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David Silveria Profile |
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Birth Date: September 21, 1972
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Birth Place: Bakersfield, California, USA
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Birth Name: David Randall Silveria
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San
Leandro, California) is the drummer for the band Korn.
Growing up in the Bakersfield area, he started playing drums
when he was nine. At the age of 13, he found out that local
band LAPD (which consisted of Head, Munky and Fieldy) was
searching for a drummer. He auditioned - and was chosen -
but needed permission from his mother to go with the band.
In fact, she would often drop him off and pick him up from
practices. When Jonathan Davis joined the band, they changed
the name to Korn. David is one of the most credited Nu-Metal
drummers of all time
David is considered the "heartthrob" of Korn. He has landed
a few modeling stints, the most memorable one being for
Calvin Klein jeans.
David is called the "timid member" of Korn. He says his
favourite song from the band is B.B.K. from Follow the
Leader.
David divorced his wife Shannon in 2002, going so far as
covering up a tattoo of her name with a huge tribal. He has
two children, David Jr. and Sofie Aurora.
David had to undergo surgery to remove an extra rib which
was causing nerve problems in his left arm. His wrist gave
out in Fargo, ND during the song It's Gonna Go Away. He was
out for the rest of the Sick and Twisted 2000 and Summer
Sanitarium Tours. Mike Bordin filled in for David. David has
since returned for Untouchables and beyond (David's
explanation: "I hit too fucking hard!").
David went backstage after the incident in North Dakota and
got bandaged up and the guys came back out and David took
the mic and told the fans "I'm afraid we've got some bad
news, I fucked up my wrist trying to play". Head remembered
on "Deuce" that the crowd started booing in disbelief, but
David turned it around saying "We could have had someone
else come up and tell you guys but we came up ourselves" and
the boos turned to cheers and clapping.
David struck a nerve with the band Slipknot in 2000, when
David posed for Calvin Klein Dirty Denim jeans. Slipknot
didn't like the fact that he modeled, they thought it wasn't
a "metal" thing to do, so they protested by burning ads from
all different kinds of models for the same company (Jay
Gordon of Orgy being one of them) onstage at a couple of
their shows. (Korn and Slipknot have since "made-up",
because they toured together in 2004 at a UK Festival, and
members of Slipknot have said they like Korn's music, and
appreciate what they have done for music). He has come under
criticism from his bandmates for appearing in the
advertisements. This scene was also parodied in the "Twisted
Transistor" music video. |
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Other Information |
Has a son David Jr., born August 22, 1997
Has 4 tattoos: on his upper right arm he has a face with a
drum stick through its tongue, on his upper left arm he has
a cheshire cat, on his back he has the Korn logo and his
wife's name.
He and his wife Shannon own a restaurant in California
called Tuna Town.
Drummer for the band Korn
Has a little girl named Sophia Aurora
Born on the same day as Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.
Had the tattoo of his ex-wife's name removed from his back
after they got divorced. |
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