The riffs, lyrics, and drums of 'Open Your Omen' will tell you a lot. — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
Playing drums, for me, is like breathing. It's like thinking. It's like eating. It's like walking. — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
Playing drums is how I communicate. It's how I speak to people. That's my God-given gift. — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I lie more with drums and the more heavy and darker aspects of music. — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I actually played guitar before I played drums. And I always play guitar on the Slipknot albums as well, as well as… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
A great drum record has to sound good; in fact, it should sound special. It should capture the richness and the actual… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
Without Metallica, I wouldn't be doing what I am doing. I have every Metallica record, of course, and I would spend hours… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
What better to get all the anger and stuff out for what I do in Slipknot than to play the drums? You're… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I love listening to old records. Stuff from the '70s, even disco and funk records and a lot of early rock albums… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
What made me want to play drums in the first place was Led Zeppelin and The Who. My parents had their records,… — Joey Jordison Copy Share Image
I pretty much use the same stuff live that I use in the studio. I don't like the feel to change too much. — Joey Jordison Copy Share
The blank expression suits me. Just don't call us a pro wrestling band I'm short and I can't wrestle. — Joey Jordison Copy Share
When I first heard of this band I was like I either have to be in this band or destroy it cause its so… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
'Blood Host' is super heavy. Especially on the verses, it has an industrial stomp. It's one of my favourite tracks just because the plot… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
No, I don't think in that way. Being of the anonymous factor is to keep all the rock star cliche and the ego bullshit… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
I got over the transverse myelitis stuff; I'm walking great, and I'm playing faster; I mean, I'm just playing all the time. I have… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
The communication within Sinsaenum is really, really cool. As extreme as the music is, you might not realize how much we respect each other… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
I'd been working on new Slipknot material since the end of the 'All Hope Is Gone' tour cycle, but I ended up with so… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
When everyone tells you, 'No, no, no,' your creative forces get a little twisted and turn into something more apocalyptic than ever. — Joey Jordison Copy Share
I had the idea of using Glen Benton on the song before even writing anything. However, instead of writing a typical death metal song,… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
A great drum record has to sound good; in fact, it should sound special. It should capture the richness and the actual tones of… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
The simplest beats, on what rock music or any music has been formed on, can be the toughest beats to execute and perform, because… — Joey Jordison Copy Share
