#6 - Shawn : Percussion A twisted clown mask with brains sticking out on one side!Shawn was the first in the group to wear a mask. He wore it to practice one day and the group thought it was tight , so they all started wearing them to rehearsal. Shawn wasactually the first member of the band to wear coveralls. Before they all wore identical outfits, Shawn wore white coveralls with paint splattered on them. Interseting facts: He was a welder before joining the group, and he welded his own drums, He has a wife, Chantal, and 3 kids, He has a drumkit made of titanium; the same material as the nasa space shuttle, He does most of the interviews, He runs slipknot2.com, He has a habit of banging his head against walls, He has fractured knuckles, split a collarbone, suffered slipped vertebrae, bruised his pelvic bone, dislocated a shoulder, gotten a concussion, partially severed a finger, and smashed his head often enough to require 22 stitches during performances, Sometimes he goes on AIM and chats with fans,He is 30 years old, the oldest of Slipknot. Quote: "I've wanted to be a clown because there's something nice about me, and something pretty twisted as well. If someone stares at me on my way to the stage, I don't get up until they look away first." Shawn Questions and Answers: Do your kids come to Slipknot shows and what do they think of them? Yes - my oldest thinks it's too loud. My boy loves the band - he really loves Corey. He is the new clown. My youngest is too young to understand. What do you all wear under your boiler suuits? Most are nude, some wear underwear and T-shirts. If Slipknot were on MTV's Celebrity Death match, then who would you flip for a punch' with? We'd prefer not to be on the show. Do any of the bands have bad habits, if yes, then who and what?! We're the 'Knot - we are all fu**ed up. Is it true that one of Slipknot is English and has family in Portishead here? 0 is English, but doesn't have family there. What's your personal favourite song on the album and why? "Tattered and Torn" - if you understand it, then you understand the Clown. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Nothing.
