“I'm not drawn to people that much unless there's a really serious energy happening, but I'll take a lot of pictures of trees, or I'm always staring at the ground. I'll see an oil stain that looks like something out of 'Lord of the Rings' or something, and that's what kind of calls to me... I'm drawn to that aspect of photography.”

American musician, born 1969

Shawn Crahan, known on stage as Clown, is an American musician best known as a co-founder and percussionist of the alternative metal band Slipknot. Born Michael Shawn Crahan, he has been part of the band since it formed in 1995 and is identified there as #6. Crahan is Slipknot’s longest-serving member and has also been closely involved in the group’s media production and music videos. Beyond Slipknot, he played in the side projects To My Surprise and Dirty Little Rabbits, and he directed the 2016 action thriller Officer Downe.