07 July 2011

Corey Taylor Talks About Honoring Late Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray

Slipknot return to the U.K. on July 10, and plan a two-minute silence for deceased bassist Paul Gray. Slipknot play the Sonisphere festival, held at Knebworth Park in England, and say they are pleased fans have welcomed their idea.

Frontman Corey Taylor said: “At Knebworth we are going to observe a two-minute silence for Paul, in honour of him. I’m really, really glad that everyone has responded to it and are ready to join us for it. It’s gonna be pretty heavy and I’m looking forward to feeling that.

“There’s something to be said about that which is so loud and so much louder than this band. It’ll be good for everyone to pay their respect.”

The band’s headline show at the U.K. festival will be the last on their current tour, their first since Gray died in May 2010 from an accidental drug overdose.

Taylor told BBC Radio 1: “We’ve done a handful of shows so far on this tour and it’s been a good way for us to say thank you to the kids and celebrate with everybody. We’re going to have huge booms, fire. We’ve got a really good set together which really celebrates the whole career.

“It’s very much about the audience, getting them into it and giving something to them and putting on a good, old-school Slipknot show. Enjoying it for what it is. The fans have really been responding to it so far.”

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