![]() ![]() We were in Chicago at that time right before the record came out. The reason I call it Spinal Tap is because there’s a part in the movie where they can’t find the stage. We finally got up there, but it took us like 20 minutes to get onto the stage (laughs). Our intro had been going on forever and ever. Another floor would open up and it was a bunch of people at their computers (laughs). Some were like a business meeting and some were a banquet. There was this time we got lost in the venue because we didn’t know what floor we were playing on and everyone forgot, and we were all in our masks. We used to make 10 to 15 minute intros to piss the crowd off (laughs), so by the time we got to the stage they would just go crazy. It was a convention centre of some sort where we were playing the show. There’s this show we played, it was right before we went on Ozzfest ’99. It can be unpredictable when you play live, have there been any Spinal Tap moments when you’ve been on stage throughout the years? Talking about warming-up and playing shows live, you mentioned there with Slipknot it can be crazy. I don’t like to have to try to play at all, it should just normally happen. So, I like to go out and be loose and comfortable, and it just makes it more enjoyable. I like warming-up now because now I only have myself to blame if I mess up anything because sometimes I’d go out cold and even though I’d play fine, it wouldn’t feel fine. Basically now, I warm up for a good half hour and get completely limber. They get me in that mood anyway (laughs). It’s just that mentality because in Slipknot everyone is bat shit crazy (laughs). I used to get so amped up before the Slipknot gigs – obviously it worked. Now, I actually play a little more fierce when I’m completely calm before the show. But, that’s long gone, I don’t do that shit anymore. I felt like if I didn’t throw up I thought it was going to be a shitty show. Oh yeah, you know what, I used to throw up before every fucking show just because it became part of it. Talking about how it’s serious, it’s almost a different style than you’ve played with Slipknot and the Murderdolls, what is it going to be like when it comes time to play live? I remember back in the day watching the Slipknot ‘Disasterpieces’ DVD and there’s that footage pre-show of you throwing up before you go on stage. I haven’t done a record this serious since the first Slipknot record. We had this great record and wanted to make sure every little bit was executed correctly. We knew what we wanted and completely had that fire and hunger. We went in with a mission and there was no time for slacking off. I have to say this is one of the only records I’ve made where it has been strictly business – there was no fucking around. Not so much that stuff, just any interesting stories? Were there any interesting tales to tell from this debut Scar The Martyr album? I was reading Corey Taylor’s new book – ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven’ – there’s a chapter in there that was interesting about the recording of Volume III in the Houdini Mansion. The band is real excited and the fire is all there, so we are ready to get out and take it as far as we can while we’ve got the chance. It’s kind of like the feeling I had when we released the first Slipknot. Our album comes out in a week and we’ve only done one tour with Danzig and we are going out here on a little, small club headlining run before we hit major tours. How far into the future, in terms of a general timeline, do you have this mapped out? Is the plan to make this go full-time and have a couple of studio albums come out in years to come? With Scar The Martyr obviously you’ve got a few other musical priorities mixed in with it. We just finished rehearsal about an hour ago, it’s feeling really good man so far. It’s really cool man because we worked so hard on it constructing the songs and the production. I almost have the same feeling with this record as I had releasing the first Slipknot record. I’m actually feeling really good about it. New band, new album about to come out, it’s a new beginning. ![]()
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