As part of a new discussion with Interview, Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis and Evanescence‘s frontwoman Amy Lee weighed in on the current state of music and what they see as a lack of talent being appreciated by fans these days. The following exchange between the pair took place in regards to that:
DAVIS: I’m totally into talent. It seems like music has moved on to a place where it doesn’t matter about talent. It’s about how talented the engineer is at faking everything.
- Advertisement -LEE: And it has become so much about personalities too, right? I feel like that’s like the new generation. It’s more about a personality than the actual song. I’ve seen their Instagram but like, what is their music? What does that mean to you? But I don’t want to be the old person complaining…
DAVIS: I know. I am old now.
LEE: We’re purists. We’re allowed to say it.
DAVIS: In the long run, it’s cool because everybody’s enjoying music. That’s all that matters.
LEE: There’s still a lot of good stuff out there. The world of rock, especially heavy rock, has just grown and expanded a whole bunch. And I am really excited about what is happening with our tour with all the different openers instead of one. It ended up being this rad combination of cool things.
Lee joined Korn onstage during the recent kickoff of their summer tour together in Denver, CO for a performance of “Freak On A Leash“. You can watch fan-filmed footage of that here. The remaining dates for their run together include:
With Helmet & Jeris Johnson:
08/18 Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amp
08/20 Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amp
08/21 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
08/23 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
08/24 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
With Palaye Royale & Jeris Johnson:
08/26 Mansfield, MA – The Xfinity Center
08/27 Camden, NJ – Waterfront Music Pavilion
08/28 Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach
With Palaye Royale & Dana Dentata:
08/31 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
09/01 Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amp
09/04 Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/06 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
With P.O.D. & Dana Dentata:
09/09 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amp
09/10 Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center
09/13 Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
09/15 Auburn, WA – White River Amp
09/16 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amp
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