Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician.
He is a guitarist and founding member of the nu metal band Korn[3] and his solo project Love and Death, where he also provides vocals. Along with fellow Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer, Welch helped develop 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 nu metal aesthetic beginning in the mid-’90s.
Welch was born on June 19, 1970 in Torrance, California,[6] and was raised in Bakersfield. He was different from most kids, and was bullied in school. He liked music, and was a big Ozzy Osbourne fan.
Originally, Welch expressed interest in playing the drums, but his father convinced him to play the guitar so he would not have to haul a drum kit around. He began playing the guitar at the age of 10. His first guitar was a Peavey Mystic, which he referred to in his book Save Me from Myself as “maybe the most metal-looking guitar you have ever seen.”
