Jay Weinberg Explains Shocking Slipknot Firing

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg reveals he was blindsided by news of his firing by the band, being told in a phone call. Slipknot said the firing was a creative decision.

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[pitonto]

Ego, money and fame have made Slipknot become everything they used to hate and stood against. This is the real embodiment for “you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

[scaranvostok]

Losing Paul was a wound. Losing Joey was a paralysis. Losing Chris was the warning. Losing Craig was the death rattle. Losing Jay is the final nail in the coffin.

[ChachaChapati]

I feel for the guy. I have no doubt it's money/contract-related. Chris Fehn's firing in 2019 was a sign of things to come for this band/business.

[franklyput]

I truly cannot believe that Corey Taylor can have 2 separate side projects, do hundreds of guest spots for other artists, put Slipknot on long hiatuses simply for himself...yet Jay, who took over the role of one of the best metal drummers of all time and grew into his own doing so, can be fired for apparently no reason. I can't imagine he did anything worse than any of those dudes have done. Slipknot isn't a brotherhood or a family. It is the Shawn Crahan and Corey Taylor show. And I certainly hope they fizzle out soon. I think their egos are far too big for the band now. Slipknot died with Paul Gray and Joey Jordison

[marcosdepaula]

letting go of Joey Jordison was controversial as well, it is interesting that the band would speak highly of Joey in the statement about Jay's departure now that Joey is dead. However, in my humble opinion, Joey Jordison was wronged and now Jay Weinberg is being wronged as well, but Jay will rise to the occasion and I am sure he will be highly sought after.

[leonshreds]

THEY DID THE SAME THING TO JOEY JORDISON THEY EMAILED HIM WHILE HE WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR HIS NERVE ISSUES DISEASE, IM SORRY I FORGOT WHAT ITS CALLED, RIP LEGEND

[robclass]

I have completely lost all respect for Shawn and Corey. Glad I got to see them from 99-06 I have seen them twice since then no where the band they were.

[philhurley]

I've painfully come to terms with the fact that it's absolutely too easy to stop supporting slipknot as a lifelong fan of them. Nothing should of ever made it easy to lose respect for a band that got me through a lot and shaped me as a drummer. But at this point, pull the plug. It stopped being slipknot long ago.

[derochehope]

The way they did that to Jay is messed up.... couldn't even face him person.

[Justynbrodsky]

They fired the last drummer with an email. At least they upgraded this drum firing with a phone call.

[kingofthetaters]

Fuck man idk how they can so easily and unceremoniously drop him. I know we don’t know all the details but Jay just doesn’t seem like the type of guy you’d go out of your way to fire considering how kind he seems and how much of a beast he is on the kit. whoever made this decision (probably clown) is gunna regret this. He wasn’t Joey but dammit he was the closest thing to Joey we could get.

[ianhamilton]

Thank you Jay for picking up the torch after Joey, and carrying it with talent, dignity, and your own style of drumming that fit, and complimented the band and its unique sound. This sucks bro. Dunno what else to say man. But thank you.

[BakuraRy]

Whatever's happening in the band, we as fans will never get the truth. "Creative differences" is basically "we can find someone who will perform for less money", followed by a middle finger. Clown and Corey, the so-called "de facto leaders" won't say more than that, and Mick, Jim, and Sid never say anything to the press anyway. V-Man won't speak up either, because he might be next, and Pfaff and the other new guy know that it's not their place to say anything. So, silence is all we'll get going forward.

[speakatron]

Jay Weinberg = Class act. Firing your bandmate of 10 years over a phone call = Pure arrogance.

[thelolguy]

There are NINE members in Slipknot. Anyone who’s ever been in band, of the usual, 3, 4 or 5 members know how difficult it can be. But Nine members is crazy, very hard to keep everyone happy and content, and very difficult to get everyone to all agree. There could be so many things going on.

[VileSinner]

It's a shame what happened to Jay. Slipknot lost two incredible drummers. I get why they had to let Joey go. But he got emailed saying he got fired. Now Jay just gets a phone call saying he got let go. This shit ain't right man. Slipknot is going downhill. Gonna be really difficult to have someone fill both drummer's shoes.

[villesora]

This is why I lost interest in Slipknot around the time they fired Joey. I know Joey had health issues but he was still able to drum, but I could also see why they might have chose to let him go. But now there isn't any way people can say this isn't a pattern for them, to fire people for little to no reason just because they feel like it. Corey has seemed to have a massive ego for years now, and it's only gotten worse over the last couple of years. Sad to see.

[brookeemery]

Its probably already been said somewhere in the comments but theres no doubt and i believe that craig saw such things coming. He jumped before the axe could fall on him. Silent and observant is far smarter than loud and outspoken

[ghost_to_a_ghost]

This is exactly what I expected to hear. I love slipknot and have since the first record but Corey and Shawn can get f@!ked. they are making it very hard to be a Slipknot fan these days.

[brandonray]

Jay was insanely good and no one i thought could hold a candle to joey but jay held his own and completely surprised me! Jay deserved better with this!