We considered all sorts of names – everything from Tarantula Bomb to Superego to Section 8. Some of them were already taken, and some of them were kind of campy sounding. So we just decided to stick with Stone Sour. After all, what’s in a name? Jim Root Read Quote
All my racks are the same between Slipknot and Stone Sour. The only thing I’ll do is switch out pedals in the GCX system. But it’s the same heads, same wireless, same GCX. Jim Root Read Quote
I don’t seek out knowledge when it comes to guitar playing; I like to let it happen naturally. Jim Root Read Quote
As you’re touring there are so many layers to a live show, it has always been important for me to have a guitar that I can use live and in the studio. Jim Root Read Quote
You spend 20 years doing something and when you’re not doing it, it’s hard to figure out what it is you’re made of. Am I the guitarist in Slipknot and that is it, or do I have more dimensions than that? Jim Root Read Quote
The future of Slipknot is always in doubt. I always prepare for each album as if it’s gonna be the last. Jim Root Read Quote
With all the different guys in the band and all the different ideas of what’s what, it’s hard to get everybody on the same page sometimes. We are a very tight brotherhood, but we never know what we’re going to do. Jim Root Read Quote
We’re still evolving as a band. I think that’s really important for a band to do, especially after being around for so many years. Jim Root Read Quote
Sometimes I can be a little bit I don’t know, stubborn or something. Maybe to a fault. Jim Root Read Quote
We do things the way we do them and we do them unashamedly. It’s our art. If you don’t like it, that’s fine. You don’t have to. Jim Root Read Quote
