Brian 'Head' Welch overcomes his addiction and finds God

Korn's guitarist Brian 'head' Welch battled with drug addiction since the band was formed. As a little kid he was picked on because he was different. He picked up the nickname 'head' as a little kid because other kids said his head was to big for his body. Due to being picked on he wanted to fit in and started using drugs at a young age. When he met up which the other guys from Korn the band was formed. Their first big release was in 1993 and the CD was self titled called "Korn". This CD put Korn on the charts and they became one of the best selling hard rock bands of the 90's.

When Korn was on tour they were hardly ever sober. Welch prepared for these tours by stashing speed "Methamphetamine" in as many places as he could including vitamin capsules, deodorant containers and his own clothes. He also drank alcohol all the time and was addicted to Xanax and sleeping pills. Despite being in a world famous band Welch was miserable while he was on tour. His addiction had him spiraling down hill fast and it was a struggle for him to even play the guitar anymore. When he did play on tours he was so strung out that he would normally stay in the same spot and not barely even move during the whole show.

On Febuary 22, 2005 he decided that it was time for a change and dropped out of Korn. He had found Jesus and wanted to be their for his daughter. He also flushed all his drugs down his toilet and has been clean and sober since. He wrote a best selling book called "Save Me From Myself" and also released a solo CD with the same title. In his book he described his whole life and his horrible addiction and how he overcame it. If you are ever looking for a powerful and inspiring book to read check out "Save me from myself" by Brian 'Head' Welch.