#2

Paul Gray

A.k.a. 'The Pig'

Bass/Backing Vocals

 

Gray was born in Los Angeles, California. Later his family relocated to Des Moines, Iowa. In his youth, Gray performed a few different bands before Slipknot.

Outside Slipknot, Gray has filled in as bassist for Unida during their 2003 tour, appeared on Drop Dead, Gorgeous' Worse Than a Fairy Tale, done a brief tour with Reggie and the Full Effect and appeared on the Roadrunner United project, performing bass on "The Enemy" and "Baptized in the Redemption" from the project's album The All-Star Sessions.

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 , marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and failure to obey a traffic signal. Turmoil was caused within Slipknot's fanbase when Gray's mugshot from the incident surfaced, as at this time, with the exception of Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root, unobstructed photographs of most members of the band's faces were exceptionally rare.

He was one of the 3 of Slipknot's founding line-up remaining in the band, and was the only one who has 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 (the other is, who was born in Las Vegas).

Paul has been married for two years to GodsGirls, Brenna, Paul has a tattoo of her name on his knuckles. Paul and Brenna are expecting their first child in 2010. Paul made the announcement on his Myspace account.

On May 24, 2010, The Des Moines Register reported that Gray had been found dead at a room in the Town Plaza hotel in Urbandale, Iowa.He is survived by his wife Brenna. He and his wife were expecting their first child at the time of his death. His autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25, as cause of death is unknown. The band has not yet made an official statement regarding Gray's death.