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_(cropped).jpg) Fieldy withKorn in 2016 | |
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| Birth name | Reginald Quincy Arvizu |
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| Born | (1969-11-02)November 2, 1969 (age 55) Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Formerly of | L.A.P.D. |
Reginald Quincy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969),[1] also known asFieldy, is an American musician, best known as the bassist fornu metal bandKorn. He is also the guitarist/bassist forrock bandStillWell.
Prior to Arvizu's time inKorn, he andBrian Welch, who would later become one of Korn's two guitarists (alongsideJames Shaffer), had played together in a number of bands, having become friends while still at school. Upon their graduation from high school, Arvizu, Welch, Shaffer, and drummerDavid Silveria relocated from Bakersfield[2][3] to Los Angeles and Arvizu, Shaffer, and Silveria formedL.A.P.D. (the name first stood for "Love and Peace, Dude", but this abbreviation was later changed to "Laughing As People Die"). Although L.A.P.D. did succeed in signing a record deal, their success was limited until the band hired singerJonathan Davis and changed their name to Korn.
The name "Fieldy" is said to have come about as an inside joke. Originally, his bandmates called him "Gopher", due to his large cheeks. Gopher quickly became "Gar", Gar became "Garfield" (based on thecomic strip character of the same name), and eventually "Gar" was dropped and a "y" was added to "Field", which became Fieldy.[4]
Arvizu plays a five-stringIbanez model SDGR SR1305, named the K-5, which is his signature bass.
His playing style consists of bass-slapping, standard finger-style plucking, left-hand muting, and anultra-scooped tone. His standard tuning is: A, D, G, C, F. He statesFlea of theRed Hot Chili Peppers as being one of the main influences towards his playing style. He has also stated to have been influenced byBilly Gould fromFaith No More,Cliff Burton fromMetallica andLes Claypool ofPrimus.
In August 2012, it was reported that Fieldy would be taking a brief break from Korn as his wife Dena was expecting a child. Korn began touring through Eastern Europe, Russia and India throughout August and September 2012 with fill-in bassistRyan Martinie fromMudvayne. On June 21, 2021, Fieldy announced that he would not be accompanying Korn on their upcoming tour, later taking an indefinite leave of absence from the band. In a Facebook post to fans, he stated:
"To all Korn fans worldwide.The past 6 years I’ve been dealing with some personal issues that at times have caused me to fall back on some of my bad habits and has caused some tension with the people around me. It’s been suggested to me to take some time off to heal. I’m going to respect what was asked of me and take that time. Unfortunately you will not see me on stage with my band. I will be working towards getting the bad habits out of my system. In the meantime I will be staying creative to keep my mind & soul in a good place."
In addition to Korn, he has arapside project calledFieldy's Dreams. Fieldy's Dreams has released one album titledRock'n Roll Gangster. Like his Korn bandmateHead, Fieldy is aChristian.
Fieldy has five children: two daughters from his second marriage to Shela Colton, and three children from his current marriage to Dena: two sons and a daughter. Following the death of his father, Fieldy became aborn again Christian.[5][6][7]
Fieldy has stated that his second album,Bassically, was originally intended to be ahardcore rap album, but scrapped the original idea in favor of ajazz fusion style.[8]
Fieldy worked withindependent rap artistQ-Unique on aside project calledStillWell. The song "Killing Myself to Live" can be heard on theirMySpace page. Stillwell's debut album, Dirtbag, released in 2011.
Fieldy was also working on his own clothing line 'Immanuel one twenty three'; when asked about it while backstage at the West Palm Beach stop of theMayhem Festival in 2010, he stated that it was "much harder than he had previously expected" to start a clothing line, and has moved on to the side project that he can "be more proud of, opposed to his first solo CD under Fieldy's Dreams titledRock'n Roll Gangster".Got The Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery and Korn is a memoir Fieldy penned, which hit shelves March 10, 2009. His autobiography tells the story of how he foundGod, quitdrugs, and found the better part of himself.[9]
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