Shawn Crahan

“I still live in Des Moines.”

“As the world grows and technology grows, it's getting harder to communicate and for kids to socialize.”

“The people who you think are the most solid are often the most hurt.”

“I work really hard to portray things that you're not going to see at Walmart.”

“The one thing that has always been there for me is music. Before I met my wife, there was music. If my wife were to pass or something, there would be music to help me through that.”

“I don't need the new fan; I need the fan that has anxiety - parents are getting divorced, social problems, gender problems - I need them to come to the ultimate show, and they're going to get that at Knotfest.”

“I have a lot of self-hatred and a lot of self-anger and a lot of things that I need to let go of.”

“Slipknot is about integrity and reality!”

“A lot of us in Slipknot, we get to go to wounded soldier hospitals where soldiers have lost their limbs. That's surreal. It's even more surreal to talk to them about your band. They're talking to you about war and losing their limbs, and at same time, they're talking about their favorite album, these kind of things.”

“Either people are going to start getting us, or they're not. And if they're not, I want them to quit wasting my time. I just want people to really get into the band.”

“I bought a bar because we got banned from playing everywhere else. We were too nuts, and everyone was scared of us. It was Des Moines, Iowa, remember.”

“To the general public, just remember the people around you. You might not know what they're thinking, so it's always nice to be checked in on and to check in on people.”

“I wouldn't disrespect myself or my art with any imitations.”

“I don't wanna work with people who only want to make money.”

“I've been obsessed with death since I was a little kid.”

“In true Slipknot fashion, nothing we plan works out the way we want it.”

“My wife loves elephants and compares me to a big bull elephant.”

“I'm in the greatest band in the world, period. End of story. We're the best.”

“I'm certainly interested in taking a photo with anyone who took time out of their busy schedule in life to say hello.”

“It's very strange for me to do a comic book for my first movie. But I used to collect - and I love - comic books.”