Michael Shawn Crahan (Clown)

But I can remember sitting in front of my mom's stereo, Indian style, you know, just checking it out.

And like I said, I'm an only child, so my imagination is where I live.

So I can just sit there and just... I'm already playing things in my mind.

So then...

they started buying me all the records i remember they got me destroyer next yeah and then my dad went on a trip and he came back with kiss alive 2 and when i saw the picture of gene on the back with the sweat and the blood i was like okay this isn't a bunch of guys just wearing makeup i don't know what this guy's about like i'm not into dark scary stuff but

It was me.

You know, I'm like, I want the blood.

And, you know, I went through some stuff as a kid and who knows where the real brain goes because of what we go through or why I literally wanted to be Gene Simmons.

I don't know.

Was it because my mom would explain the bob haircuts that the Beatles had?

And then she would explain Jim Morrison and go, look at how beautiful he is.

She's like, if I wasn't married to your dad and I could, I would hang out with Jim Morrison.

But if I wanted to be dirty, it'd be Rod Stewart.

And I'd just be like, mom, what are you talking about?

But so I learned a lot.

But anyway, that was my first thing.

Lots of records start coming.

And then somehow I was on my journey.

So, you know, Quiet Riot came on.

Motley Crue, everything ACDC.