Now that former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison (now of VIMIC/Sinsaenum) has revealed his struggles with transverse myelitis, he’s also begun to discuss where he stands with his former bandmates in Slipknot. When asked by Metal Hammer about potentially rejoining the outfit, he revealed that he was originally fired by email, but he would be open to meeting up with the group:
“Honestly, I’m not trying to be dramatic, but if that was brought up, what I’d want to do would be to get together. I’d want to see them, just hug it out and feel that energy that we had when we were fucking young and hungry and all that shit. They’re my brothers. We’d hug and talk and do shit like we used to do. We used to sit up all night along planning this shit and what we wanted to do. So that’s how I’d wanna do it. It’d have to be in person. If it happened, that would be fucking awesome, but only time will tell.”
Transverse myelitis is a neurological condition that induces inflammation of the spinal cord, causing severe pain in some cases as well as weakness and loss of motor skill functions, among other debilitating symptoms. Jordison appears to have overcome the worst of the disorder and is currently promoting his above-mentioned upcoming outfits. Meanwhile, Jordison also revealed that he is a fan of the band’s latest album, “.5: The Gray Chapter“, which they recorded with his replacement, drummer Jay Weinberg:
“I listened to the whole record multiple times. And I think it’s great. It’s fucking cool and I’m glad they moved on. I’m glad they’re carrying on the name, because what’s important is the fans.”
