Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu has been on a hiatus from Korn for well over a year now. Back in June 2021, the nu-metal bassist announced that he was taking time away from the band to focus on some "personal issues" and "bad habits" he'd been dealing with, and since then, Korn have been touring with Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz in his place. The Bakersfield band have made it clear that they're on good terms with Fieldy despite his absence, and back in June of this year, they said that they were planning to get together with him and "see where his head is at" after their summer tour with Evanescence, which wrapped up in mid-September.
So far, Korn hasn't offered any further comment on Fieldy's status within the band, but the bassist, who recently began releasing music again with his side-project Stillwell, posted a long video update on October 21st in which he addresses his place in Korn, shares a status update about his life and gets more specific about the "bad habits" he was referring to in his initial hiatus announcement.
In the message, Fieldy clarifies that he has "no beef" with the other members of Korn, reassuring fans that "we're just in different places right now. We're not even mad at each other; we're all cool." Elsewhere, he emphasizes that the "bad habits" he fell back on weren't drug-related. "I've never tried cocaine; I've never tried heroin," he said. "I don't do… I drink Bud Light, man."
"Hey, I'm gonna give you an update on my life," Fieldy said at the beginning of the video message, as transcribed by Blabbermouth. "Things are great. I'm having a blast. I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life, and I'm enjoying reaching out to you fans more and more.
The support you've given me, I've gotta give it back to you guys. I've always taken my time with fans; I love you, guys. Every time I see you, I'll do a photo with you and do pictures. Don't even rush; I'll do two with you. I've always been that way. Just show my appreciation and my love to you, guys.
"Giving you an update on where I'm at in my life, I still am exactly where I was my whole life, actually. Sometimes I don't have any bad habits; sometimes I have bad habits. But to clarify, when I made the statement about my 'bad habits,' they weren't drugs. It's just… at the end of the day — I don't condone this, but when I'm done with all my responsibilities, I have a Bud Light, or as many as I want, to tell you the truth. I'm a grown man. But I know I've gotta get up at five in the morning, 'cause I'm responsible and I've got a job to do. And I've got people that love me, and I've got people that depend on me. So I'm gonna be there for them no matter what.
"I love the guys in Korn. I've known 'em since seventh grade. We have no beef; I've got no problem with those guys. You guys should support 'em. They're ripping right now. They just got off tour. They're killing it.
"I'm always gonna be Fieldy from Korn for the rest of my life, because that's part of my legacy. Those are my homies; those are my brothers, man. We're just in different places right now. We're not even mad at each other; we're all cool.
"To clarify the [bad] habits, I've never tried cocaine; I've never tried heroin. I don't do… I drink Bud Light, man. It's clear. I mean, if Bud Light wants to give us a sponsorship, I wouldn't be mad.
"I've got lots of projects. If you look on my history, you see me dressing crazy. It's not 'cause I'm losing my mind. I'm an entertainer and I'm a musician. That's just what I do. I've done it since [my pre-Korn band] L.A.P.D. I've done it since I was a kid, man. I've always dressed…I'm a clown. I've called myself a clown. I was talking to [Mötley Crüe bassist] Nikki Sixx. He's, like, 'I'm gonna go get ready to turn into a clown.' I'm, like, 'That's me.' I started laughing. I was, like, 'Man, we're a lot alike except for you O.D.-ed, like, nine times and you're still living.'
"And Nikki, you're looking good these days, homie. Just a shoutout to him, 'cause he sent me his book. I appreciate it. I've got a book too. I've got projects. I have Fieldy's Dreams. I've got a book. I've got Bassically, a solo bass album. Stillwell is not new; we've been around for, like, 15 years. And speaking of projects, we've got Stillwell 'Rock The House' video that just dropped today, if you wanna check it out… It's our second single. The first one is already out. If you haven't seen it, check it out.
"Again, thank you for your support. I love you. Fieldy. Korn."
See the full video message below via Fieldy's Facebook.
