I was spreading myself too thin. That was making me unhappy and that, in turn, was making the rest of Stone Sour… — Jim Root Making 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 Energy Copy Share Image
Iowa,' for me, I hated doing that album - it wasn't a good experience for me. — Jim Root Doing Copy Share Image
People need to go back and figure out why it is that Slipknot plays the way it is. That way, maybe, you… — Jim Root Band Copy Share Image
So many bands play to tracks - what's the point in coming to see them live if they're playing to a CD? — Jim Root Coming 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
My approach in 1999 was basically to play what I had, that was all I could do. At the time I was… — Jim Root Green 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 Band Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong - I'm still way into the metal, but I've been listening to different things like Radiohead, Portishead, Bjork,… — Jim Root Age 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
Every time we go into the studio and use a different engineer or producer I try to look, listen and learn their… — Jim Root Learn Copy Share Image
The culture of buying an album on CD or vinyl has gone out of the window. A lot of kids don't really… — Jim Root Culture Copy Share Image
I'm extremely lucky to be doing what I'm doing right now and I work very hard at maintaining this career and living… — Jim Root Career 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 Again Copy Share Image
For one reason or another, a lot of guys wind up with a guitar that isn't really right for them. — Jim Root Guitar Copy Share Image
I'm always living at least a year ahead of where I'm really at, and that can really lead you to some negative… — Jim Root Ahead Copy Share Image
We're still evolving as a band. I think that's really important for a band to do, especially after being around for so… — Jim Root Around Copy Share Image
Every experience you have in life can be applied to different things. — Jim Root Different Copy Share Image
