For the first week or so after Paul Gray's death I generally added a question about him to a few interviews to get thoughts from various aspects of the music scene. I haven't asked one for a while, but I just got off the phone with 311's Tim Mahoney and when I thought the interview was over, he started asking me about Slipknot.
It makes sense; 311 is from Omaha, and the two bands rose to fame not too far apart. Anyway, here's what he said:
"I'm a big Slipknot fan. Paul is actually the only guy I ever talked to. He was such a good guy. I wouldn't say I knew him, but it was really sad to hear. I've been following that band ever since their first record. I hope they're hanging in there. We're sending some love that way.
"Everyone in the band is a Slipknot fan. I've been jamming a lot of Slipknot lately. I've never seen them live, but several guys in the band have. I know Chad dig's Joey."
He also asked about playing at 7 Flags, but he thought they might be playing a 6 Flags Amusement Park. He was worried that Adventureland might be gone, and talked about taking trips there every couple years when he was younger. He had also heard good things about the Iowa Speedway.
I'm used to publicists cutting off a conversation at 15 minutes, so it was kind of nice to interview a musician who didn't want to stop talking.
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