![]() Sid’s grandfather passed away during the recording sessions, and though Sid tried to make it back home to see him before he passed, he ended up being too late. He didn’t go into the studio for a few days, and someone from their management company had to try to mellow him out. During the recording he was up for a few days partying and then he had a breakdown. Many of the members were deep into substance abuse and Jim was no exception. ‘People = Shit’ was our way of saying, ‘Fuck off and leave us alone.’ “ There was drugs, bitches, rock ‘n’ roll, all that shit. It is fair to say, the band was in a dark place during this time.Ĭlown: “Recording Iowa was fucking hell”. Other factors, including Corey’s alcohol addiction, other members’ drug addictions, and management issues affected relations in the band. Joey Jordison: “That’s where we got into a war,” citing the lack of a break after touring. On January 17, 2001, The band traveled to Los Angeles, California to record at Sound City. This would become known as one of the worst periods in Slipknot’s history. They would write new material that would be used for much of the upcoming album. During this time the other members took a break after the extensive touring that had followed the release of Slipknot’s debut album. Jim soon got a call from Paul to go over to Paul’s brother’s basement, where him and Joey were working on some of the demos for the new album. Joey and Paul began working on new music together in October, 2000.
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