![]() Shaffer teasingly tried to stop the singer from spilling out the lurid details by motioning the "cut" signal.ĭavis went on to detail how they went to Gigers museum and saw his erotic, biomechanical artworks. "Yes, we went to Gigers house (in Switzerland) and he gave Munky mushrooms ( laughs)," Davis recalled. Giger when the Swiss surrealist designed Davis microphone stand in 2000. I asked Davis if they were able to meet H.R. Very intense onstage (like freaky musicians on leashes), the guys from Korn were very friendly and unassuming in the pressroom. (Head is somewhere else, probably with his Skateboarders for Jesus posse.) Giger-designed microphone (shaped like a Nubian queen), Fieldy playing a low-strung bass, drummer David Silveria pummeling away, and guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer somewhere onstage. Rightly so.Īnd there they were in front of screaming Thai fans: Davis hogging his H.R. Davis and the rest of the Californian nü-metalists reduced to a quartet decided to carry on. A year ago, guitarist Brian "Head" Welch left the band when he found Jesus and went on a crusade (a "false" one, mocked Korn singer Jonathan Davis) to convert cannibals, non-believers and even, hilariously, 50 Cent. From where I was sitting, I couldve sworn Korn was playing as a trio. The guys from Korn opened up the show with an incendiary performance of Twisted Transistor in front of the 4,600-capacity crowd. Hoobastank did a number complete with exploding baby rockets. According to Hedwig (lead singer of the Angry Inch), that song has been known to outlast the relationship itself. Webbe jammed on No Worries with Thai hip-hop group Thaitanium (whoever thought up the name is brilliant), while Ryan did a duet with Thai pop star Tata Young on Endless Love, an endless song. Host Kelly Rowland, formerly of Destinys Child, premiered her new single Gotsta Go, while co-host Wang Leehom sang a Chinese Opera-inspired number titled Heroes on Earth, and displayed his speed rap prowess.īlue refugees Simon Webbe and Lee Ryan performed separately. #Twisted transistor plus#MTV Philippines invited Philippine STAR to cover this years event, which was more fast-paced, and which boasted brilliant animated segments, anime warrior trophies, plus great performances from Korn, our very own Rivermaya, and Hoobastank, among others. Another thing: the guy has struck gold this year by winning the MTV Favorite Artist Korea award. Gold pants, gold sword-shaped necktie, frayed gold pants, practically gold everything. There was so much gold in Se7ens getup that Nazis and hyperactive archeologists would probably pursue him if he ambled to the set of an Indiana Jones movie. Korean R&B singer Se7en strode into the room, wearing a snazzy white-and-gold outfit reminiscent of The King during his twilight years in Las Vegas. Elvis is in the building," I wanted to tell the rest of the journalists gathered at the MTV Asia Awards pressroom, held recently at the sprawling Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, Thailand. ![]()
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