Editing James Shaffer (section)

==Early life==
Shaffer was born June 6, 1970, in [[Rosedale, California|Rosedale]], California.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=1 January 2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-531373-4 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-62764 |access-date=29 May 2024 |chapter=Korn}}</ref> He was adopted by his parents as an infant, along with two other siblings. Shaffer and the other members of Korn grew up in an agricultural town of [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]], California, two hours north of [[Los Angeles]]. When trying to sneak out to a party, the tip of one of his fingers was severed by the chain on his three-wheeler, and, as part of his rehabilitation, Shaffer picked up a guitar.