Korn’s Jonathan Davis on his “long COVID” battle: “I’m still fatigued like crazy”
nme.comKorn frontman Jonathan Davis has said that he is “still fatigued like crazy” after contracting COVID-19 last year.The singer, 51, tested positive for the virus last August, two weeks after Korn embarked on their 2021 US tour.
As a result, the band were forced to cancel six of their scheduled concerts.Davis returned to resume the run of shows after recovering, but performed while sitting on a throne for the majority of the set.
He said at the time that he’d been “struggling with COVID after-effects” and was “feeling very weak”.Elsewhere, Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch explained that his bandmate remained “physically weak” and was experiencing “a mental battle”.During a recent appearance on the Lipps Service With Scott Lipps podcast (via Blabbermouth), Davis said that he thinks he is suffering from “long COVID”, adding: “I’m still fatigued like crazy.
I’m doing the best I can. But I’m alive. And hopefully, in time, this will get better.”Korn are currently out on the road in support of their 14th studio album, ‘Requiem’, which came out in February.
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