KORN Frontman Is 'Poster Boy' For 'Guitar Hero'
KORN Frontman Is 'Poster Boy' For 'Guitar Hero' - Aug. 20, 2007
The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has become what he calls the "poster boy" for Guitar Hero, the hugely successful video game that allows players to shred along with their favorite songs. Davis, who enjoys playing the game with his sons and friends, even agreed to participate in a contest on the current Family Values tour where fans get to come backstage and play the game against him.
The singer told The Pulse of Radio he's glad to be part of the Guitar Hero craze. "I love that game," he said. "I haven't played in a long time, but I kind of became, like, the poster boy for it. I landed my face on the cover of the New York Times. It was pretty heavy for Guitar Hero, and I love the game, and they came and then they wanted to sponsor the tour and do the contest and have the kid come backstage after the show and play me, and I just got my ass handed to me by this kid who's been playing it nonstop for, like, about seven months straight."
Despite Davis' love of the game, no KORN songs have yet appeared on Guitar Hero.
The third edition of the game comes out this fall.
KORN is currently topping the Family Values bill, which stops on Tuesday (August 21) in Oklahoma City. The band will launch another headlining tour in October, with HELLYEAH, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and DROID rumored as the supporting acts.
KORN is supporting its untitled eighth studio album, which arrived on July 31.
