SLIPKNOT Percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan - "I Treat Every Show Like It's The Last"

July 2, 2012, 11 years ago

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SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (better known as Clown) is featured in an interview conducted by Jason Roche at LA Weekly. An excerpt is available below:

Q: During live performances you often put yourself at risk of physical injury by doing insane stunts on-stage. Has your recovery time gotten longer as you've gotten older?

Clown: "Oh yeah ... I'm always injuring myself. I don't know if it's because I'm a klutz or an idiot, I don't know. I just had major knee surgery. I took a trip to Australia, and when I got back I couldn't move my left leg. The normal healing time runs up to the exact date of our first show on Rockstar Mayhem. I'm not worried though about me. I'm worried about Clown. Clown will take the weakness of me, and tell me to deal with it. And then Clown gets to disappear after the show, but I am stuck with all of the damage. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

I treat every show like it's the last. Since the beginning, every show we've told ourselves that this could be the last. My kids know that if I die on-stage, that's where I should have gone. I don't want to, though. I want to live for a very long time. I'd like to retire and leave on a good note. Whenever Slipknot calls it a day, I ain't coming back. I'm in Tahiti with my wife, wearing some stupid briefs on a beach with a Corona in my hand, while she is walking around topless."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

As previously reported, Slipknot guitarist Jim Root was forced to miss the kick-off show of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in San Bernardino, CA on June 30th due to "serious health issues." The band has released the following statement:

"Jim has been seriously sick for the past two weeks and went to the hospital last week where he was advised that his appendix burst a couple weeks before and that it could have been life-threatening. Jim is at home recovering and is awaiting surgery to have pieces of his appendix removed and hopes to join the tour as soon as he is able. Slipknot will continue to headline the Mayhem festival and all other shows. We refuse to let our fans down and will not miss a single date. We will miss Jim greatly and our thoughts are with him. Jim sends his love to each and every one of our fans."

The band's tour schedule is as follows:

July

3 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater
4 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater
6 - Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
7 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
8 - Denver, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
10 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
11 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
13 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
14 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
18 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
20 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
22 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
24 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
25 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
28 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
29 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
31 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

August

1 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake PAC
3 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
4 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
5 - Hartford, CT - The Comcast Theatre

For more information on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, visit this location.

Slipknot recently revealed the tracklist for their new Best Of compilation, Antennas To Hell. Check it out below.

'(sic)'

'Eyeless'

'Wait And Bleed'

'Spit It Out'

'Surfacing'

'People = Shit'

'Disasterpiece'

'Left Behind'

'My Plague' (New Abuse Mix)

'The Heretic Anthem' (live)

'Purity' (live)

'Pulse Of The Maggots'

'Duality'

'Before I Forget'

'Vermilion'

'Sulfur'

'Psychosocial'

'Dead Memories'

'Snuff'

Bonus CD: (sic)nesses: Live At The Download Festival 2009