Sid Wilson on how he proved he was “crazy” enough to join Slipknot
nme.comSlipknot turntablist Sid Wilson has recalled showing the band how “crazy” he was in order to secure a spot in the metal group.Wilson said in a new interview that he was already practicing with Slipknot “and coming up with parts” but that he needed to see them play live before making a decision on joining.He told Revolver earlier this month: “But before making the commitment, I needed to see the band live.
They kept telling me, ‘We’re crazy, we’re crazy. We wear masks, we’re crazy.’ I’m like, Got it. Check. Crazy. I’m like, ‘I’m crazy.
Trust me.'”The DJ explained that ahead of the performance of their song ‘Tattered And Torn’, Slipknot’s percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan would set the mood by chanting “Kill me” and wandering out into the crowd, baying for commotion.“[Clown] would go out in the crowd and wrestle with kids, tie them up with microphone cords and drag them across the floor,” Wilson continued. “So he would go into the crowd every show – I didn’t know this, I’d never seen the show before.
And I can see him looking at me through the mask, and he starts this ‘Kill me’ [chant], and I see him coming out from behind this drum, and I could just sense it.“I was like, He’s coming for me.
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