An American musician, best known as the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Full Name: Paul Dedrick Gray
Description: Bassist, US
Known For: Known as the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot.
Instruments: Bass
Music Styles: Heavy metal, alternative metal, alternative rock, nu metal, groove metal, funk metal, experimental metal, jazz fusion
Location: United States of America
Date Born: 8th April 1972
Location Born: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Date Died: 24th April 2010
Location Died: Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
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Web Site: http://www.slipknot1.com/
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Paul Gray
An American musician, best known as the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot.
In his youth, Gray performed in bands such as Anal Blast, Vexx, Body Pit, and Inveigh Catharsi.
In June 2003, Gray crashed his car into another vehicle. After police were called to the scene and searched his car, Gray was arrested for possession of cannabis, cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and failure to obey a traffic signal.[1][2] He was sentenced to one year of informal probation.
At the time of his death, he was one of 3 original members of Slipknot remaining in the band, and the only one who had maintained his original role in the band due to Clown’s switch from main drums to custom percussion during the early days. He was one of the two members not born in Iowa.
On May 24, 2010, The Des Moines Register reported that Gray had been found dead in a room at the Towneplace Suites hotel in Urbandale, Iowa at about 10:50 local time.
The next day, May 25 2010, The Des Moines Register announced that, according to a 911 tape obtained by WOI-DT, bottles of pills and a hypodermic needle were found next to the body of Gray in his hotel room.
On June 21, 2010, autopsy results were released that stated Gray had died of an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl, and had also shown signs of “significant heart disease”.
Gray used to wear tape around his head for his mask. Later, he switched to a Halloween styled Pig mask.
Gray played left-handed. He commonly used a pick on later releases, but he can be heard using the slapping technique in the songs.