"When we were in Germany, I think it was Germany, there was this big Pop-Music convention thing going on in one of the cities that we were in at the time. So, we hired this plane to fly over the convention with this huge banner that said, 'FUCK POP, LOVE KORN,' says David Silveria, drummer for Korn, on how they came up with the name of their upcoming national tour. "So, when we were trying to think up a name for the tour our manager remembered that and wanted to call it the "Fuck Pop Tour." But then radio and MTV said that we couldn't say, "Fuck Pop" how bout' just "Pop Sux?" and we went with that."

Sure, Korn's latest Tour with Disturbed and Trust Company is calling itself "The POP SUX Tour" but, truth be known, David Silveria really doesn't think pop music 'sux' all that much, in fact, he kinda digs it. "I think Pink is excellent," he says proudly, "I think she did a great job with her last record and I really like it. I actually own a restaurant in Huntington Beach and we have all kinds of gold records on the walls and stuff. So, I called her up and asked her if I could have a record to hang on my wall and she sent me one, so I actually have her record hanging up in my restaurant." Not only is Silveria a fan of Pink's, but also disco giants, the Bee Gee's as well. "Yeah, well, I like some of their older shit.. It's party music, man.." "..look, I'm not gonna be the guy from a heavy band that's gonna sit here and put other pop artists down, ya know," says Silveria in his defense, "I just don't care that much. There's enough people in the world to enjoy all kinds of music. If someone makes pop music and it makes kids happy then that's a good thing, not a bad thing. If I don't like something then I just won't listen to it."

Korn; who includes Singer Jonathan Davis, bassist Fieldy and guitarists Brian 'Head' Welch & James 'Munky' Shaffer; are touring in support of their 5th release to date called "Untouchables" and are on a mission to bring the adrenaline and energy to stages all across the globe. "We still give it our all and try our hardest every night," says the 30-year old drummer. "I would describe our live show as being energetic, very moving and loud as hell."

Korn has been a staple of the nu-metal scene since it's birth in the early 90's. As an underground force the band from Bakersfield, California, almost single-handily paved the way for the nu-metal movement of the late 90's. Korn's music was targeted at the misunderstood youth and Jonathan Davis' lyrics captured the angry feelings and depressingly confused emotions of his own unfortunate childhood and it went on to transcend itself vicariously into the lives of it's listeners. Korn's rebellious nature against society as well as mainstream America ironically caught on, crossed over and ultimately catapulted the band into TRL territory and landed them head first into the 'Pop' realm themselves, a place they never thought they'd be.

Although Korn never intended for 'pop-star' status and have become full-fledged rock stars they still find the time to give back to their fans. MTV and Korn recently launched a nationwide search for a video director called "MTV Direct a Video Contest" where fans were urged to send in their video ideas for their next single "Alone I Break." The winner was already chosen and set to record the video in late September. "The Video itself will be a surprise," explains Silveria, "You gotta wait to see it (laughs)" Korn also had a similar contest a few years ago when fans came up with ideas for their album cover "Issues" the result was an enormous success. Also, the band decided to discount a limited number of 'Pop Sux' tickets for fans 19 and under at $10 a piece as a way for them to give their younger followers a break. "What can I say," Silveria says, "we love our fans, man."

Korn earns fans the old fashioned way, by touring constantly and giving audiences an amazing experience and thus winning them for life. Their live shows are intense and alive with an energetic vibe that radiates into the aggression of the mosh pit where kids could let go of insecurities and inhibitions and just be themselves amongst the savage brutal celebration inside the pit. Says Silveria, "I think we pass off the aggression, energy and the whole vibe off to the crowd and the aggression and energy that their feeling passes back to us on stage, it's just incredible." Korn fans have always kept the band going and Korn themselves have proven to be much more than another passing fad and nine years and five albums later they show no sign of slowing down. "Hopefully (our music) will be a sound that will be around for a long time," says Silveria. " I don't think it will go away that easily because it's not as extreme as say, glam metal was. We're not so extreme with the fashion like Glam had, I think that once the fashion changed the music went with it too. I don't think we'll fade out as easily. I mean, obviously times will change no matter what we do, but I just hope we don't fade out as easily or as quickly as Glam did."

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