The+Members+of+Slipknot

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= = =The Members=

There are 9 members of Slipknot, each with a number 0-8. Below I will list each member, what they play, a picture, brief info, and nicknames/numbers.

#0
Sid Wilson Plays: Turntables, keyboard, and samples Also Known as: #0, DJ Starscream, Ratboy, DJ Moonboots, Munky, and The Pitty Of #0

Sid Wilson has been with Slipknot since 1998. He is the youngest member of Slipknot at age 32. He is widely known for his craziness on stage. He often starts fights with the percussionist Shawn and also sets himself on fire and jumps into the crowd. On one of the Slipknot DVDs, Sid said he would stop doing to fire stunt because he was afraid of be charged with attempted suicide!! He also tours in his own band called DJ starscream.

= = = = = = =#1= Joey Jordison Plays: Drums Also known as: #1, Superball

Joey has been with Slipknot since the beginning. He is credited as the co-founder of Slipknot. When he was a kid his parents got divorced and he became the man of the house while in elementary school. He had bad grades in school because he daydreamed about music and making a band. Currently he is the main drummer of he band. Recently he made a line of signature drum sticks that have a lot of his own blood mixed in with the paint. He also tours with his own band Muderdolls.



#2
Paul Gray Plays: Bass Also known as: #2, The pig

Paul is another one of the founders of Slipknot. He is one of the two members who were not born in Iowa. He was born in Las Angles, California. He face unmasked was first shown when he crashed his car and the police found cocaine, marijuana, and drug stuff. His mugshot went all over the web and his face was seen. He and his wife Brenna, are expecting a child sometime in 2010. He was found dead in his hotel room May 24th, 2010. The cause of death is unknown after autopsy.



#3
Chris Fehn Plays: Custon percussion, backing vocals Also known as: #3, Mr. Picklenose, Mr. Fehn, Pionocchio

Chis has been with the band since 1997. Before he joined he was good friends with the other percussionist, Shawn. He came into the band and replaced Greg Welts. Also before he played in Slipknot he was the kicker on the Wanye State University Football team. When he is not with Slipknot, he is a very good golfer, you can see him golfing on the DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine.



=#4= James Root Plays: Rhythm and Lead guitarist Also known as: #4, Mr. Bigs, The Jester

James has been in Slipknot since 1999, he is the most recently joined member. Before he joined Slipknot, he worked as a Screenprinter, Busboy, and a waiter. Although he plays guitar for Slipknot, he can play drums, bass, vocals, and backing vocals.



#5
Craig "133" Jones Plays: Sampler, MIDI controller, Keyboard Also known as: #5, The silent one, Pinhead, Spikehead

Craig has been with the band since 1996. He is one of the only members who doesn't show his face. He has unmasked interview but his face is censored. he originally replaced Donnie Steele for guitar but later, he was replaced by Mick Thompson so he began to sample for them. He had whiplash once from headbanging for a long time.



#6
Shawn "Clown" Crahan Plays: Custom Percussion, backing vocals Also known as: #6, BoBo, Kong

Shawn has been with the band since 1995. He not only plays percussion but does backing vocals for __many__ of the band's songs. He also was the director for Slipknot's DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine. He is the oldest member of the band at age 40. One of his "custon percussion" items is two beer kegs and a baseball bat!



#7
Mick Thompson Plays: Lead and Rhythm guitar Also known as: #7

Mick has been with Slipknot since 1997. Mick is an extremely fast guitarist. He takes the nickname "#7" to a whole different level; he has the word "seven" tattooed on his lft arm and has the same word on all of his guitars. He looks very mean but the lead singer Corey Taylor says otherwise. He says Mick loves cats, and writes poetry! He also is fascinated with serial killers.



=#8= Corey Taylor Plays: Lead Vocals Also known as: #8

Corey Taylor has been with Slipknot since 1997. He is the lead singer. When people think of Slipknot they usually think of Taylor first. Corey's grandma showed him rock music and he would listen to Elvis Presly. He saw horror movies and discovered a sense Slipknot before he had even started it. He has sung in many others bands such as Ko  Rn, Apocolyptica, Anthrax and at least 6 others. He also is the lead singer of the band Stone Sour with is very light music compared to Slipknot. 

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