at the age of 10. His first guitar was a Peavey Mystic, which he referred to as "the most metal looking guitar you have ever seen" in his book Save Me from Myself. Growing up he was a very big Ozzy Osbourne fan.

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