Guitar World

Korner stones, part 2

60 MINUTES

with JAMES “MUNKY” SHAFFER

“I LOOKED my library of songs, and I thought, Man, how can I live with of this!” says Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer with a laugh. “Music’s so important to me and has gotten me through so many hard times, and good times as well. I make playlists … I made playlists for my wedding and the reception, and for when my children were born. The doctor let me play songs in the delivery room … But I narrowed this list down to ‘why I play music’ and some of the more important guitar-driven songs. And it’s still hard! [] … And these are in no particular order. It would take me a week to put these in order!”

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