Slipknot are known for wild shows. I heard that at one of your earlier gigs at Wolverhampton Civic you launched yourself from a balcony into the crowd. Someone was injured and you kindly visited them the next day in hospital to cheer them up.It’s a gag that Sid [Wilson, Slipknot’s turntablist] used to do. This is one of the reasons why he has a hard time walking now.
It was a lot different to the show we do now. We wanted to be bigger and crazier than everybody else but realised that can’t be sustained. It was a gnarly time for us, but it was also some of the best times of our lives. I wouldn’t change a thing – maybe my knees would.We almost did it and then the damn pandemic happened. We were working with people that we’d done various great British festivals with and then, all of a sudden, it all went to shit.
The recent “surge pricing” on tickets is a disgrace . Any ideas on how we can stop this? Is there a realistic way that artists can make a stand or do the ticket companies have too much power/control?It’s definitely something that bigger artists should try to control. We’ve tried to combat it as much as possible but a lot of it is out of our hands. You only have so much power in this day and age, and that mentality is not completely shared around the industry.
Your other band, Stone Sour, did a great cover of Love Gun, but who is your favourite member of Kiss and why?Paul Stanley. He was the blueprint for a lot of us as frontmen. Paul had so much charisma and sang way outside of his range for 40 years: he killed himself on stage every night for us. He’s a massive inspiration and one of the nicest men I’ve ever met.What’s your favourite momentIf it’s the extended version, the spider walk down the stairs.
That was also the ferry ride where we set our stage manager on fire in the bar. He passed out so we just set his legs on fire. He wouldn’t wake up so we put him out, but the damage was done.Photograph: Katja Ogrin/RedfernsI don’t feel guilty about anything I listen to. Why would you feel guilty about something you enjoy? Unless it’s illegal and gross [laughs]. I listen to Slayer and Samantha Fox, Abba and Anthrax; I have Cardi B right next to Carcass. If I like it, I like it..
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