Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, dead at 38
Slow Motion Apocalypse
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, dead at 38
May 24, 12:29 PMDes Moines Rock Music ExaminerJason Vajgrt
Des Moines, Iowa; May 24, 2010 -- A local hotel worker found the
bassist dead this morning. Paul Gray, known as #2, or "The Pig" in the
self-titled years, the lively bassist from Los Angeles who relocated
with family to Des Moines and joined Slipknot and has played for the
entire Slipknot career up to this point. Paul had a darker side to his
life, dealing with drugs and alcohol abuse. It was announced on his
MySpace page this year that he was expecting a child with his wife
Brenna. Life looked on the up for Paul.
While currently under investigation, preliminary reports from a source
at the scene indicate a drug overdose.
I first saw Slipknot at Dotfest 2 in 1997, shortly after they formed
and right before they were signed. Clown came out and moshed with the
crowd, and Pig had his pig mask on and was WICKED on the bass!
Paul will be missed.
For more info: There will be follow-up information to this story as it
becomes available. No cause of death has been determined yet. RIP Paul
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