Slipknot’s Clown: “We’re The Greatest Band In The World”

That man Shawn Crahan – aka Slipknot Clown to you and us – has explained why he thinks that Slipknot are the bestest band in the whole damn world. We’re not arguing right now.

Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan has never been the shiest of guys, so perhaps we shouldn’t be too surprised that the percussionist/producer/mentalist is feeling pretty confident about where Slipknot stand in the grand scheme of great bands.

“We give you everything,” he tells The Age. “We’re the greatest band in the world as far as I’m concerned. I always laugh when bands say, ‘You know, without the masks they’d be nothing.’ OK, try playing one of our songs, try playing my drummer’s parts, try playing my guitar player’s parts. Now put on a mask and all this other shit and run around like you’re in a rugby game — then I might start listening. Otherwise, why don’t you take your shirt off and tell everybody how hot you are and how you’ve gotta slow things down for a minute. We have never had to pretend what we are — what we are is intense.

“We’re not a band, we’re a culture and it’s only going to get bigger. When we’re on tour, all I want to do is see all of them … we’re a special thing, we’re our own entity.”

Read the full interview here.

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