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Part 2: One-on-one with Brian 'Head' Welch

Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
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Part 2: One-on-one with Brian 'Head' Welch
Part 2: One-on-one with Brian 'Head' Welch

Part two of 23ABC's interview with Brian 'Head' Welch dives into mental health during the pandemic and the story behind his new spa in Bakersfield.

KORN'S BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH...TALKING THEIR NEW RELEASEAND THEIR PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.NOW -- WE'RE TAKING IT TO A MOREPERSONAL LEVEL... ANDDISCUSSING HOW HE'S TAKING CAREOF HIS MENTAL HEALTH WHILE INISOLATION... AND THE STORYBEHIND HIS NEW SPA HERE INBAKERSFIELD.IN YOUR DOCUMENTARY THATWAS PUT OUT LAST YEAR LOUD CRAZYLOVE YOU'RE SO OPEN ABOUTADDICTION ANDMENTAL HEALTH AND ALL OF THESTRUGGLES THEY CAN COME WITHTHOSEAND I'M WONDERING IF THOSEASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE HAS HELPEDFUEL YOU TOOPEN UP HIS NEW SPOT INBAKERSFIELD AND WANTING TO HELPOTHER PEOPLE MAKESURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OFTHEMSELVES?100%.

WE'RE GET TESTED RIGHT NOWHUMAN RACE IS JUST GOINGTHROUGH, ALL OF THE WORLD WITHTHIS THING.

RACIALINJUSTICE AND ALL OF THIS ISBRINGING OUT, IF SOMEONE SUFFERSWITH DEPRESSIONAND MENTAL HEALTH IT'S ALLBRINGING TO SURFACE EVEN MORE.AND SO YOU KNOW, I'VE BEENTHROUGHALL OF THAT AND I WOULD BE ALIAR IF I SAID I WASN'T FEELINGSOME OF THOSETHINGS DURING ALL THIS STUFF.YOU JUST WONDER WHAT THE HELL ISGOING ON YOUKNOW.

BUT I'M TOTALLY CONVINCEDWE'RE GOING TO COME OUT OF THISSTRONGER HEALTHIER AND MORE WISEAND MORE EMPATHETIC, WITHPEOPLE, SO IHAVE A LOT OF HOPE FOR AMERICAAND THE WORLD TO LEARN FROMTHIS.

AND SO MYFOCUS IS ALWAYS ON HELPINGPEOPLE BUT EVEN MORE SO NOW.WHEN I LEFT KORNAND I WAS IN ISOLATION AND ITHELPED ME FIND MY SPIRIT ANDHELP MELEARN TO LOVE MYSELF CAUSE ITHINK WE'RE ALWAYS GOING GOINGWITH FRIENDSAND FAMILY AND WE NEVER HAVETIME FOR OURSELVES, AND YOU KNOWALL THAT STUFFIS GOOD BUT THERE HAS TO BE ABALANCE.

SO NOW WE'RE FORCEDINTO THISOTHER THING TO LEARN ABOUTOURSELVES MORE AND TO SLOW DOWNTHERAT RACE SO I CAN SEE WHY PEOPLEGO STIR CRAZY AND ALL THAT BUT IHOPEPEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS A GOODTIME TO GET TO KNOW YOURSELF ANDBETTER YOURSELF AND LEARN ANDGROW.AND THAT'S KIND OF THE FOCUS OFYOURNEW BUSINESS HERE IN BAKERSFIELDTELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.I OPENED A COMPANY WITH THEPHYSICALTHERAPIST FROM KORN HE WAS WITHUS FOR TWO YEARS AND HIS NAME ISMATTO'NEIL DR MATT O'NEIL.

HE WAS ONTOUR WITH US AND THE DUDE ISLIKE HE FIXES PEOPLEHE'S A HEALER.

HE'S A PHYSICALTHERAPIST IT'S WHAT THEY DO BUTHE WAS REALLYGOOD AT IT.

SO HE'S GOING AROUNDWITH THE BAND AND REALLY WORKINGONJONATHAN EVERYDAY BECAUSE HEREALLY NEEDS IT HE'S THE FRONTMAN AND ALLTHAT.

AND SO ABOUT A MONTH INTOTHE TOUR HE'S LIKE I NEED APHYSICAL THERAPIST.THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST NEEDS APHYSICAL THERAPIST.

HE'S WORNOUT HE'SGOT TOUR FOG, HE'S SLEEPING INTHE BUS EVERY NIGHT.

DIFFERENTHOTEL ONDAYS OFF AND IT WEARS ON YOU.

SOON A DAY OFF HE GOES TO A FLOATSPA AND HEFEELS AMAZING.

HE'S LIKE, HAD ANEPIPHANY.

WE GOT TOGETHER ANDSTARTED TALKING AND I'M ALLABOUT HELPING PEOPLE SO THESEMODALITIES FLOAT THERAPY, SAUNA,CRYOTHERAPY, WE HAVE ALL THESESERVICES IN ONE UNIT,IT'S ON BUENA VISTA AND WHITELANE.

THAT AREA.

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