Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison continues to address his 2013 firing from the band as part of a new cover story for Metal Hammer magazine. Though Jordison has since been diagnosed with transverse myelitis—and apparently largely overcome it—at the time of his dismissal, the members of the band thought he was struggling with addiction issues. Jordison himself was being carried to the stage during his final shows with the band due to the illness and was unaware of what he was suffering from at the time as well. Speaking of being fired via email, he offered:
“No band meeting? None. Anything from management? No, nothing. All I got was a stupid fucking email saying I was out of the band that I busted my ass my whole life to fucking create. That’s exactly what happened and it was hurtful. I didn’t deserve that shit after what I’d done and everything I’d been through.”
He continued:
“They got confused about my health issues and obviously even I didn’t know what it was at first. They thought I was fucked up on drugs, which I wasn’t at all. I’ve been through so many things with those guys and I love them very much. What’s hurtful is the way it went down was not fucking right. That’s all I want to say. The way they did it was fucking cowardly. It was fucked up.”
Despite the unfortunate circumstances of his exit, Jordison did reveal that he still has love for his former bandmates and is open to meeting with the band to discuss a possible reunion, should such an offer arise. For now though, he will continue to focus on his two new bands, VIMIC and Sinsaenum.
