Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg undergoes hip surgery

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Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has had surgery to repair part of his left hip and shave down a misshapen part of his femur.The musician shared an update accompanied by a photo of him on crutches, two weeks after he was unexpectedly fired from the metal band.“This Tuesday, after three years of careful planning, I underwent an outpatient procedure to repair the torn labrum of my left hip and shave down a misshapen part of my femur — a condition that never impacted my drumming in any way, but I’ve wanted to take care of during downtime from my recording and touring schedule,” he wrote.“Since 2020, my priority has been for my playing to go uninterrupted until a window in the schedule would allow me to complete an expected recovery of about four months.

In May, that schedule started to show that this window would be now.“After a follow-up MRI in August, I made the decision (alongside those close to me in my personal and professional life) to schedule this surgery immediately following the last performance of 2023, with the ambition and expectation of myself and my doctors to be stage-ready for the next show in April.

A commitment I made to myself and to you — although news of this was kept internal. In fact, knowing I wouldn’t be able to play for a few months was partially my motivation to create my Mixwave instrument — so I could remain collaborative with my own sound until I could return to my drums.He continued: “Though my commitment to healing remains the same, I’ll be disappointed to not see all of you in Vegas as planned,” he continued, referencing Slipknot’s upcoming appearance at the 2024 edition of the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas.“Perhaps some of you are facing your own challenges — we all do.