US EditionJay Weinberg Says Slipknot Firing "Remains Confusing": “My World Bottomed Out From Under Me"
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Jay Weinberg says Slipknot firing "remains confusing": “My world bottomed out from under me"
Jay Weinberg has said his firing from Slipknot “remains confusing”, admitting that his “world bottomed out from under [him]” afterwards. The drummer departed the masked metal band in late 2023 after they made a “creative decision” to go in a different direction. Weinberg said he was “heartbroken and blindsided” by the move. READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” He l…
The drummer goes back in detail on his release from the metal band, the sale of his equipment on Reverb, and his years in Madball, Against Me! and the E Street Band. Jay Weinberg was only 18 years old when Bruce Springsteen offered him the incredible opportunity to replace his father, Max Weinberg, drummer of [...] This article Jay Weinberg reviews his departure from Slipknot: "Perhaps I became a scapegoat" appeared first on Rolling Stone.
Jay Weinberg reflects on Slipknot firing: 'It remains confusing'
Jay Weinberg attends the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala at Alice Tully Hall on September 28, 2025 in New York, New York. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios) Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has opened up regarding his firing from the band in 2023 in an interview with Rolling Stone. Weinberg had joined the masked metallers in 2014 in place of original drummer Joey Jordison. In announcing Weinberg’s departure, Slipkno…
Jay Weinberg Remains Confused by Slipknot Firing: “My World… Bottomed Out from Under Me”
Jay Weinberg opened up about his ouster from Slipknot in a new interview with Rolling Stone, revealing that his firing still “remains confusing” to him. Weinberg had served in the group for 10 years, spanning from the sudden 2013 exit of Joey Jordison to his own sudden dismissal in 2023. Weinberg played on three albums for the group: 2014’s .5: The Gray Chapter, 2019’s We Are Not Your Kind, and 2022’s The End, So Far. “My world just kind of bott…
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