Before Korn even developed a name, they had moved into a small house together in Huntington Beach, California, south of Los Angeles, where they began working on songs.

[2] Later, they rented a studio from Jeff Creath, the same person who let lead singer Jonathan Davis live in his garage.

[3] The band name is derived from a shared memory of a sexual story told at a party, about two homosexual men felching and a corn kernel.

He introduced it to the group and told the infamous story, which they thought was a cool idea, but their manager initially rejected it.

Shaffer had the idea to spell the name with both a "K" instead of a "C", and Fieldy came up with writing it with a backwards "R" so the band's logo would look like a kid drew it.

The logo was designed by lead vocalist Jonathan Davis with his left hand,[5] officially labeling them "KoЯn".

[6] It was released to record companies and to people who filled out a flyer given out at gigs they played for free with Biohazard and House of Pain.