Nickname: Balls April 8, 1972
Paul is a cofounder of Slipknot with Shawn (6) and Anders. Seems to be a friendly person, with an indulgent
personality. Paul was not born in Des Moines Iowa, unlike the rest of the band, he was born in LA and moved when he was young.
Apparently he is half black and once burnt a picture of KoRn posing for Calvin Klein live on stage. He has appeared in bands
such as Vexx, Body Pit, Anal Blast and Inveigh Catharsis all before Slipknot, he also made an appearance with Davo's band,
"The Havenots".
Quote - "When we go to radio stations for interviews, we wear the masks and never
fail to freak people out. Are the masks a fetish thing? I'm definitely into that stuff. Des Moines definitely has more than
its fair share of freaks."
Mask - Paul wears a latex pig's face mask. MEANING: "Right now it represents breathing
problems and it's somewhat more uncomfortable than the last ones"
INSTRUMENT: Warwick Corvette Bass Carvan Eden WT Head Ampeg 8X10 Cab
Bands: First band- 1989- 1991: VeXX Josh from
Slipknot was guitarist/singer Paul from Slipknot was bassist Anders was drummer Second band- 1991- 1993: Inveigh
Catharsis Same line-up as above
However with a new wave of popularity in death metal, Paul formed a new band,
named, Body Pit. In it came and began to take over, pushing bands such as Joey's, Modifidious, out of the picture. (See Joey's profile for M info). This band also employed the services of Mick Thompson. However despite this addition to the
band, it soon broke up.
Third band- 1993- 1995: Body Pit Mick: Guitar (Slipknot) Donnie Steele (original Slipknot guitarist)
Danny Spain- drums (Deadfront) Paul: Bass (Slipknot) Anders: Vocals
Fourth band- 1994: Anal Blast
Paul: Bass Joey: Drums
Fifth band- 1995- 2000: Slipknot (Original Line-up) Anders- vocals Paul-
bass Shawn- drums Donnie S.- guitars Josh- guitars Joey Jordison- drums |