Korn Speak Out About Having Tye Trujillo As Temporarily Bassist

Korn are currently touring with Tye Trujillo (son of the Metallica bassist) on bassist duties in Fieldy’s absence. Tye Trujillo is only 12-years old and has been crushing it. Not only has his bass skills been more than fine, his attitude towards the attention and demanding fans has also been nothing but admirable, especially for a boy his age.

In a recent interview with NME, Korn members spoke out about having Tye Trujillo on tour with them and what it has been like and how this happened in the first place. Here is what they shared to NME:

“A couple of the guys from Metallica and Jonathan [Davis, Korn vocalist] and Fieldy kinda bumped into each other in some airline lounge,” Korn guitarist Munky explains, “and Robert was like, ‘Hey, have you checked out my son playing bass?!’ They were watching some videos and Jonathan and Fieldy were like, ‘Woah, he’s so good!'”
“When we found out Fieldy wasn’t gonna be able to come on this trip with us, he suggested Tye. It’s not just some replacement—this is the DNA of Robert Trujillo, one of the greatest bass players on the planet! You can see it—it’s crazy how much you see his dad in him.”
“He knows like 17, 18 Korn songs, and he knows them really well—it’s crazy. All the stops, and the breaks… it’s crazy to see somebody that young so talented. He’s gonna be a professional musician, and to know that at that early of an age is just inspiring.”

“When we go to the shows, he’s got people wanting his picture and his autograph—he’s a little overwhelmed, but he’s handling himself just like his dad, which is cool, collected and modest.”
Have you seen Tye perform with Korn yet?
Check out some fan shot footage of the bassist’s live debut with Korn here.