Blind

This song is about lead singer Jonathan Davis' drug problems (mostly amphetamines); how he would feel scattered when he was under the influence. It's a track from Korn's first album, which Davis says was easy to write because he had his whole life experience to draw from (all 22 years of it). And while he sings about finding a way to cope with the drugs on this song, he didn't sober up until 1998, motivated by an incident where his son saw him drunk. Davis would later get addicted to the anti-anxiety drug Xanax, which required rehab.

"Blind" is the first track on Korn's debut album, and also the first single from the album. It was quite an introduction, with a slow build leading to Davis' famous question: "Are you ready?" It became one of their most popular songs and helped the album sell over 2 million copies in America.

Korn's songs are written with contributions from all members. Their guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch, has fond memories of this one. In our 2013 interview, he said: "That was a crazy time. We were over in the Malibu Hills and this dude, Chuck, had this studio - it was in the hills and it was all like vintage stuff. This guy's like a mountain man, he had a big old beard and he was kind of a mad scientist up there. We went up there and camped out there for a month - they had living quarters and everything. We hung out there and developed this sound, Korn, with Ross Robinson, the producer. It was just amazing how it all came together."