FEW MUSICIANS HAVE
been chucked into the deep end of the music industry as regularly as Jay Weinberg. Son of Max Weinberg (drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), Jay followed in his dad’s footsteps by picking up the sticks, and even filled the same drum stool as a teenager when his dad had a schedule clash. Stints in other established bands like Madball and Against Me! followed, but his biggest challenge came when he replaced the late, great Joey Jordison as Slipknot’s drummer in 2014. This is what he’s learned from his journey so far.
IT’S FUNNY HOW THINGS WORK OUT
“[The famous photo of a young Jay meeting Slipknot] was the second time I’d been around the band; the first was in 2001 on the Ozzfest tour when I didn’t know anything about them! I’ve since learned that there are so many serendipitous momentsI’m going to wear my costume to the show! Thankfully, somebody had the presence of mind to film it. I remember being on tour and getting the 10-year anniversary edition of with the DVD, putting it on and going, ‘Oh my god! That’s me!’ It was 11-yearold me and 12 years later I’m in the band. Who could have predicted that?”
