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It’s safe to say that seeing Joey Jordison<\/a> had an immediate impact on Shawn Crahan<\/a> and the percussionist recalled that experience while speaking with producer\u00a0Rick Rubin<\/a> on the Tetragrammaton podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before Slipknot started, most of the members had played in Des Moines-area bands and Crahan\u00a0told Rubin about\u00a0his experience catching a young Joey Jordison in action behind the drum kit, as well as his first interaction with the musician after they were playing on the same bill.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember going out to Joey cause he got done with his set. He went outside to get some air and I walked outside, I was older than everyone and I could get a beer and I walked outside and I was just staring at him,” recalled Crahan.<\/p>\n “We didn\u2019t know each other and he looked at me and he\u2019s like, \u2018What?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018I just had to see if you were human.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Whoa, you are a real person. Wow, congratulations man. In my life I\u2019ve never seen \u2026 I didn\u2019t know you could play drums like that,\u2019\u201d shared Crahan.<\/p>\n Though they connected that night, it would be some time before Jordison’s arrival in Slipknot’s plans occurred.<\/p>\n A little later in the chat, Crahan discussed the early days of Slipknot and having the initial idea of employing three drummers within the group. Though they were not nine-deep yet, there was the base of an idea and it was something the intrigued Jordison enough to come down to their studio for a jam.<\/p>\n According to Crahan, he was in Colorado at the time when he learned Paul Gray had invited Jordison to the studio and he left his home to travel back to Iowa just to see how things would go.<\/p>\n Crahan played first before letting Jordison use his drum kit and make his adjustments to fit his playing.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat I remember most besides what he was doing was the incredible ability to retain what those guys had just played with me. It was like a tornado hit my life and I was just like, \u2018I have no idea what\u2019s happening right now.\u2019 But I was so impressed and he had just heard it once. I was the drummer, disregarded, and taken to a level of insanity,\u201d shared Crahan.<\/p>\n But despite how well things had gotten, Crahan recalls Jordison giving him some pushback when asked about joining the group.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got done with practice and I went outside to Joey and said, \u2018Are you in or out?\u2019 And he\u2019s like, \u2018I gotta think about it.\u2019 I\u2019m a pretty aggro person and I got right up in his face and I was like, \u2018What do you mean you gotta think about it? There\u2019s no thinking about it. You\u2019re either in or you\u2019re out. That\u2019s not how this works son.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Eventually Jordison signed on and the friendship grew, but Crahan says several years later Jordison confessed that had Crahan not let him in the band, he would’ve taken the three-drum idea and put something together that fit more of his style.<\/p>\n Toward the end of the podcast, Crahan was asked what’s changed in the band and what’s exactly the same. That moment of reflection brought him back to speaking about Jordison and confiding,\u00a0\u201cI miss my dudes. Joey used to get on me man. He was the one and he made me the best I could ever be. I like to think I did that to him. I used to say we were nemeses because we always just argued, but it\u2019s not until someone\u2019s gone that you realize they bring the best out of you.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Slipknot’s Clown Reveals if Band Might Have Eventually Reunited With Joey Jordison<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Jordison remained a member of Slipknot from 1995 until 2013. The drummer later revealed health issues played a factor<\/a> in the split. Jordison died in his sleep on July 26, 2021<\/a> at the age of 46.<\/p>\n See the Top 50 Nu-Metal Albums of All Time ranked in the gallery below.<\/em><\/p>\n These are the top 50 nu-metal albums of all time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Does Shawn Crahan Recall of Seeing Joey Jordison Play for the First Time?<\/h3>\n
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