Michael Shawn Crahan (Clown)

And I now know it's just a security guard.

But back then I'm like, who is this person with the flashlight?

And I watch him and they make sure Gene in those big boots, they make sure he gets over to these stairs and they light it and they show him where to put his hands.

And in my mind, I was like, here's the deal.

hopefully I will play and practice and earn the right to be on that stage, to be a performer in frequency.

That's the way I want it.

But if not,

I'm carrying the flashlight.

I'll be with one band my whole career.

There'll be stories about me, about how I know things before things.

And before I get fired, I'll go on a vacation till I'm missed before the drama starts.

So I'm like, I will be that guy.

I will get a manager job.

I will get, you know, I didn't know about front of house.

One aspect or another.

Well, it's a good one because Jim Root, the guitar player, was the last member to get into Slipknot.

We were already signed when he came in, okay?

Why I bring this up is because all of us were in different bands and we all opened up for his band.

I see.

He was in the biggest band, metal band, thrash.