Virtually 4 years since founding Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu introduced he was taking a hiatus from the group, the musician has revealed he hasn’t spoken to his bandmates in additional than 5 years.
Fieldy made the revelation in a latest look on the Basement Speak podcast, explaining that his hiatus has featured no contact with any of the musicians he rose to fame with.
“I haven’t talked to these guys since 2019. So it’s like we’re simply sort of each…. They’re truckin,’” he defined. “They’re a machine. They’re going. It’s insane. It’s dope that they’ll carry on going like that.”
Although considerably obscure in his responses, one of many podcast’s presenters inquired as as to if “it’s all love between all people” between the opposite members of the band. “Yeah. It’s cool to see them carry on going,” Fieldy added. “I’m, like, I want to sit back. I’m simply kickin’ it.”
Fieldy served because the bassist of Korn since its inception in 1993, acting on each one in all their studio albums up to now, together with 1998’s Comply with the Chief and 1999’s Points, which each topped the Billboard 200. In June 2021, nevertheless, he revealed he can be taking “a while off to heal” and to deal with the “unhealthy habits” which had “induced some rigidity with the folks round me”.
“I’m going to respect what was requested of me and take that point,” he wrote in a press release on the time. “Sadly you’ll not see me on stage with my band. I shall be working in the direction of getting the unhealthy habits out of my system. Within the meantime I shall be staying inventive to maintain my thoughts & soul in a great place.”
Within the wake of Fieldy’s hiatus from the band, Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Díaz stepped in to take his place. Regardless of his departure (and his claims that he hadn’t spoken to his bandmates since 2019), Fieldy remains to be credited because the bassist for the group’s most up-to-date album, 2022’s Requiem, which wrapped recording shortly after his exit.
4 months after saying his hiatus, Fieldy launched a since-deleted video during which he clarified the “unhealthy habits” that he had initially referenced, denying it was in relation to drug use. “I’ve by no means tried cocaine, I’ve by no means tried heroin. I drink Bud Gentle, man. It’s clear,” he mentioned.
On the time, he additionally addressed his relationship along with his bandmates, claiming there’s “no beef” between the members of Korn.
“They’re killing it,” he added. “I’m at all times gonna be Fieldy from Korn for the remainder of my life, as a result of that’s a part of my legacy. These are my homies, these are my brothers. We’re simply in other places proper now. We’re not even mad at one another. We’re all cool.”

