Well, basically Corey and I were in Stone Sour before we joined Slipknot. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
The masks, for us, are more of a way to present ourselves live, you know? — Jim Root Copy Share Image
A&E eggnog, there's nothing like it anywhere on Earth. It's the best liquid ever made. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
If you have a sickness, you gotta fix that sickness, but you can't keep putting somebody into treatment over and over and… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
Music is like wine, it ages beautifully - and if you spend enough time you can just sit there and listen to… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
With 'Iowa,' if you ask me, we really passed up a lot of things that we could have done with the two… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
We're closer friends in Stone Sour than I am with the guys in Slipknot and that makes life a lot easier. I'm… — Jim Root Friends Copy Share Image
For Slipknot, I'd say drumming is only 50 or 60 percent of the job. The rest of it is who you are… — Jim Root Drumming Copy Share Image
I'd rather be creative and be artistic and be able to play intricate music that moves and really takes you on a… — Jim Root Journey Copy Share Image
I was awkward in school. I didn't really fit in with any kind of crowd in school. I didn't have a lot… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
There's such an energy and emotion to rock music, which is a lot of the reason I go back to '60s and… — Jim Root Bands Copy Share Image
My approach in 1999 was basically to play what I had, that was all I could do. At the time I was… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I've seen the Tortilla Guy hashtag when I'm going through my Instagram and all of that and I think it's pretty funny.… — Jim Root Fun Copy Share Image
There's a lot for us to achieve and a lot more music to explore. I'm not saying we want to start doing… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
To have a No. 1 with 130,000 copies sold is, you know, I remember when we first started selling records, in order… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
It became apparent to me near the end of the album cycle for 'House Of Gold & Bones' that it had basically… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
Well that's probably what'll end up happening: a load of really good musicians who can't afford to be in bands, who have… — Jim Root Bands Copy Share Image
You spend 20 years doing something and when you're not doing it, it's hard to figure out what it is you're made… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
The thing that scares me about the way the music industry has changed so much is that I'm afraid that the record,… — Jim Root Copy Share Image
There is a solo on 'Spiders,' albeit a kind of a non-traditional solo, but that's what I love. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
You always have to be on top of your game, because you never know what is going to happen. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I like to keep my world positive. There's enough negativity kicking around. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
It's always been about the live show for us. We're having Halloween onstage every night. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
I don't seek out knowledge when it comes to guitar playing; I like to let it happen naturally. — Jim Root Guitar Copy Share Image
I use Pro Tools version 9 LE at home and I take that on the road with me. — Jim Root Home Copy Share Image
I think that the only goals that we try to set for ourselves is to evolve musically. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can be a little bit I don't know, stubborn or something. Maybe to a fault. — Jim Root Copy Share Image
