Mine as well. He'd admitted as much in interviews:
During the downtime I played with UNIDA and jammed with friends, but mostly I did a lot of drinking and some drugs — some heavy, heavy drugs… lots of heroin. I was shooting speedballs every day. And then pills.
But had supposedly been clean as of 2008:
I was living in L.A. at the time, which wasn't helping because it was so easy [to get drugs]. So, I moved back to Iowa with her and went to my doctor and got straightened out. And it's been a good couple years now that I've been clean."
Slider From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6518 posts, RR: 37 Reply 7, posted (3 years 1 day ago) and read 1569 times:
I don’t even know who/what Slipknot is. Sadly, just another tragic musician/drug fatality…how many cautionary tales do we need after decades and dozens of talented people killing themselves?
vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8228 posts, RR: 28 Reply 10, posted (3 years 1 day ago) and read 1538 times:
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Quoting Aesma (Reply 8): Many of the music I enjoy has been made by drug addicts, so I guess without drug there is no good music.
I don't know if you're serious or not, but it's a serious issue, so....
While drugs can certainly influence creativity, they don't supply it. It might be a different style of creativity that you find when you're high, but it's not any more or less creative than what you can do clean and sober.
In fact, you could probably write better in a clear state of mind.
Plus, if you kick an addiction, you suddenly have WAY more time to devote to writing/practicing. I've improved at guitar by leaps and bounds since I quit drinking.
Good to see you still around! I remember you always being into Slipknot. I had never really heard them till "Duality" started being played on the radio. Didn't pick up an album till last year sometime, when I finally got Vol. 3. Great album!
Anyone ever find out what happened to Joey Jordison late last year? They had to cancel a bunch of dates, from what I remember.
"Two and a Half Men" was filmed in front of a live ostrich.
garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5244 posts, RR: 55 Reply 12, posted (3 years 19 hours ago) and read 1489 times:
Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 10):
Anyone ever find out what happened to Joey Jordison late last year?
IIRC, his appendix burst.
RIP, Paul. Like you, vik, wasn't a big fan of them until Duality started getting a good amount of airplay and purchased Vol. 3 and was quite pleased with it. Here's hoping that Gray's death doesn't mark the end of a band that was really starting to do great things with both Vol. 3 and All Hope Is Gone.
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newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 14, posted (2 years 12 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1365 times:
I just assumed he had hung himself.
That's what drugs will do though. Another user down the drain.....
WesternA318 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 5395 posts, RR: 25 Reply 15, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1152 times:
RIP Paul, you will be missed...from one of your most ferocious fans!
Woohoo! Back to Beirut in Oct '13! (Along with a stop in DOH for 4 days)
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