Jay Weinberg Addresses Split With Slipknot in New Statement

Nearly per week after Slipknot introduced that they had been parting methods with Jay Weinberg, the drummer has addressed the break up in a brand new assertion on his social media.

Slipknot initially introduced the break up final Sunday (Nov. 5) by way of a publish on social media, which has since be deleted, however you’ll be able to see in full right here. The message stays on Slipknot’s web site, however now Weinberg has damaged his silence, writing in a publish on social media that he was “heartbroken and blindsided” when he acquired the information.

Read his assertion in full under.

I generally surprise what it could be prefer to pay a go to to my wide-eyed, 10-year-old self — falling head over heels in love with a brand new and thrilling sound and tradition — and inform him all in regards to the final 10 years. Even on the toughest days, I’d prefer to suppose he’d be stoked in regards to the journey that was in retailer for him.

I used to be heartbroken and blindsided to obtain the telephone name that I did on the morning of November fifth; the information of which, most of you realized shortly after. However, I’ve been overwhelmed by — and actually grateful for — the outpouring of affection and assist I’ve acquired from this unimaginable neighborhood I take into account to be my inventive and inventive house.

This shouldn’t be the ending to the journey I’d dreamt of, and dedicated myself to seeing via — not by a protracted shot. But, regardless of the confusion and disappointment, there’s something that’s offered an equal quantity of consolation. For lots of you studying this: 10 years in the past, we weren’t but acquainted. And now, we’re. For that, I’m grateful in methods I’ll by no means be capable of absolutely specific.

I really like taking part in the drums. I’ll at all times love taking part in the drums. I’ll at all times have a ardour for music, artwork, and artistic expression. Nothing will ever change that.

I don’t understand how, and I don’t know when, however I look ahead to creating loud, passionate, and heartfelt music that we get pleasure from collectively once more. Until then, please understand it’s been the enjoyment of a lifetime to spend the final 10 years with you, sharing in our love for this particular nook of the music and artwork world.

This isn’t the tip, and I’m thrilled to find what the long run has in retailer for us.

Thank you.

Weinberg — the son of fellow percussionist Max Weinberg, longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band — joined Slipknot in 2014, changing their unique drummer, the late Joey Jordison, who parted methods with the band in 2013.

READ MORE: Slipknot Fans React to the Band Parting Ways With Jay Weinberg

With Slipknot, Jay contributed to Slipknot’s continued success, acting on the studio albums .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), We Are Not Your Kind (2019) and The End, So Far (2022).